Middle Hittite period
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The Middle Hittite period was a phase in Hittite history marked by political consolidation, legal and administrative reforms, and the cultural development that bridged the Old and New Hittite Kingdoms.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hittite Old Kingdom | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical period
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phase of Hittite history ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hittite diplomatic correspondence
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Hittite law codes NERFINISHED ⓘ Hittite provincial administration ⓘ Hittite royal edicts ⓘ Hittite vassal treaties ⓘ |
| capital | Hattusa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalPosition | between Old Hittite Kingdom and New Hittite Kingdom ⓘ |
| country | Hittite Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Bronze Age Anatolia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | c. 1400 BCE ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
Ancient Near Eastern history
NERFINISHED
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Hittitology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Old Hittite Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
administrative reforms
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cultural development ⓘ legal reforms ⓘ political consolidation ⓘ transition between Old and New Hittite Kingdoms ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Middle Hittite administrative reorganization
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Middle Hittite cultural developments ⓘ Middle Hittite legal reforms ⓘ |
| hasSourceType |
administrative documents
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cuneiform tablets ⓘ legal texts ⓘ royal inscriptions ⓘ |
| historicalRole | bridge between early and imperial phases of Hittite state ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
consolidation of Hittite territorial control
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development of Hittite bureaucratic institutions ⓘ standardization of Hittite legal practice ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Hittite language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Anatolia
NERFINISHED
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Asia Minor ⓘ |
| partOf |
Bronze Age Near East
NERFINISHED
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history of the Hittite Kingdom ⓘ |
| precedes | New Hittite Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Anatolian polytheism
NERFINISHED
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Hittite religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | c. 1500 BCE ⓘ |
| temporalRange | 2nd millennium BCE ⓘ |
| timePeriodOf |
codification of Hittite laws
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development of Middle Hittite script and orthography ⓘ reorganization of Hittite state structures ⓘ strengthening of central royal authority ⓘ |
| writingSystem | cuneiform ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hittite Old Kingdom