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Eine Festschreibung aus dem Kultkreis von Zippalanda (Bo 2689 = CHDS 5.1)

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Abstract

The large, six-column tablet Bo 2689 to be discussed here is partially burned. The text has recently been edited as Unpublished Bo-Fragments in Transliteration IV (= CHDS 5) no. 1 and classified as “Spring Festival in Zippalanda”. Although the script is Late New Hittite, the tablet exhibits many Old Hittite linguistic features. The main scene of the festival in Bo 2689 is Zippalanda, and the cult visits of the Hittite royal couple in this town are described in detail. The narrative of the tablet focuses on the chariot journey of the royal couple to the ḫalentuwa-palace complex. The king passes an architectural structure like a bridge or ramp before reaching the ḫalentuwa-palace complex.


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Presentato: 06 Agosto 2024 | Accettato: 30 Agosto 2024 | Pubblicato 19 Dicembre 2024 | Lingua: de

Keywords Cult of Zippalanda • Royal cult travel • Hittite pantheon • Hattian cult song • Zippalanda • Hittite festival

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Permalink http://doi.org/10.30687/KASKAL/5235-1939/2024/01/006