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Hittite Diplomatic Texts (SBL Writings from the Ancient World 7)

By Gary M. Beckman

Book information

Year
1996
ISBN
0788501542, 9780788501548, 0788501534, 9780788501531
LCC
KL4712.A3 E5 1996
Open Library ID
OL788394M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
14 MB (14863593 bytes)
Pages
206\227
Topic
History
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

This work presents full translations of more than 50 documents from the files of the "foreign office" of the Hittite Empire: 21 treaties, 18 diplomatic letters, and 18 royal edicts and miscellaneous records concerning the relations of the Hittites with their Anatolian and Syrian vassals, as well as with other great powers such as Egypt, Assyria, and Babylonia. Originally composed in Hittite or in the Akkadian lingua franca of the day, many of these texts have never before appeared in English. A short introduction places each document in its historical and cultural context, and a general essay acquaints the reader with the diplomatic practice of the Late Bronze Age. This collection of documents is a major source book for historians of the Ancient Near East and for students of cuneiform and Biblical law. It will also prove useful for those investigating the relationship between Biblical covenant theology and its possible antecedents in older Near Eastern treaty patterns.

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