Azatiwada
Azatiwada , also Azatiwata , was a late Luwian ruler of the 8th century BC. Chr.
Surname
King Azatiwada is named in the bilingual Karatepe language. In the Luwian hieroglyphic script the name is written as á-za-ti-i-wa-tà-s and in the Phoenician script as ʾztwd . The Luwian name was also Azatiwara with Rhotazism and means "beloved by the sun god Tiwaz ". This name is still preserved in the ancient name of the Pamphylian city of Aspendos (today: Belkıs), whose native name is passed down as ΕΣΤFΕΔΙΙΥΣ (Estwediiys).
Lore
Azatiwada was installed as sub-king by Awariku (Phön. ʾWrk), the king of Adana. He traced his descent to Mukasa (luw. Mu-ka-sa; Phön. Mpš), which is often linked by research with the Mopsos of the Greek legend because of the Phoenician spelling . Azatiwada founded the fortress Azatiwataya, today's Karatepe-Arslantaş on the Ceyhan in the south of the Taurus Mountains in Turkey. He is considered to be the author of the inscription known as Karatepe Bilingual , which contributed significantly to the deciphering of the Luwian hieroglyphs .
Individual evidence
- ^ John David Hawkins: Corpus of the Hieroglyphic Luwian Inscriptions . Walter de Gruyter, 2000. ISBN 3-11-010864-X
- ^ Henri Grégoire: Le nom d'Azitawadda, fondateur d'Azitawaddī et la ville pamphylienne d'Aspendos , in: BARB Lett 48-5
literature
- John David Hawkins / Anna Morpurgo Davies , On the problems of Karatepe, the hieroglyphic text , in Anatolian Studies 28, 1978, pp. 114-118.
- Waltraud Sperlich: The Hittites - the forgotten people. Thorbecke, Ostfildern 2003, ISBN 3-7995-7982-6
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Awariku | Regent of Qu'e approx. 705 BC Chr. |
Son of Awariku |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Azatiwada |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Azatiwataš; Azati-wataš; Azatiwadda; Azatiwata |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Hittite ruler |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 8th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 8th century |