Onomasticon of the Hittite Pantheon (2 vols)
Onomasticon of the Hittite Pantheon (2 vols)

Author: Ben van Gessel

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2015-11-02

Total Pages: 1098

ISBN-13: 9004294023

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To find your way in the vast Hittite Pantheon is by no means an easy task. In his Onomasticon of the Hittite Pantheon Ben van Gessel lists all Hittite gods as known from primary sources. Their names are listed as written in Hittite, Sumerian and Akkadian. Moreover, deities not mentioned by a proper name are given. The work ends with the unclassifiable fragments of names. Apart from answering questions about the (often confusing) orthography of the gods' names, each entry categorizes information on their epithets, shrines, priests and servants, cult places, attributes and feasts, as well as about the actual locations in the texts. Where necessary, the author refers to relevant literature.

Onomasticon of the Hittite Pantheon, Volume 3
Onomasticon of the Hittite Pantheon, Volume 3

Author: Ben van Gessel

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2015-11-02

Total Pages: 424

ISBN-13: 9004294031

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The Onomasticon of the Hittite Pantheon by Ben van Gessel was published in 1998. In three years time the work has established itself as the ultimate comprehensive reference work concerning the Hittite pantheon. With the publication of Part Three, the main work will be made accessible to a wider circle of all those interested in the ancient Near East. Moreover, it will prove to be an indispensable key to the abundance of information until now only to be found scattered throughout the Onomasticon. The easy-reference glossaries contain all the (word )forms quoted from Hittite texts in the Onomasticon. A special feature of these glossaries is that they not only give the (English) meaning of the (word) forms, but that they also indicate, where appropriate, in relation to which deities they may appear. Also of importance are the lists of personal and geographical names and festivals included. Part Three further includes additions resulting from new discoveries and corrections of earlier references in the Onomasticon.

Hittite Local Cults
Hittite Local Cults

Author: Michele Cammarosano

Publisher: SBL Press

Published: 2018-10-19

Total Pages: 539

ISBN-13: 0884143147

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An innovative translation and analysis of Hittite local festivals and of their economic and social dimensions for students and scholars This English translation of the Hittite cult inventories provides a vivid portrait of the religion, economy, and administration of Bronze Age provincial towns and villages of the Hittite Empire. These texts report the state of local shrines and festivals and document the interplay between the central power and provincial communities on religious affairs. Brief introductions to each text make the volume accessible to students and scholars alike. Features: Critical editions of Hittite cult inventories, some of which are edited for the first time, with substantial improvements in readings and interpretations The first systematic study of the linguistic aspects of Hittite administrative jargon An up-to-date study of Hittite cult images and iconography of the gods Michele Cammarosano currently leads a Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft-funded project on Hittite cultic administration at Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg. His research interests focus on cuneiform palaeography and Hittite religion.

Recent Developments in Hittite Archaeology and History
Recent Developments in Hittite Archaeology and History

Author: K. Aslihan Yener

Publisher: Penn State Press

Published: 2002-06-23

Total Pages: 219

ISBN-13: 1575065266

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This collection of scholarly essays centered in Hittitology pays tribute to the life and distinguished career of Hans Güterbock. Stemming from research papers presented at the 1997 meeting of the American Oriental Society, this volume reexamines the philological, historical, and archaeological evidence from the Hittite period. Reporting on new archaeological excavations, philological study, and historical research, these scholars inform and sharpen our knowledge of ancient Anatolia.

The Image of Mesopotamian Divine Healers
The Image of Mesopotamian Divine Healers

Author: Irene Sibbing-Plantholt

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2022-04-04

Total Pages: 426

ISBN-13: 9004512411

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This book presents the first in-depth analysis of Mesopotamian healing goddesses and their relationship to asûs, “healers”. Through this, Sibbing-Plantholt provides unprecedented insight into the diverse Mesopotamian medical marketplace and how professional healers operating within it legitimized themselves.

Hittite Texts and Greek Religion
Hittite Texts and Greek Religion

Author: Ian Rutherford

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2020-08-06

Total Pages: 404

ISBN-13: 0199593272

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Our knowledge of ancient Greek religion has been transformed in the last century by an increased understanding of the cultures of the Ancient Near East. Using preserved cuneiform texts, this book explores cases of contact or influence between Ancient Greece and the Hittites to further our understanding of the complex history of religious practices.

A Companion to Greek Mythology
A Companion to Greek Mythology

Author: Ken Dowden

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2014-01-28

Total Pages: 672

ISBN-13: 1118785169

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A Companion to Greek Mythology presents a series of essays that explore the phenomenon of Greek myth from its origins in shared Indo-European story patterns and the Greeks’ contacts with their Eastern Mediterranean neighbours through its development as a shared language and thought-system for the Greco-Roman world. Features essays from a prestigious international team of literary experts Includes coverage of Greek myth’s intersection with history, philosophy and religion Introduces readers to topics in mythology that are often inaccessible to non-specialists Addresses the Hellenistic and Roman periods as well as Archaic and Classical Greece

Economy of Religions in Anatolia and Northern Syria
Economy of Religions in Anatolia and Northern Syria

Author: Manfred Hutter

Publisher: Ugarit-Verlag

Published: 2019-10-01

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 3868353151

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"Religions" are always costly - one has to give offerings (with material value) to the gods, one has to provide the salary for religious specialists who offer their service for their clients, one has to arrange festivals and liturgies - and of course, one has to provide the material means for building temples or shrines. But these costs also repay - as the gods give health or well-being as reward for the offerings. Even if one can never be absolutely certain about such a reward, one at least might earn social reputation because of one's (financial) involvement in religion. But temples are also economic centres - "employing" (often in close relation to the palace) people as workers, craftsmen or "intellectuals" in different positions whose "costs of living" are supplied by the temple. Individual religious specialists receive payment for their service to cover their own costs of living. Although this might sound "modern", religion and economy were intertwined with each other in ancient society also. For this reason, the papers of this conference volume analyse and discuss how the cults, rituals and institutions in Anatolia in the 2nd and 1st millennium contribute to the economic process in those areas.

The Cambridge Companion to Ancient Mediterranean Religions
The Cambridge Companion to Ancient Mediterranean Religions

Author: Barbette Stanley Spaeth

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2013-11-25

Total Pages: 383

ISBN-13: 1107511534

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In antiquity, the Mediterranean region was linked by sea and land routes that facilitated the spread of religious beliefs and practices among the civilizations of the ancient world. The Cambridge Companion to Ancient Mediterranean Religions provides an introduction to the major religions of this area and explores current research regarding the similarities and differences among them. The period covered is from the prehistoric period to late antiquity, that is, ca.4000 BCE to 600 CE. The first nine essays in the volume provide an overview of the characteristics and historical developments of the major religions of the region, including those of Egypt, Mesopotamia, Syria-Canaan, Israel, Anatolia, Iran, Greece, Rome and early Christianity. The last five essays deal with key topics in current research on these religions, including violence, identity, the body, gender and visuality, taking an explicitly comparative approach and presenting recent theoretical and methodological advances in contemporary scholarship.

Dialect, Culture, and Society in Eastern Arabia, Volume 2 Ethnographic Texts
Dialect, Culture, and Society in Eastern Arabia, Volume 2 Ethnographic Texts

Author: Clive Holes

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2021-06-09

Total Pages: 416

ISBN-13: 9047407954

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The second volume of this three-volume series provides a fascinating insight into the life, culture and society, in their own words, of Gulf Arabs of the pre-oil generation, covering such subjects as pearl-diving, agriculture, marriage, communal relations, domestic life, and childhood.