Abstract
In the present analysis we will interpret the "sacred tree" reliefs in Aššurnasirpal II's Northwest Palace, considering the practices of representation developed in the ancient Near East as well as the categories of ordered and chaotic spaces used in the field of the history of comparative religion.
Translated title of the contribution | Considerations of the Assyrian "sacred tree" reliefs at Aššurnasirpal II's Northwest Palace (Nimrud) |
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Original language | Spanish |
Pages (from-to) | 125-143 |
Number of pages | 19 |
Journal | Antiguo Oriente |
Volume | 10 |
State | Published - 2012 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- "Sacred tree"
- Aššurnasirpal II
- Symbolic space