Royal Hittite instructions and related administrative texts / / by Jared L. Miller ; edited by Mauro Giorgieri

• Autore: Miller Jared L
• Pubblicazione: Atlanta : , : Society of Biblical Literature, , [2013]; ©2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (475 pages) : map
• Disciplina: 939/.3
• Soggetto topico: Hittites - Rites and ceremonies; Hittites - Kings and rulers; Oaths - Middle East; Hittite language; Inscriptions, Hittite
• Altri autori: GiorgieriMauro
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographies (pages 415-445) and indexes.
• Sommario/riassunto: Few compositions provide as much insight into the structure of the Hittite state and the nature of Hittite society as the so-called Instructions. While these texts may strike the modern reader as didactic, the Hittites, who categorized them together with state treaties, understood them as contracts or obligations, consisting of the king's instructions to officials such as priests and temple personnel, mayors, military officers, border garrison commanders, and palace servants. They detail how and in what spirit the officials are to carry out their duties and what consequences they are to suffer for failure. Also included are several examples of closely related oath impositions and oaths. Collecting for the first time the entire corpus of Hittite Instructions, this accessible volume presents these works in transliteration of the original texts and translation, with clear and readable introductory essays, references to primary and secondary sources, and thorough indices.
• Titolo autorizzato: Royal Hittite instructions and related administrative texts
• ISBN: 9781589837690; 158983769X; 9781589836570; 158983657X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910962796503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Writings from the ancient world ; ; no. 31.