Wednesday, September 2, 2020

Hittites and the Hittite Empire

Hittites and the Hittite Empire Two distinct sorts of Hittites are referenced in the Hebrew Bible (or Old Testament): the Canaanites, who were oppressed by Solomon; and the Neo-Hittites, Hittite rulers of northern Syria who exchanged with Solomon. The occasions related in the Old Testament happened in the sixth century BC, well after the greatness days of the Hittite Empire.The revelation of the Hittite capital city of Hattusha was a significant occasion in antiquarianism of the close to east, since it expanded our comprehension of the Hittite Empire as an amazing, complex development of the thirteenth through seventeenth hundreds of years BC. The Hittite Civilization cuneiform  Timetable Old Hittite Kingdom [ca. 1600-1400 BC]Middle Kingdom [ca. 1400-1343 BC]Hittite Empire [1343-1200 BC] Babylon Sources Urban communities: Important Hittite urban areas incorporate Hattusha (presently called Boghazkhoy), Carchemish (presently Jerablus), Kussara or Kushshar (which has not been migrated), and Kanis. (presently Kultepe)