Treaty between Mursilis II and Duppi Tesup
Catalog of Hittite Texts
Ancient Near East
The words of the treaty and the oath that are inscribed on this tablet—should Duppi-Tessub not honor these words of the treaty and the oath, may these gods of the oath utterly destroy Duppi-Tessub together with his person, his wife, his son, his grandson, his house, his land and together with everything that he owns. But if Duppi-Tessub honors these words of the treaty and the oath that are inscribed on this tablet, may these gods of the oath protect him together with his person, his wife, his son, his grandson, his house and his country.
Date: 1300 B.C.E. (based on scholarly estimates)
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Deuteronomy 29:20
Hebrew Bible
19 When such a person hears the words of this oath he secretly blesses himself and says, ‘I will have peace though I continue to walk with a stubborn spirit.’ This will destroy the watered ground with the parched. 20 The Lord will be unwilling to forgive him, and his intense anger will rage against that man; all the curses written in this scroll will fall upon him, and the Lord will obliterate his name from memory. 21 The Lord will single him out for judgment from all the tribes of Israel according to all the curses of the covenant written in this scroll of the law.
Date: 6th Century B.C.E. (Final composition) (based on scholarly estimates)
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Notes and References
"... The Hittite and Aramaic treaties, then, like Deuteronomy 29 also deal with the eventuality of tacit rebellion. However, as the authorities cannot act as they do in chapter 13 against such passive violators of the covenant, their punishment must consequently be left to Heaven ... Similar formulations are repeatedly encountered in the epilogue sections or on the seal impressions of the ancient Near Eastern treaties ..."
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