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- Title
The perception of order and the conscience of time in Marri in the Old Babylonian period (19th and 18th centuries B.C.).
- Authors
da Silva ROSA, Maria de Fátima Castanheira
- Abstract
This work intends to study the concept of time and order in the kingdom of Mari. The analysis of these questions shows two important aspects: on the one hand, the convergence of two distinct cultures - an Akkadian culture, more Mesopotamian, and an Amorite culture, derived from the west - in the same space and, on the other hand, the importance of the kingdom of Mari as a case study that portrays, sometimes with great detail, the influence of the penetration of the nomadic people in the lands of Mesopotamia and its repercussions in various aspects of public life. To study the concept of order we need to understand the organization of the world and of society, as well as the relationship between the human and the heavenly spheres. To study the concept of time we need to understand how man comprehends his space, how he understands his history and his destiny. An analysis focused on these two subjects will enable us to understand, therefore, what was the real meaning of life and of the world for the man of Mari. As we shall see, for him, life was based on an intense dynamics on which family held a leading role: it was the family that allowed him to participate in the public life and receive the appropriate honours after his death. In this perspective, family and blood ties acquired a very important role on various domains of human life. In fact, the consanguineous ties prevailed when choosing allies and supporters. On the other hand, the kinship cult implied a vision of history according to which the past was the great theoretical model of the actions undertaken in the present. In addition to the family, the man of Mari believed that in the divine world resided his real hope to live a happy life. The image of a theocracy, where god and man shared the same fate, is shown throughout every aspect of Mari's life. In this thesis, we propose to develop an analysis covering all aspects of human and social life: religion, politics, culture and society.
- Subjects
SYRIAN history to 333 B.C.; ZIMRI-Lim, King of Mari; MARI (Extinct city)
- Publication
E-Journal of Portuguese History, 2019, Vol 17, Issue 2, p172
- ISSN
1645-6432
- Publication type
Abstract