Study Guide for
NEHC 20011 (Autumn 2013) Ancient Empires-1 Final Exam
A. Chronology of the Hittite kings (10% of grade)
Place 5 Hittite kings in chronological order (first to last, 1-5)
B. Picture Identification (20% of grade)
Identify 1 out of 5 pictures
The Fate of Hattusa during the Periml of
'Iarlmnrassz 5: Suprerrmcy
Itamw Shagwr' cfw_Te Aviv)
At the beginning 0f the 13th century BCE King; Muwmzh Ii mxdczkmk the mast ambnrms
interim! political move, in the himury of the Hittim kingdom, which would fun
Altoriental. Forsch., Akademie Verlag, 36 (2009) 1, 171202
MICHELE CAMMAROSANO
A Coregency for Mursili III?
Abstract
This paper offers a historical reconstruction of the period between the end of Muwatalli IIs
reign and the beginning of his successors. Su
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Collana di studi sulle civiltl dellOriente antico
ANATOLIA ANTICA
STUDI IN MEMORIA DI
FIORELLA IMPARATI
LoGisma editore
Firenze THE HURRIAN DYNASTY
AND THE DOUBLE NAMES OF HITTITE KINGS
Richard H. Beal, Chicago
The idea that Empire Period Hittite
Anatolian Kingdoms in the Colony Period
/Hattus
/Ankuwa
Ullamma
/Kanesh
/Burushattum
Salatiwara?
Nigde/Wahsusana
Mama
Anatolian rulers
(Hurmeli (II) )
Harpatiwa (II-Ib)
Inar(Ib)
Warsama (contemp w/ Anum-Hirbi)
Pithana
Anitta
Zuzu
Anittas spearhead (the p
Map of the Hittite World
Hittites mentioned before 1906
Bible
1st mill.: Uriah the Hittite, tribes in Palestine/Syria
2nd mill.: Gen 14:1: Tidal, melech ha-goyim =
Tudhaliya, king of the people
Architect Ch. Texier discovered ancient ruins at
Boaky
A
Summary of Hattusili Is reign
1. rule over much of the Eastern half of Anatolia
2. victories in Syria and across the Euphrates
3. failure to conquer Aleppo
4. very unstable political organization
5. failure to ensure loyalty of his subjects,
including fam
Mursili II
(c.1321 1295)
Mursili II (c.1321 1295)
Mirrored on both sides: [M]ursili, Royal Son,
[Chie]f of the Spears (Chief of the Bodyguards)
Mursili II (c.1321 1295)
=assasin of half-brother?
Mursili II (c.1321 1295)
Sources:
Ten-Year Annals (summary
Suppiluliuma I
(c.13501322)
Tudhaliya III + Suppiluliuma (chief adviser, partner)
Impossible task
regain Western territories (Kassiya and the Hulana River Land,
occupied by Arawanna, and raided by Masa and Kammala)
re-conquest of Northern territories (K
The Reign of
Mursili III /
Urhi-Teshub
(c.1272-1265/7?)
Political Situation
hostile Egypt under Ramesses II
(1279-1213 BCE)
relatively stable kingdom:
except for the North (see next)
West, the vassal network mostly loyal (except for
Milawanda)
South-
Sargon
Narm-Sn
Level II
Kane
Level Ib
Kane
Amkuwa (Aliar Hyk)
Hattua
Acemhyk (Puruhanda)
only bullae
Aur
Lmu
Holds office for
one year
Eponym for the
year
Lists
Naruqqum
sack
Treaties
2/65 of tin
5% of textiles
Call option on
10% more
Imports
Tin
Te
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Territories and Early Rivals of Hatti
Reconstructin
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chapter 2
The People and the Law
A man has been injur
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Hatti and the World of International
Diplomacy: Th
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chapter 7
Marriage
A man and his wife who love each o
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2
Anatolia in the Assyrian Colony Period
THE MERCHANT
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New Enterprises, New Threats: The
Reign of Tudhali
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The Origins of the Hittites
Anatolia in the Early B
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A Young King Proves his Worth: The
Reign of Mursili
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6
A New Era Begins: From Tudhaliya I/II
to Tudhaliya
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The Fall of the Kingdom and
its Aftermath
On the d
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4
The Foundations of the Kingdom:
The Reigns of Labar
NEHC 20011 (Autumn 2013) Ancient Empires-1
Essay Topics
1. Theories and evidence for the Indo-European Homeland.
2. Hittite involvement in western Anatolia.
3. Hittite-Egyptian relations.
4. Hittite-Hurrian relations.
5. Hittite co-regencies.
6. Battle ov
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The Supremacy of Hatti: The Reign
of Suppiluliuma I
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The Ill-Fated Reign of the Second-Rank
Son: The Re
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5
The Struggles for the Royal Succession:
From Mursil
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chapter 1
King, Court, and Royal Officials
The king i
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The Showdown with Egypt:
The Reign of Muwattalli II
The Early New Kingdom
From Tudhaliya I/II to III
The Hittite Risorgimento
Map: Hittite versus Mitannian Influence
The Cilician Gates
Idrimi: Prince, Land Pirate
Above: the Medieval citadel of Aleppo
Idrimi, a prince of royal blood, sworn
to reclaim his fa
