Özet:

The magic rituals of Allaiturahhi from Mukiš, known from the Middle Kingdom, were used for Šuppiluliuma II, the last king of the Hittites, in this last stage of the Hittite State, according to Hittite cuneiform dıuments dating to the reign of Šuppiluliuma II. The texts identified as belonging to Allaiturahhi consist of three fragments. Additionally, one fragment of a tablet, thought to be a ritual, has survived to this day. Three of the four tablets include the name of Šuppiluliuma II, and it was intended to purify the Hittite monarch through rites in which Allaiturahhi functioned as an Old Woman (MUNUSŠU.GI). The ritual attendant in question is a woman from Mukiš who was famed among the Hittites for her evil-repelling spells, and it appears that her magic rituals were widely utilized to remove hostile magic for a long time until the collapse of the Hittite State. The idea that the evils that were said to have descended on Šuppiluliuma II should be expelled and the king cleansed of them is thought to originate from occurrences at the end of the Bronze Age, such as revolt, infidelity, starvation, drought, and the arrival of the Sea Peoples.

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