The parḫuena- is one of the most frequently quoted ingredients in the materia magica of several Hittite rituals. It is an edible cereal seed but, probably, the word refers also to the cereal plant. parḫuena- is used as calming as well as invigorating substance. The folk and herbal medicine attribute these properties to oats, both seeds and plant.
Hittite parḫuena-: “oats”? / Francia, Rita. - In: ORIENS ANTIQUUS. - ISSN 0030-5189. - II S.N.:(2021), pp. 131-139. [10.19272/202013401009]
Hittite parḫuena-: “oats”?
Rita Francia
2021
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The parḫuena- is one of the most frequently quoted ingredients in the materia magica of several Hittite rituals. It is an edible cereal seed but, probably, the word refers also to the cereal plant. parḫuena- is used as calming as well as invigorating substance. The folk and herbal medicine attribute these properties to oats, both seeds and plant.File allegati a questo prodotto
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