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Hittites
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Ancient people and kingdom of Anatolia, dominating much of Anatolia and northern Syria around 1650–1200 BCE.
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The Hittites established a kingdom in AnatoliaAnatoliaAnatolia is the region occupying the Asian part of present-day TurkeyGlossary · Click to read the explanation, the Asian part of modern TürkiyeTurkeyTurkey is a modern country including Anatolia and territory in southeastern EuropeGlossary · Click to read the explanation, with its capital at Hattusha near Boğazköy. The Met’s historical account places their extensive dominance around 1650–1200 BCE. Hittite belongs to the Indo-European language family. [1]
Their tablets preserve religious, ritualRitualAn organised or distinguished practice meaningful to a community; it may leave traces, but its form alone does not reveal an associated doctrine.Glossary · Click to read the explanation, treaty and political texts. Some Hittite traditions continued in northern Syria after the great kingdom fell, so the Empire period differs from that of the later Hittite kingdoms. [1]
References and notes
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art — The Hittites (2002) Kingdom, language, Hattusha and later Hittite traditions. Return to the text ↑
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IL Archive, «Hittites», Edition 2, https://ilarchive.com/en/entities/hittites