Hittite Éḫalentuwa- Revisited
This paper reconsiders ambiguous textual evidence concerning the meaning of the Hittite architectural term É ḫalent ( i ) u- / É ḫalentuwa- , which has been interpreted either as “cella, adyton” or “palace, residence.” It is argued that the ḫalentuwa was part of both a palace and a temple compound,...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2017
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| In: |
Altorientalische Forschungen
Year: 2017, Volume: 44, Issue: 1, Pages: 101-110 |
| Further subjects: | B
Mesopotamian house
B Hittite temple B Hittite palace B ḫalentuwa B papāḫu B Mesopotamian palace |
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| Summary: | This paper reconsiders ambiguous textual evidence concerning the meaning of the Hittite architectural term É ḫalent ( i ) u- / É ḫalentuwa- , which has been interpreted either as “cella, adyton” or “palace, residence.” It is argued that the ḫalentuwa was part of both a palace and a temple compound, as the cultic-residential nucleus connected with the family identity and ancestor cult in the palace, or as the meeting place of mortals and gods in the temple. The ḫalentuwa as a gathering hall for cultic purposes would correspond to the Mesopotamian papāḫu . |
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| ISSN: | 2196-6761 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Altorientalische Forschungen
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1515/aofo-2017-0010 |
