The Kingdom of the Hittites
In the 14th century BC the Hittites became the supreme political and military power in the Near East. How did they achieve their supremacy? How successful were they in maintaining it? What brought about their collapse and disappearance? This comprehensive history of the Hittite kingdom seeks to answer these questions. It takes account of important recent advances in Hittite scholarship, including some major archaeological discoveries made in the last few years. It also features numerous translations from the original texts, so that on many issues the ancient Hittites are given the opportunity to speak to the modern reader for themselves. The revised edition contains a substantial amount of new material, as well as numerous other revisions to the first edition.
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Contents
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Introduction
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1 The Origins of the Hittites
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8 |
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2 Anatolia in the Assyrian Colony Period
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21 |
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3 Territories and Early Rivals of Hatti
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41 |
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The Reigns of Labarna and Hattusili I c1620
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61 |
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From Mursili I to Muwattalli I c16201400
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96 |
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From Tudhaliya III to Tudhaliya III c14001350
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121 |
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The Reign of Suppiluliuma I c13501322
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154 |
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The Reign of Hattusili III c12671237
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266 |
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The Reign of Tudhaliya IV c12371209
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295 |
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13 The Fall of the Kingdom and its Aftermath
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327 |
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Myth or Reality?
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357 |
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A Final Comment
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372 |
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Chronology
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375 |
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Sources for Hittite History An Overview
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383 |
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Notes
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393 |
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The Reign of Mursili II c13211295
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190 |
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The Reign of Muwattalli II c12951272
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221 |
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The Reign of UrhiTeshub c12721267
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Common terms and phrases
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