Maşat Höyük
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Maşat Höyük is an archaeological site in north-central Turkey known for yielding important Hittite cuneiform archives that illuminate the administration and history of the Hittite Empire.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | archaeological site ⓘ |
| archaeologicalStratum |
Hittite level
ⓘ
post-Hittite levels ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hittite provincial administration
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hittite royal correspondence ⓘ |
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| eraOfMajorOccupation | 2nd millennium BCE ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Turkish archaeologists ⓘ |
| excavationStarted | 1970s ⓘ |
| function |
Hittite provincial center
ⓘ
administrative center ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalEvidence |
domestic structures
ⓘ
fortifications ⓘ palatial architecture ⓘ storage facilities ⓘ |
| hasCulture | Hittite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFind |
pottery
ⓘ
seal impressions ⓘ small finds ⓘ |
| hasNameInTurkish | Maşat Höyük NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageType | Bronze Age site ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Hittite cuneiform archives
ⓘ
cuneiform tablets ⓘ information on Hittite history ⓘ information on Hittite provincial administration ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Tokat Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
north-central Anatolia ⓘ north-central Turkey ⓘ |
| locatedOn | a mound (höyük) ⓘ |
| near | Zile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Hittite Empire (historical region) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Central Black Sea region of Turkey ⓘ |
| researchField |
Hittitology
ⓘ
Near Eastern archaeology ⓘ |
| scriptUsed | cuneiform ⓘ |
| significance |
illuminates administration of the Hittite Empire
ⓘ
illuminates history of the Hittite Empire ⓘ |
| tabletsContain |
administrative texts
ⓘ
historical records ⓘ letters ⓘ |
| tabletsLanguage | Hittite language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Hittite period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Late Bronze Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfSite | tell ⓘ |
| yields | clay tablets ⓘ |
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