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Revision as of 20:52, 7 May 2007 by JoJan (talk | contribs) (addint text)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)The Hattians were an ancient people who inhabited the land of Hatti in present-day Anatolia, Asia Minor. The Hattian civilisation was situated between 2500 - 2000/1700 BC.
The oldest name for Anatolia, "Land of the Hatti" was found for the first time on Mesopotamic cuneiform tablets from the period of the Akkadian dynasty (2350-2150 BC). On those tablets Assyrian traders implored the help of the Assyrian king Sargon. This appellation continued to exist for about 1500 years till 630 BC, as stated in Assyrian chronicles.
They spoke a non-Indo-European language of uncertain affiliation called Hattic (now believed by some to be related to the Northwest Caucasian language group). They eventually merged with or were replaced by the Hittites, who spoke the Indo-European Hittite language.
The Hattians may have been connected, in language and proximity, to the Khaldi/Kardu.
Reference
Akurgal, Ekrem - The Hattian and Hittite Civilizations; Publications of thje Republic of Turkey; Ministry of Culture; 2001; ISBN 975-17-2756-1
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