Editorial for Rosetta Journal, issue 1.
Editorial for Rosetta Journal, issue 1.
Articles
My research in Ancient Near Eastern Studies centres on Sargon of Akkad (ca. 2340-2284 B.C.) and his grandson Narām-Sîn (ca. 2260-2223 B.C.), two of the greatest of Mesopotamian monarchs, and their legacy, which flourished until the end of Mesopotamian civilization. It focuses, in particular, on the role of historical perception in ancient times, and the evolution and mutation of historical topoi. Investigating how later peoples in Babylonia and Assyria perceived these kings can tell us about how they perceived themselves, their past and their cultural inheritance. Among the sources of the Sargonic literary corpus that are informative about ancient historical perceptions are legends, chronicles, omens, personal and royal letters, votive inscriptions, rituals, incantations and late copies of genuine Sargonic royal inscriptions. This paper will explore some of the significances of the late copies, and what they suggest about the copyists’ views of history.
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This paper considers hospital facilities and medical care provided by the owners of industry, in England, Scotland and Wales, for their employees. Many owners are thought to be paternalistic towards their workers but the provision of hospitals provided an element of control over the worker and could be considered as a cost effective scheme for the industry. Hospitals built on land given or endowed by an industrialist for the benefit of the community were excluded. The reasons for providing hospitals were explored with particular reference to:
- a) the availability of hospital care
- b) the types of injury prevalent in the particular industry.
It was found that the following industries often had hospitals for their workers: mining, civil engineering, iron and steel works and heavy engineering, as well as those industries built on a Greenfield site with an accompanying “model village” for housing the workers. A case history of the hospital for the workers of Hodbarrow Mine Cumbria is given.
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Reports and Reviews
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