The purity of kingship : an edition of CHT 569 and related Hittite oracle inquiries of Tutḫaliya IV

Author(s)

• Hout, Theo P. J. van den

Bibliographic Information

The purity of kingship : an edition of CHT 569 and related Hittite oracle inquiries of Tutḫaliya IV

by Theo van den Hout

（Documenta et monumenta Orientis antiqui, v. 25）

Brill, 1998

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

The focus of this work is the importance of mental and physical purity in religious matters. For the Hittites, religious matters come close to daily life, and in this case the 'daily life' of the King of the Hittites is the subject of study. In the unique group of texts brought together here for the first time, the Great King himself (the person nearest to the gods) was felt contaminated. Professor Van Den Hout investigates the fascinating rituals and background connected with this situation.

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Details

• NCID: BA37511146
• ISBN:
  • 9004109862
• LCCN: 98022430
• Country Code: ne
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Leiden ; Boston
• Pages/Volumes: xxi, 371 p., viii p. of plates
• Size: 25 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : P945
  • DC21 : 491/.998
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Hittite language -- Texts
  • LCSH : Hittites -- Kings and rulers -- Religious aspects
  • LCSH : Oracles, Hittite
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA10815230