The Letters from Hanigalbat in the Boğazköy Archives

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Book chapter

The Letters from Hanigalbat in the Boğazköy Archives

P. 52-76.

Alexandrov B.

The article contains a comprehensive analysis of the letters from Mitanni / Hanigalbat found at the Hittite capital Hattusa / Boğazköy. The evidence of these documents allows to advance a new reconstruction of the dynastic history of Hanigalbat and its relations with Hatti and Assyria in the middle of the XIIIth century BCE.

Language: English

Full text (PDF, 1.05 Mb)

Keywords: Ancient Near East History Hittite kingdom

In book

Proceedings of the Eighth International Congress of Hittitology

Agade, 2014.