Great Temple
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The Great Temple is the largest and most important religious sanctuary in the Hittite capital of Hattusa, dedicated primarily to the storm god and the sun goddess.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Great Temple canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hittite temple
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ religious sanctuary ⓘ |
| approximateDateOfConstruction | 13th century BCE ⓘ |
| archaeologicalImportance |
key source for understanding Hittite religion
ⓘ
major monument of Hittite architecture ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Sun goddess of Arinna
ⓘ
Tarḫunna ⓘ
surface form:
Tarhunna (Hittite storm god)
|
| capitalOfAssociatedCity | capital of Hittite Empire ⓘ |
| civilization |
Hittite Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Hittites
|
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| culture |
Hittite
ⓘ
surface form:
Hittite civilization
|
| dedicatedTo |
Hittite storm god
ⓘ
Hittite sun goddess ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | archaeologists ⓘ |
| excavated | 20th century ⓘ |
| function | central sanctuary of Hattusa ⓘ |
| hasCourtyardType | open courtyard ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
large courtyard
ⓘ
massive stone foundations ⓘ storage rooms ⓘ temple cella ⓘ |
| hasLayout | rectangular plan ⓘ |
| hasStorageFunction |
storage of cult supplies
ⓘ
storage of offerings ⓘ |
| hasType | state temple ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Hattusha ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Boğazkale District
ⓘ
Boğazköy (Hattusa) ⓘ
surface form:
Hattusa
Turkey ⓘ Çorum Province ⓘ |
| locatedInAncientRegion |
Anatolia
ⓘ
Central Anatolia Region ⓘ
surface form:
Central Anatolia
|
| material |
mudbrick
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| partOf |
Boğazköy (Hattusa)
ⓘ
surface form:
Hattusa lower city
Boğazköy (Hattusa) ⓘ
surface form:
Hattusa temple complex
|
| period | Late Bronze Age ⓘ |
| primaryCultCenterOf |
Hittite storm god of Hatti
ⓘ
Sun goddess of Arinna ⓘ |
| religion |
Anatolian paganism
ⓘ
surface form:
Hittite religion
|
| significance |
largest temple in Hattusa
ⓘ
most important sanctuary in Hattusa ⓘ |
| UNESCOSite |
Boğazköy (Hattusa)
ⓘ
surface form:
Hattusha: the Hittite Capital
|
| usedBy |
Hittite royal court
ⓘ
surface form:
Hittite royal family
|
| usedFor |
religious ceremonies
ⓘ
state cult ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.