The temples in Assur. An overview of the sacral architecture of the "Holy City"
- Autores: Franciszek M. Stepniowski
- Localización: Isimu: Revista sobre Oriente Próximo y Egipto en la antigüedad, ISSN 1575-3492, Nº. 6, 2003, págs. 233-244
- Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
The temples in Assur make a very important part of the Assyrian architectonic tradition. Numerous as they are (with many subsequent phases, rebuilding and alterations), they allow for a "longue duré" study, from the mid-IIIrd millennium B.C. to the late VIIth century B.C. A variety of schemes employed, especially in layout of the "core" of the sanctuary and the main "cultic tract": speak for a relatively unconstrained and creative treatment of plans, during the reign of Samsi-Adad I (XIX/XVIIIth century) and in the XIII-XIth centuries B.C. In the 1st millennium B.C., in the Neo-Assyrian period, the sacral architecture in Assur seems to be of rather secondary, derivative character, following solutions first applied in new capitals of Assyria - Kalhu and Dur-Sarrukin. However, the precursors for these new concepts are still to be looked for in Assur.
