This isn't the flashiest segment of a Neo-Assyrian palace relief, but I absolutely love it. It shows two scribes, one writing on parchment (probably Aramaic), and one writing cuneiform on clay. Little details like this make my heart sing!
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A slice of life from long ago, beautiful. Took quite awhile to carve. Make one really appreciative. Today we press a button and it’s lost in the electron ether.
does it mean anything that clay scribe has a beard and the parch. scribe doesnt? parch. scribe got some thicc cheeks (on the face)
does that mean that was a woman? or showing "grandeur of empire"? parch. scribe from dif. region and showcases different cultures (w/o beards and use parch.)?
or parch scribe is more modren (for the time) in style and tool, while clay scribe represents "acknowledgement of cultural roots" to trying to legitimize rule by tying whoevers palace/empire this is to past assyrian culture/traditions?
AND thanks to Eli Tadmor for pointing out on Facebook that the scribe at the back is likely writing on a wax writing board, not a clay tablet - I always forget those existed!
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does that mean that was a woman? or showing "grandeur of empire"? parch. scribe from dif. region and showcases different cultures (w/o beards and use parch.)?
I know exactly what you mean. Tiny every-day moments, like a man walking his dog.
Simply beautiful. 😃