Pamba was
king
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of
Hatti, an ancient
Bronze Age
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state from the pre-
Hittite period, situated in central regions of
Anatolia
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, modern
Turkey
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.
Attestation
He is mentioned in only one source, a
Hittite version (from 1400
BCE) of an older
Akkadian story, that narrates several events related to much earlier times, taking place during the rule of great king
Naram-Sin of
Akkad (23rd century BCE). The story describes a war between the Akkadian ruler and an alliance of 17 kings, and the Hittite version includes Pamba of Hatti among those kings. That inclusion is not attested in Akkadian versions of the story, nor in contemporary sources, that would date from the period of the
Akkadian Empire
The Akkadian Empire () was the first known empire, succeeding the long-lived city-states of Sumer. Centered on the city of Akkad (city), Akkad ( or ) and its surrounding region, the empire united Akkadian language, Akkadian and Sumerian languag ...
, but some scholars hold that Hittite version (from 1400 BCE) is conditionally reliable, and probably derived from some local sources. In that case, the narrative would contain a trustworthy tradition, and thus provide a base for an assumption that the ancient
Kingdom of Hatti existed already during the period of the Akkadian Empire.
Rulers
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Hattians
The Hattians () were an ancient Bronze Age people that inhabited the land of ''Hatti'', in central Anatolia (modern Turkey). They spoke a distinctive Hattian language, which was neither Semitic languages, Semitic nor Indo-European languages, In ...
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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 ...
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External links
Hattian Early Period
Hattian kings
23rd-century BC monarchs
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