HITTITESHITTITES

PEOPLE OF THE HATTIPEOPLE OF THE HATTI

HITTITESHITTITES

HITTITE GODSHITTITE GODS• TESHUB-------------LORD OF HATTI TESHUB-------------LORD OF HATTI WEATHER GOD, WEATHER GOD, KING OF HEAVENKING OF HEAVEN• ARINNA-------------SUN GODDESSESARINNA-------------SUN GODDESSES• SHAUSHKA-------- LOVE GODDESSSHAUSHKA-------- LOVE GODDESS(ISHTAR)(ISHTAR)• ANU------------------ CREATOR GODANU------------------ CREATOR GOD• ENLIL--------------- LORD OF AIRENLIL--------------- LORD OF AIR• EA-------------------- LORD OF EARTHEA-------------------- LORD OF EARTH

YAZILIKAYAYAZILIKAYA

HITTITE RELIGIOUS CENTERHITTITE RELIGIOUS CENTERBUILT BYBUILT BY

KING TUDHALIYAS IVKING TUDHALIYAS IV

HATTUSAHATTUSA

HITTITE CAPITOLHITTITE CAPITOL

HITTITE CONTRIBUTIONSHITTITE CONTRIBUTIONS

• FIRST TO USE IRONFIRST TO USE IRON• IRON WEAPONS MADE THEM IRON WEAPONS MADE THEM

TECHNOLOGICALLY SUPERIOR AND TECHNOLOGICALLY SUPERIOR AND ALLOWED THEM TO DEFEAT MOST ALLOWED THEM TO DEFEAT MOST OF THE MESOPOTAMIAN OF THE MESOPOTAMIAN COUNTRIESCOUNTRIES

• MIXED THEIR GODS WITH THE MIXED THEIR GODS WITH THE LOCALS RELIGIONLOCALS RELIGION