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- Title
The Ewe that was a Scapegoat Bride: A New Look at the Hittite Bestiality Purification Ritual KUB 41, 11+.
- Authors
Gilan, Amir
- Abstract
The ritual KUB 41, 11+ is known especially for its striking treatment of the purification of bestiality. This article challenges the common interpretation that the ritual involved a marriage between the sexual offender and the victimized sheep or goat, showing that no evidence suggests such a marriage. Instead, the ewe-bride motif may be interpreted as an elaborate variation on the scapegoat ritual genre, offering an interesting twist to the adornment of the scapegoat before it was sent away.
- Subjects
BESTIALITY; HITTITES; SEX offenders; MARRIAGE customs &; rites; EWES; RITES &; ceremonies
- Publication
Zeitschrift für Assyriologie & Vorderasiatische Archäologie, 2018, Vol 108, Issue 2, p226
- ISSN
0084-5299
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1515/za-2018-0017