Imperial and Local: Audience and Identity in the Idrimi Inscription

This article studies the Idrimi inscription from ancient Alalah, modern Tell Atchana, in order to explore how and to what effect manifestations of empire may have been socially consequential to local populations ruled by Mittani. Specifically, the article argues that Idrimi is presented as a Mittani...

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Auteur principal: Lauinger, Jacob (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: [publisher not identified] 2021
Dans: Studia Orientalia Electronica
Année: 2021, Volume: 9, Numéro: 2, Pages: 28-46
Sujets non-standardisés:B Northwest Semitic
B maryannu
B Mittani
B Idrimi
B Alalah
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Résumé:This article studies the Idrimi inscription from ancient Alalah, modern Tell Atchana, in order to explore how and to what effect manifestations of empire may have been socially consequential to local populations ruled by Mittani. Specifically, the article argues that Idrimi is presented as a Mittani hero, but the story of his life is told in a Northwest Semitic-Akkadian code; an imperial vision receives a local expression. From this conclusion, the article ends by trying to infer something about the inscription’s intended audience.
ISSN:2323-5209
Contient:Enthalten in: Studia Orientalia Electronica
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.23993/store.88220