2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Oaths in the Ancient Near East as Studied through Akkadian Texts
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19520068
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Religious studies
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| Research Institution | Toyo Eiwa University |
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Principal Investigator |
IWATA Kazuko (渡辺 和子) Toyo Eiwa University, 人間科学部, 教授 (00223397)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2007 – 2010
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| Keywords | メソポタミア / 誓約 / アッカド語 / 古代オリエント |
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| Research Abstract |
Oaths were legal as well as religious phenomena in Ancient Near East. They played, therefore, many roles in many spheres in ancient times. In this research, through the review of specific parts of Akkadian texts related to such oaths, especially the "Oath Documents of Esarhaddon," these varied functions are revealed
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