The Religion of the Hittites

Now You See Him, Now You Don’t: Anthropomorphic Representations of the Hittite Kings

“…Although Hittite kings frequently interacted with the divine through rituals and festivals, the Hittite kings and queens were not perceived to be divine themselves, but became gods upon death. 76 The texts of the royal funerary ritual describe in detail the actions needed to be undertaken in a particular order to facilitate the transition of the Hittite king or queen from the mortal realm to the divine. On the first day of the fourteenday ritual, the body was cremated.…”

El ritual de purificación-eliminación: similitudes y diferencias entre los rituales Hebreo e Hitita

“…50 La razón básica para el acto sustitutorio era que el prisionero tomase el lugar del rey y este sea restituido a su estado natural, y la amenaza de destrucción sea devuelta a su originador. 51 No obstante, en el culto hebreo el concepto de sustitución era mucho más amplio, implicando perdón y restauración. Comúnmente, el pecador transferiría a la ofrenda o víctima sacrificial su pecado, el cual moría en su lugar satisfaciendo las demandas de la ley divina.…”

The introduction of Hurrian religion into the Hittite empire

“…See, for example, Beckman, ; Watkins, . While one can accurately describe this royal legitimacy as being derived from the gods, it is perhaps better to speak of it as being attributed to them.…”

“…On some of the issues of syncretism in the Hittite kingdom, see Beckman, : 134–5; Collins, : 404; idem. Collins, : 173; Wilhelm, .…”