(b) specific stipulations: in treaty use, normalizing relationships within the empire (vv. 4–17). (4) Provisions for: (a) deposition of the text (treaties were kept in the temple): the tablets containing vv. 1–17 were placed in the ark of the covenant (25:16; Deut. 10:1–5). (b) periodic public reading (Deut. 31:10–13). (5) Curses and blessings: invoked upon the vassal for breaking or keeping the covenant (Deut. 28:1–14 [blessings], 15–68 [curses]). Sun-dried mud brick tempered with straw, inscribed
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