Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: This article discusses two fragments written down during Hittite Empire times that have been attributed to the Hurrian-Hittite bilingual Song of Release (CTH 789) found at the Hittite capital Ḫattuša. The authors argue that ABoT 2.247 is a cadaster text, and that the classification of KBo. 57.180 as part of the Song of Release remains doubtful. Therefore, the transmission of the Hurrian Song of Release is limited to the era preceding the Hittite Empire, with all of its manuscripts exhibiting the Middle Script. It thus presents a rare example of Hittite text ensembles without any New Script copy. The article outlines previous thinking about this phenomenon and re-evaluates it by adding evidence of comparable text corpora and aspects of Hittite scholarship.
Source: Altorientalische Forschungen
Authors: Susanne Görke, Jürgen Lorenz
Institution: Philipps University of Marburg
Language: English
Topic: Ancient Near East History
Subfield: Archeology
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $2,489
OpenAlex ID: W4406623755