Bc. Martin Malata

Master's thesis

Materiality of Urartian Stone Inscriptions and its Implications

Materiality of Urartian Stone Inscriptions and its Implications
Abstract:
Práca sa zaoberá urartejskými klinovými nápismi v kameni z pohľadu teórie materiality, teda ako prostriedkov šírenia ideí a spoločenského diskurzu, predovšetkým zo stránky panovníka. V prvej časti je vysvetlené, ako bolo s nápismi narábané vzhľadom k ich povahe písomného prameňa. Ďalej je zhrnutá teória materiality a stručne predstavený koncept sakrálneho kráľovstva. V druhej časti práce sú vyhodnotené …more
Abstract:
The thesis deals with Urartian cuneiform inscriptions in stone from the viewpoint of the theory of materiality, that is, as tools for proliferation of ideas and for social discourse, mainly from the ruler´s perspective. In the first part, an explanation is given on how the inscriptions were treated due to their nature as a literary source. Then, theory of materiality is summarized and the concept of …more
 
 
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 10. 7. 2015

Thesis defence

  • Date of defence: 4. 9. 2015
  • Supervisor: doc. PhDr. Jarmila Bednaříková, CSc.

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Masaryk University

Faculty of Arts

Master programme / field:
Historical Sciences / Prehistoric Archaeology of Near East

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