Huzziya I was a king of the
Hittites
The Hittites () were an Anatolian people who played an important role in establishing first a kingdom in Kussara (before 1750 BC), then the Kanesh or Nesha kingdom (c. 1750–1650 BC), and next an empire centered on Hattusa in north-centra ...
(Old Kingdom),
ruling for 5 years, ca. 1530–1525 BC (
middle chronology
The chronology of the ancient Near East is a framework of dates for various events, rulers and dynasties. Historical inscriptions and texts customarily record events in terms of a succession of officials or rulers: "in the year X of king Y". Com ...
)
or 1466–1461 BC (
short chronology).
[''The Kingdom of the Hittites'' by Trevor R. Bryce]
Biography
According to the
Telepinu Proclamation Telipinu (or Telepinu) Proclamation is a Hittite edict, written during the reign of King Telipinu, c. 1525-1500 BCE. The text is classified as CTH 19 in the Catalogue of Hittite Texts.
The edict is significant because it made possible to reconst ...
, at the time of the death of
Ammuna, the assassins killed Titiya and Hantili, and so Huzziya became the king. Based on this text, most scholars assume that Titiya and Hantili were sons of
Ammuna, and were killed to make way for his second rank son Huzziya's accession to the throne.
Huzziya had a sister,
Isparaya, who was married to
Telepinu.
Telepinu deposed Huzziya and sent them into exile. According to
Trevor R. Bryce, Huzziya was just a usurper, and
Telepinu was a son of Ammuna, and Telepinu's phrase that he "sat on the throne of his father" could be understood literally.
Eventually, Huzziya was killed during Telepinu's reign, but against Telepinu's orders.
References
External links
Reign of Huzziya I
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Hittite kings
15th-century BC deaths