Description
Book SynopsisPurifying a House from Blood 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 palaeographic 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.
Table of ContentsPreface
Abbreviations
Philological Conventions
Chapter 1: Tablets, Dating, and Palaeography
1.1. Tablets and Archaeological Context
1.2. Dating: Content, Language, and Palaeography
1.3. Conclusions
Chapter 2: Content of the Purification Ritual CTH 446
2.1. Hittite Rituals and the Conception of Purity
2.2. Divine Participants
2.3. The Composite Background of CTH 446 in Historical Context
2.4. Ritual Matter and Goal
2.5. Ritual Structure and Performance
Chapter 3: Text Edition
3.1. Transliteration and Translation
3.2. Philological Notes and Commentary
Chapter 4: CTH 446 in Context: Construction and Content of Hittite Rituals
4.1. Purification Rituals and the Role of the Ancient Gods
4.2. Distinctive Ritual Practices and Formal Components
4.3. Purification Rituals for Buildings
4.4. Symbology of Blood and “Blood Rituals”
4.5. Mythological Content
4.6. Conclusions
Chapter 5: Nature and Goals of CTH 446
5.1. Structure and Content: The “Compilation” Hypothesis
5.2. Discussion
Chapter 6: Is CTH 446 a Literary Text?
6.1. Unicity of CTH?
6.2. CTH 446 in the Pragmatic Context of Hittite Rituals
Glossary
References
Subject Index
Index of Texts Cited
Concordance
