Hittite Prayers (Writings from the Ancient World)

Hittite Prayers......Page 4
Contents......Page 6
Series Editor’s Foreword......Page 10
Abbreviations......Page 12
Explanation of Signs......Page 14
Acknowledgments......Page 16
The Corpus......Page 18
Function and Terminology: The Prayer as the Enactment of a Case in a Divine Court......Page 22
“The Defendant”: The King or His Representatives......Page 23
“The Prosecution”: The Offended God(s)......Page 24
“The Defense”: The Interceding Gods......Page 25
The Defendant Pleads His Case, or, How to Persuade a Hittite God......Page 27
The Ritual Context......Page 29
The Evolution of the Hittite Prayer......Page 30
The Prayers as a Source for Hittite Religion, History, and Thought......Page 32
Notes......Page 35
The Texts......Page 36
1. Invocation of the Sun-goddess of the Netherworld against Slander (CTH 371)......Page 38
2. Invocation of the Sun-god and the Storm-god against Slander (CTH 389.2)......Page 41
3. Invocation of the Sun-goddess of Arinna for the Protection of the Royal Couple (CTH 385.10)......Page 42
Hymn to the Sun-goddess of Arinna......Page 43
Notes......Page 44
II. Early Empire Prayers......Page 46
4. Prayers to the Sun-god for Appeasing an Angry God (CTH 372–374)......Page 47
Pleading before the Angry Deity......Page 48
Hymn to the Sun-god......Page 50
Pleading before the Angry Deity......Page 52
Hymn to the Sun-god......Page 53
Pleading before the Angry God......Page 54
The Piety of the Hittites......Page 57
The Ravages of the Kaska......Page 58
6. Hurrian Prayer of Taduhepa to Tessub for the Well-being of Tasmi-sarri (CTH 777.8 = ChS I/1, no. 41)......Page 60
7. Prayer to the Sun-goddess of Arinna Concerning Plague and Enemies (CTH 376.C)......Page 61
Notes......Page 62
III. Mursili’s Prayers Concerning Plague and Enemies......Page 64
8. Mursili’s Hymn and Prayer to the Sun-goddess of Arinna (CTH 376.A)......Page 66
Invocation......Page 67
Hymn......Page 68
Pleading......Page 69
Hymn......Page 71
Pleading......Page 72
10. Mursili’s “Third” Plague Prayer to the Sun-goddess of Arinna (CTH 378.III)......Page 73
11. Mursili’s “Second” Plague Prayer to the Storm-god of Hatti (CTH 378.II)......Page 74
12. Mursili’s “First” Plague Prayer to the Assembly of Gods and Godesses (CTH 378.I)......Page 78
13. Mursili’s “Fourth” Plague Prayer to the Assembly of Gods (arranged by localities) (CTH 378.IV)......Page 81
14. Mursili’s “Fifth” Plague Prayer to the Assembly of Gods (arranged typologically) (CTH 379)......Page 83
Notes......Page 85
IV. Mursili’s Prayers Concerning His Wife and His Stepmother......Page 87
15. Mursili’s Prayer to Lelwani for the Recovery of Gassuliyawiya (CTH 380)......Page 88
17. Mursili’s Accusations against Tawannanna (CTH 70)......Page 90
18. Mursili’s Exculpation for the Deposition of Tawannanna (CTH 71)......Page 94
Notes......Page 95
V. Muwatalli’s Prayers......Page 97
19. Muwatalli’s Prayer to the Storm-god Concerning the Cult of Kummanni (CTH 382)......Page 98
Invocation of gods......Page 99
Penitence for Sins and Imploration for the Resumption of Favorable Conditions......Page 100
20. Muwatalli’s Model Prayer to the Assembly of Gods through the Storm-god of Lightning (CTH 381)......Page 102
Invocation of the Gods of Hatti......Page 103
Invocation of the Gods of All the Lands......Page 104
Invocation of the Storm-god of Lightning......Page 108
Ritual Offerings for the Gods of Hatti......Page 109
Notes......Page 111
VI. Prayers of Hattusili, Puduhepa, and Tudhaliya......Page 113
Plea Concerning the Sins of Former Kings......Page 114
Hattusili’s Dedication to Nerik......Page 116
22. Puduhepa’s Prayer to the Sun-goddess of Arinna and her Circle for the Well-being of Hattusili (CTH 384)......Page 118
Prayer and Vow to the Sun-goddess of Arinna......Page 119
Prayer and Vow to Liliwani......Page 120
Prayer and Vow to Mezzulla......Page 121
23. Fragments of Prayers to the Storm-god of Nerik CTH 386.1–3......Page 122
Evocation......Page 123
Confession......Page 124
24. Tudhaliya’s Prayer to the Sun-goddess of Arinna for Military Success (CTH 385.9)......Page 125
Notes......Page 126
Sources......Page 128
Concordance......Page 134
Bibliography......Page 136
1. Persons......Page 150
2. Deities......Page 151
3. Places......Page 153
4. Subjects......Page 155
Back Matter......Page 161