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Ancient Anatolian people of Kussara
question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of cuneiform script. The Hittites (/ˈhɪtaɪts/) were an Anatolian Indo-European people who formed one of the
Hittites
Topics referred to by the same term
language Hittite grammar Hittite phonology Hittite cuneiform Hittite inscriptions Hittite laws Hittite religion Hittite music Hittite art Hittite cuisine
Hittite
Extinct Bronze Age Indo-European language
question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of cuneiform script. Hittite (Hittite cuneiform: 𒌷𒉌𒅆𒇷, romanized: nešili, lit. 'in the language of Neša'
Hittite_language
Character in the Hebrew Bible
Uriah the Hittite (Hebrew: אוּרִיָּה הַחִתִּי ʾŪrīyyā haḤīttī) is a minor figure in the Hebrew Bible, mentioned in the Books of Samuel and the Books
Uriah_the_Hittite
Capital of the Hittite Empire
also Hattuşa, Ḫattuša, Hattusas, or Hattusha, was the capital of the Hittite Empire in the late Bronze Age during two distinct periods. Its ruins lie
Hattusa
Ancient Mesopotamian script
other symbols. Hittite cuneiform is the form of cuneiform script used in writing the Hittite language. The surviving corpus of Hittite texts is preserved
Hittite_cuneiform
Hittite mythology and Hittite religion were the religious beliefs and practices of the Hittites, who created an empire centered in Anatolia from c. 1600–1180 BC
Hittite mythology and religion
Hittite_mythology_and_religion
Hittites, an Anatolian Indo-European people in Bronze Age West Asia, left a good number of texts detailing their preparation of food and many Hittite
Hittite_cuisine
Pharaoh of Egypt from 1279 to 1213 BC
restore possession of previously held territories lost to the Nubians and Hittites and to secure Egypt's borders. He was also responsible for suppressing
Ramesses_II
Ancient Near Eastern treaty (c. 1259 BC)
The Egyptian–Hittite peace treaty, also known as the Eternal Treaty or the Silver Treaty, was concluded between Ramesses II of the Egyptian Empire and
Egyptian–Hittite_peace_treaty
Iron Age states of modern Syria and Turkey
The states called Neo-Hittite, Syro-Hittite (in older literature), or Luwian-Aramean (in modern scholarly works) were Luwian and Aramean regional polities
Neo-Hittite_states
14th century BC epidemic of tularemia
The Hittite Plague or Hand of Nergal was an epidemic, possibly of tularemia, which occurred in the mid-to-late 14th century BC. It is considered the earliest
Hittite_plague
Group of people mentioned in the Hebrew Bible
The Hittites, also spelled Hethites, were a group of people mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. Under the names בני-חת (bny-ḥt "children of Heth", who was the
Biblical_Hittites
Hypothetical proto-language
In Indo-European linguistics, the term Indo-Hittite (also Indo-Anatolian) refers to Edgar Howard Sturtevant's 1926 hypothesis that the Anatolian languages
Indo-Hittite_languages
Ancient language of Asia Minor
language "Hattic" to distinguish it from Hittite, the Indo-European language of the Hittite Empire. The Hittites referred to the language as hattili (there
Hattic_language
Corpus of writing in the Hittite language
the Hittite language consists of more than 30,000 tablets or fragments that have been excavated from the royal archives of the capital of the Hittite Kingdom
Hittite_inscriptions
Group of Anatolian peoples
population of the Hittite Empire and adjoining states such as Kizzuwatna. During the Hittite New Kingdom, Luwian replaced Hittite as the empire's dominant
Luwians
Ancient Indo-European language of the Hittite Empire
region in which the Luwians lived. Luwiya is attested, for example, in the Hittite laws. The two varieties of Luwian are known after the scripts in which
Luwian_language
Ancient people of central Anatolia
historical references in later Hittite and other sources. Their main centre was the city of Hattush. Faced with Hittite expansion (since c. 2000 BC), Hattians
Hattians
Hittite art Hittite art was produced by the Hittite civilization in ancient Anatolia, in modern-day Turkey, and also stretching into Syria during the
Hittite_art
Writing system
They were once commonly known as Hittite hieroglyphs, but the language they encode proved to be Luwian, not Hittite, and so the term Luwian hieroglyphs
Anatolian_hieroglyphs
Language family native to Eurasia
Mycenaean Greek and the Anatolian languages of Hittite and Luwian. The oldest records are isolated Hittite words and names, interspersed in texts that are
Indo-European_languages
