Hattians

Hattians were an ancient people who inhabited the land of Hatti.

History

"Land of the Hatti" is the oldest known name for central Anatolia, albeit as an exonym in extraneous sources, such as the Assyrian hatti matu, found on Mesopotamian cuneiform tablets from the period of Sargon the Great of Akkad c. 2350–2150 BC; on those tablets Assyrian-Akkadian traders implored King Sargon for help.

Hattians Media

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  Hattian metalwork: golden ewer decorated with concentric circles

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  Linguistic homeland of Hattian language in central Anatolia

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  The Storm-God, represented by a bull; Museum of Anatolian Civilizations, Ankara