Hittite queens
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Hittite queens were powerful royal consorts and sometimes co-rulers in the ancient Hittite Empire, wielding significant political, religious, and diplomatic influence.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hittite royal family | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hittite people
ⓘ
female rulers ⓘ queens consort ⓘ royal title ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Anatolia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Hittite–Egyptian peace treaty ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson | Hittite kings ⓘ |
| country | Hittite Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Hittite civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diplomaticFunction |
arranger of dynastic marriages
ⓘ
correspondent with foreign rulers ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Tawananna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Hittite language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableOfficeHolder |
Ašmunikal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Danuhepa NERFINISHED ⓘ Henti NERFINISHED ⓘ Puduhepa NERFINISHED ⓘ Tawananna (wife of Suppiluliuma I) NERFINISHED ⓘ Šatanduhepa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Hittite Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalFunction |
issuer of royal decrees
ⓘ
participant in royal council ⓘ signatory of treaties ⓘ |
| power |
significant diplomatic influence
ⓘ
significant political influence ⓘ significant religious authority ⓘ |
| religion | Hittite religion ⓘ |
| religiousFunction |
chief cultic officiant
ⓘ
guardian of dynastic cults ⓘ performer of state rituals ⓘ |
| residence | Hattusa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
co-ruler
ⓘ
diplomatic representative ⓘ high priestess ⓘ regent ⓘ royal consort ⓘ |
| socialStatus | elite ⓘ |
| sourceOfInformation |
cuneiform tablets
ⓘ
diplomatic correspondence ⓘ royal inscriptions ⓘ |
| successionRule |
Tawananna retained title for life
ⓘ
conflicts could arise between reigning queen and crown prince’s wife ⓘ title Tawananna attached to office not to individual marriage ⓘ |
| symbolicRole |
embodiment of dynastic continuity
ⓘ
mediator between gods and king ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
2nd millennium BCE
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Late Bronze Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hittite royal family