Eunuchs in Neo Assyrian Kingdom

In our master's thesis the descriptions of the eunuches are evaluated. The information related to the eunuches are obtained from written sources and depicted artworks. In the light of these information it'sunderstandable thet eunuches have many duties. The representation of eunuches topicalized mostly on the palace reliefs and stamps. Acording to the these illustrations the eunuches seen sometime together with a king and sometime alone. The demonstrations of eunuches in Neo Assyrian Period generally belong to the period of III Sulmanu Aserid (858-824 BC), III Tiglat – Pileser (745-727 BC), Sarrukin (721-705 BC), Sin-ahhe-Riba (704-681 BC). Apart from Assyian visual arts the eunuches come to the surface in many written texts. In these written texts the importance of eunuches are also understandable. It is possible to see the relation between the Neo Assyrian, Urartu and Late Hitite when we look at the stamps of Urartian and Late Hitite with visual feature of similar Neo Assyrian scenes Key Words : Eunuchs, Chef Eunuchs, Harem, NeoAssyrian, Urartu, Late Hittite. Quantity of Page: 151 Supervisor: Asst. Prof. Dr. İsmail COŞKUN