Hittite Diplomatic Texts, Second Edition (Writings from the Ancient World) - Softcover

Beckman, Gary

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0788505513 ISBN 13: 9780788505515

Verlag: Society of Biblical Literature, 1999

Inhaltsangabe

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 will be 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.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Society of Biblical Literature
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1999
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0788505513
• ISBN 13: 9780788505515
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Auflage: 2
• Anzahl der Seiten: 246
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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