Amorite ladies at the Neo-Assyrian court. Building up an image, deconstructing an image, transmitting an image
The physical and ideological construction of the Assyrian empire was undoubtedly an unprecedented achievement in Mesopotamian history, a complex and multi-faceted operation, including a wide and capillary administrative organization. In this contribution an aspect of the new image of the empire is dealt with, in which foreign women of the Assyrian court played a role. Their presence and their visibility should be considered in terms of ethnicity.