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Nemrud Dagi

The Hierothesion of Antiochus I of Commagene - Results of the American Excavations Directed by Theresa B. Goell Volume 1: Texts Volume 2: Illustrations

Edited by Donald H. Sanders

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1996

Nemrud Dagi

The Hierothesion of Antiochus I of Commagene - Results of the American Excavations Directed by Theresa B. Goell Volume 1: Texts Volume 2: Illustrations

Edited by Donald H. Sanders

These two volumes chronicle the pioneering efforts of Theresa Goell and international teams to record accurately and comprehensively the material remains of Nemrud Dagi, to interpret their meaning, and to provide access for the scholarly community to the wealth of data heretofore unavailable. Donald Sanders has here brought those efforts to fruition by publishing the results of the survey and excavations in the first comprehensive report on the site in more than a century. Volume 1 contains the written reports on excavations, edited and supplemented by Sanders. Volume 2 contains more than 600 illustrations, including many line drawings and photos never before published. This publication will provide researchers with much information pertinent to the art, history, and religion of Hellenistic Asia Minor and the Seleucid dynasty.

 

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These two volumes chronicle the pioneering efforts of Theresa Goell and international teams to record accurately and comprehensively the material remains of Nemrud Dagi, to interpret their meaning, and to provide access for the scholarly community to the wealth of data heretofore unavailable. Donald Sanders has here brought those efforts to fruition by publishing the results of the survey and excavations in the first comprehensive report on the site in more than a century. Volume 1 contains the written reports on excavations, edited and supplemented by Sanders. Volume 2 contains more than 600 illustrations, including many line drawings and photos never before published. This publication will provide researchers with much information pertinent to the art, history, and religion of Hellenistic Asia Minor and the Seleucid dynasty.

VOLUME ONE

EDITOR’S PREFACE

INTRODUCTION - T. Goell

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS - T. Goell

FOREWORD: A Personal Story about My Sister - K. Goell

PART 1

CHAPTER 1. GEOGRAPHY

1A. Introduction - H. G. Bachmann

1B. Site Description - D. H. Sanders

1C. Topography - T. Goell

1D. Geology - H. G. Bachmann and T. Goell

1E. Mineralogy - H. G. Bachmann, T. E. Brown, and W. T. Chase

1F. Fossils - D. H. Sanders

1G. Flora and Fauna - H. G. Bachmann and D. H. Sanders

CHAPTER 2. ANCIENT SOURCES AND PREVIOUS SCHOLARSHIP - T. Goell

2A. Late Hittite and Assyrian Sources

2B. Post-Assyrian History

2C. Roman Sources

2D. Nineteenth- and Early Twentieth-Century Investigations

Endnotes

APPENDIX: Compendium of Ancient Roman Sources

CHAPTER 3. INVESTIGATIONS AND EXCAVATIONS OF THE 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, AND 1980s

3A. 1950s and 1961 - T. Goell

3B. 1963 and 1964, Geophysical Explorations - J. R. Hutt

3C. 1970s and 1980s - T. Goell and D. H. Sanders

Endnotes

APPENDIX: List of Personnel

CHAPTER 4. ARCHITECTURE - T. Goell, O. Neugebauer, D. H. Sanders, and J. H. Young

4A. Dating of Nemrud Dagi and of the Life of Antiochus I, King of Commagene - T. Goell and O. Neugebauer

4B. The Mound: Approaches, Site Circulation, Tumulus Construction - T. Goell and D. H. Sanders

4C. Detailed Site Description: East Terrace, West Terrace, North Terrace - T. Goell, D. H. Sanders, and J. H. Young

4D. Function and Use of Antiochus’ Hierothesion - T. Goell and D. H. Sanders

4E. Affiliations of the Architecture at Nemrud Dagi - T. Goell and D. H. Sanders

EDITOR’S CONCLUSION TO PART I

PART II

CHAPTER 5. SCULPTURE AND INSCRIPTION CATALOGUE - F. K. Dorner and J. H. Young

5A. Editor’s Introduction

5B. Authors’ Introduction

5C. The Propylaia Odoi

5D. The Colossial Statues (the Synthronoi Theoi)

5E. The Nomos Inscriptions

5F. The Dexiosis and Investiture Reliefs

5G. The Lion Horoscope Reliefs

5H. The Paternal Ancestors of Antiochus

5I. The Maternal Ancestors of Antiochus

5J. Miscellaneous Figures and Inscriptions

Miscellaneous Inscriptions

ADDENDA. The 1973 Finds

CHAPTER 6. EPIGRAPHY ANALYSIS - F. K. Dorner

6A. Reconstruction of the Paternal Ancestors Sequence

6B. Reconstruction of the Maternal Ancestors Sequence

CHAPTER 7. SCULPTURE ANALYSIS - D. H. Sanders and J. H. Young

7A. Editor’s Introduction

7B. Iconographical Index

7C. Motif Index

7D. Commentary

7E. The Nine Basic Figural Types of Commagenian Sculptures and the Variations within Them

CHAPTER 8. SMALL FINDS

8A. Coins - T. Goell, D. H. Sanders, and The American Numismatic Society

8B. Metal Finds - D. Stronach

APPENDIX A. RUBBER SQUEEZES - D. H. Sanders

APPENDIX B. MUSEUM LOCATION OF NEMRUD DAGI FRAGMENTS - D. H. Sanders

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEXES

VOLUME TWO

Illustrations

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