Tarhuntassa

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Tarhuntassa was an important Late Bronze Age city in southern Anatolia that briefly served as a secondary capital of the Hittite Empire.

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Tarhuntassa canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Bronze Age site
ancient city
approximateDate 13th century BCE
associatedWith Hittite imperial administration
Hittite royal family
linked to: Hittite kings
associatedWithDeity Tarhunt
linked to: Tarḫunna
civilization Hittite civilization
linked to: Hittites
culture Hittite
decline abandoned or lost prominence after collapse of Hittite Empire
era Late Bronze Age Near East
geographicalContext south-central Anatolia
historicalSignificance important Hittite urban center
seat of a Hittite viceroyalty
knownFrom cuneiform sources
languageUsed Hittite language
linked to: Hittite
locatedIn Anatolia
southern Anatolia
locatedInPresentDay Turkey
mentionedIn Hittite texts
namedAfter Tarhunt
linked to: Tarḫunna
partOf Hittite Empire
politicalRole administrative center
royal residence
region southern Hittite territories
religion Hittite religion
linked to: Anatolian paganism
servedAs secondary capital of the Hittite Empire
status secondary royal capital
timePeriod Late Bronze Age
typeOfSettlement urban center
uncertainLocation exact archaeological site not securely identified

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Hittite Empire majorCity Tarhuntassa
Luwians associatedWith Tarhuntassa