Mesopotamian aquatic symbols in the British Museum glyptic collection

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Autor(a) principal: Gomes de Almeida, Isabel
Data de Publicação: 2019
Outros Autores: Silva, Jaime
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositórios Científicos de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10362/113073
Resumo: UID/HIS/04666/2019
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spelling Mesopotamian aquatic symbols in the British Museum glyptic collectionMesopotamian SymbolsUID/HIS/04666/2019The aquatic element is so fundamental to the Mesopotamian civilization that even its Greek designation integrates it (“land between the rivers”). In fact, water is the basis for the development of this world, given that not only allowed the development of agricultural activities, but also communication within the territory and with neighboring regions. The abundance of water and its power was transferred to the symbolic sphere, representing the primeval element in most Mesopotamian cosmogonies. At the same time, aquatic deities, such as Enki/Ea, occupied a central role in the cosmic order. The aquatic environment was thus transformed into religious metaphors. So, the analysis of these aquatic metaphors can help to shade light on the ancient Mesopotamian natural environment and of human use of aquatic resource. Recently, we started working on this subject, intertwining Ancient History, History of Religions, and Environmental History, and focusing mainly in the aquatic symbols displayed in the cylinder seals dated from the Jemdet Nasr period to the Akkadian epoch. The analyzed cylinder seals are part of the British Museum collection. In this work, we aim to present some of the ongoing results of our work.Departamento de História (DH)CHAM - Centro de HumanidadesFaculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas (FCSH)RUNGomes de Almeida, IsabelSilva, Jaime2021-03-04T00:02:42Z20192019-01-01T00:00:00Zconference objectinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion1application/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10362/113073engPURE: 17663867info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositórios Científicos de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP)instname:FCCN, serviços digitais da FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologiainstacron:RCAAP2024-06-10T01:44:45Zoai:run.unl.pt:10362/113073Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireinfo@rcaap.ptopendoar:https://opendoar.ac.uk/repository/71602025-05-28T17:22:17.153534Repositórios Científicos de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP) - FCCN, serviços digitais da FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologiafalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Mesopotamian aquatic symbols in the British Museum glyptic collection
title Mesopotamian aquatic symbols in the British Museum glyptic collection
spellingShingle Mesopotamian aquatic symbols in the British Museum glyptic collection
Gomes de Almeida, Isabel
Mesopotamian Symbols
title_short Mesopotamian aquatic symbols in the British Museum glyptic collection
title_full Mesopotamian aquatic symbols in the British Museum glyptic collection
title_fullStr Mesopotamian aquatic symbols in the British Museum glyptic collection
title_full_unstemmed Mesopotamian aquatic symbols in the British Museum glyptic collection
title_sort Mesopotamian aquatic symbols in the British Museum glyptic collection
author Gomes de Almeida, Isabel
author_facet Gomes de Almeida, Isabel
Silva, Jaime
author_role author
author2 Silva, Jaime
author2_role author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Departamento de História (DH)
CHAM - Centro de Humanidades
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas (FCSH)
RUN
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Gomes de Almeida, Isabel
Silva, Jaime
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Mesopotamian Symbols
topic Mesopotamian Symbols
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