Ritual as Divine Law: The Case of Hittite Royal Cultic Performance and its Biblical Correspondence
The present article explores the way the law in Hittite royal view, regarded as a prerogative of the king – while based on the “customs of the land” – was formulized through “royal decrees.” By this formulization, the king enacted “royal legal sacrifice” under the adjudication of the royal court. Hi...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2020
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Orient
Year: 2020, Volume: 55, Pages: 13-27 |
| Further subjects: | B
Royal Ideology
B Cult B Biblical B Hittite B Ritualization |
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