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Studia Palmyreńskie XII
gaged on the publication of a big house located near the Bel tempie; market
this house has been dated between the end of the 2nd century and the Severan period
middle of the 3rd century AD. Many stucco fragments were found
during the excavations. As for the second program, an archaeological
atlas is in preparation. The most important archaeological activity,
however, is centered on the excavation and study of a big monument
situated in the northern part of the city, identified as a peripheral mar-
ketplace and dated to the Severan period, a peak period in the city's
history when it achieved the greatest extension of its limits.
Lucinda Dirven
Palmyrenes in Hatra: evidence for cultural relations in the Fertile Crescent
The article discusses the archaeological evidence for contacts between Hatra
Palmyra and Hatra. In the past, it has been assumed frequently that Palmyra
these contacts were strong and of a commercial naturę. The available Dura-Europos
evidence does not substantiate this assumption. Only one Palmyrene trade
relief was found in a smali shrine in the residential area of Hatra. From
this one cannot conclude that there was a strong Palmyrene presence
in the city, let alone that these Palmyrenes were merchants. This be-
comes especially elear when one compares the situation in Hatra with
cities, such as Dura-Europos, where Palmyrenes figurę promfnently
in the archaeological record.
Cynthia Finlayson
New perspectwes on the ritual and cultic hnportance ofwomen at Palmyra and Dura Europos:
processions and temples
Major studies of Palmyra in Syria have long neglected the potential Palmyra
roles of women in Palmyrene society during the Hellenistic and womeiTs costumes
Roman eras. This chapter examines archaeological evidence from both iconography
Palmyra and Dura Europos that may shed new light on the ritual and religious life
cultic roles of women within this important region of the Eastern
Roman Empire. Much of this evidence has been neglected or misin-
terpreted by preyious scholars unfamiliar with the costumes and
headdresses worn by Palmyrene women during this critical period of
Roman dominance in the East. Additionally, extant visual evidence
highlighting women has also often been overlooked by małe archae-
ologists and/or have deteriorated in the field before being studied in
detail. The findings from both Palmyra and Dura Europos point to the
important roles that women played in the religious life of these trade
emporiums by the late 3rd century AD, thus explaining accounts by
early małe Christian writers of women's efforts in Greater Syria and
Arabia to assume roles of influence in Christian ritual practices.
Michał Gawlikowski
In the footsteps ofPrince Abemelek in Palmyra
The exact location of the famous Tariff slab, removed from Palmyra
to St Petersburg in 1901, was never recorded. Old photographs were
now used to identify the spot on the ground and to confirm it by ex~
Palmyra
Tariff
Agora
390
Studia Palmyreńskie XII
gaged on the publication of a big house located near the Bel tempie; market
this house has been dated between the end of the 2nd century and the Severan period
middle of the 3rd century AD. Many stucco fragments were found
during the excavations. As for the second program, an archaeological
atlas is in preparation. The most important archaeological activity,
however, is centered on the excavation and study of a big monument
situated in the northern part of the city, identified as a peripheral mar-
ketplace and dated to the Severan period, a peak period in the city's
history when it achieved the greatest extension of its limits.
Lucinda Dirven
Palmyrenes in Hatra: evidence for cultural relations in the Fertile Crescent
The article discusses the archaeological evidence for contacts between Hatra
Palmyra and Hatra. In the past, it has been assumed frequently that Palmyra
these contacts were strong and of a commercial naturę. The available Dura-Europos
evidence does not substantiate this assumption. Only one Palmyrene trade
relief was found in a smali shrine in the residential area of Hatra. From
this one cannot conclude that there was a strong Palmyrene presence
in the city, let alone that these Palmyrenes were merchants. This be-
comes especially elear when one compares the situation in Hatra with
cities, such as Dura-Europos, where Palmyrenes figurę promfnently
in the archaeological record.
Cynthia Finlayson
New perspectwes on the ritual and cultic hnportance ofwomen at Palmyra and Dura Europos:
processions and temples
Major studies of Palmyra in Syria have long neglected the potential Palmyra
roles of women in Palmyrene society during the Hellenistic and womeiTs costumes
Roman eras. This chapter examines archaeological evidence from both iconography
Palmyra and Dura Europos that may shed new light on the ritual and religious life
cultic roles of women within this important region of the Eastern
Roman Empire. Much of this evidence has been neglected or misin-
terpreted by preyious scholars unfamiliar with the costumes and
headdresses worn by Palmyrene women during this critical period of
Roman dominance in the East. Additionally, extant visual evidence
highlighting women has also often been overlooked by małe archae-
ologists and/or have deteriorated in the field before being studied in
detail. The findings from both Palmyra and Dura Europos point to the
important roles that women played in the religious life of these trade
emporiums by the late 3rd century AD, thus explaining accounts by
early małe Christian writers of women's efforts in Greater Syria and
Arabia to assume roles of influence in Christian ritual practices.
Michał Gawlikowski
In the footsteps ofPrince Abemelek in Palmyra
The exact location of the famous Tariff slab, removed from Palmyra
to St Petersburg in 1901, was never recorded. Old photographs were
now used to identify the spot on the ground and to confirm it by ex~
Palmyra
Tariff
Agora
390
Studia Palmyreńskie XII