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.

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, a book by Harry A. Hoffner.[8]

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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