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Purifying a house from blood : a Hittite ritual for the ancient gods (CTH 446)
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Title
Purifying a house from blood : a Hittite ritual for the ancient gods (CTH 446) / by Andrea Trameri.
ISBN
9781948488754
1948488752
9781948488761
Publication
Atlanta, GA : Lockwood Press, [2022]
Physical Description
xv, 232, [15] pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm
Notes
Originally presented as the author's thesis (master's degree)--Università di Pavia, 2012.
Summary
"The present study provides an updated philological edition of the Hittite ritual for the ancient gods (CTH 446) with transliteration, transcription, and English translation. In addition to the updated critical edition, which is complemented with philological notes and commentary, this work provides a comprehensive study of this important ritual text. The introduction to the text (part 1) presents a paleographic analysis and a brief overview of the content and the main topics of interest for a reading. Part 2 offers a detailed philological commentary. Part 3 discusses in greater detail some distinctive aspects of this composition in the broader context of the Hittite ritual corpus"-- Provided by publisher.
Format
Books
Language
English; Hittite
Added to Catalog
June 13, 2022
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Manuscripts, dating, and palaeography. Tablets and archaeological context
Dating: content, language, and palaeography
Conclusions
Content of the purification ritual CTH 446. Hittite rituals and the conception of purity
Divine participants
The composite background of CTH 446 in historical context
Ritual matter and goal
Ritual structure and performance
Text edition. Transliteration and translation
Philological notes and commentary
CTH 446 in context: construction and content of Hittite rituals. Purification rituals and the role of the ancient gods
Distinctive ritual practices and formal components
Purification rituals for buildings
Symbology of blood and "blood rituals"
Mythological content
Conclusions
Nature and goals of CTH 446. Structure and content: the "compilation" hypothesis
Discussion
Is CTH 446 a literary text?. Unicity of CTH 446?
CTH 446 in the pragmatic context of Hittite rituals.
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