HeMluddoth

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He-Mluddoth, or the commandments, are a set of principles relating to ethics and worship listed in the book of He-Zdarroth, which records the belief of the Egeriac variant of Iovism. These are fundamental to the society of Egeriac people.

The commandments of He-Mluddoth are widely seen as guidances and rules for daily life by Egeriac people. He-Zdarroth states that stones with contents of HeMluddoth should be set up in every village and town of Egeriac people, and also in every temple worshipping Hosha in all territories of Egeriac people.

The name is from the Egeriac word Mluddoth, the plural form of Mlud, which means "command" or "commandments" in Egeriac.

Contents

Text in Modern Egeriac Translation General Interpretation
ni he-magoz ettim, mo gon ettoth na-n vigimeth dolizav I am the Lord thy God, thou shalt have no other gods before me. Prohibition of the veneration of other deities
anval tzered kelbiz ma-f mo lifir dolizav Thou shalt not create any graved image unto thee. Prohibition of Idolatry
he-demmi he-magoz mo ktil zgom dolizav Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain. Prohibition of using the name of Hosha, the only god venerated in Egeriac society
abbim im mammim mitineth Honour thy father and thy mother. Encouragement of loving one's parents and a family oriented lifestyle
mo xmiy dolizav Thou shalt not kill. Prohibition of murder
mo livim dolizav Thou shalt not commit adultery. Prohibition of adultery and other forms of extramarital sex
mo psil dolizav Thou shalt not steal. Prohibition of illicit gains
mo magom tan metzrim kmir dolizav Thou shalt not make lies against thy neighbour. Prohibition of lying and deception
h-inith, he-nuwm, he-kemed on anvalzen hef metzrim mo nillaz dolizav Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, house, land, field or anything else. Discouragement of greediness and jealousy
mi kefem on anvalzen mo zizim dolizav Thou shalt not indulge in alcohol or anything else. Discouragement of unproductive behaviour

Interpretations

Veneration of Deities

In the past, there were several groups of Egeriac people that worshipped Muhe, and Muhe worshippers once caused instabilities in the society, as a result, Muhe worship was banned, and to prevent the rise of other forms of worship, Muhe was declared as a non-deity, and the worship of all other deities was also prohibited, as a result, Hosha became the only God acknowledged by religious leaders of Egeriac people.

Despite the ban on the worship of other deities, in the folk beliefs of Egeriac people, people still bring offerings to Muhe and his gangs(like mice and rats) and believe that if Muhe and his gangs are not fed, they will cause troubles on people. The practice of bringing Muhe and his gangs offerings is especially common among workers in high risk occupations like miners and fishers.

Honouring parents

Besides the literal interpretation, it is also thought that the imperative of this commandment is to discourage people from leading a non-family-oriented lifestyle - having and maintaining a thriving family is traditionally seen as the best way to honour one's parents, and as a result, all forms of monasticism are discouraged in the Egeriac society and monasticism is not practised among Egeriac people.

Killing

It is generally agreed upon that the imperative of this commandment is against unlawful or unjustified killing of other people, and it is generally agreed upon that killing anyone innocent is not justifiable regardless of their gender, age, social status, etc.; however, it is a matter of controversy whether it is justified to kill animals or to apply the death penalty on murderers and other criminals.

Also, some extend the commandment against killing to all forms of violence, stating that all forms of violence against people should be banned if they are not justified, because all forms of violence may result death, therefore should be seen as a form of killing.

Theft

Generally, it is agreed upon that this commandment does not only prohibit theft, but also prohibits all forms of illicit means for gains like robbery, kidnapping for money, extortion, bribery, etc.

Idolatry

It is agreed upon that this commandment is about the ban on worshipping idols, some might have a stricter interpretation that this commandment bans all forms of depictions of people or animals, but the majority of scholars think that it is about a prohibition against worshipping an idol or a representation of God, and there is no restriction on art or simple depictions.

In modern political contexts, this commandment is also cited by some to oppose the cult of personality.

Adultery

Originally this commandment forbade Egeric male from having sexual intercourse with the wife of another Egeric male, but most interpretations state that the no adultery commandment, along with the no indulgence commandmnet, forbids all forms of extramarital sex, that is, besides adultery, rape, sex before marriage, or homosexual sexual practices are all prohibited, as many scholars have pointed out that the word livim is often used to indicate all forms of extramartial sex in Old Egeriac, therefore this commandment should be seen as a ban on all forms of extramarital sex, not just adultery in a narrow sense.

Indulgence

It is thought that the imperative of this commandment is not only against overdrinking, but also against overeating, the use of recreational drugs, gambling and also laziness. Most interpretations state that this commandment prohibits drinking alcohol because it is easy to become indulgent to alcohol. In modern contexts, this is cited by some to encourage people seeking a life with a good work-life balance, as workaholics can be seen as indulging in work.