The relief slabs that decorated the palaces of the Neo-Assyrian
Empire, which emphasized military conquest and royal prowess, have
traditionally been understood as statements of imperial propaganda
that glorified the Assyrian king. In this book, Mehmet-Ali Atac
argues that the reliefs hold a deeper meaning that was addressed
primarily to an internal audience composed of court scholars and
master craftsmen. Atac focuses on representations of animals,
depictions of the king as priest and warrior, and figures of
mythological beings that evoke an archaic cosmos. He demonstrates
that these images mask a complex philosophical rhetoric developed
by court scholars in collaboration with master craftsmen who were
responsible for their design and execution. Atac argues that the
layers of meaning embedded in the Neo-Assyrian palace reliefs go
deeper than politics, imperial propaganda, and straightforward
historical record.
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