Studies in Hittite economic administration : a new edition of the Hittite Palace-Temple administrative corpus and research on allied texts found at Ḫattuša / James M. Burgin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Burgin, James M., author.

Series:

Studien zu den Boğazköy-Texten ; Bd. 70-71.

Studien zu den Boğazköy-Texten, 0585-5853 ; Band 70-71

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hittites--Social life and customs.

Hittites.

Hittites--Civilization.

Hittites--Administration.

Hittite language--Texts.

Hittite language.

Hittites--Economic conditions.

Genre:

Texts.

Physical Description:

2 volumes ; 25 cm.

Other Title:

New edition of the Hittite Palace-Temple administrative corpus and research on allied texts found at Ḫattuša

Place of Publication:

Wiesbaden : Harrassowitz Verlag, 2022.

Summary:

The Hittite Palace-Temple Administrative Corpus constitutes the bulk of the living economic-administrative documents found at the Hittite capital of *attuaa. Since the last edition of the corpus, the number of available texts and text fragments has nearly doubled, from 138 to 252. Nevertheless, the corpus remains exceptionally small compared to those of contemporary Bronze Age kingdoms. The texts are furthermore distinguished by an unexpected level of detail, length, and focus on durable goods, such as textiles, metals, and religious objects. Staple products, such as foodstuffs, grain, and livestock, are nearly absent. Volumes 1 + 2 of Studies in Hittite Economic Administration address the unusual features of the preserved Hittite economic-administrative corpus while providing a comprehensive new edition. Based on current archeological and anthropological research, it is suggested that the scope and contents of the corpus are appropriate for an economic administration that was primarily designed to bind together a system of local, defensive agricultural programs through the influence of elites and communities with luxuries and religious endowments. The texts are fully edited with analysis and commentary. An analytical glossary and lexical commentary on the numerous technical terms, rare words, and realia found in the texts are also provided. A case study comparing the wealth of one of the most important texts in corpus to other sources of wealth in the Hittite kingdom is conducted. Finally, the Hittite votive corpus is evaluated from an economic perspective to demonstrate that a significant portion of Hittite religious expenditure was financed by diplomatic income.

Contents:

V. 1. Background, corpus overview, case studies, lexical commentary, and glossary

v . 2. Text editions and philological commentary.

Volume 1: Introduction

History of research (I): Past models of the Hittite State

History of research (II): Current models of the Hittite State

The palace-temple administrative corpus: Structure and purpose

Case study: the KASKAL series

Quantifying the contents of the KASKAL main text

The relative value of the KASKAL main text

Concluding remarks on the KASKAL main text

The Hittite votive corpus as economic texts

Summary and conclusions on Hittite economic administration

Volume 2: Income

Circulation

Expenditure

Storage

Miscellaneous.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references, glossary and index.

ISBN:

9783447119290

3447119292

9783447119306

3447119306

OCLC:

1353174739

Publisher Number:

9783447119306