Maššana-uzzi

Maššana-uzzi ( Luwian : "Gods wish"; also Maššanauzzi, Mašanuzi outdated readings: Maššanazi, Matanazi) was a daughter of the Hittite great king Muršili II and his wife Gaššulawiya . Her brothers were Ḫalpa-šulupi , Muwattalli II and Ḫattušili III.

Maššana-uzzi was married to Mašturi von Šeḫa . According to the historical digression in the Šaušgamuwa contract ( CTH 105) § 7, line 18f. the marriage was closed during the reign of Muwatallis II (approx. 1295 / 94-1272 BC). However, another text ( KUB XXI, 33) could prove that only his successor Muršili III. agreed to the marriage while Muwatalli II had refused it. The marriage remained childless, which is why her brother Ḫattušili sent a messenger to Ramses II in Egypt with the request that a doctor be sent to make Maššana-uzzi fertile . Ramses then sent a doctor and an incantation priest to Ḫatti , although he pointed out that Maššana-uzzi would probably no longer give birth at the age of 50 or 60.

There is a possibility that the 60-year-old sister whom Ḫattušili Ramses had offered for the wife could be Maššana-uzzi, who was married to Mašturi. An important note is that a princess of the first rank like Maššana-uzzi was usually married to great kings. Therefore, the marriage with the vassal Mašturi can also be seen as a special grace from Ḫattušili's predecessor Muwatalli.

family tree

The following family tree was created after publications by Volkert Haas and Jörg Klinger .

1. Ḫinti

2. Tawananna

Zida

Zannanza

1./2. Gaššulawiya

2nd / 3rd Danuḫepa

Mrs. Šattiwazzas

Mrs. Ammistamrus II.

literature

Volkert Haas : Die Hittitische Literatur , Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin 2006, ISBN 978-3-11-018877-6 , p. 91.
Susanne Heinhold-Krahmer : Maššama-IR-i ; in: Reallexicon of Assyriology and Near Eastern Archeology ; de Gruyter, Berlin (1987). ISBN 978-3-11-010437-0 . Volume 7, pp. 456f.

Individual evidence

^ Gary M. Beckman, Trevor R. Bryce , Eric H. Cline : The Ahhiyawa Texts (= Writings from the Ancient World 28). Society of Biblical Literature, Atlanta 2011, pp. 57, 189 and Register, p. 298.
↑ ^a ^b Birgit Brandau, Hartmut Schickert: Hittiter: The unknown world power . Munich 2001, p. 260.
^ ^A ^b ^c Trevor Bryce: Life and Society in the Hittite World . Oxford 2002, p. 171.
↑ Waltraud Sperlich: The Hittites, The forgotten people. Jan Thorbecke Verlag GmbH, Ostfildern 2003, ISBN 3-7995-7982-6 , p. 40.
^ Gary M. Beckman, Trevor R. Bryce, Eric H. Cline: The Ahhiyawa Texts (= Writings from the Ancient World 28). Society of Biblical Literature, Atlanta 2011, p. 57, (paragraphs and lines after this work).
^ Trevor R. Bryce: The Kingdom of the Hittites. Oxford University Press, revised edition 2005, ISBN 978-0-19-928132-9 p. 254.
↑ Manfred Clauss: Ramses the great . Darmstadt 2010, p. 101.
↑ Manfred Clauss: Ramses the great . Darmstadt 2010, p. 112.
^ ^A ^b Trevor Bryce: Life and Society in the Hittite World . Oxford 2002, p. 29.
↑ Volkert Haas: The Hittite literature. Walter de Gruyter, Berlin 2006, ISBN 978-3-11-018877-6 , p. 91.
↑ Jörg Klinger: The Hittites. CH Beck, Munich 2007, ISBN 978-3-406-53625-0 .

personal data
SURNAME	Maššana-uzzi
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Daughter of the Hittite great king Muršili II.
DATE OF BIRTH	14th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH	13th century BC Chr.

[1] Gary M. Beckman, Trevor R. Bryce , Eric H. Cline : The Ahhiyawa Texts (= Writings from the Ancient World 28). Society of Biblical Literature, Atlanta 2011, pp. 57, 189 and Register, p. 298.

[Brandau260-2] Birgit Brandau, Hartmut Schickert: Hittiter: The unknown world power . Munich 2001, p. 260.

[Bryce171-3] A ^b ^c Trevor Bryce: Life and Society in the Hittite World . Oxford 2002, p. 171.

[4] Waltraud Sperlich: The Hittites, The forgotten people. Jan Thorbecke Verlag GmbH, Ostfildern 2003, ISBN 3-7995-7982-6 , p. 40.

[5] Gary M. Beckman, Trevor R. Bryce, Eric H. Cline: The Ahhiyawa Texts (= Writings from the Ancient World 28). Society of Biblical Literature, Atlanta 2011, p. 57, (paragraphs and lines after this work).

[6] Trevor R. Bryce: The Kingdom of the Hittites. Oxford University Press, revised edition 2005, ISBN 978-0-19-928132-9 p. 254.

[7] Manfred Clauss: Ramses the great . Darmstadt 2010, p. 101.

[8] Manfred Clauss: Ramses the great . Darmstadt 2010, p. 112.

[Bryce29-9] A ^b Trevor Bryce: Life and Society in the Hittite World . Oxford 2002, p. 29.

[10] Volkert Haas: The Hittite literature. Walter de Gruyter, Berlin 2006, ISBN 978-3-11-018877-6 , p. 91.

[11] Jörg Klinger: The Hittites. CH Beck, Munich 2007, ISBN 978-3-406-53625-0 .