RT Article
T1 Hittite Éḫalentuwa- Revisited
JF Altorientalische Forschungen
VO 44
IS 1
SP 101
OP 110
A1 Taracha, Piotr
LA English
PB De Gruyter
YR 2017
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1801475393
AB This paper reconsiders ambiguous textual evidence concerning the meaning of the Hittite architectural term É ḫalent ( i ) u- / É ḫalentuwa- , which has been interpreted either as “cella, adyton” or “palace, residence.” It is argued that the ḫalentuwa was part of both a palace and a temple compound, as the cultic-residential nucleus connected with the family identity and ancestor cult in the palace, or as the meeting place of mortals and gods in the temple. The ḫalentuwa as a gathering hall for cultic purposes would correspond to the Mesopotamian papāḫu .
K1 papāḫu
K1 Mesopotamian house
K1 Mesopotamian palace
K1 ḫalentuwa
K1 Hittite temple
K1 Hittite palace
DO 10.1515/aofo-2017-0010