The land of the Hittites : $b An account of recent explorations and discoveries in Asia Minor, with descriptions of the Hittite monumentsGarstang, John
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The land of the Hittites : $b An account of recent explorations and discoveries in Asia Minor, with descriptions of the Hittite monuments
Garstang, John
Hittites; Turkey -- Antiquities
Little is known of the two successors of Hattusil, Dudkhalia, and his
son Arnuanta, under whom the dynasty of the Hatti kings was prolonged
into the twelfth century, B.C. An edict issued by the former concerns the
organisation of the empire and the position of the greater vassals.[826]
The names of some of the chieftains transpire among the witnesses to the
document: Eni-Tessub[827] appears at this time as king of Carchemish,
which was probably the second state of the empire. Another event in the
reign of Dudkhalia is a ‘treaty’ with the king of Aleppo, doubtless a
ratification of the terms of vassalage, but the name of that chieftain is
not revealed.
The name of Arnuanta, his son, who in turn became Great King, is the last
of the dynasty that has come to light, and circumstances tend to show
that the day of Hatti dominion was really over. He is known only from two
fragments of royal edicts, and a more complete document (found in the
débris of a gateway), seemingly an elaborate land register or cadastral
survey.[828] This is rendered of special interest by the seals, which,
like the famous boss of Tarkudimme, were inscribed in Hittite hieroglyphs
and in cuneiform. The Hittite inscription on one seal is defaced, but the
cuneiform can be read in both cases. The first seal is that of Arnuanta
himself, the Great King, son of Dudkhalia. The second gives the names of
the royal ladies, namely, the Queen-Mother Tawâssi,[829] and his wife,
the Great Queen, Munidan; while a daughter of Dudkhalia is mentioned,
though her name is lost.
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