The Architecture of Late Assyrian Royal Palaces 1st Edition by David Kertai ISBN 0198723180 9780198723189

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ISBN 10: 0198723180 
ISBN 13: 9780198723189
Author: David Kertai

The Late Assyrian Empire (c. 900 – 612 BCE) was the first state to rule over the major centres of the Middle East, and the Late Assyrian court inhabited some of the most monumental palaces of its time. The Architecture of Late Assyrian Royal Palaces is the first volume to provide an in-depth analysis of Late Assyrian palatial architecture, offering a general introduction to all key royal palaces in the major centres of the empire: Assur, Kalḫu, Dur-Sharruken, and Nineveh. Where previous research has often focused on the duality between public and private realms, this volume redefines the cultural principles governing these palaces and proposes a new historical framework, analysing the spatial organization of the palace community which placed the king front and centre. It brings together the architecture of such palaces as currently understood within the broader framework of textual and art-historical sources, and argues that architectural changes were guided by a need to accommodate ever larger groups as the empire grew in size.

The Architecture of Late Assyrian Royal Palaces 1st Table of contents:

One: Introduction
1.1 Sources on Late Assyrian Palaces
1.1.1 Archaeological Sources
1.1.2 Textual Sources
1.1.3 Art Historical Sources
1.2 Seclusion versus Access
1.3 The Late Assyrian Court Society
1.4 Reconstructing the Palaces
1.5 The Spaces of a Late Assyrian Palace
1.5.1 The Types of Suites
1.5.2 Giving Names to Connectivity
1.6 Two Architectural Hiatuses
Two: Ashurnasirpal II (883-859)
2.1 Introduction
2.2 The Northwest Palace (Kalu)
2.2.1 A Short History of its Excavation
2.2.2 Methodological Problems
2.2.3 The Eastern Extension of the Palace
2.2.4 The Throneroom Courtyard
2.2.5 Throneroom Suite
2.2.6 The Central Courtyard
2.2.7 The Double-sided Reception Suite and its Surroundings
2.2.8 The Eastern Suite (Rooms G-O and R)
2.2.9 The King´s Suite
2.2.10 The Royal Courtyard
2.2.11 The Palace Kitchen
2.2.12 The Service Area of the Palace
2.2.13 The Palace Burials
2.2.14 When was the Palace Finished?
2.3 The Old Palace (Assur)
2.3.1 The Royal Graves
Three: Shalmaneser III (858-824)
3.1 Introduction
3.2 The Shalmaneser Building/Centre Bulls (Kalu)
3.3 The Military Complex and Palace (Kalu)
3.3.1 A Short History of its Excavation
3.3.2 Methodological Problems
3.3.3 The Military Complex
3.3.4 The Military Palace
3.3.5 The Large Courtyards
3.3.6 Throneroom Courtyard
3.3.7 Throneroom Suite
3.3.8 The Double-sided Reception Suite
3.3.9 The Eastern Suite
3.3.10 The Royal Courtyard
3.3.11 The Service Area
3.3.12 Area R
Four: Adad-nerari III (810-783), Tiglath-pileser III (744-727) and the Intervening Decades
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Adad-nerari III (810-783)
4.3 The `Upper Chambers´ (Kalu)
4.4 Tiglath-pileser III (744-727)
4.5 The Southwest Palace (Kalu)
4.5.1 The Location of Tiglath-pileser´s Palace
4.5.2 The Palace
Five: Sargon II (722-705)
5.1 Introduction
5.2 The Northwest Palace (Kalu)
5.3 The Royal Palace (Dur-Sharruken)
5.3.1 A Short History of its Excavation
