Details that Make the Difference: the Akkadian Manuscripts of the S̆attiwaza Treaties
The archives of the Hittite capital, Ḫattuša, handed down one of the largest corpora of state treaties of the Ancient Near East. To this group belong also the so-called "S̆attiwaza treaties", two documents ratifying the subjugation of S̆attiwaza of Mittani to the Hittite king S̆uppiluliuma...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | German |
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Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
[2018]
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Die Welt des Orients
Year: 2018, Volume: 48, Issue: 1, Pages: 72-95 |
| RelBib Classification: | KBL Near East and North Africa TC Pre-Christian history ; Ancient Near East ZC Politics in general |
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Volltext (Verlag) |
| Summary: | The archives of the Hittite capital, Ḫattuša, handed down one of the largest corpora of state treaties of the Ancient Near East. To this group belong also the so-called "S̆attiwaza treaties", two documents ratifying the subjugation of S̆attiwaza of Mittani to the Hittite king S̆uppiluliuma I, concluded at the time when the kingdom of Mittani lost its independence and became part of the Hittite empire. While we have no explicit information about diplomatic negotiations preceding the conclusion of the treaties, an analysis of the Akkadian manuscripts of the "S̆attiwaza treaties" will show which features might betray Hittite and Mittanian influence on the drafting of these two documents and suggest how and to what extent the treaty partners may have influenced their composition. |
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| ISSN: | 2196-9019 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Die Welt des Orients
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.13109/wdor.2018.48.1.72 |