This paper examines the ownership and use of seals by women at Late Bronze Age Emar, with particular attention to Syro-Hittite glyptic traditions. Through selected case studies, it explores how seal inscriptions, iconography, and sealing practices reflect social roles, gender identity, and cultural interaction within the Hittite provincial context.

Donne e sigilli a Emar. Rappresentazione e pratiche sigillari nel contesto siro-ittita

Maria Elena Balza
2025-01-01

Abstract

This paper examines the ownership and use of seals by women at Late Bronze Age Emar, with particular attention to Syro-Hittite glyptic traditions. Through selected case studies, it explores how seal inscriptions, iconography, and sealing practices reflect social roles, gender identity, and cultural interaction within the Hittite provincial context.
2025
Egitto e Vicino Oriente antichi. Studi e ricerche sull’Egitto e il Vicino Oriente in italia. IV Convegno Nazionale. Torino, 18-19 giugno 2024
Stefano de Martino, Francesco Barsacchi, Alessio Palmisano
Comitato scientifico
Italiano
Internazionale
STAMPA
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979-12-82392-00-6
LoGisma editore
Firenza
ITALIA
Emar; Late Bronze Age Syria; Seals and sealing practices; Women in the Ancient Near East; Anatolian hieroglyphs
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Balza, Maria Elena
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