The Apology of Hattusilis Compared with Other Ancient Dynastic Self-justifications

Dissertation; contains (1) a detailed analysis from the linguistic and literary critical points of view of the Hittite Apology of Hattusilis, (2) a survey of other documents of self-justification produced by usurpers – Sumerian, Akkadian, Egyptian, West Semitic, and (3) a detailed analysis of I Samu...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wolf, Herbert M.
Format: Print Book
In:Year: 1967
Published: Waltham, Massachusetts 1967
KeiBi Identifier:29:463
All Reviews:JBL 87 (1968) 458-461 (M. Tsevat)
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Summary:Dissertation; contains (1) a detailed analysis from the linguistic and literary critical points of view of the Hittite Apology of Hattusilis, (2) a survey of other documents of self-justification produced by usurpers – Sumerian, Akkadian, Egyptian, West Semitic, and (3) a detailed analysis of I Samuel 15 through II Samuel 8, comparing and contrasting the material from a critical viewpoint with the Apology of Hattusilis; Supervisor: Harry A. Hoffner, Jr. Obtainable through University Microfilms, Ann Arbor, Mich., U.S.A.