Registers and Modes of Communication in the Ancient Near East: Getting the Messa

Description: Registers and Modes of Communication in the Ancient Near East by Kyle H. Keimer, Gillan Davis At the broadest level, communication entails many modes: verbal, iconographic, symbolic, written, and performed. The papers in this volume address communication in the ancient Near East. Particular focuses are imperial and court communications between rulers and ruled, communications intended for a given community, and those between families and FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description It is the quintessential nature of humans to communicate with each other. Good communications, bad communications, miscommunications, or no communications at all have driven everything from world events to the most mundane of interactions. At the broadest level, communication entails many registers and modes: verbal, iconographic, symbolic, oral, written, and performed. Relationships and identities – real and fictive – arise from communication, but how and why were they effected and how should they be understood? The chapters in this volume address some of the registers and modes of communication in the ancient Near East. Particular focuses are imperial and court communications between rulers and ruled, communications intended for a given community, and those between families and individuals. Topics cover a broad chronological period (3rd millennium BC to 1st millennium AD), and geographic range (Egypt to Israel and Mesopotamia) encapsulating the extraordinarily diverse plurality of human experience. This volume is deliberately interdisciplinary and cross-cultural, and its broad scope provides wide insights and a holistic understanding of communication applicable today. It is intended for both the scholar and readers with interests in ancient Near Eastern history and Biblical studies, communications (especially communications theory), and sociolinguistics. Author Biography Kyle H. Keimer is Lecturer in the Archaeology and History of Ancient Israel and the Near East at Macquarie University, Australia. Gillan Davis is Director, Program for Ancient Mediterranean Studies at Macquarie University, Australia. Table of Contents FiguresTablesContributorsAbbreviationsGeneral IntroductionGillan Davis and Kyle H. Keimer, Communicating in the Past; Connecting with the PastPart I. Imperial and Court CommunicationsIntroduction to Part IChapter 1Noel Weeks, The Disappearance of Cuneiform from the West and Elites in the Ancient Near EastChapter 2Samuel Jackson, Contrasting Representations and the Egypto-Hittite TreatyChapter 3Luis R. Siddall, Text and Context: The Question of Audience for Sennacheribs Public InscriptionsChapter 4Wayne Horowitz, Communication and Miscommunication in the Southern Sky: The Case of Scorpio and the Southern Cross in Cuneiform Chapter 5Samuel N. C. Lieu, Imperialism and Language: Observations on Bilingual Inscriptions from PalmyraPart II. Community CommunicationsIntroduction to Part IIChapter 6Gareth Wearne, Guard it on Your Tongue!: The Second Rubric in the Deir Alla Plaster Texts as an Instruction for the Oral Performance of the NarrativeChapter 7Rachelle Gilmour, Juxtaposition and Narrative Evaluation in Joshua 1-2Chapter 8Ian Young, Literature as Flexible Communication: Variety in Hebrew Biblical TextsChapter 9Rachel Mansfield, Benjamin Overcash and Stephen Llewelyn, The Use of Paleo-Hebraic Script on Jewish Revolt Coins: A Semiotic FocusPart III. Communications Between Families and IndividualsIntroduction to Part IIIChapter 10Peter Zilberg, From Dragomans to Babel: The Role of Interpreters in the Ancient Near East in the 1st Millennium B.C.E.Chapter 11Louise M. Pryke, Sex, Lies and Beautiful Eyes: Divine Communication and Premarital Relations in Sumerian PoetryChapter 12Alanna Nobbs, Communication within a Dysfunctional Family in Late Antique Egypt Review Encompassing a wide spectrum of civilizations and periods, from the Early Bronze Age to the Roman imperial period, and ranging in its coverage from Mesopotamia to Anatolia, Syria, Palestine, and Egypt, this volume provides many penetrating insights into the ways Near Eastern people communicated with one another, on personal, state, and international levels. Through its multi-disciplinary approach and use of modern research methods which enhance our understanding of both verbal and written interactions between the ancient Near Eastern peoples, it will be of great benefit to students and scholars engaged in any field of Near Eastern studies, from the Bronze Age through the biblical and Classical eras. - Professor Trevor Bryce, University of Queensland, Australia Details ISBN0367594633 Language English Year 2020 ISBN-10 0367594633 ISBN-13 9780367594633 Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd Publication Date 2020-08-14 Pages 252 UK Release Date 2020-08-14 Format Paperback Imprint Routledge Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2020-08-14 NZ Release Date 2020-08-14 Author Gillan Davis Subtitle Getting the Message Across Edited by Gillan Davis Alternative 9781138635302 DEWEY 302.230935 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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