Hamiyata

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Stele of Hamiyata with image of Tarḫunz

Hamiyata was a king who lived in the 10th or early 9th century BC. BC in Til Barsip , also known as Masuwari , ruled. He is known from six inscriptions. Til Barsip was a small state that belonged to the group of Neo-Hittite states that emerged mainly in Syria after the collapse of the Hittite Empire (after 1200 BC) . In Til Barsip, two dynasties that were mutually hostile appear to have ruled alternately. In research, they are referred to as Dynasty A and Dynasty B. Hamiyata is the best documented ruler from Dynasty B and the only known king of this dynasty. His father, who is not known by name, rules before him, and his son, who is also unknown, was his successor. His son was overthrown by a ruler of Dynasty A.

Hamiyata published in six inscriptions in Luwian language , which are written in the Luwian hieroglyphic writing. Stele, Louvre Museum, Paris, no. AO 11505 is a large monument with inscriptions on all four sides, the text of which has been badly damaged, but perhaps has the settlement of certain countries as its theme. A stele from Til Barsip tells of the consecration of storehouses to the weather god Tarḫunz . A stele from Aleppo is a dedication by Arpas to his brother Hamiyata. Another stele is from a son of Ariyahina, whose name is lost. Ariyahina is from Dynasty A and the text tells of evil deeds by Hamiyata's son, whose name is also lost. The stele obviously celebrates the ruler's victory over the other dynasty.

An inscription was found near Qubbah on the Euphrates in 1999 . This tells of various victories that he and his father are said to have won in wars with the help of the storm god Tarḫunz , probably against the heir to the throne of Dynasty A. The god is shown standing on a bull with an ax and a trident in his hands. He wears a crown and above him is a winged solar disk . In addition, the inscription names 17 other deities. The circumstances of the fights and victories are not clear from the inscription.

literature

  • Trevor Bryce: The World of the Neo-Hittite Kingdoms: A Political and Military History . Oxford University Press: Oxford, New York 2012, ISBN 978-0-19-921872-1
  • Guy Bunnens: A New Luwian Stele and the Cult of the Storm-god at Til Barsib-Masuwari , Peeters Publishers, 2006. ISBN 90-429-1817-9
  • John David Hawkins: Inscriptions of the Iron Age (Corpus of Hieroglyphic Luwian Inscriptions), Berlin, New York 2000, ISBN 978-3-11-080420-1

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Trevor Bryce: The World of the Neo-Hittite Kingdoms , Oxford ISBN 978-0-19-921872-1 , pp. 115-117
  2. ^ John David Hawkins: Inscriptions of the Iron Age (Corpus of Hieroglyphic Luwian Inscriptions), Berlin, New York 2000, ISBN 978-3-11-080420-1 , pp. 227-230
  3. ^ Hawkins: Inscriptions of the Iron Age , pp. 231-234
  4. ^ Hawkins: Inscriptions of the Iron Age , pp. 235-238
  5. ^ Hawkins: Inscriptions of the Iron Age , pp. 239-243
  6. ^ Bryce: The World of the Neo-Hittite Kingdoms , pp. 119-120
personal data
SURNAME Hamiyata
BRIEF DESCRIPTION King of Til Barsip
DATE OF BIRTH 10th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH 9th century BC Chr.