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ID: 901000371
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901000371
Record Type: Character/Person

Susanna (Old Testament character)

Note: In the Book of Daniel, she is a virtuous Hebrew woman who is accused by lecherous voyeurs.

Names:
Susanna (Old Testament character) (preferred,English-P,D,N)
Suzanne (Old Testament character) (English,U,N)
שׁוֹשַׁנָּה (Old Testament character) (Hebrew,U,N)

Hierarchical Position:
Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
....<Old Testament iconography> (P)
........<Old Testament characters> (P)
............Susanna (Old Testament character) (I)
Related Iconography:
is actor for .... Susanna and the Elders
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Old Testament iconography, Old Testament narratives, Story of Daniel (Old Testament narratives), Susanna and the Elders (Old Testament narrative)) [901000804]

Other Relationships:
role/characteristic is .... religious characters
.....(characters (people by activity), people by activity, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
culture/religion is .... Old Testament (culture or period)
.....(Ancient Middle Eastern, Near Eastern (Early Western World), Early Western World, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:
Susanna (Old Testament character)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) n 92004748
................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
................Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-) in 71P41 the story of Susanna
Suzanne (Old Testament character)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
שׁוֹשַׁנָּה (Old Testament character)
................Wikipedia (2000-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susanna_(Book_of_Daniel)
Iconography Record Sources:
................ Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) n 92004748
................ Catholic Encyclopedia [online], republished from 1913 edition (2003-)
................ Getty Research Institute Special Collections Finding Aids (2005-)
................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) in "Biblical literature," accessed 2 July 2017

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