Western Anatolia in the Reign of Tuthaliya II: Rebellion, Battle and Diplomacy
| dc.contributor.author | Gerçek, S | |
| dc.contributor.author | Aydın, M | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-03-31T13:21:10Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-03-31T13:21:10Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2025 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The Hittites, who established the first political unity in Anatolian in the 2nd millennium BC, expanded their borders over time and became one of the powerful states of Near Eastern. The history of the Hittite State, which dominated Anatolia between 1650-1200/1190 BC, is learned through cuneiform texts, hieroglyphic inscriptions and archaeological remains. The historical information of the Western Anatolia region, where cuneiform texts have not been identified so far, belonging to the 2nd millennium BC is mostly learned from cuneiform texts obtained from Hittite centers such as Bogazkoy, Ortakoy and Masat Hoyuk. In addition, it is learned from the few written sources of Egypt, Alalah and Meskene-Emar. The aim of the article is to analyze the relations between the Hittite State and the Western Anatolian kingdoms during the reign of Tudhaliya II. Besides Bogazkoy/HattuSa, the documents from which the historical events of the reign of Tuthaliya II were learnt were also found in Ortakoy/Sapinuwa and Masat Hoyuk/Tapigga (Tokat-Zile). The Sapinuwa and Tapigga archives date to the reign of Tuthaliya II, while the texts found in HattuSa refer to the past and were written by Tuthaliya's grandson MurSili II and his grandson's son HattuSili III. In addition to the HattuSa and Tapigga texts, the Sapinuwa letters provide new insights into the politics and history of Western Anatolia during the reign of Tudhaliya II. | |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.26650/iutd.1659979 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1015-1818 | |
| dc.identifier.issue | 87 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://dx.doi.org/10.26650/iutd.1659979 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/11491/9569 | |
| dc.identifier.wos | WOS:001613156300001 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | ISTANBUL UNIV | |
| dc.relation.ispartof | TURK J HIST | |
| dc.subject | Hittite | |
| dc.subject | Western Anatolia | |
| dc.subject | Tuthaliya II | |
| dc.subject | Cuneiform | |
| dc.subject | Letter | |
| dc.title | Western Anatolia in the Reign of Tuthaliya II: Rebellion, Battle and Diplomacy | |
| dc.type | Article |
