@ARTICLE{Baranowski_Krzysztof_J._The_2018, author={Baranowski, Krzysztof J.}, volume={vol. LV}, journal={Folia Orientalia}, pages={11-19}, howpublished={online}, year={2018}, publisher={Commission of Oriental Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences – Kraków Branch}, abstract={The Karatepe inscriptions contain an intriguing image of a woman walking fearlessly with spindles. This image builds on the symbolism of the spindle in the ancient Near East as an emblem of femininity and highlights the gendered language of the passage in which it occurs. In the context, the figure of the woman with spindles is contraposed with the image of the fearful man. The contrast between them portrays the magnitude of the positive changes accomplished by Azitawada, the ruler who commissioned the inscriptions.}, type={Artykuły / Articles}, title={The Woman with Spindles in the Luwian-Phoenician Inscriptions from Karatepe}, URL={http://journals.pan.pl/Content/108800/PDF/FoliaOrientalia%2055-18%203Baranowski.pdf}, doi={10.24425/for.2018.124676}, keywords={Karatape Inscription, KAI 26, Phoenician, Gender Roles}, }