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Key Sites Of The Hittite Empire
2012This article discusses findings from excavations of key Hittite sites: Bo ğ azköy–Hattu ša, Ortaköy– Š apinuwa, Alaca Höyük, Kuşakli–Šarişşa, and Maşat Höyük–Tapikka. These sites shed light on both the characteristic features and diversity of Hittite urban forms.
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Conclusions: Troy and the Empire of the Hittites
2004Abstract Our initial question has been answered: in the Bronze Age Hisarhk was known to the Hittites as Wilusa and the Greeks as Wilios. Moreover, in the ‘land of Wilusa’, at the end of the fifteenth century bc, the Hittites knew an area called Taruwisa or Tru(w)isa, which can scarcely be distinguished from the Greek Troia. The city that
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The Hittite Empire from Textual Evidence
2012The Hittite written legacy is unique in the ancient Near East in that it allows us to sketch the development of a major power over the course of its almost 500 years of history from a state of basic illiteracy through incipient literacy to a booming administrative apparatus which has earned it the reputation of a true bureaucracy.
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The Hittite State and Empire from Archaeological Evidence
2012This article shows how the material culture can sometimes be an even clearer lens through which scholars may view the Hittite imperial organization and modes of engagement. The evidence for the selective adoption of north-central Anatolian ceramic traditions in neighboring regions, changes and continuity in local settlement systems, the direction and ...
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The introduction of Hurrian religion into the Hittite empire
Religion Compass, 2016Abstract The early Hittite New Kingdom was a period of great change. It was during this period that both a remarkable amount of Hurrian textual material entered into the Hittite capital and Hittite kings began having both Hittite and Hurrian names. In this paper I argue that the importation of Hurrian cultural material accompanied the
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SUN GODDESS CULT OF ARINNA IN HITTITE EMPIRE
2018The cult of Sun is a system, where religious respect & loyalty is displayed for the sun, which is accepted as a sacred figure. Comparative myth analyses and ethnological studies suggest that the cult of sun, widely seen in Ancient Age civilizations, is not a worshipping of the general public unlike other cults, but rather it is the worshipping ...
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Information Exchange and Relations between Ahhiyawa and the Hittite Empire
Studia Iuridica, 2019The majority of scholars identify the long-disputed term Ahhiyawa found in the Hittite texts as Achaea of the Homeric epics. According to the Hittite texts, Ahhiyawa and Hittite relations can be dated from the Middle Kingdom period. The term was first used in the records of Suppiluliuma I (1380-1346).
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The Monumental Turn and Hieroglyphic Writing in the Hittite Empire
In this contribution, we want to revisit the “innovation of the ‘monumental’ dimension,” aiming to give an overview of the chronological development of inscribing monuments during the Hittite Empire. As a case study, we will examine inscribed and uninscribed monuments from both philological and archaeological perspective.Mirko Novák, Annick Payne
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Chapter 2: The Hittite Empire in Anatolia
Neglected in many historical studies of the Bronze Age, the Hittites were a significant ancient civilization, renowned for their military prowess, early adoption of ironworking, advanced legal system, and contributions to diplomacy. Their inconclusive conflicts with the Egyptians, culminating in the dramatic chariot battle of Kadesh, led to the ...openaire +1 more source