Ḫarapšili

Ḫarapšili
Princess and Queen consort of the Hittites
Relief of Hittite women, likely noble ladies
PredecessorKali
SpouseHantili I
IssueDaughter
FatherMaratti
MotherḪaštayara
ReligionHittite 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.[5]

She was a mother of one daughter who married Zidanta who became a king.[6]

Death

Ḫarapšili died in Sugziya.[7]

In myth

In one myth is mentioned "The Storm God of Queen Harapsili".[8] This is mentioned in Hittite myths, a book by Harry A. Hoffner.[9]

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. ^ Finkelberg, Margalit (2006-01-05). Greeks and Pre-Greeks: Aegean Prehistory and Greek Heroic Tradition. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-139-44836-9.
  6. ^ Reign of Mursili I
  7. ^ The Kingdom of the Hittites by Trevor Bryce
  8. ^ Kaniššuwar by Hans Gustav Güterbock
  9. ^ Hittite myths by Harry A. Hoffner and Gary M. Beckman