This study examines the 13th-century BC Hittite ritual for Ištar of Nineveh. To end a plague, King Muršili II evoked this foreign goddess, showcasing religious contamination. It reveals how Hittite society pragmatically integrated external cults to manage local health and social crises.
University of Florence, Italy
Chapter Title
Il rituale di evocazione per Ištar di Ninive (CTH. 716.1). Un esempio di contaminazione religiosa all’interno della cultura ittita
Authors
Chiara Mafucci
Language
Italian
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-1080-5.09
Peer Reviewed
Publication Year
2026
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© 2026 Author(s)
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Book Title
Idee e oggetti in movimento: circolazione, connessioni, percezioni, limitazioni
Book Subtitle
Atti del Convegno 2023 del corso di dottorato in Studi Storici delle Università di Firenze e Siena (Siena, 17 maggio 2023)
Editors
Alberto Cancellara, Andrea Nossa, Leandro Stacchini, Barbara Testini
Peer Reviewed
Number of Pages
202
Publication Year
2026
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© 2026 Author(s)
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Publisher Name
Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-1080-5
ISBN Print
979-12-215-1079-9
eISBN (pdf)
979-12-215-1080-5
eISBN (xml)
979-12-215-1081-2
Series Title
Proceedings e report
Series ISSN
2704-601X
Series E-ISSN
2704-5846