Juda unter Assur in der Sargonidenzeit

Introduction

“…Analogies with the cultural and religious imperialism of later empires have been less frequent, though questions of both "Assyrianization" (Parpola 2004, 9-10) (on the model of "Romanization" or "Westernization") and "deculturation" (Liverani 1979, 300;Zehnder 2005, 548;Mazzoni 2014, 697-99) have sometimes been raised. It was once a common view that the worship of the Assyrian national god Aššur was imposed on conquered territories (e.g., Olmstead 1908, 171;Spieckermann 1982). By contrast, Holloway's (2002) more recent take on Assyrian religious imperialism considers both the positive and negative treatment of local cults to be part of the empire's hegemonic project.…”

Public Religious Sentiment and Personal Piety in the Ancient Near Eastern City of Emar during the Late Bronze Age

“…65 -8), a cult inventory from Emar that lists the ornaments for the statue of the goddess NIN.KUR.RA. 12 Arguments for and against the imperial Assyrian royal cult in the conquered provinces can be found in Cogan (1974), Spieckermann (1982), and Holloway (2002). 13 The family ancestors were buried on the family's property, either under the house or in the fields.…”

“…12 12 Arguments for and against the imperial Assyrian royal cult in the conquered provinces can be found in Cogan (1974), Spieckermann (1982), and Holloway (2002). …”