Tawananna (Hittite queen)
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Tawananna was the title and name borne by powerful Hittite queens who held significant political and religious authority, often ruling alongside or even overshadowing the king in the Hittite Empire.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tawananna | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hittite queen
ⓘ
political office ⓘ religious office ⓘ royal title ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
court factions
ⓘ
royal succession disputes ⓘ |
| capital | Hattusa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Hittite Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Hittite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
Hittite cuneiform tablets
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
religious texts ⓘ royal edicts ⓘ treaties ⓘ |
| etymologyStatus | exact linguistic origin uncertain ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasRole |
chief priestess
ⓘ
co-ruler with the king ⓘ dynastic matriarch ⓘ high-ranking political figure ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Hittite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maritalRelation | spouse of the Hittite Great King ⓘ |
| notableBearer |
Puduhepa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tawananna (wife of Suppiluliuma I) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeContinuity | office continued across multiple Hittite reigns ⓘ |
| politicalFunction |
could overshadow the king in authority
ⓘ
influenced succession politics ⓘ participated in state decision-making ⓘ represented the royal house in diplomacy ⓘ |
| positionInGovernment |
great queen
ⓘ
queen consort ⓘ queen regnant ⓘ |
| powerStatus |
could act as regent
ⓘ
second only to the king ⓘ |
| region | Anatolia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Hittite religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousFunction |
mediated between gods and king
ⓘ
performed temple ceremonies ⓘ presided over major state cult rituals ⓘ |
| succession |
title passed to next principal queen only after predecessor’s death
ⓘ
title was retained for life ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
2nd millennium BCE
ⓘ
Late Bronze Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleType |
dynastic title
ⓘ
hereditary ceremonial title ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Hittite Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hittites NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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