Arpad and aram: Reflection of a dimorphic society in the Sefîre treaty

Nadav Na'Aman*

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Abstract

The article discusses the background of the appellations "all Aram" and "Upper and Lower Aram" in the Sefîre stele and in the title, "King of Aram" in the Melqart stele. I suggest that "Arpad" and "all Aram" refer to the two major socio-cultural components of the kingdom and illuminate its society's dimorphic structure. Moreover, I posit that the spatial merisms in the treaty refer to areas located outside Arpad, in the territories of its neighbouring kingdoms.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)79-88
Number of pages10
JournalRevue d'Assyriologie et d'Archeologie Orientale
Volume110
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 13 Dec 2016

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