Extinct branch of Indo-European languages
spoken in Anatolia (modern Turkey). The best known Anatolian language is Hittite, which is considered the earliest-attested Indo-European language. Undiscovered
Anatolian_languages
1274 BC Egyptian-Hittite battle
attacking Ramesses II of the Egyptian Empire and defending Muwatalli II of the Hittite Empire. In the previous year, Ramesses II had invaded the neighboring province
Battle_of_Kadesh
Wars and invasions, c. 1400 – 1350 BC
The Wars of Survival were a series of wars between the Hittite Empire and its neighbours including Arzawa, Kaška, and Hayasa-Azzi. The wars, which lasted
Hittite_Wars_of_Survival
State subordinate to another state
the empires of the Near East, dating back to the era of the Egyptian, Hittite, Caananite and Mitanni conflict, as well as in ancient China. The relationships
Vassal_state
Ancient law related to the Hittite Empire
The Hittite laws, also known as the Code of the Nesilim, constitute an ancient legal code dating from c. 1650 – 1500 BCE. They have been preserved on
Hittite_laws
Ancient Anatolian symbol
The Hittite Sun Disk or Hittite Sun Course is an ancient Anatolian symbol dating back to the 20th century BC. The disks can be divided into four distinct
Hittite_sun_disk
Warlord in Hittite texts
in Hittite documents from the middle and late 13th century BC. As an ally of the Ahhiyawa, he led or supported insurrections against the Hittite empire
Piyama-Radu
Sounds and pronunciation of the Hittite language
characters. Hittite phonology is the description of the reconstructed phonology or pronunciation of the Hittite language. Because Hittite as a spoken
Hittite_phonology
The post-Hittite states were states which appeared in the ancient Near East following the collapse of the Hittite Empire. Post-Hittite states included
Post-Hittite_states
The dating and sequence of Hittite kings is compiled by scholars from fragmentary records, supplemented by the finds in Ḫattuša and other administrative
List_of_Hittite_kings
Bronze Age kingdom in Anatolia
remembered today as the origin of the dynasty that would form the Old Hittite Kingdom. Kussara is occasionally mentioned (as Ku-ša-ra) in the clay tablets
Kussara
King of Wilusa
Alaksandu (Hittite: 𒀀𒆷𒀝𒊭𒀭𒁺𒍑 Alakšanduš), alternatively called Alakasandu or Alaksandus, was a king of Wilusa who sealed a treaty with Hittite king Muwatalli
Alaksandu
King of the Hittites
Suppiluliuma (/ˌsʌpɪlʌliˈuːmə/) or Suppiluliumas (/-məs/) was an ancient Hittite king (r. c. 1350–1322 BC). Even before assuming the throne, Šuppiluliuma
Šuppiluliuma_I
Grammar of the Hittite language
The grammar of the Hittite language has a highly conservative verbal system and rich nominal declension. The language is attested in cuneiform, and is
Hittite_grammar
Municipality in Turkey
during the Bronze Age, with the emergence of the Hittite Empire between 1650 and 1200 BCE. Hattusa, the Hittite capital, was located in the region owing to
Çorum
reliefs form a large part of the extant artistic remains of the Anatolian Hittite Empire (c. 14th century BC). The reliefs that survive are often located
Hittite_rock_reliefs
Ancient Anatolian region
(sometimes Luqqa lands) were an ancient region of Anatolia. They are known from Hittite and Egyptian texts, which viewed them as hostile. It is commonly accepted
Lukka_lands
Music of the Hittite people
Hittite music is the music of the Hittites of the 17th–12th century BC and of the Syro-Hittite successor states of the 12th–7th century BC. Understanding
Hittite_music
Collective name of the Greeks in Homer's poems
Greeks collectively. The term "Achaean" is believed to be related to the Hittite term Ahhiyawa and the Egyptian term Ekwesh which appear in texts from the
Achaeans_(Homer)
Extinct Anatolian Indo-European language
attested in cuneiform tablets in Bronze Age Hattusa, the capital of the Hittites. Palaic, which was apparently spoken mainly in northern Anatolia, is generally
Palaic_language
26:34–35) = Adah (Genesis 36:2,3), the daughter of Elon the Hittite; Judith (Genesis 26:34–35) a Hittite, also a Canaanite; Aholibamah, also written Oholibamah
Wives_of_Esau
Rocky ridge in the Hittite capital Ḫattuša, Turkey
Büyükkale (Turkish for big castle) is a rocky ridge in the Hittite capital Ḫattuša, located in modern-day Turkey. It was inhabited from the late 3rd millennium
Büyükkale
Egyptian god of the desert, storms, violence, and foreigners
or Suty. Sutekh appears, in fact, as a god of Hittites in the treaty declarations between the Hittite kings and Ramesses II after the battle of Qadesh
