Positions of begging and submission in front of royal authority in Neo-Assyrian Empire (911- 612 BC).

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Lecturer of history and civilization of Ancient Egypt and Ancient Neaar East.-Department of History- Faculty of Arts- Aswan University(Egypt)

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Begging are considered one of the means used in prayer and to closer to those  who are  the god, as they are responsible for the life and self-determination Suppliant used in prayer and to those who are closer to the god verbal expression or gestures, whether to raise the hands and bowing full prostration and often used suppliant both together (verbal expression or gestures), which  was the same thing happens when a person under the authority of someone else responsible for self-determination, whether king or one of  follower of the King. The suppliant uses the same verbal expressions and gestures represented in raising the hands and bowing and prostrating macro and micro for mercy and macro and micro prostration for mercy, amnesty  and allegiance, the person in charge at that time located is in the rank of the god for the person suppliant. But it is considered there is a close correlation between the supposed ritual in front of the god and the conditions applied by the suppliant in front of the powerful person.
   Represented in raising the hands, bowing and prostrating macro and micro for mercy and pardon and loyalty the person responsible at that time in the rank of the god for the person suppliant, but it is considered there is a close correlation between the supposed rituals in front of the god and the that one was close relationship between supposed rituals before the god and in situations applied to the suppliant in front of power.
Illustrated by scenes the  strength of the Assyrian state during (Neo-Assyrian Empire) led to recieve delegations, messenger, ambassadors with  processions tribute to make   allegiance and subordination to  Assyrian state. They have used the begging situation of  raising the hands,  bowing and prostrating before the king for mercy. So they  mixed up sometimes between begging situation of the king and situation to submit greeting

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