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The Edict Issued by the Hittite King Ḫattušili III Concerning the Priesthood of the Goddess Ištar/Šaušga

  • Stefano de Martino

This essay presents an updated edition of the Hittite document KBo 6.29+. This text is a royal edict issued by Ḫattušili III and establishes that the sanctuary of the Goddess Šaušga will be exempted from any levies. The regulations concerning this sanctuary are preceded by a long introduction where the king relates his conflict with Urḫi-Teššob. This presentation can be compared with the narrative on this event that is documented in the ‘Apology.’

  • Keywords:
  • Hittites,
  • Hattusili III,
  • Royal Decrees.,
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Stefano de Martino

University of Turin, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0001-6886-636X

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The Edict Issued by the Hittite King Ḫattušili III Concerning the Priesthood of the Goddess Ištar/Šaušga

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Stefano de Martino

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10.36253/979-12-215-0042-4.03

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2023

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Administrative Practices and Political Control in Anatolian and Syro-Anatolian Polities in the 2nd and 1st Millennium BCE

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Clelia Mora, Giulia Torri

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