The paper provides an overview on the use of sweeteners in the ancient Near East, with particular reference to early Mesopotamia. It explores the symbolic meaning(s) attached to "honey", syrup and related alimentary items, as emerging from the archaeological and epigraphic records, wih focus on the evidence from Early Dynastic Girsu as a case study.
Il dolce sapore della morte: simbologia delle offerte rituali nella Mesopotamia protodinastica
MAIOCCHI Massimo
2012-01-01
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The paper provides an overview on the use of sweeteners in the ancient Near East, with particular reference to early Mesopotamia. It explores the symbolic meaning(s) attached to "honey", syrup and related alimentary items, as emerging from the archaeological and epigraphic records, wih focus on the evidence from Early Dynastic Girsu as a case study.
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