Ḫarapšili

Ḫarapšili
Princess and Queen consort of the Hittites

Relief of Hittite women, likely noble ladies
Predecessor Kali
Spouse Hantili I
Issue Daughter
Father Maratti
Mother Ḫaštayara
Religion Hittite mythology

Ḫarapšili (or Ḫarapsili, Harapšili; "š" is pronounced as "s" in "sun") was a Hittite queen during the Old Kingdom of Hittites.[1][2]

Biography

Family

Ḫarapšili was probably a daughter of princess Ḫaštayara and a man called Maratti. Her grandfather was king Hattusili I and her brother was king Mursili I (c. 1556 – 1526 BC).[3]

Marriage

She married a cupbearer named Hantili I. He conspired with Zidanta I and assassinated Mursili, thereafter taking the throne.[4]

The royal blood was preserved in the female line.

She was a mother of one daughter who married Zidanta who became a king.[5]

Death

Ḫarapšili died in Sugziya.[6]

In myth

In one myth is mentioned "The Storm God of Queen Harapsili".[7] This is mentioned in Hittite myths, book by Harry A. Hoffner.[8] He is an American professor of Hittitology.

See also

References

  1. The Tawananna in the Hittite kingdom by Shoshana R. Bin-Nun. Online version.
  2. Greeks And Pre-Greeks: Aegean Prehistory And Greek Heroic Tradition by Margalit Finkelberg
  3. Hittite Studies in Honor of Harry A. Hoffner, Jr. by Harry A. Hoffner, Gary M. Beckman, Richard Henry Beal, John Gregory McMahon
  4. Telepinu Proclamation, §10
  5. Reign of Mursili I
  6. The Kingdom of the Hittites by Trevor Bryce
  7. Kaniššuwar by Hans Gustav Güterbock
  8. Hittite myths by Harry A. Hoffner and Gary M. Beckman
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