The Hittites : $b The story of a forgotten empire — John Shaqi
The Hittites : $b The story of a forgotten empireSayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)
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The Hittites : $b The story of a forgotten empire
Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)
Hittites
'[And if there shall leave the land of Kheta persons] of skilful mind,
so that they come to the land of Egypt to make themselves servants of
another, then Ramessu Miamun will not allow them to settle, he will
deliver them up to the great king of Kheta.
'When this [treaty] shall be known [by the inhabitants of the land of
Egypt and of the land of Kheta, then shall they not offend against it,
for all that stands written on] the silver tablet, these are words which
will have been approved by the company of the gods among the male gods
and among the female gods, among those namely of the land of Egypt. They
are witnesses for me [to the validity] of these words, [which they have
allowed.
'This is the catalogue of the gods of the land of Kheta:--
(1) 'Sutekh of the city] of Tunep[2],
(2) 'Sutekh of the land of Kheta,
(3) 'Sutekh of the city of Arnema,
(4) 'Sutekh of the city of Zaranda,
(5) 'Sutekh of the city of Pilqa,
(6) 'Sutekh of the city of Khisasap,
(7) 'Sutekh of the city of Sarsu,
(8) 'Sutekh of the city of Khilip (Aleppo),
(9) 'Sutekh of the city of ...,
(10) 'Sutekh of the city of Sarpina,
(11) 'Astarta[3] of the land of Kheta,
(12) 'The god of the land of Zaiath-khirri,
(13) 'The god of the land of Ka ...,
(14) 'The god of the land of Kher ...,
(15) 'The goddess of the city of Akh ...,
(16) '[The goddess of the city of ...] and of the land of A...ua,
(17) 'The goddess of the land of Zaina,
(18) 'The god of the land of ...nath...er.
[2] Now Tennib in Northern Syria.
[3] Also read Antarata.
'[I have invoked these male and these] female [gods of the land of
Kheta, these are the gods] of the land, [as witnesses to] my oath. [With
them have been associated the male and the female gods] of the mountains
and of the rivers of the land of Kheta, the gods of the land of
Qazauadana, Amon, Ra, Sutekh, and the male and female gods of the land
of Egypt, of the earth, of the sea, of the winds, and of the storms.
'With regard to the commandment which the silver tablet contains for the
people of Kheta and for the people of Egypt, he who shall not observe it
shall be given over [to the vengeance] of the company of the gods of
Kheta, and shall be given over [to the vengeance] of the gods of Egypt,
[he] and his house and his servants.
'But he who shall observe these commandments which the silver tablet
contains, whether he be of the people of Kheta or [of the people of
Egypt], because he has not neglected them, the company of the gods of
the land of Kheta and the company of the gods of the land of Egypt shall
secure his reward and preserve life [for him] and his servants and those
who are with him and who are with his servants.
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