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Royal Hittite instructions and related administrative texts
Jared L Miller and Mauro Giorgieri-
Frontmatter
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Series Editor's Foreword (page ix)
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Acknowledgments (page xi)
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Hittite Kings and Approximate Dates B.C.E. (page xii)
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Notes on Translations (page xiii)
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Signs and Conventions (page xv)
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Abbreviations (page xvii)
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Introduction
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Hittite Instructions and Oath Impositions (and Related Administrative Texts) (page 1)
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Defining the Genre(s) (page 1)
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Defining the Corpus (page 9)
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A Brief History of Research (page 13)
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Origins and Development of the Obligation and Oath Texts (page 15)
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Envisioning the Setting (page 23)
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Terminology and Formulae (page 27)
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Notes on Literary Form, Style, and Structure (page 32)
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The Instructions as a Source for Hittite History, Religion, Society, and Thought (page 43)
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The Tablets and Their Scribes and Archives (page 55)
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Ancient Near Eastern Parallels (page 65)
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Chapter 1: Old Kingdom Sources
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1. A Royal Reprimand of the Dignitaries (CTH 272) (page 73)
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2. Instructions and Oath Imposition for Royal Servants concerning the Purity of the King (CTH 265) (page 78)
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3. Protocol for the Palace Gatekeeper (CTH 263) (page 88)
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4. Protocol for the Royal Body Guard (CTH 262) (page 98)
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5. Royal Decree on Social and Economic Matters (CTH 269) (page 122)
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6. An Akkadian Fragment Mentioning an Oath (CTH 275) (page 126)
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Chapter 2: Sources from the Reigns of Tudḫaliya I and Arnuwanda I
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7. Instructions for Military Officers and Frontier Post Governors (CTH 261.II) (page 129)
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8. Tudḫaliya I's Decree on Penal and Administrative Reform (CTH 258.1) (page 134)
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9. Tudḫaliya I's Decree on Judicial Reform (CTH 258.2) (page 140)
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10. Tudḫaliya I's Instructions and (page 144)
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11. Instructions and Oath Imposition for the Successions of Tudḫaliya I and Tudḫaliya III (CTH 271) (page 154)
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12. Instructions and Oath Imposition for Princes, Lords, and Military (CTH 251) (page 168)
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13. Instructions of Arnuwanda I for the Mayor (of Ḫattusa) (CTH 257) (page 182)
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14. Loyalty Oath of Town Commanders to Arnuwanda I, Ašmunikkal, and Tudḫaliya (CTH 260) (page 194)
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15. Instructions and Oath Imposition(s) of Arnuwanda I (CTH 275) (page 206)
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16. Decree of Queen Ašmunikkal concerning the "Royal Funerary Structure" (CTH 252) (page 208)
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17. Instructions of Arnuwanda I for the Frontier Post Governors (CTH 261.I) (page 212)
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18. Instructions and Oath Imposition for Military Commanders (CTH 268) (page 238)
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19. Āsḫapāla's Oath Regarding an Obligation to Supply Troops (CTH 270) (page 242)
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20. Instructions for Priests and Temple Personnel (CTH 264) (page 244)
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Chapter 3: Empire Period Sources
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21. Instructions for Supervisors (CTH 266) (page 267)
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22. Instructions for Suppiluliuma I for the Military and a Corresponding Oath (CTH 253) (page 270)
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23. Oath of the Men of Ḫattusa to Ḫattusili III and Pudu-Ḫepa (CTH 254) (page 274)
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24. Instructions for Priests and Diviners (CTH 275) (page 276)
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25. Instructions for the UKU.UŠ-Troops (CTH 267) (page 280)
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26. Tudḫaliya IV's Instructions and Loyalty Oath Imposition for Lords, Princes, and Courtiers (CTH 255.1) (page 282)
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27. Tudḫaliya IV's Instructions and Oath Imposition for Courtiers (CTH 255.2) (page 294)
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28. Suppiluliu/ama II's Instructions and Oath Imposition for the Men of Ḫattusa (CTH 256) (page 308)
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Sources (page 315)
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Notes (page 323)
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References (page 415)
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Index of Divine Names (page 447)
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Index of Personal Names (page 448)
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Index of Geographical Names (page 450)
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Published: c2013
Publisher: SBL Press
- 9781589837690 (hardcover)
- 9781589836570 (ebook)
- 9781589836563 (paper)