The Portrayal of Ancient Rulers

Through the depiction of the ancient ruler, the concept of the ruler has changed. In ancient society, the style of leadership evolved from royal leadership to politically appointed emperor. After the rule of Alexander the Great, the succession of the throne and the king retreated. Instead, the leaders will hold power through political and military power, and if their leadership is inadequate, they are usually knocked down. Along with the evolution of ancient leaders there was evolution of the art depicting rulers of the era.

Ancient Day and the Son of Man (Daniel 7): The description of the Daniel 7: 13 God is similar to the depiction of Canaan El as a sacred king who governs the holy palace. "Ancient day" gives Earth the rule "son like man" and Daniel 7:27 stipulates that "Scholars think that they are children". Representative These people can be understood as masks (wise men) or widely understood as Jews.

In Job, God is depicted as a cold ruler who is indifferent to human suffering. God's explanation in a book by Matthew is different. The Lord is more considerate to humanity and more anxious about mankind. This story is not the subject of Job's suffering but contains the theme of compassion and forgiveness. In Matthew 's book, God is depicted as a positive way compared to the negative portrayal of prose and Job' s poetical dialogue.

Abstract: Although the historical order of the ancient Near East has a certain period of time, the ruler is clearly given a sacred position, but since the ruler is born of God and / or shows sacredness Signed in detail Signature As a basis for considering such reasons, I would like to study the visual representation related to the first case - this is viable in the Akkadian and Urs III era. The ruler is usually verbal. And they appeared visually as they occupied sacred attributes, quality and status of society. I will use comparative material from other cultural traditions. There the rulers are promoted to a sacred position during their lifetime (Rome), considered as "sacred" as a part of the Royal Ontology (Egypt), and / or are chosen abandonment of the medieval (Yoruba) lineage Clarify the case of Mesopotamia