Nemrud Dagi : : Recent Archaeological Research and Preservation and Restoration Activities in the Tomb Sanctuary on Mount Nemrud / / Herman Brijder.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Backlist Complete English Language 2000-2014 PART1
• VerfasserIn: Brijder, Herman,
• MitwirkendeR: Bridje, Herman A.G.,; Brijder, Herman A. G.,; Brijder, Herman A.G,; Brijder, Herman A.G.,; Crijns, Maurice,; Dillen, Rudy,; Fitzner, Bernd,; Garlich, Hans,; Gavrilovic, Predrag,; Heinrichs, Kurt,; Jacobs, Bruno,; Kiepsch, Klaus-Dieter,; Kremers, Rien,; Kronewirth, Christoph,; Moormann, Eric M.,; Schipperheijn, Marlies,; Sener, Y. Selçuk,; Stek, Tesse D.,; Stek, Tesse,; Thiermann, Ellen,; Versluys, Miguel John,; Waagen, Jitte,; Wendler, Eberhard,; van As, Abraham,; van Nijf, Onno M.,; van Nijf, Onno,; Şener, Y. Selçuk,
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2014]; ©2014
• Year of Publication: 2014
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (684 p.)

This richly illustrated book presents in detail the sanctuaries built during the reign of Antiochus I of Commagene (ca. 75-36 BCE), including the three large tombs and ten cult places, and discusses Antiochus’ rule in the context of his religious program and cult of the divine ruler. This book is the final publication of the results of the International Nemrud Daği Project 2001–2003.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introductory remarks, foreword and acknowledgements -- Tanitici Bilgiler, Önsöz ve Teşekkürler -- Part I: A survey of the topography and history of the kingdom of Commagene, and King Antiochus I’s religious & cultural programme and divine-ruler cult -- I.1 Commagene: Some topography -- I.2 Early Commagene and the immediate forefathers of Antiochus -- I.3 The life and family of Antiochus I of Commagene -- I.4 King Antiochus I of Commagene: History and foreign policy in the light of ancient literary sources -- I.5 The successors of Antiochus I -- I.6 Antiochus' personal information on the topographical situation of his own tomb sanctuary on Mount Nemrud -- I.7 Nemrud Daǧi -- I.8 Stelae from Antiochus I’s temene at Samosata and surrounding area -- I.9 Stelae from Antiochus I’s temene in the southern part of Commagene: Seleucia/Zeugma (Belkıs) and Doliche (Dülük) -- I.10 The geographic distribution of Antiochus I’s temene and hierothesia; and what to say about their relative chronology? -- I.11 Antiochus I’s self-proclaimed religious programme & divine-ruler cult, and the festivals for all the people of his kingdom -- I.12 Where did Commagene’s remarkable wealth come from? -- Part II: A survey of previous explorations and archaeological activities on Nemrud Dagı and in other Commagenian sanctuaries and sites. The sites revisited and reviewed -- II.1 Two reporting visitors of Commagene in the 1830s -- II.2 Other expeditions and discoveries, in the later 19th century -- II.3 Friedrich Karl Dörner and Rudolf Naumann in Commagene, 1938 -- II.4 Arsameia-on-the-Nymphaeus. Discovery and excavation of the hierothesion by Friedrich Karl Dörner & Theresa Goell in the 1950s -- II.5 A new start of the excavations on the hierothesion plateau of Arsameia-on-the- Nymphaeus by Wolfram Hoepfner and Friedrich Karl Dörner in 1963, continued in 1964 and 1967 -- II.6 Wolfram Hoepfner’s tentative reconstructions of the buildings’ superstructures on the hierothesion plateau: some comments -- II.7 Theresa Goell and Nemrud Dagı: an introduction -- Part III: NEMRUD DAGI, a survey of the activities on the mountain in the second half of the 20th century: a critical review -- III.1 Theresa Goell’s thorough clearance of the East and West Terraces in 1953–1956 -- III.2 The East Terrace -- III.3 The West Terrace -- III.4 The colossal statues on the East and West Terraces -- III.5 Geophysical explorations on Nemrud Daği in 1963 and 1964 -- III.6 The first restoration and preservation campaign by Friedrich Karl Dörner, 1984 -- III.7 A new Nemrud Daği project by Dörner’s successors, Sencer Sahin, Elmar Schwertheim & Jörg Wagner, 1987–1990 -- III.8 New geophysical research by Helmut Lütjen & Tomm Utecht, 1989 -- III.9 An Antiochian cult place at Direk Kale? -- III.10 Discoveries at Samosata -- III.11 A future Nemrud Daği Museum, an epilogue -- Part IV: The International Nemrud Daği Project, 2001–2003: documentation, stone deterioration research & archaeological preserving activities -- Introduction -- IV.1 GPS survey as a basis of the Site Information System (SIS) of Mount Nemrud -- IV.2 The 3D-scan technology and the Nemrud Daği mission -- IV.3 The Site Information System -- IV.4 Petrographical investigation and diagnosis of weathering damage on stone monuments of the Mount Nemrud sanctuary -- IV.5 Deterioration and preservation of the limestone surface and the tuffit reliefs -- IV.6 Structural preservation and consolidation of the limestone statues on Nemrud Daği -- IV.7 Restoration of the colossal statue of King Antiochus I on the East Terrace of Nemrud Dağı -- IV.8 Transportation of the Lion Horoscope and the four dexiosis stelae from the West Terrace to the temporary restoration house on Nemrud Daği: a report of the activities -- IV.9 Report of the condition and preservation of the Lion Horoscope and two dexiosis stelae from the West Terrace of Nemrud Daği -- Part V: Further Research on Mount Nemrud by members of the International Nemrud Dağı Project and others -- V.1 Epigraphic research on Nemrud Dağı -- V.2 Images and inscriptions of Nemrud Dağı in the perception of ancient visitors -- V.3 Research and conservation of sandstone sculpture on Nemrud Dağı -- V.4 Description and dating of the potsherds found on Mount Nemrud and looking for more -- V.5 Coins of Commagene -- V.6 Astro-religion in Commagene -- V.7 “Lost in the hinterland?” The monument on Nemrud Daği in its Hellenistic context -- V.8 From Pergamum to Commagene -- Selected bibliography and abbreviations -- Sources of photographs and figures (besides those mentioned in the captions) -- References & sigla -- Plates -- Overview of SIS-codes