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Gedanken zum Eherecht in Ugarit und seiner Umwelt mit einer Rekonstruktion des im Ritual verankerten 'Schlangentext'-Mythos
by Reinhard Hillmann
Hardback (Published)
(November 2016)
ISBN: 9783161535611
6.57 x 9.13 inches
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English summary: Reinhard Hillmann examines Ugarit marriage law starting with the clauses that refer to marriage law in ancient Babylonian and middle Assyrian legal texts and also by taking a look at the Alalakh texts, texts from the great bend in the Euphrates (Emar) and the Amarna letters. In doing so he attempts to find evidence of connections between matrimonial law in the Old Testament of the Iron Age and the preceding Babylonian and Assyrian tradition. In the process, he looks at Genesis 34: 11b-12 in a new way. The author refutes the opinion that dowries in Ugarit were returned to the family of the husband by the father of the bride. Furthermore, his analysis reveals various aspects of Ugaritic marriage customs for which the Nikkal text (CAT 1.24) as well as CAT 1100 are of key significance. Hillmann sees CAT 1100 as a form of libretto for an acutely dangerous mythological game involving snakes, in which danger is overcome by the marriage of the God Horon to the female protector of grazing livestock. German description: Ausgehend von den eherechtlichen Klauseln in altbabylonischen und mittelassyrischen Rechtstexten und einem Blick auf die Alalah-Texte, Texte aus der Euphratschleife (Emar) und die Amarnabriefe untersucht Reinhard Hillmann das Eherecht in Ugarit, wobei er auch im Alten Testament der Eisenzeit eine eherechtliche Verbindung mit der vorhergehenden babylonisch-mittelassyrischen Tradition nachzuweisen sucht. Genesis 34:11b-12 erfahrt eine neue Behandlung. Der Autor entkraftet die Meinung, dass in Ugarit der Brautpreis vom Vater der Braut an die Familie des Ehemanns zuruckgegeben wird. Daneben ergeben sich durch seine Analyse verschiedene Aspekte ugaritischer Ehebrauche, wobei der Nikkal-Text (CAT 1.24) sowie CAT 1.100 im Mittelpunkt stehen. Hillmann deutet CAT 1.100 als Libretto zu einem mythologischen Spiel bei akuter Schlangengefahr, die durch die Vermahlung von Horon mit der Beschutzerin des Weideviehs beseitigt wird.
English summary: Reinhard Hillmann examines Ugarit marriage law starting with the clauses that refer to marriage law in ancient Babylonian and middle Assyrian legal texts and also by taking a look at the Alalakh texts, texts from the great bend in the Euphrates (Emar) and the Amarna letters. In doing so he attempts to find evidence of connections between matrimonial law in the Old Testament of the Iron Age and the preceding Babylonian and Assyrian tradition. In the process, he looks at Genesis 34: 11b-12 in a new way. The author refutes the opinion that dowries in Ugarit were returned to the family of the husband by the father of the bride. Furthermore, his analysis reveals various aspects of Ugaritic marriage customs for which the Nikkal text (CAT 1.24) as well as CAT 1100 are of key significance. Hillmann sees CAT 1100 as a form of libretto for an acutely dangerous mythological game involving snakes, in which danger is overcome by the marriage of the God Horon to the female protector of grazing livestock. German description: Ausgehend von den eherechtlichen Klauseln in altbabylonischen und mittelassyrischen Rechtstexten und einem Blick auf die Alalah-Texte, Texte aus der Euphratschleife (Emar) und die Amarnabriefe untersucht Reinhard Hillmann das Eherecht in Ugarit, wobei er auch im Alten Testament der Eisenzeit eine eherechtliche Verbindung mit der vorhergehenden babylonisch-mittelassyrischen Tradition nachzuweisen sucht. Genesis 34:11b-12 erfahrt eine neue Behandlung. Der Autor entkraftet die Meinung, dass in Ugarit der Brautpreis vom Vater der Braut an die Familie des Ehemanns zuruckgegeben wird. Daneben ergeben sich durch seine Analyse verschiedene Aspekte ugaritischer Ehebrauche, wobei der Nikkal-Text (CAT 1.24) sowie CAT 1.100 im Mittelpunkt stehen. Hillmann deutet CAT 1.100 als Libretto zu einem mythologischen Spiel bei akuter Schlangengefahr, die durch die Vermahlung von Horon mit der Beschutzerin des Weideviehs beseitigt wird.
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