Author: Karen Radner
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199354774
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
This collection's central thesis is straightforward: long-distance communication plays a key role in the cohesion and stability of early states and in turn, these states invest heavily in long-term communication strategies and networks. As reliable and fast long-distance communication facilitates the successful delegation of power from the centre to the local administrations, the creation and maintenance of the necessary infrastructure to support this is a key strategy of the central state.
State Correspondence in the Ancient World
Author: Karen Radner
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199354774
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
This collection's central thesis is straightforward: long-distance communication plays a key role in the cohesion and stability of early states and in turn, these states invest heavily in long-term communication strategies and networks. As reliable and fast long-distance communication facilitates the successful delegation of power from the centre to the local administrations, the creation and maintenance of the necessary infrastructure to support this is a key strategy of the central state.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199354774
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
This collection's central thesis is straightforward: long-distance communication plays a key role in the cohesion and stability of early states and in turn, these states invest heavily in long-term communication strategies and networks. As reliable and fast long-distance communication facilitates the successful delegation of power from the centre to the local administrations, the creation and maintenance of the necessary infrastructure to support this is a key strategy of the central state.
New approaches on Anatolian linguistics
Author: José Virgilio García Trabazo
Publisher: Edicions Universitat Barcelona
ISBN: 8491689370
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
This volume brings together the culmination of philological and linguistic work undertaken by a wide range of experts in the Anatolian languages. The research papers published here cover practically the entire linguistic and chronological spectrum of the Anatolian group of Indo-European languages, without neglecting important interactions with languages from other cultural environments, among which the Semitic group stands out. The publication can therefore be regarded as a valuable contribution to Anatolian and Indo-European studies, reflecting the persistant and sustained efforts of a group of researchers with a broad array of interests, some of whom have many years of research behind them and are well known in the field. They have now been joined by new scholars, who enable us to foresee a promising future for our disciplines.
Publisher: Edicions Universitat Barcelona
ISBN: 8491689370
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
This volume brings together the culmination of philological and linguistic work undertaken by a wide range of experts in the Anatolian languages. The research papers published here cover practically the entire linguistic and chronological spectrum of the Anatolian group of Indo-European languages, without neglecting important interactions with languages from other cultural environments, among which the Semitic group stands out. The publication can therefore be regarded as a valuable contribution to Anatolian and Indo-European studies, reflecting the persistant and sustained efforts of a group of researchers with a broad array of interests, some of whom have many years of research behind them and are well known in the field. They have now been joined by new scholars, who enable us to foresee a promising future for our disciplines.
The Elements of Hittite
Author: Theo van den Hout
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 113950178X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 221
Book Description
Hittite is the earliest attested Indo-European language and was the language of a state which flourished in Asia Minor in the second millennium BC. This exciting and accessible introductory course, which can be used in both trimester and semester systems, offers in ten lessons a comprehensive introduction to the grammar of the Hittite language with ample exercises both in transliteration and in cuneiform. It includes a separate section of paradigms, a grammatical index, as well as a list of every cuneiform sign used in the book. A full glossary can be found at the back. The book has been designed so that the cuneiform is not essential and can be left out of any course if so desired. The introduction provides the necessary cultural and historical background, with suggestions for further reading, and explains the principles of the cuneiform writing system.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 113950178X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 221
Book Description
Hittite is the earliest attested Indo-European language and was the language of a state which flourished in Asia Minor in the second millennium BC. This exciting and accessible introductory course, which can be used in both trimester and semester systems, offers in ten lessons a comprehensive introduction to the grammar of the Hittite language with ample exercises both in transliteration and in cuneiform. It includes a separate section of paradigms, a grammatical index, as well as a list of every cuneiform sign used in the book. A full glossary can be found at the back. The book has been designed so that the cuneiform is not essential and can be left out of any course if so desired. The introduction provides the necessary cultural and historical background, with suggestions for further reading, and explains the principles of the cuneiform writing system.
