Great Temple

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The Great Temple is the largest and most important religious sanctuary in the Hittite capital of Hattusa, dedicated primarily to the storm god and the sun goddess.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Great Temple canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hittite temple ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
religious sanctuary ⓘ
approximateDateOfConstruction 13th century BCE ⓘ
archaeologicalImportance key source for understanding Hittite religion ⓘ
major monument of Hittite architecture ⓘ
associatedDeity Sun goddess of Arinna ⓘ
Tarhunna (Hittite storm god) ⓘ
linked to: Tarḫunna
capitalOfAssociatedCity capital of Hittite Empire ⓘ
civilization Hittites ⓘ
linked to: Hittite Empire
country Turkey ⓘ
culture Hittite civilization ⓘ
linked to: Hittite
dedicatedTo Hittite storm god ⓘ
Hittite sun goddess ⓘ
discoveredBy archaeologists ⓘ
excavated 20th century ⓘ
function central sanctuary of Hattusa ⓘ
hasCourtyardType open courtyard ⓘ
hasFeature large courtyard ⓘ
massive stone foundations ⓘ
storage rooms ⓘ
temple cella ⓘ
hasLayout rectangular plan ⓘ
hasStorageFunction storage of cult supplies ⓘ
storage of offerings ⓘ
hasType state temple ⓘ
heritageStatus part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Hattusha ⓘ
locatedIn Boğazkale District ⓘ
Hattusa ⓘ
Turkey ⓘ
Çorum Province ⓘ
locatedInAncientRegion Anatolia ⓘ
Central Anatolia ⓘ
material mudbrick ⓘ
stone ⓘ
partOf Hattusa lower city ⓘ
Hattusa temple complex ⓘ
period Late Bronze Age ⓘ
primaryCultCenterOf Hittite storm god of Hatti ⓘ
Sun goddess of Arinna ⓘ
religion Hittite religion ⓘ
linked to: Anatolian paganism
significance largest temple in Hattusa ⓘ
most important sanctuary in Hattusa ⓘ
UNESCOSite Hattusha: the Hittite Capital ⓘ
usedBy Hittite royal family ⓘ
linked to: Hittite royal court
usedFor religious ceremonies ⓘ
state cult ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Boğazköy (Hattusa) → hasPart → Great Temple ⓘ