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oapen-20.500.12657-749292023-08-03T17:59:45Z Chapter Between Adoption and Assimilation: The Case of Ištar of Ḫattarina Barsacchi, Francesco Giuseppe Hittite cult Hittite religion Ištar Hittite pantheon Local cults bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HB History In his investigation of the expansion of the cult of the “deity of the night” in Anatolia and her relationship with Ištar (Studien zu den Boğazköy-Texten 46, 259-439), J. Miller exposed the complexity of a diachronical analysis of the religious phenomenon represented by the diffusion of local “forms” or “aspects” of Ištar during the late Hittite period. However, many relevant issues concerning the role of the goddess in the Hittite dynastic pantheon, heavily influenced by Ḫurrian beliefs, and her presence in local pantheons, are still to be dealt with. As a case study, the present contribution will focus in particular on the goddess Ištar of Ḫattarina, attested together with the “Kanešite gods” Pirwa and Aškašepa in Muwatalli II’s prayer CTH 381. This unusual association may be derived from the interpretation of a local female deity traditionally defined as MUNUS.LUGAL, “queen” in Hittite local pantheons, as a form of Ištar. 2023-08-03T15:07:15Z 2023-08-03T15:07:15Z 2023 chapter ONIX_20230803_9791221501094_125 2612-808X 9791221501094 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/74929 eng Studia Asiana application/pdf Attribution 4.0 International 9791221501094-08.pdf https://books.fupress.com/doi/capitoli/979-12-215-0109-4_8 Firenze University Press Theonyms, Panthea and Syncretisms in Hittite Anatolia and Northern Syria 10.36253/979-12-215-0109-4.08 10.36253/979-12-215-0109-4.08 bf65d21a-78e5-4ba2-983a-dbfa90962870 Theonyms, Panthea and Syncretisms in Hittite Anatolia and Northern Syria bf678992-c87a-4e07-9a19-8ab62874c1cc 9791221501094 14 12 Florence open access
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In his investigation of the expansion of the cult of the “deity of the night” in Anatolia and her relationship with Ištar (Studien zu den Boğazköy-Texten 46, 259-439), J. Miller exposed the complexity of a diachronical analysis of the religious phenomenon represented by the diffusion of local “forms” or “aspects” of Ištar during the late Hittite period. However, many relevant issues concerning the role of the goddess in the Hittite dynastic pantheon, heavily influenced by Ḫurrian beliefs, and her presence in local pantheons, are still to be dealt with. As a case study, the present contribution will focus in particular on the goddess Ištar of Ḫattarina, attested together with the “Kanešite gods” Pirwa and Aškašepa in Muwatalli II’s prayer CTH 381. This unusual association may be derived from the interpretation of a local female deity traditionally defined as MUNUS.LUGAL, “queen” in Hittite local pantheons, as a form of Ištar.
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