Author : Trevor Bryce
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 575 pages
File Size : 36,29 MB
Release : 2005
Category : History
ISBN : 019927908X
Translations from the original texts are a particular feature of the book. Thus on many issues the Hittites and their contemporaries are allowed to speak to the modern reader for themselves."--BOOK JACKET.
Author : Charles Burney
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 423 pages
File Size : 27,91 MB
Release : 2018-04-17
Category : History
ISBN : 1538102587
The Hittites created one of the great civilizations of the ancient world, although it remained almost unknown until excavations in the early 20th century revealed the extent and importance of its culture. For nearly five centuries the Hittites controlled vast areas of Anatolia, by direct or indirect rule, engaging in almost incessant warfare, and, at the same time, making significant contributions to culture and religion of the region. This second edition of Historical Dictionary of the Hittites contains a chronology, an introduction, an appendix, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 400 cross-referenced entries on mportant persons, places, essential institutions, and the significant aspects of the society, government, economy, material culture, and warfare. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the Hittites.
Author : O. R. Gurney
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
Page : 437 pages
File Size : 22,86 MB
Release : 2016-10-21
Category : History
ISBN : 1787201074
The rediscovery of the ancient empire of the Hittites has been a major achievement of the last hundred years. Known from the Old Testament as one of the tribes occupying the Promised Land, the Hittites were in reality a powerful neighbouring kingdom: highly advanced in political organization, administration of justice and military genius; with a literature inscribed in cuneiform writing on clay tablets; and with a rugged and individual figurative art, to be seen on stone monuments and on scattered rock faces in isolated areas. This classic account reconstructs, in fascinating detail, a complete and balanced picture of Hittite civilization, using both established and more recent sources.
Author : Billie Jean Collins
Publisher : Society of Biblical Lit
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 18,43 MB
Release : 2012-11-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1589836723
Lost to history for millennia, the Hittites have regained their position among the great civilizations of the Late Bronze Age Near East, thanks to a century of archaeological discovery and philological investigation. The Hittites and Their World provides a concise, current, and engaging introduction to the history, society, and religion of this Anatolian empire, taking the reader from its beginnings in the period of the Assyrian Colonies in the nineteenth century B.C.E. to the eclipse of the Neo-Hittite cities at the end of the eighth century B.C.E. The numerous analogues with the biblical world featured throughout the volume together represent a comprehensive and up-to-date survey of the varied and significant contributions of Hittite studies to biblical interpretation.
Author : Harry A Hoffner Jr
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 27,8 MB
Release : 2023-08-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9004669086
A complete tool for understanding this oldest collection (about 1650 BC) of laws made by an Indo-European people. Incorporating many tablets published since the 1959 edition, and utilizing the latest lexical and grammatical insights, the author presents the text in the "score" format with translation, commentary, glossary, indexes, plates and bibliography.
Author : C. W. Ceram
Publisher : Phoenix
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 36,6 MB
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : 9781842122952
The author of the acclaimed Gods, Graves, and Scholars tells the dramatic tale of the Hittites, an Indo-European people who became a dominant power in the Middle East. Their struggle in Egypt with Ramses II for control of Syria led to one of the greatest battles of the ancient world. The fall of the Hittite empire was sudden, and historical records were scarce--until the discovery of cuneiform tablets yielded a rich store of information on which this work is based. "...a saga richly charged with dramatic twists and with enthralling accounts of scholarly detective work."--The Atlantic.
Author : Damien Stone
Publisher : Reaktion Books
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 35,7 MB
Release : 2023-04-19
Category : History
ISBN : 1789147360
An accessible introduction to the Bronze Age culture in Asia Minor. Famed for their warriors, the Hittites flourished in the region of modern Turkey from the seventeenth to thirteenth centuries BC. In this book, archaeologist Damien Stone explores the rich history of the Hittite civilization beyond their skill in battle, from religious reverence for the sun and storms to eclectic rock carvings which survive to this day. Stone describes the colorful succession of Hittite rulers, complete with assassinations, intrigue, and an evil stepmother, but he also parses the development of the Hittite language and considers the Hittites’ legacy in religion, art, and culture today. In short, The Hittites is a wide-ranging, accessible introduction to this vibrant ancient culture.
Author : Archibald Henry Sayce
Publisher :
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 37,99 MB
Release : 1910
Category : Hittites
ISBN :
Author : A. H. Sayce
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 131 pages
File Size : 34,48 MB
Release : 2021-04-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
This work presents an enlightening history of the Hittites, an ancient Anatolian people who formed an empire between 1600-1180 BCE. This group of Indo-Europeans manufactured advanced iron goods, ruled over their kingdom through government officials, and worshipped storm gods. Their endless conflicts with Egypt produced the world's first known peace treaty. Content includes: The Hittites of the Bible Hittites on the Monuments of Egypt and Assyria The Hittite Monuments The Hittite Empire The Hittite Cities and Race Hittite Religion and Art The Inscriptions Hittite Trade and Industry
Author : Trevor Bryce
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 41,88 MB
Release : 1999
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199240104
This book presents a comprehensive history of the Late Bronze Age kingdom of the Hittites, and the role it played within the context of the ancient Near Eastern world. From their capital, Hattusa, in central Anatolia, the Hittite kings ruled a vast network of subject territories and vassalstates reaching from the Aegean coast of Anatolia through Syria to the river Euphrates. In the fourteenth century BC the Hittites became the supreme political and military power in the Near East. How did they achieve their supremacy? How successful were they in maintaining it? What brought abouttheir collapse and disappearance? In seeking to answer these questions, the book begins with an account of the Hittites predecessors in Anatolia, particularly in the early centuries of the second millennium, traces the rise and development of the Hittite kingdom over a period of some five hundredyears, and ends with the events which followed in the wake of the kingdoms collapse. Translations from the original texts are a particular feature of the book; thus on many issues the Hittites and their contemporaries are allowed to speak to the modern reader for themselves.
