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Neo-assyrian siege redoubts tactics : some issues / Backer, Fabrice De (Université de Strasbourg) ; Université Catholique de Louvain
This paper deals with the neo-assyrian siege redoubts, although not as a decorative, visual motif, but more as a genuine military tactic put in use and depicted for its efficiency. Reading this paper, one will be provided with clues on the shooting discipline of the neo-assyrian siege-archers during the fights.
2010
Historiae, Núm. 7 (2010) , p. 1-25

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CTH 419, ritual de sustitución real. : Edición crítica y traducción / García Trabazo, José Virgilio (Universidade de Santiago de Compostela)
The present study contains a new critical edition and an annotated translation of the Hittite ritual CTH 419 ("Ritual of Royal Substitution"). After a brief introduction including the list of cuneiform fragments and an updated bibliography, the edition of the text includes a standardized cuneiform version together with a normalized transcription, the critical apparatus and a literal translation with a commentary in footnotes. [...]
2010
Historiae, Núm. 7 (2010) , p. 27-49

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Hethica sacra : algunas observaciones sobre la religiosidad, los símbolos y sus implicaciones en la "estabilidad" del reino hitita (El caso del KUŠ KURSA-) / González Salazar, Juan Manuel (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid)
The Hittites' religious festivals, which were written in cuneiform on clay tablets, played an important role in the Hittites (ca. 17th-13th centuries B. C. ). In this way, occasional ceremonies connected with a specific deity or cult center described the renewing of cult symbols of certain tutelary deities (CTH 683). [...]
2010
Historiae, Núm. 7 (2010) , p. 51-71

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El ciclo mitológico de Baal. : Nuevas perspectivas de interpretación / Olmo Lete, G. del
In this paper three recent approaches to the Baal Cycle are singled out as landmarks in current understanding of the central element of Ugaritic mythology: a grammatical review of the whole Cycle from the aspect of discourse analysis; an understanding of the political implications of the relationships between Baal's kingship and the actual kingship of Ugarit; an interpretation of Anat's role as a fertility goddess and the rather crude manner in which it was carried out in this connection.
2010
Historiae, Núm. 7 (2010) , p. 73-89

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Current work on Egyptian lexicography / Watson, Wilfred G. E.
This is a brief survey of work, past and present, on the meanings of words in ancient Egyptian, with the emphasis on more recent projects. It includes descriptions of the dictionaries of Egyptian (including Coptic and Demotic)that are available in print and online. [...]
2010
Historiae, Núm. 7 (2010) , p. 91-96

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