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HITTITE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1993-11-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Hittite
1, record 1, English, Hittite
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The most important of the extinct Indo-European languages of Anatolia closely related to Luwian, Lydian Lycian and Palaic. It is preserved in cuneiform inscriptions of the second millennium B.C. and was spoken by members of the aboriginal population of the ancient city or country of Khatti in eastern Asia Minor. 1, record 1, English, - Hittite
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- hittite
1, record 1, French, hittite
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Langue indo-européenne autrefois parlée par les Hittites en Anatolie, Asie Mineure (II millénaire avant Jésus-Christ) Elle était écrite en écriture cunéiforme. 1, record 1, French, - hittite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1983-05-02
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Archaeology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Hittite 1, record 2, English, Hittite
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Hittites infiltrated Anatolia c. 2000 B.C. Old Kingdom c. 1750-1450 state in Turkey with capital at Kussara and later Boghazkoy. Empire 1450-1200, battle of Kadesh in 1286, overrules Anatolia, N. Syria. Ruined c. 1200. Indo-European language. Iron smelting 1, record 2, English, - Hittite
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Archéologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Hittite 1, record 2, French, Hittite
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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