Set_(deity)
Bronze Age kingdom
Hapalla (Hittite: 𒄩𒁄𒆷 Hapalla or Haballa), was a Late Bronze Age petty kingdom in central-western Anatolia. As one of the Arzawa states, it was a sometime
Hapalla
Sites of the Hittite Empire
Asia portal The geography of the Hittite Empire is inferred from Hittite texts on the one hand, and from archaeological excavation on the other. Matching
Hittite_sites
Archaeological site
the Amarna letters. It was the site of the Battle of Kadesh between the Hittite and Egyptian empires in the 13th century BC. The name is from the West
Kadesh_(Syria)
List containing the known rulers of Neo-Hittite polities
hieroglyphs) Hittite Aramaic Phoenician Assyrian Urartian Babylonian Hebrew (from Old Testament) Also post-Neo-Hittite rulers and the Hittite viceroys of
List_of_Neo-Hittite_kings
Memorial in Sıhhiye Square, Ankara, Turkey
The Hittite Sun Disc Monument (Turkish: Hitit Güneş Kursu Anıtı) is a memorial dedicated to Hittites created by sculptor Nusret Suman and placed in Sıhhiye
Hittite_Sun_Course_Monument
Ancient Hittite text
The Hittite military oath (CTH 427) is a Hittite text on two cuneiform tablets. The first tablet is only preserved in fragments (KBo XXI 10, KUB XL 13
Hittite_military_oath
Home of many cradles of civilization
comes from Hittite texts. To the west of Ishuwa lay the kingdom of the Hittites, and this nation was an untrustworthy neighbour. The Hittite king Hattusili
Ancient_Near_East
Ancient city-state, potential historical counterpart of Troy
question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of cuneiform script. Wilusa (Hittite: 𒌷𒃾𒇻𒊭, romanized: ᵁᴿᵁ Wiluša) or Wilusiya was a Late Bronze Age city
Wilusa
Societal collapse in the Late Bronze Age
1100 to c. 750 BC, and were followed by the better-known Archaic Age. The Hittite Empire spanning Anatolia and the Levant collapsed, while states such as
Late_Bronze_Age_collapse
Ancient city in northwest Asia Minor
romanised: Troíā; Hittite: 𒆳𒌷𒋫𒊒𒄿𒊭, romanised: Truwiša/Taruiša; Latin: Troia) or Ilion (Greek: Ἴλιον, romanised: Ī́lion; Hittite: 𒌷𒃾𒇻𒊭, romanised: Wiluša)
Troy
Historical ethnic group of Southwest Asia
population of the Hittite Empire in Anatolia included a large population of Hurrians, and there is significant Hurrian influence in Hittite mythology. By
Hurrians
Peninsula of Turkey in Western Asia
now-extinct Anatolian languages. The major Anatolian languages included Hittite, Luwian, and Lydian; other local languages, albeit poorly attested, included
Anatolia
Turkish Empire (c. 1299–1922)
Kussara 1780–1680 BC Achaeans (Homer) 1700–1300 BC Kizzuwatna 1650–1450 BC Hittites 1680–1220 BC Arzawa 1500–1320 BC Mitanni 1500–1300 BC Hayasa-Azzi 1500–1290
Ottoman_Empire
Country in Southeastern Europe and West Asia
home to various ancient peoples. The Hattians were assimilated by the Hittites and other Anatolian peoples. Classical Anatolia transitioned into cultural
Turkey
Ancient Hurrian-speaking state in northern Syria and southeast Anatolia
chronology. The Mitanni Empire was a strong regional power limited by the Hittites to the north, Egyptians to the west, Kassites to the south, and later by
Mitanni
Mythical creature
In Hittite mythology, Illuyanka was a serpentine dragon slain by Tarḫunz (dIM), the Hittite incarnation of the Hurrian god of sky and storm. It is known
Illuyanka
Bronze Age archeological site in Turkey
40 km west of Sivas, in the Sivas Province of Turkey. It was a city of the Hittites, a religious centre and, for a few years, a military capital for the empire
Šamuḫa
Estonian linguist (1932–2026)
he became a professor of classical languages, Indo-European studies and Hittite at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). At UCLA, he founded
Jaan_Puhvel
Czech archeologist, linguist and orientalist (1879–1952)
orientalist and linguist. He contributed to the decipherment of the ancient Hittite language, identified it as an Indo-European language, and laid the groundwork
Bedřich_Hrozný
Ancient battle
joint land and naval operation fought between the Hittite Navy and the Hittite Army of the Hittite Empire and the Alashiyan Navy and Alashiyan Army of
Battles_of_Alashiya
Debate on the factuality of the Homeric canon
excavation of Troy VIIa and the discovery of the toponym "Wilusa" in cuneiform Hittite correspondence has made it plausible that the Trojan War cycle was at least
Historicity_of_the_Iliad
Study of Hittites
Hittitology is the study of the Hittites, an ancient Anatolian people that established an empire around Hattusa in the 2nd millennium BCE. It combines
Hittitology
