COMPLETE TEXTILE GLOSSARY

By P. FAERR

CONTENTS ? INTRODUCTION ? THE MANAGEMENT OF TEXTILES IN THE NEO-ASSYRIAN EMPIRE: SOURCES AND ADMINISTRATIVE PRACTICES ? ? THE SOURCES ? ? ADMINISTRATIVE PRACTICES CONCERNING TEXTILES ? TEXTILE PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION IN THE NEO-ASSYRIAN EMPIRE ? ? THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY IN THE NEO-ASSYRIAN EMPIRE ? ? ? THE FIBRES ? ? ? FIBRE PROCESSING ? ? ? SPINNING ? ? ? DYEING ? ? ? WEAVING AND KNOTTING ? ? ? BLEACHING AND FULLING ? ? ? STITCHING AND SEWING ? ? TEXTILE CONSUMPTION WITHIN THE PALACE, THE GOVERNMENT, AND PRIVATE SECTORS ? TEXTILES IN THE TRADE OF THE NEO-ASSYRIAN EMPIRE ? ? ASSYRIAN TRADE IN THE 1ST-MILLENNIUM BC CONTEXT ? ? TEXTILE TRADE AND ASSYRIAN MERCHANTS ? ? TEXTILES FROM TRADE AND THEIR DISTRIBUTION IN THE NEO-ASSYRIAN EMPIRE ? GARMENTS FOR KINGS, QUEENS, SOLDIERS AND GODS ? ? ROYAL GARMENTS ? ? GOLDEN DECORATIONS FOR ASSYRIAN AND BABYLONIAN TEXTILES IN THE 1ST MILLENNIUM BC ? ? THE FINDINGS IN THE NIMRUD TOMBS AND THEIR SIGNIFICANCE FOR THE STUDY OF THE ASSYRIAN TEXTILES ? ? UNIFORMS AND OTHER TEXTILES FOR THE ROYAL ARMY ? ? DRESSING THE GODS: TEXTILES IN RELIGIOUS CONTEXTS ? ? ? TEXTILES FOR DIVINE BEINGS IN ASSYRIA AND BABYLONIA: STATUES OF GODS AND OTHER DIVINE ENTITIES ? ? ? ? THE WARDROBE OF IŠTAR AND OF OTHER GODDESSES ? ? ? ? THE WARDROBE OF MALE DEITIES ? ? ? ? DRESSING MISCHWESEN AND NON-ANTHROPOMORPHIC FIGURES IN 1ST-MIL- LENNIUM BC BABYLONIA ? ? ? TEXTILES FOR CULTIC PERFORMERS ? ? ? TEXTILES FOR THE INTERIOR OF SANCTUARIES ? NEO-ASSYRIAN TEXTILES: THE LEXICON ? ? THE NEO-ASSYRIAN LINGUISTIC CONTEXT ? ? PRODUCING AND DEFINING GARMENTS IN ASSYRIA ? ? DESIGNATIONS FOR GARMENTS ? ? ? ASSYRIAN DESIGNATIONS BELONGING TO THE COMMON AKKADIAN TEXTILE VOCABULARY ? ? ? NAMES OF GARMENTS IN 1ST-MILLENNIUM BC AKKADIAN DIALECTS (NEO- ASSYRIAN AND NEO-BABYLONIAN) ? ? ? DESIGNATIONS FOR NEO-ASSYRIAN GARMENTS OF WEST SEMITIC ORIGIN ? ? ? OTHER NEO-ASSYRIAN TERMS FOR ITEMS OF CLOTHING: DESIGNATIONS OF UNCLEAR MEANING AND OF NON-SEMITIC ORIGIN ? ? ? DESIGNATIONS FOR PARTS OF GARMENTS ? ? HEAD-DRESSES ? ? TEXTILES OF DIFFERENT USE ? ? ? BANDAGES AND OTHER WRAPPING CLOTHS ? ? ? BLANKETS, BEDSPREADS, BEDCOVERS, RUGS, MATS, CARPETS AND CURTAINS ? ? ? TABLECLOTHS AND HAND-TOWELS ? ? ? TENTS ? ? ? OTHER TEXTILE ITEMS ? CONCLUSIONS