Projektdatenbank (ab 2004)

Projektnummer

0060580

Zusammenfassung

After the attacks of ISIL on the remnants of ancient Mesopotamia, the topic of violence has become even more crucial for Assyriology, as they also endanger the intellectual heritage of the ancient Near Eastern civilizations. Additionally, it reveals that the complex emic concept of violence according to ancient Mesopotamian thought has not been investigated so far. Accordingly, this study will explore the multifaceted ancient ideas on the nature of (non-)violence as they were transmitted by the Mesopotamian equivalent of philosophical tractates: myths. Special focus is given to account...