How Long to Read The Babilili-ritual from Hattusa

How Long Does it Take to Read The Babilili-ritual from Hattusa?

It takes the average reader 1 hour and 39 minutes to read The Babilili-ritual from Hattusa by Gary M. Beckman

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Description

Hittite culture of the second millennium B.C.E. was strongly influenced by Mesopotamian culture, in part through the mediation of the peripheral cuneiform civilizations of northern Syria, in part through direct contact with Babylonia and Assyria. The text edited here (CTH 718) presents an extreme example of this cultural impact, featuring incantations in the Akkadian language (Hittite babilili) embedded within a ceremony set forth in the Hittite tongue. This ritual program has therefore become known to scholars as the "babilili-ritual." With almost 400 preserved lines, this ceremony is one of the longest religious compositions recovered from the Hittite capital, and there are indications that a significant additional portion has been lost. The divine figure to whom the rite is addressed is Pirinkir, a variety of the well-known Ishtar of Mesopotamia. Its purpose seems to be the elimination of the sins of a member of the royal family. Many of the ritual activities and offering materials employed here are characteristic of the cult practice of the Classical Cilician region known as Kizzuwatna, which was introduced into the central Hittite realm during the final two centuries of the state's existence. Nonetheless, the Akkadian of the incantations is neither the Akkadian employed in the Hurrian-influenced area of Syria and eastern Anatolia nor that otherwise known from the Hittite royal archives; rather, it is closer to the language of the later Old Babylonian period, even if no precise Mesopotamian forerunners can yet be identified.

How long is The Babilili-ritual from Hattusa?

The Babilili-ritual from Hattusa by Gary M. Beckman is 97 pages long, and a total of 24,929 words.

This makes it 33% the length of the average book. It also has 30% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Babilili-ritual from Hattusa Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 16 minutes to read The Babilili-ritual from Hattusa aloud.

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The Babilili-ritual from Hattusa is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

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