From conquest to cohesion: Linguistic data for understanding conflict dynamics in Hittite Anatolia
Anno:
2025
Tipologia prodotto:
Abstract in Atti di convegno
Tipologia ANVUR:
Abstract in Atti di convegno
Lingua:
Inglese
Formato:
Elettronico
Titolo del Convegno:
Scales of Social, Environmental & Cultural Change in Past Societies
Luogo:
Kiel
Periodo:
24.-29.03.2025
Casa editrice:
Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel
Intervallo pagine:
63-63
Parole chiave:
Hattian, Hurrian, Hittite, Plurilingualism, Bronze Age Anatolia, Cuneiform, Hattusa
Breve descrizione dei contenuti:
In the Bronze Age Hittite archives, cuneiform tablets were discovered bearing inscriptions not only in Hittite—the Indo
European language spoken by the rulers of Hatti during the 2nd millennium BCE—but also in a diverse array of other
languages.
This contribution investigates how linguistic and epigraphic features may serve as indicators for modeling escalating and
de-escalating processes among conflict dynamics. Specifically, we examine, from a quantitative perspective, the variation
between (1) bilingual and monolingual (Hattic and Hurrian) texts within the Hittite archives between 1600 BCE and 1300
BCE; (2) their typologies—such as war accounts, religious texts, and economic treaties; (3) the prevalence of Hattic and
Hurrian names and titles within the Hittite court; and (4) the linguistic and orthographic proficiency of Hittite scribes in
these languages.
Selvi, Eleonora,
From conquest to cohesion: Linguistic data for understanding conflict dynamics in Hittite Anatolia in Scales of Social, Environmental & Cultural Change in Past Societies. Kiel Conference Abstract Book
, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel
, Atti di "Scales of Social, Environmental & Cultural Change in Past Societies"
, Kiel
, 24.-29.03.2025
, 2025
, pp. 63-63