Christina Tsouparopoulou
Biographic Data
| ID | 4872377 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Christina Tsouparopoulou |
| GIVEN NAMES | Christina |
| FAMILY NAME | Tsouparopoulou |
| SIGNATURE | TSOUPAROPOULOU C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Cambridge |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9796-4313 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The Early Dynastic “Maison des Fruits” at Tell K in Tello (Ĝirsu)
Taking as a point of departure a foundation figurine of the 3rd-millennium Early Dynastic Lagashite ruler Ur-Nanše, housed in the National Archaeological Museum of Athens, Greece, this article presents a revised understanding of the “Maison des Fruits” and Tell K at Tello/Ĝirsu. It is centered on the objects and their inscriptions unearthed in and associated with the Maison, includes relevant parallel structures and objects, and concludes with a …
Plomat
Since the mid-twentieth century, the study of designs on seals has often focused on exotica and elite items. The PLOMAT project investigates visual and material communication outside of elite exchange networks during the Late Bronze Age in western Eurasia. The authors present results from plotting flows of ‘commonplace’ cylinder seals and those classified as ‘Common-Style Mittani
The Construction of Women’s Identities through Commemorative Objects in Bronze Age Mesopotamia
This article focuses on female devotees and divine beneficiaries in Early Mesopotamia, analyzing the nearly 600 known objects dating to the third and second millennia BCE and dedicated by non-royals to the gods, in order to memorialize themselves and others. It seeks to track patterns of gendering objects, namely through the lens of female identities. Such patterns include the relationship between female devotees, goddesses, and particular object…
The Healing Goddess, Her Dogs and Physicians in Late Third Millennium BC Mesopotamia
This article presents the earliest documented association between the healing goddess, dogs and physicians in Mesopotamia. This is achieved through mining all relevant administrative texts from the livestock archive at Puzriš-Dagan (modern Drehem) dated to the Ur III period and corroborating the information gathered with the few pertinent iconographic and archaeological attestations
Materiality of Writing in Early Mesopotamia
The “K-9 Corps” of the Third Dynasty of Ur
The use of dogs in Mesopotamian military history has so far been obscure due to the apparent absence of any documentary evidence. This also holds true for the Ur III period, one of the best-documented periods in Mesopotamian history. However, a close examination of Drehem administrative texts documenting dog handlers provides evidence that dogs were indeed used in the Ur III military and were part of the military personnel stationed at Drehem and…
Namnine-Hedu, Yet Another Ur III Princess
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Namnine-Hedu, Yet Another Ur III Princess
The “K-9 Corps” of the Third Dynasty of Ur
The use of dogs in Mesopotamian military history has so far been obscure due to the apparent absence of any documentary evidence. This also holds true for the Ur III period, one of the best-documented periods in Mesopotamian history. However, a close examination of Drehem administrative texts documenting dog handlers provides evidence that dogs were indeed used in the Ur III military and were part of the military personnel stationed at Drehem and…
Materiality of Writing in Early Mesopotamia
The Construction of Women’s Identities through Commemorative Objects in Bronze Age Mesopotamia
This article focuses on female devotees and divine beneficiaries in Early Mesopotamia, analyzing the nearly 600 known objects dating to the third and second millennia BCE and dedicated by non-royals to the gods, in order to memorialize themselves and others. It seeks to track patterns of gendering objects, namely through the lens of female identities. Such patterns include the relationship between female devotees, goddesses, and particular object…
The Healing Goddess, Her Dogs and Physicians in Late Third Millennium BC Mesopotamia
This article presents the earliest documented association between the healing goddess, dogs and physicians in Mesopotamia. This is achieved through mining all relevant administrative texts from the livestock archive at Puzriš-Dagan (modern Drehem) dated to the Ur III period and corroborating the information gathered with the few pertinent iconographic and archaeological attestations
The Early Dynastic “Maison des Fruits” at Tell K in Tello (Ĝirsu)
Taking as a point of departure a foundation figurine of the 3rd-millennium Early Dynastic Lagashite ruler Ur-Nanše, housed in the National Archaeological Museum of Athens, Greece, this article presents a revised understanding of the “Maison des Fruits” and Tell K at Tello/Ĝirsu. It is centered on the objects and their inscriptions unearthed in and associated with the Maison, includes relevant parallel structures and objects, and concludes with a …
Plomat
Since the mid-twentieth century, the study of designs on seals has often focused on exotica and elite items. The PLOMAT project investigates visual and material communication outside of elite exchange networks during the Late Bronze Age in western Eurasia. The authors present results from plotting flows of ‘commonplace’ cylinder seals and those classified as ‘Common-Style Mittani
Ancient history (7 works) · History (7 works) · Ancient Near East History (6 works) · Art (5 works) · Archaeology (4 works) · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Mesopotamia (3 works) · Aesthetics (2 works) · Bronze (2 works)