Hattusili III - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Nineteenth Dynasty Of Egypt: Encyclopedia - Nineteenth Dynasty Of Egypt
Known rulers, in the History of Egypt, for the Nineteenth Dynasty. The Eighteenth, Nineteenth and Twentieth Dynasties of ancient Egypt ar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Immanuel Velikovsky: Encyclopedia - Immanuel Velikovsky
Immanuel Velikovsky (June 10, 1895 (NS) – November 17, 1979) is best known as the author of a number of controversial books on pre-hist...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abu Simbel: Encyclopedia - Abu Simbel
The archaeological complex of Abu Simbel (Arabic أبو سنبل or أبو سمبل) comprises two massive rock temples in southern Egypt...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Kadesh: Encyclopedia - Battle Of Kadesh
The Battle of Kadesh (also spelled Qadesh) took place between Egypt and the Hittite forces of Muwatalli, on the Orontes River of modern S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kadesh: Encyclopedia - Kadesh
This article is about Kadesh in Syria. For the other Kadesh, see Kadesh (South of Israel) Kadesh (the most popular spelling; more accurat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chronology Of The Ancient Near East: Encyclopedia - Chronology Of The Ancient Near East
The Chronology of the Ancient Near East deals with the notoriously difficult task of assigning dates to various events, rulers and dynast...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peace Treaty: Encyclopedia Ii - Peace Treaty - Ancient History
One of the earliest recorded peace treaties was between the Hittite and Egyptian empires after the Battle of Kadesh c. 1280 BC. The battl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Immanuel Velikovsky: Encyclopedia Ii - Immanuel Velikovsky - Velikovsky's Theories
In the 1920s and 1930s, when practicing as a psychiatrist in Palestine, Velikovsky had a dozen or so of his papers on psychiatry and psyc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nineteenth Dynasty Of Egypt: Encyclopedia Ii - Nineteenth Dynasty Of Egypt - Nineteenth Dynasty Timeline
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Encyclopedia - Mitanni: Encyclopedia Ii - Mitanni - History
As early as Akkadian times, Hurrians are known to have lived east of the river Tigris on the northern rim of Mesopotamia, and in the Khab...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Kadesh: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Kadesh - Background
For most of the 18th and 19th Dynasties the Egyptians had been gradually pushed back from upper retnu (The Orontes River watershed into t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Hittites: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Hittites - The New Kingdom
With the reign of Tudhaliya I (who may actually not have been the first of that name; see also Tudhaliya), the Hittite Empire reëmerges ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Kadesh: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Kadesh - Background
For most of the 18th and 19th Dynasties the Egyptians had been gradually pushed back from upper retnu (The Orontes River watershed into t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chronology Of The Ancient Near East: Encyclopedia Ii - Chronology Of The Ancient Near East - Divergent Chronological Views
The divergent chronologies of Babylonia and Assyria can cause confusion for readers with no specialist knowledge. In this section an atte...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mitanni: Encyclopedia Ii - Mitanni - History
As early as Akkadian times, Hurrians are known to have lived east of the river Tigris on the northern rim of Mesopotamia, and in the Khab...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abu Simbel: Encyclopedia Ii - Abu Simbel - History
Abu Simbel - Construction. Construction of the temple complex started in approximately 1284 BC and lasted for circa 20 years, until 126...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chronology Of The Ancient Near East: Encyclopedia Ii - Chronology Of The Ancient Near East - Synchronisms Between Mesopotamia And Egypt
It is possible that mutual influences existed between the Nile Valley and Mesopotamia since very early times. Some authorities believed t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chronology Of The Ancient Near East: Encyclopedia Ii - Chronology Of The Ancient Near East - Synchronisms Between Assur And Babylon
The chronology of Babylon and Assur can be aligned by the list of wars and treaties between the two cities from the time of king Ashurban...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chronology Of The Ancient Near East: Encyclopedia Ii - Chronology Of The Ancient Near East - Primary Sources
The chronology of this region is based on five sets of primary materials. They are, from the most recent to the earliest: 1. The Canon of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Kadesh: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Kadesh - Battle
Pharaoh Ramesses II and the Hittite king met at Kadesh in the mountains containing the headwaters of the Orontes in northern Syria around...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mitanni: Encyclopedia Ii - Mitanni - Possible Connections To Sanskrit And Indo-aryans
Some scholars try to equate the deities venerated by the Mitanni with Vedic deities, and trace the names used by the aristocracy to Indo-...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mitanni: Encyclopedia Ii - Mitanni - Hurri Mitanni/maitani And Hanilgalbat
"Mitanni" seems to have been the native term; this entity may also have been the Biblical Harran, though this is contested. We may assume...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chronology Of The Ancient Near East: Encyclopedia Ii - Chronology Of The Ancient Near East - Synchronisms Between Mesopotamia And The Hittite Empire
The sack of Babylon by the Hittite king Mursilis I, which ended the reign of Samsu-Ditana, provides an anchor for the earliest dates in H...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peace Treaty: Encyclopedia Ii - Peace Treaty - Famous Peace Treaties
Famous examples include the Treaty of Versailles, formally ending the First World War. The latter treaty is possibly the most notorious o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Immanuel Velikovsky: Encyclopedia Ii - Immanuel Velikovsky - Biography
Immanuel Velikovsky was born in Vitebsk in what is today Belarus. He learned several languages as a child, performed exceptionally well i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Hittites: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Hittites - The Hittite Old Kingdom
The founding of the Hittite Empire is usually attributed to Hattusili I, who conquered the plain south of Hattusa, all the way to the out...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Hittites: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Hittites - Hattians And Hittites
Around 2000 BC, the region centered in Hattusa, that would later become the core of the Hittite kingdom, was inhabited by people with a d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mitanni: Encyclopedia Ii - Mitanni - Hurri Mitanni/maitani And Hanilgalbat
"Mitanni" seems to have been the native term; this entity may also have been the Biblical Harran, though this is contested. We may assume...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Immanuel Velikovsky: Encyclopedia Ii - Immanuel Velikovsky - Criticism
"And Velikovsky is neither crank nor charlatan—although to state my opinion and to quote one of my colleagues, he is at least gloriousl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mitanni: Encyclopedia Ii - Mitanni - Possible Connections To Sanskrit And Indo-aryans
Some scholars try to equate the deities venerated by the Mitanni with Vedic deities, and trace the names used by the aristocracy to Indo-...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peace Treaty: Encyclopedia Ii - Peace Treaty - Elements Of Treaties
There are many possible issues which may be included in a peace treaty, and a treaty's content usually depends heavily on the nature of t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chronology Of The Ancient Near East: Encyclopedia Ii - Chronology Of The Ancient Near East - Babylon And Assyria
The Chaldean king Nabonidus (reigned from 556 BC), who was more of an antiquarian than a politician, and spent his time in excavating the...   » Read the article