An Assyrianised rock wall panel with figures at Başbük in south-eastern Turkey
 
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Prof. Dr. Selim Ferruh ADALI Ankara Sosyal Bilimler Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Makale Türü Özgün Makale (SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale)
Dergi Adı Antiquity (Q2)
Dergi ISSN 0003-598X Wos Dergi Scopus Dergi
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SSCI
Makale Dili Türkçe Basım Tarihi 01-2022
Cilt / Sayı / Sayfa 96 / 0 / – DOI 10.15184/aqy.2022.48
Makale Linki http://dx.doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2022.48
Özet
The Neo-Assyrian Empire of the early first millennium BC ruled over the ancient Near East. South-eastern Anatolia was controlled through vassal city-states and provincial structures. Assyrian governors and local elites expressed their power through elements of Assyrian courtly style. Here, the authors report a rare processional panel recently discovered at Başbük in south-eastern Turkey. Incised on the rock wall of a subterranean complex, the panel features eight deities, three with associated Aramaic inscriptions. The iconographic details and Syro-Anatolian religious themes illustrate the adaptation of Neo-Assyrian art in a provincial context. The panel, which appears to have been left unfinished, is the earliest-known regional attestation of Atargatis, the principal goddess of Syriac.300 BC–AD 200.
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