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King’s Gate in Hattusa
The King’s Gate in Hattusa (the capital of the Hittite Empire in the Late Bronze Age) was part of the city's fortifications. The gate is decorated with a sculpture of the God of War in high relief and measuring 2.25m in height...
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The Great Temple of Hattusa
The area of the Great Temple located in the Lower City of Hattusa (the capital of the Hittite Empire in the Late Bronze Age). The temple was built in the 14th century BCE and was dedicated to the supreme deities of the...
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Sphinx Gate in Hattusa
The Sphinx Gate in Hattusa (the capital of the Hittite Empire in the Late Bronze Age) was part of the city's fortifications. All four door jambs of the gate bore representations of Sphinxes. Only one original Sphinx is still...
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Lion Gate of Hattusa
The Lion Gate at Hattusa, Turkey. This was one of the two city gates. The arc is typical for Hittite architecture.
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Postern Tunnel Under Yerkapı, Hattusa
Postern tunnel under Yerkapı, photograph by Alena Belova, Boğazkale, Türkiye, 16 November 2022. The corbel-vaulted postern tunnel pictured here, about 70 m long, runs beneath the artificial Yerkapı rampart at...
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The Hittite Laws Tablet from Hattusa
This tablet's text is one of the latest versions of the Hittite laws text. In spite of some modifications (for example from the 16th century BCE versions), the articles of these two versions run parallel to each...
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Epic of Gilgamesh Tablet from Hattusa
The cuneiform inscription on this clay tablet (VAT 12890) narrates part of the Epic of Gilgamesh (written c. 2150 - 1400 BCE). The obverse of this tablet relates the second dream of Gilgamesh on the journey to...
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Lion Gate at Hattusa
The Lion Gate at Hattusa, the capital of the Hittite Empire. The gate, dated to the 13th century BCE, was flanked by two towers. The head of the lion on the left had already been broken away in antiquity. It has been reconstructed...
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Recreation of Hattusa
A modern recreation of the Hittite city of Hattusa as it probably appeared in antiquity, by Rocío Espín.
Courtesy of Ancient Warfare Magazine / Karwansaray Publishers.
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The Deeds of Suppiluliuma I Tablet from Hattusa
In relating the wars waged by his father Suppiluliuma (Šuppiluliuma) I and the victories won, the Hittite king Mursili (Muršili) II mentions that after the death the Egyptian king Nibhururia (Tutankhamun...
