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He’s just a little guy
November 19, 2025 at 1:42 AM
He’s just a little guy
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A ritual text from the heart of the Hittite empire, Hattusha, describes the process of building a palace.
It seems formulaic on the surface — a construction ritual that’s more or less designed to reinforce the king’s legitimacy as given and renewed by the gods.
It seems formulaic on the surface — a construction ritual that’s more or less designed to reinforce the king’s legitimacy as given and renewed by the gods.
November 20, 2025 at 12:15 PM
A ritual text from the heart of the Hittite empire, Hattusha, describes the process of building a palace.
It seems formulaic on the surface — a construction ritual that’s more or less designed to reinforce the king’s legitimacy as given and renewed by the gods.
It seems formulaic on the surface — a construction ritual that’s more or less designed to reinforce the king’s legitimacy as given and renewed by the gods.
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Something about this Hittite ritual stuck with me since I learned about it from scholar Eleanor Home.
To build a palace, you need wood, and for wood, you need to cut down a tree. But even a Hittite king didn’t just desecrate a forest.
Photo of a juniper tree by Eric Baetscher
To build a palace, you need wood, and for wood, you need to cut down a tree. But even a Hittite king didn’t just desecrate a forest.
Photo of a juniper tree by Eric Baetscher
November 20, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Something about this Hittite ritual stuck with me since I learned about it from scholar Eleanor Home.
To build a palace, you need wood, and for wood, you need to cut down a tree. But even a Hittite king didn’t just desecrate a forest.
Photo of a juniper tree by Eric Baetscher
To build a palace, you need wood, and for wood, you need to cut down a tree. But even a Hittite king didn’t just desecrate a forest.
Photo of a juniper tree by Eric Baetscher