Elam and Persia

Published by Penn State University Press 2011

Elam and Persia

Edited by: Javier Álvarez-Mon and Mark B. Garrison

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781575066127

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The late 7th and 6th centuries B.C. were a period of tremendous upheaval and change in ancient western Asia, marked by the destruction of the Assyrian Empire, the rise and collapse of the Neo-Babylonian state, and the stunning ascent of what was to become the Achaemenid Persian Empire, the largest polity the world had yet seen. Of the major cultural entities involved in these far-reaching events, Elam has long remained the least understood. The essays contained in this book are part of a continuing reassessment of the nature and significance of Elam in the early 1st millennium B.C., with a focus on the relationship between “Elamite” culture of the Neo-Elamite period and the emerging “Persian” culture in southwestern Iran in the 7th and 6th centuries B.C.

The conception of this volume goes back to the 2003 meeting of the American Schools of Oriental Research that took place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where two sessions were dedicated to the rich cultural heritage of ancient Iran. It was also the first time that Iranian archaeology was represented at ASOR since the Iranian Revolution. This volume contains 14 contributions by leading scholars in the discipline, organized into 3 sections: archaeology, texts, and images (art history).

The volume is richly illustrated with more than 200 drawings and photographs.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Contributors to Elam and Persia Publicly Available Download PDF	viii
Abbreviations Publicly Available Download PDF	xiii
References Publicly Available Download PDF	xviii
Introduction Javier Álvarez-Mon, Mark B. Garrison and David Stronach Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Part 1 Archaeology
A Note on the Limits of Ansan D. T. Potts Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	35
Landscapes of Death in Susiana During the Last Half of the 2nd Millennium B.C. Elizabeth Carter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	45
Part 2 Texts
Elamite as Administrative Language: From Susa to Persepolis Gian Pietro Basello Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	61
Parnakka’s Feast: sip in Parsa and Elam Wouter F. M. Henkelman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	89
Elamitas Frente a Persas: el Reino Independiente de Ansan Enrique Quintana Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	167
Iranians in Neo-Elamite Texts Jan Tavernier Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	191
Darius, l’héritier légitime, et les premiers Achéménides François Vallat Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	263
Parsumas , Ansan, and Cyrus Matt Waters Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	285
Part 3 Images
The Golden Griffin from Arjan Javier Álvarez-Mon Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	299
The Seal of “Kura s the Anzanite, Son of S e s pes” (Teispes), PFS 93*: Susa – An s an – Persepolis Mark B. Garrison Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	375
New Evidence for Mannean Art: An Assessment of Three Glazed Tiles from Qalaichi (Izirtu) Y. Hassanzadeh and H. Mollasalehi Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	407
Elam in the Imperial Imagination: From Nineveh to Persepolis Margaret Cool Root Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	419
Court Dress and Riding Dress at Persepolis: New Approaches to Old Questions David Stronach Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	475
Postscript: The Legacy of Elam Javier Á Álvarez-Mon and Mark B. Garrison Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	489

Language: English
Publisher: Penn State University Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
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Published: June 23, 2011
ISBN: 9781575066127