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The mythological and archaeological perspectives on penectomy and orchiectomy: The case of Cybele and Attis. [PDF]

Andrology
Abstract Castration has been a significant theme in mythology, religious traditions, and historical practices, often symbolizing transformation, sacrifice, and divine punishment. While the term is frequently associated with orchiectomy (removal of the testes), this study argues that penectomy (removal of the penis) must also be considered, particularly
Kaya C.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Severe multi-year drought coincident with Hittite collapse around 1198–1196 bc [PDF]

Nature, 2023
Sturt W Manning
exaly   +2 more sources

Issues of the history of the Early Hittite Kingdom

Banber Arevelagitut'yan Instituti, 2023
The Hittite state is closely related to the kingdom of Kanesh by historical ties. Its background could be understood through the study of the last stage of the history of the citystate Kanesh or Nesa in the second half of the II millennium BC.
Robert Ghazaryan
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Hetyckie rytuały budowlane. Wprowadzenie, charakterystyka i obecność w innych kulturach [PDF]

Studia Antiquitatis et Medii Aevi Incohantis, 2020
The following paper examines Hittite building rituals in a broad context by summarizing scholarship on the topic, defining different aspects of building rituals, considering their political and religious teleology, as well as searching for possible ...
Mieszek Jagiełło
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Administrative and political system and economy of the Kingdom of Kanesh

Banber Arevelagitut'yan Instituti, 2022
The state of Kanesh was one of the state formations established in Asia Minor during the Bronze Age. It played a significant role in the process of formation and establishment of the Hittite state (mid-XVII century BC - early XII century BC).
Robert Ghazaryan
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Opium trade and use during the Late Bronze Age: Organic residue analysis of ceramic vessels from the burials of Tel Yehud, Israel

Archaeometry, EarlyView., 2022
Abstract Organic residue analysis was conducted on various vessels from burials at Tel Yehud, Israel. The analyses led to new reliable evidence for the presence of opioid alkaloids and their decomposition products. This research revitalizes a decades‐old discussion on the presence and function of the opium trade across a cultural region of utmost ...
Vanessa Linares, Eriola Jakoel, Ron Be’eri, Oded Lipschits, Ronny Neumann, Yuval Gadot   +5 more
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An Essay on Hittite Cultic Calendar Based Upon the Festivals [PDF]

Athens Journal of History, 2017
Due to the lack of adequate information, there is no an attempt to make a Hittite cultic calendar. But, festivals associated with the agricultural cycle for the Hittite cultic calendar can be taken into account.
Serkan Demirel
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Hitit Kültüründe “Kandırma Eylemi” Üzerine Bir Değerlendirme

Journal of Universal History Studies, 2023
İnsan, tarih boyunca emellerine ulaşmak için çeşitli yollar denemiştir. Amacına ulaşmaya çalışan kimse, kimi zaman etik kurallara uygun davransa da kimi zaman da bu durumu gözetmemiştir.
Hasan Tuncer
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Review of H. Marquardt, Hethitische Logogramme. Funktion und Verwendung. (DBH 34, Wiesbaden, 2011). [PDF]

, 2012
A review of H. Marquardt's book on the function and use of logograms in Hittite cuneiform, which isolates two main motivations for logogram-use: tachygraphy and the avoidance of varying syllabic writings. Broad agreement is found with these results.
Weeden, Mark
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A king’s own son, named Mops (or Mucks?): about fantasy inscriptions, antique storytelling and name records between Pylos and Karatepe

Gephyra, 2019
After the discovery of the long Phoenician and Hieroglyphic Luwian inscriptions of Karatepe (Ci­licia), which mention a certain Muksas or MPŠ as the founder of a dynasty, this name was immediately linked with a fabled Greek seer named Mopsos, because ...
Diether Schürr
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