Tudḫaliya II

Tudḫaliya II. Was a Hittite great king in the 14th century BC. For a long time, research assumed that there was a ruler of the same name before the one listed here as Tudḫaliya I. Therefore, Tudḫaliya II. Is often called Tudḫaliya III. designated.

Life

Tudḫaliya succeeded his father, the great king Arnuwanda I , to the throne.

During his reign, the Kaškäer invaded Hittite territory repeatedly. These attracted u. a. as far as Nenašša , south of the Maraššanta (Halys) and plundered the capital Ḫattuša , whereupon the farm moved to Šamuḫa further east . A destruction of the capital has neither been archaeologically proven nor mentioned in contemporary reports. Tudḫaliya, already emaciated from illness, undertook several campaigns northwards, supported by his son Šuppiluliuma , who allegedly served him for 20 years as a military leader, but they did not achieve long-term success.

Azzi-Ḫayaša , located in Eastern or Nodostanatolia, also attacked the Hittite heartland. In the course of the second campaign that Tudḫaliya then undertook, the submission of Azzi-ayaša finally succeeded. Arzawa , the kingdom under Tarḫuntaradu in the west, also attacked the Hittite empire and advanced as far as Tuwanuwa . At the same time, Amenhotep III offered . give the king of Arzawa his daughter's hand to bind him closer to him.

During the reign of Tudḫaliya, Kizzuwatna became an integral part of the Hittite Empire and was no longer a vassal as before.

Before his death, the great king let the nobility recognize his son Tudḫaliya as his successor by oath . His brother Šuppiluliuma also took this oath.

Tudḫaliya or his son of the same name is depicted on a silver fist vessel offering a libation to the weather god .

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

Horst Klengel: History of the Hittite Empire. Brill, Leiden / Boston / Cologne 1998, p. 127ff. (with indication of the relevant sources and discussion of the family tree problem)
Jörg Klinger: The Hittites. Beck, Munich 2007, ISBN 3-406-53625-5 , pp. 51-53, 97

supporting documents

↑ Volkert Haas: The Hittite literature. Walter de Gruyter, Berlin 2006, ISBN 978-3-11-018877-6 , page 91.
↑ Jörg Klinger: The Hittites. CH Beck, Munich 2007, ISBN 978-3-406-53625-0

predecessor	Office	successor
Arnuwanda I.	King of Ḫatti approx. 1375-1355 BC Chr.	Tudḫaliya III.

personal data
SURNAME	Tudḫaliya II
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Tudḫaliya III.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Hittite great king
DATE OF BIRTH	15th century BC BC or 14th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH	around 1355 BC Chr.

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

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