AR390 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Mother Goddess
28 Nov 2013
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Library discovered which gives us cuneiform tablets. The refinement in magic is discovered in the hittite context, where it has a way of life, tied in with a magical process. Hittites- located in present day turkey, close to syrian boarder. Earliest indo-european civilization, helps us to understand how it spread. Hittites cremate their bodies and burials are conducted different. Battle of kadesh, in which the hittites defeat the egypt"s. Given their location, the ancient city of troy was probably located there. They have a whole pantheon of gods. Chief god- god of thunder, depicted often with a axe and lightening bolt. Large portions of music we have are about god of thunder. The gods are involved in daily activity. Rituals and prayers done constantly, they needed constant communication with the gods. Library- they kept records in cuneiform and on stone instead of clay. Tells us not just about them but about their neighbors.
