Boğazköy (Hattusa)
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Boğazköy (Hattusa) is the archaeological site of the ancient Hittite capital in central Anatolia, renowned for its extensive cuneiform tablet archives that are key to the study of Anatolian languages.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
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ancient city ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| ancientName |
Boğazköy (Hattusa)
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surface form:
Hattusa
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| associatedWithPeople |
Hittite Empire
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surface form:
Hittites
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| capitalOf |
Hatti
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Hittite Empire ⓘ |
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Charles Texier ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | German Archaeological Institute ⓘ |
| firstSurveyedIn | 1834 ⓘ |
| floruit | 2nd millennium BCE ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Great Temple
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King’s Gate ⓘ Lion Gate ⓘ Lower City ⓘ Sphinx Gate ⓘ Upper City ⓘ Boğazköy (Hattusa) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Yazılıkaya sanctuary
Yerkapı rampart ⓘ city walls ⓘ royal citadel ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Hittite laws
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surface form:
Hittite law codes
Hittite royal archives ⓘ cuneiform tablet archives ⓘ international treaties ⓘ religious texts ⓘ study of Anatolian languages ⓘ |
| languageOfInscriptions |
Akkadian
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Hittite (Nesite) ⓘ
surface form:
Hittite
Hurrian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central Anatolia Region
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surface form:
central Anatolia
Çorum Province ⓘ |
| locatedInValleyOf | Kızılırmak River bend ⓘ |
| locatedNear | modern village of Boğazkale ⓘ |
| period | Bronze Age ⓘ |
| region | Anatolia ⓘ |
| significance |
key site for study of ancient Near Eastern diplomacy
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key site for understanding Hittite civilization ⓘ |
| systematicExcavationsBegan | 1906 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(i)
ⓘ
(ii) ⓘ (iii) ⓘ (iv) ⓘ (vi) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear | 1986 ⓘ |
| writingSystem | cuneiform ⓘ |
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Hattusha
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Hattusa
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Hattusa
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Yazılıkaya sanctuary
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Hattusa
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Hattusa
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Hattusa
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Hattusa
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Hattusa
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Hattusa
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Hattusa (probable)
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Hattusa
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Hattusa
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Hattusa
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Hattusa
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Hattusa
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Hattusha: the Hittite Capital
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Great Temple (Hattusa)
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Hattusa
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Great Temple (Hattusa)
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Hattusa temple complex
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Great Temple (Hattusa)
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Hattusa lower city
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Great Temple (Hattusa)
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Hattusha: the Hittite Capital
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Lion Gate (Hattusa)
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Hattusa
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Lion Gate (Hattusa)
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UNESCO World Heritage Site Hattusha: the Hittite Capital
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Lion Gate (Hattusa)
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Hittite royal citadel of Hattusa
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Hattusa
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Hattusa fortifications
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Hattusha: the Hittite Capital
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eastern fortifications of Hattusa
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Hattusa
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Hattusa
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Büyükkale hill area of Hattusa
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Hattusa
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Hattusa
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Hattusha: the Hittite Capital
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Hattusa
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Hattusa
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Great Temple of Hattusa
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UNESCO World Heritage Site Hattusha
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Upper City of Hattusa
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Hattusa
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Boghazköy
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Hattusa
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Hattusa