Bronze 'bathtub' coffins in the context of 8th-6th century BC Babylonian, Assyrian and Elamite funerary practices /

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This volume is dedicated to a small number of unique bronze 'bathtub' coffins found in 8th-6th century BC Babylonian, Assyrian and Elamite burial contexts. Usually treated as an incidental aspect of the burial process, these fascinating burial receptacles have until now garnered little in...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wicks, Yasmina (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd, [2015]
Colección:Archaeopress archaeology.
Temas:
Funeral rites and ceremonies, Ancient.
Funérailles > Rites et cérémonies > Histoire > Jusqu'à 500.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Archaeology.
Funeral rites and ceremonies, Ancient
Bestattung
Sarg
Alter Orient
Assyrie.
Babylonie.
Elam (Iran)
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1: The Bronze 'Bathtub' Coffins of Mesopotamia and Elam
  • Chapter 2: Mortuary Remains of Mesopotamia and Elam
  • Chapter 3: Death, the Afterlife and Funerary Ritual in Mesopotamia and Elam
  • Chapter 4: Ideological Aspects of the Bronze 'Bathtub' Burials
  • Chapter 5: Bronze 'Bathtub' Coffins in Historical Context
  • Chapter 6: Concluding Remarks
  • Appendix 1: Catalogue of Bronze 'Bathtubs'
  • Appendix 2: Nimrud Bronze 'Bathtub' Coffin Grave Good Inventory
  • Appendix 3: Texts.

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