Ancient Amorite-Akkadian state in Mesopotamia
Anatolia-based Hittites in 1595 BC. Shamshu-Ditana was overthrown following the "sack of Babylon" by the Hittite king Mursili I. The Hittites did not remain
Babylonia
Iron Age group of polities
BCE, following the collapse of major Late Bronze Age powers such as the Hittite Empire and Mitanni. Centered in modern-day Syria, these states included
Aramean_states
Late Bronze Age confederation in Asia Minor
Hayasa-Azzi or Azzi-Hayasa (Hittite: URUḪaiaša-, Armenian: Հայասա) was a Late Bronze Age confederation in the Armenian Highlands and/or Pontic region
Hayasa-Azzi
Reconstructed ancestor of the Anatolian languages
proto-language from which the ancient Anatolian languages emerged (i.e. Hittite and its closest relatives). As with almost all other proto-languages, no
Proto-Anatolian_language
Capital city of the Hittite Empire
the capital city of the Hittite Empire, today in the Çorum Province, Turkey. Rock reliefs are a prominent aspect of Hittite art, and these are generally
Yazılıkaya
Hittite language dictionary project
The Chicago Hittite Dictionary (CHD) (The Hittite Dictionary of the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures of the University of Chicago) is a project
Chicago_Hittite_Dictionary
Hittitologist (born 1948)
Professor of Hittite and Mesopotamian Studies at the University of Michigan. He has written several books on the Hittites: his publication Hittite Diplomatic
Gary_Beckman
Luwian deity
Bronze Age and early Iron Age Anatolia. He is closely associated with the Hittite god Tarḫunna and the Hurrian god Teshub. The name of the Proto-Anatolian
Tarḫunz
Purported ancient tribal confederation of the Late Bronze Age
campaign against the Hittites and their allies in the Levant in the pharaoh's Year 5. The imminent collision of the Egyptian and Hittite empires became obvious
Sea_Peoples
Group of ancient Mesopotamian deities
names of the Anunnaki in Hurrian and Hittite texts frequently vary, they are always eight in number. In one Hittite ritual, the names of the old gods are
Anunnaki
Prehistorical period in Western Asia
a new era of Hittite power, often referred to as the Hittite Empire. The Kings took on a divine role in Hittite society and the Hittite peoples, often
Prehistory_of_Anatolia
Hittite sea god
Aruna was the god of the sea in Hittite religion. His name is identical with the Hittite word for the sea, which could also refer to bodies of water, treated
Aruna_(Hittite_mythology)
Extinct Anatolic language
Bronze Age polity of Kalašma, which lay on the northwest fringe of the Hittite Empire, likely in or around what is now the Turkish province of Bolu. The
Kalašma_language
Ancient Indo-European group of people
before Indo-Europeans had learned to use chariots for war. Comparison of Hittite agricultural terms with those of other Indo-European subgroups indicates
Anatolian_peoples
American semiconductor manufacturer
and TTPCom Ltd.-Certain Property 2011: Lyric Semiconductor, Inc. 2014: Hittite Microwave Corporation (HITT) 2016: Linear Technology, Sypris Electronics
Analog_Devices
King of the Hittites c. 1275 – 1245 BCE
Ḫattušili III (Hittite: "from Hattusa") was the labarna (king) of the Hittite empire (New Kingdom) c. 1275–1245 BC (middle chronology) or 1267–1237 BC
Ḫattušili_III
Museum in Ankara, Turkey
building, and the Kurşunlu Han. Because of Atatürk's desire to establish a Hittite museum, the buildings were bought upon the suggestion of Hamit Zübeyir
Museum of Anatolian Civilizations
Museum_of_Anatolian_Civilizations
British-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
Hittite Glory (18 April 1973 – 14 November 1996) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire, best known for his 100/1 success in the 1975 Flying Childers
Hittite_Glory
1346–1353 pandemic in Eurasia and North Africa
notable disease outbreaks List of epidemics and pandemics Local Ancient Hittite plague (c. 1330 BC) Plague of Athens (429–426 BC) Antonine Plague (165–180
Black_Death
Polytheistic religion in the Bronze Age Near East
best attested influences upon Hittite religion. The Hurrian pantheon is depicted in the rock reliefs from the Hittite sanctuary at Yazılıkaya, which
Hurrian_religion
King of Kussara
yet been identified. He is the earliest known ruler to compose a text in Hittite. Anitta was son of Pitḫana. The Assyrian Trade Network flourished between
Anitta_(king)
First Arzawan king
Hittite sources, Kupanta-Kurunta was attacked by a restive Hittite vassal, Madduwatta of Zippašla, who acted without authorization from the Hittites.
