Chapter 56: The Hittite Code
readx;? The Hittite gods also worshipped the following gods: the sun god Estan, the Karl god, the god of the throne, the god of Halmasuita, the god Bilva, the god Tasiment, the god Khula, the god Kate, the god Hashamaili and the god Rinkhat, the god of Hashma, the god Charyanu, the god of Chashhapuna, the god of Inar (the patron saint of the city of Hatusa), the god of war Vushkat, the god of Vulusem, the god of Kambivat, the god of Kalmayli, the god of Taulit, the god of Hatusali, the god of Tutiti, the god Ztuhei, the god Zripuri, the god Zshasu, the god Julia, Kashku, the god of the moon, Hapantali, the shepherd of the sun, the sun goddess Kathahazpuri and the god Huziya are all deities that perform their own duties and appear on different occasions and play their respective roles. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info In the festival of Nuntariyashhash, the main deities worshipped are Lord Hati such as the sun goddess Alina, Kambivat God, Ztriya and Inar and fourteen other deities.
Among the Hittite gods, the introductory deity was Lervani, and the goddesses Ishtushtaya, Papaya, and Shivat were also part of the Hittite deities of hell, and they were worshipped in a special place, the temple of Hosti.
Hittite religious activities were mainly held in the cities of Alina, Nerik, Zparanda and Hattushash. Among them, the cities of Alina and Nerik are the most important places where the Hittite festival was held. The former is a place where the goddess Alina is worshipped, and the latter is a place where the god of agriculture is worshipped Terepin. The city of Zparanda was also an important site for Hittite ceremonies.
Iron smelting technology
The Hittites were the first people in West Asia and the world to invent iron smelting and large-scale use of iron tools, and they were also the first people in the world to enter the Iron Age, and archaeological evidence shows that the production of iron tools can be traced back to at least the 20th century BC. Famous for its iron smelting, the Hittite kings regarded iron as a patent and did not allow it to be passed on, so much so that iron was as expensive as gold, and its price was 60 times that of brass. The iron weapons of the Hittites terrified Egypt and other countries. The Hittites' most effective weapon against the enemy was the chariot, and on the battlefield they drove their iron-clad horse-drawn chariots into battle, making them invincible and fearful of the enemy.
It was not until around 1180 BC that the Hittite blacksmiths scattered all over the country, spreading the iron-smelting technology to India around 800 BC.
Tudhaliyah I, reigned in years.
In the year, the grandson of Zdanta II, Tudhariyah I, staged a palace coup, killed Muwatari I, seized the Hittite throne, and took Hattusa as the capital, so it was called the Hattusa Dynasty, but more people used to call it the Hittite New Kingdom, or the Hittite Empire.
This was the reign of King Shutarna II of Mitanni.
Taking advantage of the tension between Mitanni and Egypt, Tudharia I reallyed himself with the Hulian state of Kizuvatna, and then defeated Aleppo, Ishuva, and other Mitanni affiliated city-states, which were successively subject to Hittite rule. Eventually, there was a war with Mitanni.
Later, Tudhaliyah I launched an attack on the Luvi-speaking city-state of Al Zavat in the southwest, and Ardzava submitted to the Hittites, who unified Asia Minor for the first time in Hittite history.
Located in the upper reaches of the Euphrates River, in the heart of Mitanni, Ishuva was initially controlled by the Hittites, but due to its proximity to the Mitannis, Tudhaliyah I, in his later years, defected from the Hittites and returned to Mitanni rule.
Apparently Mitanni was under a lot of pressure. Under strong pressure from the Hittites, Egypt and Mitanni soon formed an alliance against the Hittites.
After that, the Hittites, Mitanni and Egypt waged a long struggle around northern Syria.
After the death of Tudhaliyah I, the Hittites fell into a period of decline, during which they were not captured by the enemies of the Hittites.
Hatushili II, reigned: years.
Tudhaliyah I's son, Hatushili II, succeeded to the Hittite throne and was the second king of the new Hittite kingdom.
Tudhaliyah I was bitter about Ishuva's betrayal until his death, and during the reign of Hatushili II, continuing his father's last wishes, he attacked Ishuva again, but with the help of Mitanni, he did not capture Ishuva in the end.
After the defeat, the city-states of Kizuvatna, Arzawa, and Aleppo in northern Syria broke away from Hittite control and turned to Mitanni allegiance.
Arnuvanda I, reigned: years.
After the death of Hatushili II, his son Supiruuma I, who was the heir, was only a few years old, so his son-in-law Arnuwanda I seized the Hittite throne and became the third king of the new Hittite kingdom.
Tudhaliyah II, reign: years.
Tudhaliyah II, the son of Arnuvanda I, succeeded to the Hittite throne and was the fourth king of the New Hittite Kingdom.
Tudhaliyah III, reigned: years.
In the year of his son, Tudhariyah III, the prime-viage, staged a palace coup d'état, killing his elderly father, Tudhaliyah II. But Tudhaliyah III did not have time to implement his political ideas at all, and was also overthrown by a palace coup.
Supiluluma I, reigned for years.
At this time, Supiruliuma I, who was already in his twenties, took advantage of the opportunity of the palace coup d'état of Tudhariyah III and the chaos in the palace, led people to rush into the palace, killed Tudhariyah III, who had just killed his father Tudhaliyah II, and seized the Hittite throne that he deserved a long time ago, and was the fifth king of the new Hittite kingdom.
During the reign of Supiruliuma I, the Hittite kingdom became strong again after Tudhariyah I, and its territory was greatly expanded.
Supiluluma I was the first to improve the defense of the capital city of Hatusa.
The Hittite Code was promulgated during the reign of Supiruli Uma and the country entered its heyday.
The Hittite king Supiluluma I recalled that the land of Ishuva in the upper Euphrates River had escaped from Hittite rule in the time of his grandfather, Tudhaliyah I, when his grandfather wanted to conquer Ishuva again, but failed.