Ḫarapšili (or Ḫarapsili, Harapšili; "š" is pronounced as "s" in "sun") was a
Hittite queen during the Old Kingdom of
Hittites
The Hittites () were an Anatolian peoples, Anatolian Proto-Indo-Europeans, Indo-European people who formed one of the first major civilizations of the Bronze Age in West Asia. Possibly originating from beyond the Black Sea, they settled in mo ...
.
Biography
Family
Ḫarapšili was probably a daughter of princess Ḫaštayara and a man called Maratti. Her grandfather was king
Hattusili I Ḫattušili (''Ḫattušiliš'' in the inflected nominative case) was the regnal name of three Hittite kings:
* Hattusili I (Labarna II)
* Hattusili II
*Hattusili III Ḫattušili (''Ḫattušiliš'' in the inflected nominative case) was the regnal ...
and her brother was king
Mursili I
Mursili I (also known as Mursilis; sometimes transcribed as Murshili) was a king of the Hittites 1620-1590 BC, as per the middle chronology, the most accepted chronology in our times (or alternatively c. 1556–1526 BC, short chronology), and was ...
(c. 1556 – 1526 BC).
Marriage
She married a cupbearer named
Hantili I
Hantili I was a king of the Hittites during the Hittite Old Kingdom. His reign lasted for 30 years, from c. 1590 to c. 1560 BC (middle chronology).
Biography
Rise to power
According to the Telepinu Proclamation, Hantili was the royal cup-bearer ...
. He conspired with
Zidanta I
Zidanta I was a king of the Hittites (Old Kingdom), ruling for 10 years, ca. 1560–1550 BC (middle chronology) or 1496–1486 BC (short chronology timeline). According to the Telepinu Proclamation, this king became a ruler by murder.
Family
Zida ...
and assassinated Mursili, thereafter taking the throne.
The royal blood was preserved in the female line.
She was a mother of one daughter who married Zidanta who became a king.
Death
Ḫarapšili died in Sugziya.
In myth
In one myth is mentioned "
The Storm God of Queen Harapsili". This is mentioned in ''Hittite myths'', a book by
Harry A. Hoffner.
Hittite myths
by Harry A. Hoffner and Gary M. Beckman
See also
* List of Hittite kings
The dating and sequence of Hittite Empire, Hittite kings is compiled by scholars from fragmentary records, supplemented by the finds in Hattusa, Ḫattuša and other administrative centers of cuneiform tablets and more than 3,500 seal impressions ...
References
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Hittite queens
16th-century BC women