Shiyanthi Thavapalan
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 4101474 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Shiyanthi Thavapalan |
| NOMBRES | Shiyanthi |
| APELLIDO | Thavapalan |
| FIRMA | THAVAPALAN S |
| AFILIACIONES | Yale University |
| ORCID | 0009-0001-1530-0079 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 3 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 0 |
| OBRAS COMO AUTOR | 3 |
| OBRAS COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2016 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2021 |
| ÍNDICE H | 0 |
Keeping Alive Dead Knowledge
Although they describe Bronze Age technologies and techniques, the Akkadian glassmaking texts are primarily known through later copies from Ashurbanipal’s libraries. The first portion of this paper provides editions of three fragments of previously unknown glass texts from the Middle Assyrian period and examines how and why they came to be written down. The second portion discusses metaphors concerning kinship and bodily experience that explain t…
Purple Fabrics and Garments in Akkadian Documents
The following examination of the textual evidence for purple dyeing in late Bronze Age Syria and Mesopotamia highlights a disconnect between the written sources and the physical remains for colored textiles recently unearthed at Qaṭnā (Tell Mishrīfe). By charting the relationship between developments in the dyeing industry against wider economic forces in this period, this essay addresses the impact of Bronze Age technologies on the evolution of …
Color and Meaning in Ancient Mesopotamia
Despite its ubiquitous presence and obvious cultural significance in Mesopotamian art and architecture, the Akkadian language never developed a specific term for the color ‘blue.’ This article seeks to explain this omission and the Akkadian color system in light of ethno-linguistic data collected in the University of California-based World Color Survey project and the physical evidence for blue pigments and colorants. Special attention is paid to…
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Color and Meaning in Ancient Mesopotamia
Despite its ubiquitous presence and obvious cultural significance in Mesopotamian art and architecture, the Akkadian language never developed a specific term for the color ‘blue.’ This article seeks to explain this omission and the Akkadian color system in light of ethno-linguistic data collected in the University of California-based World Color Survey project and the physical evidence for blue pigments and colorants. Special attention is paid to…
Purple Fabrics and Garments in Akkadian Documents
The following examination of the textual evidence for purple dyeing in late Bronze Age Syria and Mesopotamia highlights a disconnect between the written sources and the physical remains for colored textiles recently unearthed at Qaṭnā (Tell Mishrīfe). By charting the relationship between developments in the dyeing industry against wider economic forces in this period, this essay addresses the impact of Bronze Age technologies on the evolution of …
Keeping Alive Dead Knowledge
Although they describe Bronze Age technologies and techniques, the Akkadian glassmaking texts are primarily known through later copies from Ashurbanipal’s libraries. The first portion of this paper provides editions of three fragments of previously unknown glass texts from the Middle Assyrian period and examines how and why they came to be written down. The second portion discusses metaphors concerning kinship and bodily experience that explain t…
Akkadian (3 obras) · Ancient history (3 obras) · Archaeology (3 obras) · Art (3 obras) · History (3 obras) · Mesopotamia (3 obras) · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology (2 obras) · Ancient Near East History (2 obras) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (2 obras) · Bronze (2 obras)