Among the animals documented in archaeological and epigraphic sources from ancient Mesopotamia, the bear has received little or no attention. This contribution aims to fill this gap by providing an overview of all the available sources –textual, archaeozoological and iconographical– and discussing the relationships between bears and the human community.

The bear in ancient Mesopotamia / Verderame, Lorenzo. - In: ASH-SHARQ. - ISSN 2513-8529. - 8(2024), pp. 107-145.

The bear in ancient Mesopotamia

Verderame, Lorenzo
2024

Abstract

Among the animals documented in archaeological and epigraphic sources from ancient Mesopotamia, the bear has received little or no attention. This contribution aims to fill this gap by providing an overview of all the available sources –textual, archaeozoological and iconographical– and discussing the relationships between bears and the human community.
2024
bear, Mesopotamia, lexical lists, literature, personal names, archaeozoology, iconography
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The bear in ancient Mesopotamia / Verderame, Lorenzo. - In: ASH-SHARQ. - ISSN 2513-8529. - 8(2024), pp. 107-145.
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