Apology of Hattusili III
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The Apology of Hattusili III is a Hittite royal autobiographical text in which King Hattusili III justifies his seizure of the throne and portrays his rule as divinely sanctioned.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Apology of Hattusili III canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hittite text
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autobiographical text ⓘ political justification text ⓘ royal inscription ⓘ |
| author | Hattusili III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
divine legitimation of kingship
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overthrow of Mursili III ⓘ |
| culture | Hittite Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 13th century BCE ⓘ |
| describesEvent |
conflict with Mursili III (Urhi-Teshub)
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coup d’état of Hattusili III ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
divine guidance in political decisions
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loyalty to the gods ⓘ piety of Hattusili III ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
Ancient Near Eastern studies
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Hittitology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
legal and moral defense of usurpation
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royal self-presentation ⓘ |
| genre |
political propaganda
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royal apology ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
New Hittite Kingdom
NERFINISHED
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reign of Hattusili III ⓘ |
| language | Hittite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Hattusili III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialForm | clay tablet ⓘ |
| mentionsDeity |
Ishtar
NERFINISHED
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Storm-god NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first person ⓘ |
| originalLocation | royal archives of Hattusa ⓘ |
| period | Late Bronze Age ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition | Hattusa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays |
Hattusili III as chosen by the gods
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Mursili III as impious and unjust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to justify the seizure of the Hittite throne by Hattusili III
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to present Hattusili III’s rule as divinely sanctioned ⓘ |
| region | Anatolia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedPerson |
Mursili III
NERFINISHED
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Puduhepa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Treaty of Kadesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scholarlySignificance | key text for understanding royal self-legitimation in the Late Bronze Age ⓘ |
| script | cuneiform ⓘ |
| titleType | modern conventional title ⓘ |
| usedAsSourceFor |
Hittite religion
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history of Hittite royal ideology ⓘ political history of the Hittite Empire ⓘ |
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