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June 2021
Vol. 9, No. 6
Temples and Cult Places in Iron Age Transjordan
By Margreet L. Steiner
Many temples and cult places are known from Iron Age Israel but what about in Transjordan? What does a look at these sites reveal about cult and religion in Moab, Ammon, and Edom? Read More
The Symbolic Representation of the Cosmos in the Hittite Rock Sanctuary of Yazılıkaya
By Eberhard Zangger and E.C. Krupp
The Hittite sanctuary at Yazılıkaya functioned as a calendar. But the carefully carved galleries of gods and goddesses depicted much more, a representation of the cosmos moving through time. Read More
Housewives, Weavers and BusinessWomen: Assyrian women from Assur and Kanesh
By Cécile Michel
In the 19th century BCE men from Assur traveled a thousand kilometers to the northwest to conduct trade. But archives show that their wives kept the households together and were keen businesswomen in their own right. Read More
The Art of Conservative Rebellion: A Short Introduction to the First Sealand Dynasty
By Odette Boivin
Until recently, next to nothing was known of the nebulous dynasty of “kings of Urukug” – better known as the Sealand. New tablets and new excavations are now revealing this small southern Babylonian kingdom. Read More
