Sitting at the Table of the Hittite King

Hittite texts document several ceremonial meals that are mostly set during the celebration of cult festivals. The present essay deals with only two banquets that are particularly interesting with regard to their participants and the food and beverages offered, and with regard to the political aim fo...

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1. VerfasserIn: De Martino, Stefano (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:Deutsch
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Veröffentlicht: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht [2018]
In: Die Welt des Orients
Jahr: 2018, Band: 48, Heft: 2, Seiten: 319-329
RelBib Classification:KBL Naher Osten; Nordafrika
TC Vorchristliche Zeit ; Alter Orient
ZC Politik
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Zusammenfassung:Hittite texts document several ceremonial meals that are mostly set during the celebration of cult festivals. The present essay deals with only two banquets that are particularly interesting with regard to their participants and the food and beverages offered, and with regard to the political aim for which they were held. The king, his heir and the most important court dignitaries are the participants in a meal that is described in a long passage of the “Palace Anecdotes”. The heir to the throne is the main guest in the meals set out during the ḫaššumar festival, whereas the other diners are people belonging to different social groups. The two aforementioned banquets share the particularity that wine is not mentioned among the beverages offered to the diners.
ISSN:2196-9019
Enthält:Enthalten in: Die Welt des Orients
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.13109/wdor.2018.48.2.319