Search for dissertations about: "inscriptions"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 27 swedish dissertations containing the word inscriptions.

  2. 11. Early Neo-Assyrian State Ideology : Relations of Power in the Inscriptions and Iconography of Ashurnasirpal II (883–859) and Shalmaneser III (858–824)

    Author : Mattias Karlsson; Olof Pedersén; Gojko Barjamovic; Eva Cancik-Kirschbaum; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : Assyriologi; Assyriology;

    Abstract : This study aimed at identifying and discussing Early Neo-Assyrian state ideology through focusing on relations of power in the inscriptions and iconography of Ashurnasirpal II and Shalmaneser III. The relationship between the Mesopotamian deities (“the great gods”), the Assyrian king, and the foreign lands was highlighted in this analysis. READ MORE

  4. 12. The latin consecrative inscriptions in prose of churches and altars in Rome 1046-1263. Edition with translations and a commentary on language and palaeography

    Author : Anna Holst Blennow; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Medieval Latin epigraphy; Medieval Latin palaeography; 11th century; 12th century; 13th century; diplomacy; chronology; consecrations;

    Abstract : In Rome during the mid-11th to the mid-13th centuries, a great number of churches were newly built or rebuilt. This called for consecrations of both the churches and the altars contained in them. The consecrations were performed by the Pope or a bishop. Often, an inscription was made to commemorate the event. READ MORE

  5. 13. Class, Culture, and Conflict in the Edwardian Book Inscription : A Multimodal Ethnohistorical Approach

    Author : Lauren Alex O’Hagan; England Cardiff Cardiff University; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES;

    Abstract : This study draws on theories and methodologies from the fields of multimodality, ethnography and book history studiesto explore class conflict and social mobility in Edwardian Britain (1901-1914). Using a dataset of 2,998 book inscriptions, this work investigates the types of inscriptions present in books bought and exchanged in Edwardian Britain; the ways in which inscriptive practices varied according to location, gender, age, social class and occupation; the material and semiotic features of inscriptions; and their communicative and performative purposes. READ MORE

  6. 14. Felicium temporum reparatio : Labraunda in Late Antiquity (c. AD 300-600)

    Author : Jesper Blid; Arja Karivieri; Pontus Hellström; Peter Scherrer; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Labraunda; Karia; Late Antiquity; Christianization; sacred movement; wayside sanctuary; hagiasma; churches; baths; tetraconch; antikens kultur och samhällsliv; Classical Archaeology and Ancient History;

    Abstract : This study focuses on a quantitative analysis of Late Antique remains that have been recorded at Labraunda from 1948 to 2011, and that date mainly to the period c. AD 300-600. The finds are presented according to context in order to form more reliable chronologies and more profound find-related contextualization of the specific areas of study. READ MORE

  7. 15. A Passing Power : An Examination of the Sources for the History of Aram-Damascus in the Second Half of the Ninth Century B.C

    Author : Sigurdur Hafthorsson; Stig Norin; Dag Oredsson; Hans Barstad; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Biblical studies; 1 Kings; 2 Kings; Adad-idri; Adad-nirari III; Ahab; Aram; Aramaic; Aram-Damascus; Arslan-Tash; Ashtaroth; Assyriology; Bar-Hadad; Ben-Hadad; Bethsaida; Bible; biblical archaeology; bit-hilani; Black Obelisk; empire; Damascus; Hazael; Hazor; hegemony; Iron Age II; Melqart; Old Testament; Ramoth Gilead; Shalmaneser III; Tel Dan; Zakkur; Bibelvetenskap exegetik; Religion Theology; Religionsvetenskap Teologi; gamla testamentets exegetik; Old Testament Exegesis;

    Abstract : Much has been written about the kingdom of Aram-Damascus, and if one considers the scarcity of the source material, one could almost say: too much! One of the results of this study is that our historical sources do not support such an extensive history of this kingdom as some scholars have written. The study is a thorough examination of both textual and archaeological sources for the history of the kingdom of Aram-Damascus. READ MORE