5.3.2 Methodological Problems
5.3.3 The General Organization of the Palace
5.3.4 The Entrance Courtyard
5.3.5 The Service Quadrant
5.3.6 The Palace Proper
5.3.7 The Throneroom Courtyard and the Central Courtyard Suites
5.3.8 The Terrace Courtyards
5.3.9 The Double-sided Reception Suite on the Terrace
5.3.10 The Non-Monumental Areas of the Western Quadrant
5.4 The Military Palace (Dur-Sharruken)
Six: Sennacherib (704-681)
6.1 Introduction
6.2 The Southwest Palace (Nineveh)
6.2.1 A Short History of its Excavation
6.2.2 Methodological Problems
6.2.3 The Decoration of the Palace
6.2.4 The Forecourts
6.2.5 The Throneroom Suite
6.2.6 The Central Courtyard
6.2.7 The Monumental Zone
6.2.8 The Terraces of the Palace
6.2.9 The Residential and Service Areas
6.2.10 The Palace During the Seventh Century
6.3 The Military Palace (Nineveh)
6.3.1 The Palace Described
6.3.2 A Residential Palace?
6.3.3 The Military Palace
6.3.4 The Throneroom and its Façade
Seven: Esarhaddon (681-669)
7.1 Introduction
7.2 The Southwest Palace (Kalu)
7.3 The Lower Town Palace (Nineveh)
7.4 The Military Palace (Kalu)
7.4.1 Methodological Problems
7.4.2 Changes Through Time
7.4.3 The Military Palace During Esarhaddon´s Reign
Eight: Ashurbanipal (668-631)
8.1 Introduction
8.2 The North Palace (Nineveh)
8.2.1 A Short History of its Excavation
8.2.2 The bēt redti
8.2.3 The Size, Surrounding, and Entrances of the Palace
8.2.4 The North-Western Area
8.2.5 The Throneroom Suite
8.2.6 The Central Courtyard
8.2.7 The Lower Entrance (S) and the `Upper Rooms´
8.2.8 The Corridors and Associated Spaces
8.2.9 A Special Purpose Palace?
Nine: Palatial Spaces
9.1 Reception Room
9.1.1 Tram-Rails and the Art of Heating
9.1.2 Ventilation Shafts and Recesses
9.1.3 Light and Air
9.2 Bathrooms
9.2.1 Libation Slabs
9.3 Storage Spaces
9.3.1 Storerooms and Treasuries
9.3.2 Wine Storage
9.3.3 Archival Rooms
9.4 Courtyards and Corridors
9.4.1 Canopies
9.4.2 Moving Through the Palace
Ten: The Palace and its Suites
10.1 Second Storeys
10.1.1 Northwest Palace (Kalu)
10.1.2 Military Palace (Kalu)
10.1.3 Royal Palace (Dur-Sharruken)
10.1.4 Southwest Palace (Nineveh)
10.1.5 Room Fills
10.1.6 The Absence of Second Storeys
10.2 The Throneroom Suite
10.2.1 The Throne
10.2.2 The Throne Dais
10.2.3 The Furniture of Kingship
10.2.4 The Throneroom Ramp
10.2.5 The bētu dannu/bēt sarri as Designations for Thronerooms
10.2.6 Non-Royal Thronerooms
10.3 The Double-sided Reception Suite
10.3.1 The btu saniu
10.4 Dual-Core Suites
10.4.1 The Backroom
10.5 Residential/Reception Suites
10.5.1 The Bed/Couch
10.5.2 The King´s Suite
10.5.3 The Corner Office and Other Offices
Eleven: 250 Years of Late Assyrian Palaces
11.1 Architectural Multiplicities
11.2 Decorating the Palace
11.3 Visiting the Palace
11.3.1 The Centre of State
11.4 Architectural Context of Late Assyrian Palaces
11.4.1 Late Assyrian Residential Architecture
11.4.2 Late Assyrian Temple Architecture
11.5 Changes Through Time
11.5.1 The Expansion of the State Apartments
11.5.2 The King´s Courtyard
11.5.3 The Main Reception Suites
11.5.4 Hierarchies of Distance
11.6 The Palace Community
11.6.1 The Primary Palaces
11.6.2 Residing in the Palace
11.7 Two Hundred and Fifty Years of Late Assyrian Palaces

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