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[[Image:Hattusa.king.jpg|thumb|Relief of Suppiluliuma II in Hattusa]]

[[Image:Hattusa.king.jpg|thumb|Relief of Suppiluliuma II in Hattusa]]

'''Suppiluliuma II''', the son of  [[Tudhaliya IV]],  was the last known king of the New Kingdom of the [[Hittite Empire]], ruling  1207 BCE – c.1178 BCE, contemporary with Tukulti-Ninurta I of Assyira.  

'''Suppiluliuma II''', the son of  [[Tudhaliya IV]],  was the last known king of the New Kingdom of the [[Hittite Empire]], ruling  1207 BCE – c.1178 BCE, contemporary with Tukulti-Ninurta I of Assyira.

He is known from two inscriptions in [[hieroglyphics]]. They record wars against former vassal Tarhuntassa, and against Alasiya in [[Cyprus]].  

He is known from two inscriptions in [[hieroglyphics]]. They record wars against former vassal Tarhuntassa, and against Alasiya in [[Cyprus]].

After the fall, the Kaskians were probably in control of Hatti. Hattusa itself was destroyed, its site only re-occupied by a [[Phrygian]] fortress some 500 years later.

After the fall, the Kaskians were probably in control of Hatti. Hattusa itself was destroyed, its site only re-occupied by a [[Phrygian]] fortress some 500 years later.

== Literature ==

== Literature ==

*Astour, AJA 69 (1965).

*Astour, AJA 69 (1965).

*Güterbock, JNES 26 (1967), 73-81.

*Güterbock, JNES 26 (1967), 73–81.

== Suppiluliuma II Media ==

== Suppiluliuma II Media ==

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File:Hattusa reliefs1.jpg|Chamber 2 built and inscribed by Suppiliuma II at [[Hattusa]]

File:Hattusa reliefs1.jpg|Chamber 2 built and inscribed by Suppiliuma II at [[Hattusa]]

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