The Hittites : $b The story of a forgotten empireSayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)
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The Hittites : $b The story of a forgotten empire
Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)
Hittites
cities of refuge, 113;
art of, 114;
sculpture of, 115;
discovery of bronze figures of, 117;
gems of, 118;
extent of influence of, 120;
reasons for our interest in, 121;
inscriptions of, 122;
a literary people, 125;
libraries of, 126;
influence of, on Phoenician letters, 132;
language of, 134;
architecture of, 136;
metallurgy of, 136;
their means of exchange, 137;
trade of, 138;
furniture of, 138;
music of, 139;
horses and chariots of, 139;
army of, 140;
dress of, 140, 142;
weapons of, 141;
cloth and linen of, 142;
their symbol 'swastika,' 142;
knowledge of, confirms the truth of Scripture, 143.
Holy cities, Hittite, 113.
Horses, Hittite, 139.
Humann, Dr., his discovery of a cuneiform inscription, 126.
Ibreez, sculptures at, 61.
Inscriptions, Hittite, purpose of, 123;
characteristics of, 123;
originality of, 124;
use of, 124;
writing material, 125;
at Tel el-Amarna, 126;
cuneiform and hieroglyphic, 126;
from Kaisariyeh, 126;
from Sinjirli, 126;
on boss of Tarkondemos, 127.
Istar, the goddess, 109.
Jebusites, origin of, 14.
Jerablûs, true site of Carchemish, 98.
Jerusalem, founders of, 14.
Jessup, Mr., his discovery at Hamah, 57.
Johnson, Mr., his discovery at Hamah, 57.
Joshua, his entrance into Palestine, 25.
Jovanoff, M. Alexander, his purchase of a boss, 127.
Judith, Esau's Hittite wife, 13.
Kabyles, descendants of Libyans, 16.
Kadesh, people of, 14;
taken by Seti I., 24;
bravery of Ramses II. before, 25;
Hittite occupation of, 100.
Kadesh-barnea, an Amorite town, 14.
Kaisarîyeh, tablets from, 126.
Kappadokia, Hittite descendants in, 102.
Karabel, Pass of, situation of, 54;
sculptures of, 54;
description of, 66.
Karkar, Assyrian victory at, 48.
Kaskâ, submission of, 42.
Kayster, fable concerning, 78.
Kedesh in Galilee, a Hebrew city of refuge, 114.
Kes, the Syrian goddess, 112.
Kheta or Hittites, _see_ Hittites.
Kheta-sira, his treaty with Ramses I., 30.
Khu-n-Aten, _see_ Amenophis IV.
Kili-anteru, capture of, 42.
Kirjath-sepher or Book-town, an Amorite town, 126.
Kirkesion, site of, 97.
Komana, the goddess of, 112.
Kombabos, legend of, 110.
Kroesos, destroys city of Pteria, 82.
Kummukh attacked by Tiglath-pileser I., 41.
Kybelê or Kybêbê, her image and worship, 108;
Amazonian priestesses of, 113.
Language, Hittite, 134.
Latsa, capture of, 12.
Lenormant, M. F., on boss of Tarkondêmos, 129.
Libyan confederacy against Egypt, 39.
Libyans, appearance of, 15;
descendants of, 16;
remains of, 17.
Linen, Hittite, 142.
Lucian on temple of Mabog, 104.
Luz, identification of, 12.
Lydia, overthrow of, by Cyrus, 82.
Lydian mythology, 109.
Ma, the goddess, worship of, 112.
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