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This paper sets out to explore an idiosyncratic linguistic feature only attested on a number of Linear B documents from Pylos, namely the occurrence of sequences of particles in ...clause-initial, and sometimes also tablet-initial, position. These sequences are o-a2, o-da-a2 and o-de-qa-a2. In this paper, a contextual analysis of the form and function of these sequences will be carried out in order to arrive at a plausible, and convincing, interpretation of their usage. The examination of their occurrences is conducted by placing the usage of these sequences of particles within the backdrop of recording procedures of the Mycenaean palatial administration.
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Based on palaeography and the supposed relative chronology of the three Aramaic steles from Sefire, various dates in the first half of the 8th century BCE have been proposed for the stele ...Sefire I. In this article, I propose a new reading in the inscription of part of the name of Aššur-dān III, one of the kings of Assyria from the first half of the 8th century BCE. This new reading, together with other available data, especially those gleaned from Neo-Assyrian written sources, provides the basis for a more precise dating of the inscription on stele Sefire I.
Coregencies are a familiar feature of Hellenistic dynastic strategy, which can usually be explained as a means of avoiding crises of succession or internal conflict, and of strengthening dynastic ...identity and ideology. However, precisely what relationship we intend to express with the conventional term ‘coregency’ is often left undetermined. This paper explores the validity of the term ‘coregency’ in describing the relationship between the authority and ideological role of Ptolemy II, king of the Ptolemaic Empire, and an enigmatic prince, known only as Ptolemy the Son, who appears alongside Ptolemy II in the dating formula between 268/7 and 259/8 BC. Through a consideration of the Mendes Stela and other sources, Ptolemy the Son is identified and the nature of his role in Ptolemy II’s dynastic strategy is clarified. The discussion concludes that the term ‘coregency’ does not reflect the nuances of power conveyed by the source material, and masks a deliberate differentiation of Ptolemy II’s ruling authority and pharaonic identity and Ptolemy the Son’s inferior, non-ruling status.
كان بطلميوس الثاني، المعروف في المصادر المعاصرة لفترة حكمه ببطلميوس بن بطلميوس، ملكاً في الفترة من 284 حتى 246 قبل الميلاد، إلا أنه لم يكن الحاكم الوحيد لمدة 12 عاماً على الأقل. في الفترة من 4/285 حتى 282 قبل الميلاد كان مشاركاً في الحكم لوالده بطلميوس الأول، وكذلك في الفترة من 7/268 حتى 8/259 عينَ الأمير المعروف بإسم بطلميوس الإبن كمشاركاً في الحكم. تقوم هذه المقالة، من خلال لوحة منديس، بدراسة طبيعة تلك المشاركة الطويلة في الحكم بين بطلميوس الثاني وبطلميوس الإبن، وكذلك الدور الذي لعبته تلك المشاركة في الاستراتيجية العامة لتلك الأسرة.
An unpublished sample of Iberian epigraphy on an odd bronze, lenticular token is introduced. Found out of an archaeological context, this piece shows three holes which suggest that it was used as a ...hanging or sawed amulet.
La religion civique occupe à Ilion, comme dans toutes les cités grecques, une place centrale. Les cultes pratiqués par la communauté politique dans son ensemble constituent le fondement de sa ...cohésion. Dans le cas d’Ilion, cette dernière est assurée par un ensemble de croyances et de pratiques qui ménagent une place à tous les éléments qui composent l’identité complexe de cette communauté. Le premier de ces cultes est celui d’Athéna Ilias, divinité poliade d’Ilion mais également divinité fédérale du koinon régional formé autour de son sanctuaire. Mais les cultes héroïques jouent également un rôle important, du fait du poids du mythe de la guerre de Troie dans l’identité de la cité d’Ilion, colonie éolienne qui se revendique à la fois d’héritage grec et troyen. L’organisation du corps social de la cité, dans la mesure où l’on peut le reconstituer par l’onomastique et le système phylétique, révèle à son tour l’aspect fondamentalement éclectique et mouvant de cette communauté politique composée de différents éléments progressivement amalgamés et dont la cohésion est assurée et mise en scène par les cultes civiques.
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