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Jared Miller

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Description: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.Jared L. Miller is Professor of Ancient Near Eastern Studies at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich. He is the author of Studies in the Origins, Development and Interpretation of the Kizzuwatna Rituals and the co-editor of Pax Studies on the Hittites and Their Neighbours in Honour of Itamar Singer (both from Harrassowitz).We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Royal Hittite Instructions and Related Administrative Texts (Writings from the Ancient World). To get started finding Royal Hittite Instructions and Related Administrative Texts (Writings from the Ancient World), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Publisher: Society of Biblical Literature

Release: 2015

ISBN: 158983657X

Description: 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.Jared L. Miller is Professor of Ancient Near Eastern Studies at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich. He is the author of Studies in the Origins, Development and Interpretation of the Kizzuwatna Rituals and the co-editor of Pax Studies on the Hittites and Their Neighbours in Honour of Itamar Singer (both from Harrassowitz).We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Royal Hittite Instructions and Related Administrative Texts (Writings from the Ancient World). To get started finding Royal Hittite Instructions and Related Administrative Texts (Writings from the Ancient World), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Royal Hittite Instructions and Related Administrative Texts (Writings from the Ancient World)

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