Intro -- Acknowledgments -- Table of Contents -- List of Tables -- List of Figures -- Conventions -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Sources and Their Reading -- 1.1 The Late Assyrian Empire -- 1.2 Sources and Their Reading -- 1.2.1 Archaeological Sources: the Royal Palace and the City -- 1.2.2 Art Historical Sources: Reliefs -- 1.2.3 Textual Evidence -- 1.3 Kingship and Ideology -- 1.4 Court and Audience -- Chapter 2: Protecting the Palace -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 The Architecture of Two Case Studies -- 2.2.1 Architecture and Connectivity -- 2.3 Doors and Protective Figures -- 2.3.1 Rituals and Incantations -- 2.3.2 Doorways and Circulation -- 2.4 Summary and Further Reflections -- Chapter 3: Reasons for Entering the Palace and Identity of Entrants -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Great Events -- 3 .2.1 Compulsory Events: Tribute and Audience Gift -- 3.2.2 Procession Scenes -- 3.3 Crime, Arrest, and Public Exhibitions -- 3.4 Private Events -- 3.5 Religious Events -- 3.6 Personal Meetings -- 3.7 Summary and Further Reflections -- Chapter 4: Royal Protocol -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 When Visiting the King -- 4.3 Preparations Before Going to the Palace -- 4.4 In the Palace itself: People Responsible for the Ushering in -- 4.5 Etiquette -- 4.5.1 Insiders -- 4.5.2 Outsiders -- 4.6 The Interpreter -- 4.7 Summary and Further Reflections -- Chapter 5: Before the King -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Appearing Before the Assyrian King -- 5.3 The King's Appearance -- 5.4 The King's Insignia -- 5.5 The King's Gestures and Etiquette -- 5.7 Summary and Further Reflections -- 5.6 Protection and Assistance for the King -- Chapter 6: During the Stay in the Palace -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Hospitality -- 6.3 Court Entertainments -- 6.4 Summary and Further Reflections -- Chapter 7: Palace Reliefs -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Message: Northwest Palace.

7.2.1 Procession Scenes -- 7.2.2 Mythical-Symbolic Scenes -- 7.2.3 Warfare Scenes -- 7.2.4 Hunting Scenes -- 7.3 Message: Dur-Sharrukin Palace -- 7.3.1 Procession Scenes -- 7.3.2 Warfare Scenes -- 7.3.3 Hunting Scenes -- 7.3.4 Banquet Scenes -- 7.4 Code -- 7.4.1 Amplification -- 7.4.2 Emotional Salience -- 7.4.3 Simplification -- 7.4.4 Symmetry -- 7.4.5 Distribution and Contrast of Elements -- 7.4.6 Central Positioning of Elements -- 7.4.7 Composition Regarding the Flow of Elements -- 7.4.8 Significant Objects -- 7.5 Context -- 7.5.1 Northwest Palace: Throne Room Courtyard -- 7.5.2 Throne Room (B) -- 7.5.3 West Suite -- 7.5.4 East Suite -- 7.5.5 South Suite -- 7.5.6 Dur-Sharrukin Palace: Throne Room Courtyard VIII and Courtyard III -- 7.5.7 Suite 5 -- 7.5.8 Suite 5a -- 7.6 Medium (Physical Channel) -- 7.7 Audience -- 7.7.1 Northwest Palace -- 7.7.2 Dur-Sharrukin Palace -- 7.8 Summary and Further Reflections -- Chapter 8: Palace Inscriptions -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Message -- 8.3 Code -- 8.3.1 Language -- 8.3.2 Writing Plan (Genres and Forms) -- 8.3.3 Content and Structure -- 8.3.4 Writing Relationship -- 8.4 Context -- 8.4.1 Northwest Palace: Wall Slabs -- 8.4.2 Northwest Palace: Throne Base -- 8.4.3 Northwest Palace: Colossi and Thresholds -- 8.4.4 Dur-Sharrukin Palace: Wall Slabs -- 8.4.5 Dur-Sharrukin Palace: Epigraphs -- 8.4.6 Dur-Sharrukin Palace: Colossi -- 8.4.7 Dur-Sharrukin Palace: Thresholds -- 8.5 Medium (Physical Channel) -- 8.6 Audience -- 8.6.1 Northwest Palace -- 8.6.2 Dur-Sharrukin Palace -- 8.7 Summary and Further Reflections -- Chapter 9: Palatial Spaces, Audience, Propaganda -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Palatial Spaces -- 9.3 Situational Audience -- 9.4 Target Audience -- 9.5 Temporal Audience -- 9.6 Propaganda -- 9.7 Summary and Further Reflections -- Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Indices -- Subjects -- Ancient Sources.

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