Katuwa

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Katuwa ( hieroglyphic Luwian ka-tú-wa / i-sa or ka-tu-wa / i-sa ) was a Neo-Hittite king of Karkemiš who lived in the 10th or early 9th century BC. BC, perhaps around 880 BC Ruled. He carried the titles of ruler and sovereign .

government

Katuwa carried out several military actions. The cities against which he carried out such actions, such as Sapisi on the Euphrates and the fortified Awanaya, are, if mentioned, completely unknown, so that nothing can be said about the scope of Katuwa's military actions. However, it may be that such military operations were common from time to time in order to maintain control of the territory.

Katuwa presented himself as a great repairer who rebuilt or rebuilt settlements in devastated areas and brought prosperity to his country. Even if these were platitudes that many neo-Hittite kings liked to use, the sculptures and designed building facades undoubtedly show that Karkemiš was under the rule of Katuwa and probably also under that of his father Suhi II (possibly 10th century BC) achieved a high level of cultural development. In addition, Katuwa is actually documented as a major client. He built temples, such as that of the weather god of Karkemiš, and women's apartments, such as TAWANI apartments and upper floors for his wife Ana. Katuwa also beautified time-honored gates and placed monuments to the ancestors, such as Atrisuha, the soul of Suhi.

Katuwa and the "grandchildren" of Uratarhunza

Katuwa, the son of King Suhi II, grandson of King Astuwatamanza (possibly 10th century BC) and great-grandson of the founder of the dynasty Suhi I (possibly 10th century BC), reports that he was taking military action against the "grandchildren" (read: descendants) of Uratarhunza. Uratarhunza (possibly later 11th or 10th century BC) is the last great king of Karkemiš from a series of great kings that went up to Kuzi-Teššub (early to mid 12th century BC). reached back. Uratarhunza's descendants apparently claimed control of Karkemiš themselves, despite the long-term rule of the Suhi dynasty, which forced Katuwa to act. He did something beforehand (reading unclear) together with the descendants of Uratarhunza, with whom he renewed the deserted city of the not further known Ninuwi and from whom he received the SAPALALI city Ipani and the SAPALALI land (?) Muziki, which he ( again) built up. Then there was a fight with the heirs of Uratarhunza, whom he defeated with the chariot troops of the city of Kawa and from whom he took the city of Ninuwi.

According to a not very clear passage of an inscription, Katuwa's own relatives also seemed to revolt against him and spark a rebellion against him, which he could probably put down.

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
  • Annick Payne: Iron Age Hieroglyphic Luwian Inscriptions . Society of Biblical Literature, Atlanta 2012, ISBN 978-1-58983-269-5
  • Gwendolyn Leick: Who's Who in the Ancient Near East . Routledge, London 1999, 2002, ISBN 978-0-415-13231-2

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Annick Payne: Iron Age Hieroglyphic Luwian Inscriptions . Atlanta 2012, pp. 66, 73.
  2. ^ A b c d e Trevor Bryce: The World of the Neo-Hittite Kingdoms: A Political and Military History . Oxford, New York 2012, p. 92.
  3. ^ Gwendolyn Leick: Who's Who in the Ancient Near East . London 1999, 2002, p. 91.
  4. ^ Trevor Bryce: The World of the Neo-Hittite Kingdoms: A Political and Military History . Oxford, New York 2012, p. 91.
  5. ↑ Annick Payne: Iron Age Hieroglyphic Luwian Inscriptions . Atlanta 2012, pp. 68, 75 f.
  6. ↑ a b c Annick Payne: Iron Age Hieroglyphic Luwian Inscriptions . Atlanta 2012, p. 68.
  7. ↑ Annick Payne: Iron Age Hieroglyphic Luwian Inscriptions . Atlanta 2012, p. 72.
  8. ^ A b Trevor Bryce: The World of the Neo-Hittite Kingdoms: A Political and Military History . Oxford, New York 2012, pp. 90 f.
  9. ^ Trevor Bryce: The World of the Neo-Hittite Kingdoms: A Political and Military History . Oxford, New York 2012, p. 88.
  10. ^ Trevor Bryce: The World of the Neo-Hittite Kingdoms: A Political and Military History . Oxford, New York 2012, p. 84.
  11. ↑ Annick Payne: Iron Age Hieroglyphic Luwian Inscriptions . Atlanta 2012, p. 71 f.
predecessor Office successor
Suhi II. King of Karkemiš
10th - early 9th century BC BC / around 880 BC Chr. 		Sangara
personal data
SURNAME Katuwa
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Katuwas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION King of Karkemiš
DATE OF BIRTH 10th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH 9th century BC Chr.