Missing Illustration - 9. The Archaic Cosmology of Cities: Building the Kosmos on Earth
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Query: 9. The Archaic Cosmology of Cities: Building the Kosmos on Earth
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The only extant Mesopotamian boundary stones signified royal lands, e.g., the stela of Manishtushu of Akkad (Illustration 9.14). These boundary stones were engraved with the symbols of Enki as patron god of boundaries.
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“Stela of Manishtushu and other Mesopotamian boundary stones. Also, from Pope[1] 1957: fig. 3 ziggurat-like parapets from Persepolis (from Rostamyk, Teheran Museum). And fig. 4 (from D. Schlumberger), ziggurat-like symbol from Afghanistan, combining rosette, pointed spear, and door into the ‘sacred mountain.’”
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- Image source for “Rostamyk, Teheran Museum”
- Image source for “fig. 4 (from D. Schlumberger)”
- Page number(s) for the image source for Pope[2] 1957
- ↑ Arthur Upham Pope, “Persepolis as a Ritual City,” Archaeology, Vol. 10, No. 2 (June 1957), pp. 123–130.
- ↑ Arthur Upham Pope, “Persepolis as a Ritual City,” Archaeology, Vol. 10, No. 2 (June 1957), pp. 123–130.
