Prophetic Imagination in the Light of Narratology and Disability Studies in Isaiah 40–48 [PDF]
Analyzes Isaiah 40–48 as a single literary work through levels of speakers (frame and subordinate) with implications for its construction of divine potency and ...
simeon chavel
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Hazarapatiš in the Achaemenid Empire: A Commander or Usher?
This article explores the official duties of the hazarapat (hazarapatiš) at the court of the Achaemenid kings and defines the relationship between the terms chiliarch (χιλíαρχος) and isangeleus (εἰσαγγελεύς), both used for this Persian title, in the ...
E. S. Onischenko
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Iran or Persia : what's in a name, the decline and fall of a tourism industry? [PDF]
The future of tourism in Iran depends on the tenor of the government, whether it be Islamic traditionalist or Islamic liberalist. In Iran religion and politics are inescapably intertwined and inseparable, with the priority of religion over politics. This
Baum, T.G., O'Gorman, Kevin D.
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Terra multiplex et varia natura. On the settlement patterns of Bactria in the Hellenistic Period [PDF]
The proposed study aims to investigate the character of settlement transformation in ancient Bactria (upper Amu Darya basin) during the period following the conquest of Alexander the Great. This transformation is addressed by the comparison of settlement
Jakub Havlík
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Human impact on the hydroenvironment of Lake Parishan, SW Iran, through the late Holocene [PDF]
A multiproxy record from Lake Parishan, SW Iran, shows human impact on the lake and its catchment over the last 4000 years. The Parishan record provides evidence of changes in lake hydrology, from ostracod, diatom and isotope analyses, that are directly ...
Alamdari, Kourosh +9 more
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The legal system of the Achaemenid Empire in the biblical tradition
This article examines the ways the legal system of the Achaemenid Empire is represented in the biblical tradition, focusing on the Books of Ezra and Esther, which provide the most important information about the Achaemenid law.
E. V. Rung
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Uus-babüloonia kroonika ja vana-pärsiakeelne raidkiri Artaxerxes III Ochose valitsemisajast [PDF]
The main aim of the current short article is not only to give an overview of some facts regarding the biography of the last important Old Persian king Artaxerxes III Ochos (359–338 BC), who re-established a weakened Achaemenid Empire, but also to give an
Vladimir Sazonov
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La razón de Estado en la política religiosa de los reyes Aqueménidas: ¿tolerancia o intolerancia religiosa? [PDF]
Two words would summarize what characterized the religious policy during the two centuries of the Achaemenid Empire: tolerance and party utilization.
Campos Méndez, Israel
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Gatekeepers and lock masters: the control of access in the Neo-Assyrian palaces [PDF]
Book description: This volume is intended as a tribute to the memory of the Sumerologist Jeremy Black, who died in 2004. The Sumerian phrase, ‘Your praise is sweet’ is commonly addressed to a deity at the close of a work of Sumerian literature. The scope
Radner, K
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The Concept of Rebellion/Rebel in the Behistun Inscription: Formal Terminology and Phrases [PDF]
The main issue of the present research is the nature of the concept of rebellion (rebel) in the Behistun Inscription. To answer this question, the study utilizes a conceptual historical method based on analyzing the Old Persian text of the Behistun ...
Adel Allahyari +1 more
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