Neo-Hittite states

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The Neo-Hittite states were a group of small Iron Age kingdoms in southeastern Anatolia and northern Syria that emerged after the fall of the Hittite Empire, preserving and adapting Hittite and Luwian cultural and political traditions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Iron Age polity
historical civilization
post-imperial successor state
archaeologicalEvidence fortified citadels
hieroglyphic Luwian inscriptions
inscribed stone orthostats
artStyle Hittite-Luwian relief sculpture
monumental stone gateways
conqueredBy Neo-Assyrian Empire
culture Hittite culture
Luwian polities
surface form: Luwian culture
economy agriculture
regional trade
emergedAfter fall of the Hittite Empire
endTime early 7th century BCE
late 8th century BCE
followed Hittite Empire
heritage Bronze Age Anatolian culture
Hittite imperial traditions
Luwian political traditions
interactedWith Aramean kingdoms
surface form: Aramaean states

Neo-Assyrian Empire
Phoenician cities
language Hieroglyphic Luwian
Cuneiform Luwian
surface form: Luwian language
locatedIn northern Syria
southeastern Anatolia
militaryFeature fortified city walls
notableMember Bit Agusi
Karkemish
surface form: Carchemish

Gurgum
Hamath
Kummuh
Melid
Pattin
Que
Tabal
partOf Ancient Near East
politicalStructure city-states
small kingdoms
region Syro-Anatolian region
surface form: Syro-Anatolia
religion Hittite-Luwian polytheism
scholarlyTerm Luwian polities
surface form: Luwian-Aramaean kingdoms

Neo-Hittite states self-linksurface differs
surface form: Syro-Hittite states
startTime circa 12th century BCE
successor Neo-Assyrian Empire
timePeriod Iron Age
usedScript Akkadian cuneiform
Luwian hieroglyphic script

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Luwian polities culturalRegion Neo-Hittite states
Hieroglyphic Luwian usedBy Neo-Hittite states
Arameans neighboringPeople Neo-Hittite states
this entity surface form: Neo-Hittites
Hittite laws appliesToPeriod Neo-Hittite states
this entity surface form: New Hittite Kingdom
Hittite archives chronologicalRange Neo-Hittite states
this entity surface form: New Hittite Kingdom
Melid region culture Neo-Hittite states
this entity surface form: Neo-Hittite culture
Melid region knownFor Neo-Hittite states
this entity surface form: Neo-Hittite kingdom
Melid region hasTypeOfPolity Neo-Hittite states
this entity surface form: Neo-Hittite kingdom
Melid region successorCulture Neo-Hittite states
Luwians associatedWith Neo-Hittite states
Luwians associatedWith Neo-Hittite states
this entity surface form: Syro-Anatolian states
Karkemish controlledBy Neo-Hittite states
this entity surface form: Late Hittite (Neo-Hittite) kingdom
Ancient Near East containsCivilization Neo-Hittite states
Neo-Hittite states scholarlyTerm Neo-Hittite states self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Syro-Hittite states
Syro-Anatolian region associatedWithEthnicGroup Neo-Hittite states
this entity surface form: Neo-Hittites
Syro-Anatolian region contains Neo-Hittite states
National Museum of Aleppo hasCollectionFrom Neo-Hittite states
Hamath associatedWithPeople Neo-Hittite states
this entity surface form: Neo-Hittites