The dating and sequence of the
Hittite kings is compiled from fragmentary records, supplemented by the recent find in
Hattusa
Hattusa (also Ḫattuša or Hattusas ; Hittite: URU''Ḫa-at-tu-ša'', Turkish: Hattuşaş , Hattic: Hattush) was the capital of the Hittite Empire in the late Bronze Age. Its ruins lie near modern Boğazkale, Turkey, within the great loop of ...
of a cache of more than 3500 seal impressions giving names and titles and genealogy of Hittite kings. All dates given here are approximate, relying on synchronisms with known
chronologies for neighbouring countries and
Egypt
Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning the North Africa, northeast corner of Africa and Western Asia, southwest corner of Asia via a land bridg ...
.
All reign lengths are approximate. The list uses the
middle chronology, the most generally accepted
chronology of the Ancient Near East
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 ...
and the chronology that accords best with Hittite evidence.
Old Kingdom (c. 1650–1500 BC)
Middle Kingdom (c. 1500–1420 BC)
New Kingdom (c. 1420–1190 BC)
See also
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List of Neo-Hittite kings
The Neo-Hittite states are sorted according to their geographical position.
All annual details are BC.
The contemporary sources name the language they are written in. Those can be:
* Luwian (always using Luwian hieroglyphs)
* Hittite
* Arama ...
, for the rulers of the Neo-Hittite states, some of whom were direct descendants of the Hittite kings
**The rulers of
Carchemish
Carchemish ( Turkish: ''Karkamış''; or ), also spelled Karkemish ( hit, ; Hieroglyphic Luwian: , /; Akkadian: ; Egyptian: ; Hebrew: ) was an important ancient capital in the northern part of the region of Syria. At times during i ...
in particular presented themselves as successors of the Hittite kings and ruled in northern Syria until defeated by the Assyrians in 717 BC.
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History 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-cent ...
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Tawananna, for Hittite queens
Notes
References
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Hittite kings
Hittite kings, list of