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Hittite relief of the God Sharruma and King Tudhaliya
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Hittite relief of the God Sharruma and King Tudhaliya

East wall of Chamber B of the Yazilikaya Hittite Rock Sanctuary near Hattusa (13th century BCE) depicting in a niche the God Sharruma (the Hurrian Mountain God and son of the Thunder God Teshub) embracing Great King Tudhaliya IV (r. c. 1237–1209...
Twelve Gods of the Underworld, Yazilikaya Hittite Sanctuary
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Twelve Gods of the Underworld, Yazilikaya Hittite Sanctuary

West wall of Chamber B of the Yazilikaya Hittite Sanctuary near Hattusa (13th century BCE) depicting the Twelve Gods of the Underworld. They wear short shirts, belts and shoes curling up at the toe. They each carry a crescent-shaped sword...
Plague Prayers of Mursilis II
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Plague Prayers of Mursilis II

The Hittite king Muršiliš II is imploring the gods to end the plague which has infested his country since the time of his father, Arnuwanda II. 13th century BCE (the tablet was originally written in the second half of the 14th century BCE...
Hattian Royal Tombs at Alacahöyük
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Hattian Royal Tombs at Alacahöyük

The Royal Tombs at Alacahöyük, built in the Early Bronze Age (2500-2000 BCE). Alacahöyük was the centre of the flourishing Hattian culture during the Bronze Age. It was later occupied by the Hittites who used the city as their first capital...
The Tablet of the Treaty between Suppiluliuma I and Hukkana
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The Tablet of the Treaty between Suppiluliuma I and Hukkana

This clay tablet mentions the details of the treaty between the Hittite king Suppiluliuma (Šuppiluliuma) I and the Haiasa (Haiaša) prince Hukkana. 13th century BCE (the tablet was originally written in the mid-14th century BCE), from Hattusa...
Yazilikaya Hittite Rock Sanctuary, Overview of Chamber B
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Yazilikaya Hittite Rock Sanctuary, Overview of Chamber B

The Yazilikaya Hittite sanctuary near Hattusa was made of two rock chambers, later labelled Chamber A and Chamber B by archaeologists. The walls of each chamber were covered with the richest and most striking samples of Hittite relief art...
Hattusili III's Letter to Kadasman-Enlil II
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Hattusili III's Letter to Kadasman-Enlil II

This clay tablet represents a letter from Ḫattušili III (king of the Hittite Empire) to Kadašman-Enlil II (Kadashman-Enlil II; the Kassite king of Babylon). The beginning reads "I mourned for your father and shed tears for him. I sent a messenger...
Yazilikaya Hittite Rock Sanctuary
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Yazilikaya Hittite Rock Sanctuary

Yazılıkaya is a Hittite rock sanctuary located about 1.5 kilometres northeast of Hattusa, the capital city of the Hittite Empire in the late Bronze Age. It is the largest known Hittite rock monument. The sanctuary consisted of a temple-like...
Treaty Establishing Hittite Domination over Aleppo
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Treaty Establishing Hittite Domination over Aleppo

This clay tablet is known as the "Aleppo Treaty". The treaty was drawn up between the Hittite king Mursili II and Talmi-sharruma (king of Aleppo). It was written in Akkadian, the diplomatic language of the time. The tablet begins with a reminder...
Rock Relief with Procession of Hittite Deities at Yazilikaya
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Rock Relief with Procession of Hittite Deities at Yazilikaya

Rock relief in Chamber A of the Yazilikaya Hittite Sanctuary (13th century BCE) near Hattusa depicting a procession of male deities. They all wear shoes curling up at the toe, and many are armed with either a sickle-shaped sword or a mace...
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