Kupanta-Kurunta (king of Arzawa)
Kupanta-Kurunta_(king_of_Arzawa)
Hittite mother goddess
Ḫannaḫanna (from Hittite ḫanna- "grandmother") was a Hittite mother goddess. Ḫannaḫanna appears in a number of Hittite myths, and tends to help in solving
Ḫannaḫanna
Region in the ancient Near East
century BC) as the area where the spheres of interest of the Egyptian, Hittite, Mitanni, and Assyrian Empires converged or overlapped. Much of present-day
Canaan
Bronze Age tribal people of northeastern Anatolia
mountainous East Pontic Anatolia, known from Hittite sources. They lived in the mountainous region between the core Hittite region in eastern Anatolia and the Black
Kaskians
Hittite and Hurrian nursery and midwifery goddesses only exist in collective. The Tarawa are the collective of Hittite midwifery goddesses. They helped
Hittite nursery and midwifery goddesses
Hittite_nursery_and_midwifery_goddesses
Hittite god of a Canaanite origin
Elkunirša (in Hittite: Del-ku-ni-ir-ša or Del-ku-ni-ir-ša-aš) is a Hittite god of a Canaanite origin. The god is known from a myth in Hittite, believed to
Elkunirša
27 BC–476/1453 AD state and civilization
Hellenistic Greek colonisation Macedonian Seleucid Ptolemaic Bactrian Indo-Greek Hittite Hunnic White Xiongnu Iranian Median Achaemenid Parthian Sasanian Kush Kushan
Roman_Empire
Ancient Iranian empire, 550–330 BC
Hellenistic Greek colonisation Macedonian Seleucid Ptolemaic Bactrian Indo-Greek Hittite Hunnic White Xiongnu Iranian Median Achaemenid Parthian Sasanian Kush Kushan
Achaemenid_Empire
Writing system of the ancient Near East
the cuneiform record. Akkadian cuneiform was itself adapted to write the Hittite language in the early 2nd millennium BC. The other languages with significant
Cuneiform
Latin letter H with breve below
Arabic Ḫāʾ (خ) /x/ Aramaic Ḫēt (𐡄) and (ח) /x/ Akkadian /χ/ Hittite laryngeal h, see Hittite cuneiform Egyptian , see Egyptian hieroglyphs Geʽez letter
Ḫ
Military unit
The Hittite Navy was the main naval force of the Hittites from ca. 16th–12th century BC. The navy took part in three land and sea military campaigns of
Hittite_navy
Hittite victory over the Hayasa-Azzi c. 1312 BC
Hittite Empire and the Hayasa-Azzi confederation during the reign of the Hittite king Mursili II. The Hayasa-Azzi had served as one of the Hittite’s most
Battle_of_Ganuvara
HITTITE
HITTITE
Biblical
one who is broken; who fears
Female
Hebrew
Hittite form of Hebrew Asherah, perhaps having the same ASHERDU means "groves (for idol worship)" or "blessed, fortunate."
Male
Greek
(Î Ïίαμος) Greek name, possibly derived from the Luwian compound priimuua, PRIAMOS means "exceptionally courageous." Luwian is closely related to Hittite. In mythology, this is the name of a king of Troy.
Girl/Female
Biblical
One who is broken, who fears.
HITTITE
HITTITE
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Traditional
An Ancient City
Boy/Male
English French American
Keeper of the garden. Surname.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Hindu, Indian, Muslim, Sindhi
Old Arabic Name
Boy/Male
Tamil
Songs of worship, Famous, Prayer
Boy/Male
British, English
From the Welshman's Hill
Male
German
Low German form of German Hrodebert, RUPERT means "bright fame."
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Embodiment of Beloved
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for an official who was responsible for protecting land or enclosed forest from damage by animals, poachers, or vandals, from Middle English hay ‘enclosure’ (see Hay 1) + ward ‘guardian’.
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Of Noble Form
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Little lion
HITTITE
HITTITE
HITTITE
HITTITE
HITTITE
n.
An ancient mode of writing, in alternate directions, one line from left to right, and the next from right to left (as fields are plowed), as in early Greek and Hittite.