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Record Nr.

UNINA9910785410003321

Autore

Görke Susanne

Titolo

Das Ritual der Aštu (CTH 490) [[electronic resource] ] : Rekonstruktion und Tradition eines hurritisch-hethitischen Rituals aus Boğazköy/©£Hattuša / / von Susanne Görke

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden [Netherlands] ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2010

ISBN

1-282-95220-X

9786612952203

90-04-18118-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (384 p.)

Collana

Culture and history of the ancient Near East, , 1566-2055 ; ; v. 40

Disciplina

299/.1

Soggetti

Rites and ceremonies - Turkey - Boğazköy - History - To 1500

Witchcraft - Turkey - Boğazköy - History - To 1500

Magic - Turkey - Boğazköy - History - To 1500

Hittite language

Hurrian language

Hurrians - Social life and customs

Hittites - Social life and customs

Boğazköy (Turkey) Antiquities

Boğazköy (Turkey) Social life and customs Sources

Boğazköy (Turkey) History Sources

Lingua di pubblicazione

Tedesco

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Vorläufige Material / S. Görke -- 1. Einleitung / S. Görke -- 2. Das Ritual der Aštu / S. Görke -- 3. Die Tradition des Aštu-Rituals / S. Görke -- 4. Resümee / S. Görke -- 5. Anhang / S. Görke.

Sommario/riassunto

The Ritual of Aštu, a text found at the Hittite Capital of Hattuša, shows strong influence from southern Anatolia and describes a Hurrian-Hittite ritual against witchcraft and sorcery. The following study provides detailed philological treatment of the 13th-century fragments found at Hattuša, from which the ritual is known, including transcription, translation, and commentary of all manuscripts, as well as special emphasis on the Hurrian passages of the ritual. Reconstruction of the



more fragmentary sections is undertaken through comparison to other rituals. The study concludes with an analysis of Anatolian, Luwian, and Kizzuwatnaian influences evident in the ritual, and affords, in sum, valuable additions to the study of the nature of Hittite archives, and the development of ritual texts. “I firmly believe that works like this are essential to creating the dialogue that is necessary for the progress of our understanding of Hurrian. Görke’s treatment of the various texts and her discussions of many aspects of the ritual will prove very useful to scholars working on Hurro-Hittite religion.” Dennis R.M. Campbell, San Francisco State University