Das Ritual der Aštu (CTH 490)
Author: Susanne Görke
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004181180
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
The Ritual of Aštu, a text found at the Hittite Capital of Hattuša, shows strong influence from southern Anatolia and describes a Hurrian-Hittite ritual against witchcraft and sorcery. The following study provides detailed philological treatment of the 13th-century fragments found at Hattuša, from which the ritual is known, including transcription, translation, and commentary of all manuscripts, as well as special emphasis on the Hurrian passages of the ritual. Reconstruction of the more fragmentary sections is undertaken through comparison to other rituals. The study concludes with an analysis of Anatolian, Luwian, and Kizzuwatnaian influences evident in the ritual, and affords, in sum, valuable additions to the study of the nature of Hittite archives, and the development of ritual texts. “I firmly believe that works like this are essential to creating the dialogue that is necessary for the progress of our understanding of Hurrian. Görke’s treatment of the various texts and her discussions of many aspects of the ritual will prove very useful to scholars working on Hurro-Hittite religion.” Dennis R.M. Campbell, San Francisco State University
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004181180
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
The Ritual of Aštu, a text found at the Hittite Capital of Hattuša, shows strong influence from southern Anatolia and describes a Hurrian-Hittite ritual against witchcraft and sorcery. The following study provides detailed philological treatment of the 13th-century fragments found at Hattuša, from which the ritual is known, including transcription, translation, and commentary of all manuscripts, as well as special emphasis on the Hurrian passages of the ritual. Reconstruction of the more fragmentary sections is undertaken through comparison to other rituals. The study concludes with an analysis of Anatolian, Luwian, and Kizzuwatnaian influences evident in the ritual, and affords, in sum, valuable additions to the study of the nature of Hittite archives, and the development of ritual texts. “I firmly believe that works like this are essential to creating the dialogue that is necessary for the progress of our understanding of Hurrian. Görke’s treatment of the various texts and her discussions of many aspects of the ritual will prove very useful to scholars working on Hurro-Hittite religion.” Dennis R.M. Campbell, San Francisco State University
The Composition and Tradition of Erimḫuš
Author: Kaira Boddy
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004438173
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 484
Book Description
In The Composition and Tradition of Erimḫuš Kaira Boddy analyses the structure of the lexical list Erimḫuš and explains its role in Mesopotamian and Hittite scholarship.
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004438173
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 484
Book Description
In The Composition and Tradition of Erimḫuš Kaira Boddy analyses the structure of the lexical list Erimḫuš and explains its role in Mesopotamian and Hittite scholarship.
The Hittite Mediopassive Endings in -ri
Author: Kazuhiko Yoshida
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
ISBN: 9783110123463
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
ISBN: 9783110123463
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Studies in the Origins, Development and Interpretation of the Kizzuwatna Rituals
Author: Jared L. Miller
Publisher: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
ISBN: 9783447050586
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 614
Book Description
Revised thesis (doctoral) - Universit'at, W'urzburg, 2003.
Publisher: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
ISBN: 9783447050586
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 614
Book Description
Revised thesis (doctoral) - Universit'at, W'urzburg, 2003.
Magic and Divination in the Ancient World
Author: Leda Ciraolo
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004497366
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
This collection of essays focuses on divination across the Ancient World from early Mesopotamia to late antiquity. The authors deal with the forms, theory and poetics of this important and still poorly understood ancient phenomenon.
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004497366
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
This collection of essays focuses on divination across the Ancient World from early Mesopotamia to late antiquity. The authors deal with the forms, theory and poetics of this important and still poorly understood ancient phenomenon.
Geology and Quicksilver Deposits of the Terlingua District, Texas
Author: Robert Giertz Yates
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Brewster County (Tex.)
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Brewster County (Tex.)
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
A Grammar of the Hittite Language
Author: Harry A. Hoffner Jr.
Publisher: Penn State Press
ISBN: 1646023048
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 81
Book Description
Designed to accompany A Grammar of the Hittite Language, Part 1: Reference Grammar, this tutorial guides language learners through a series of graded lessons with illustrative sentences for translation drawn from actual Hittite texts. The tutorial is keyed to the reference grammar and provides extensive and updated notes, a vocabulary list for each lesson, and a comprehensive glossary.
Publisher: Penn State Press
ISBN: 1646023048
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 81
Book Description
Designed to accompany A Grammar of the Hittite Language, Part 1: Reference Grammar, this tutorial guides language learners through a series of graded lessons with illustrative sentences for translation drawn from actual Hittite texts. The tutorial is keyed to the reference grammar and provides extensive and updated notes, a vocabulary list for each lesson, and a comprehensive glossary.