Hittite language - Wikipedia
WEBHittite (natively: 𒌷𒉌𒅆𒇷, romanized: nešili [1] / "the language of Neša ", or nešumnili / "the language of the people of Neša"), also known as Nesite (Nešite/Neshite, Nessite), is an extinct Indo-European language that was spoken by the Hittites, a people of Bronze Age Anatolia who created an empire centred on Hattusa, as well as parts of the nor...
Hittites - Wikipedia
WEBHittite belongs to the family of Anatolian languages and the oldest written Indo-European language. The Hittite language is recorded fragmentarily from about the 19th century BC (in the Kültepe texts, see Ishara). It remained in use until about 1100 BC.
Hittite cuneiform script and Hittite language - Omniglot
WEBHittite was spoken north-central Anatolia (part of modern Turkey) and is generally classified as belonging to the Anatolian branch of Indo-European languages. Written records of Hittite date from between the 16th and 13th centuries BC, and it is the earliest Indo-European to appear in writing.
Hittite language | Anatolian, Indo-European, Hieroglyphic
WEBHittite language, most important of the extinct Indo-European languages of ancient Anatolia. Hittite was closely related to Carian, Luwian, Lydian, Lycian, and Palaic (see also Anatolian languages). Hittite is known primarily from the approximately 30,000 cuneiform tablets or fragments of tablets.
Hittite grammar - Wikipedia
WEBHittite grammar. The grammar of the Hittite language has a highly conservative verbal system and rich nominal declension. The language is attested in cuneiform, and is the earliest attested Indo-European language . Basic noun and adjective declension.
Introduction to Hittite - University of Texas at Austin
WEBHittite Online Series Introduction Winfred P. Lehmann and Jonathan Slocum. Hittite is the oldest recorded Indo-European language, but it had remained completely unknown during the period in which Indo-European linguistics developed because its records are on clay tablets that were excavated only at the end of the 19th century.
What Is Hittite? - Biblical Archaeology Society
WEBNov 20, 2023 · Hittite, the language of the ancient Anatolian kingdom of Hatti, is the oldest recorded Indo-European language.
The Chicago Hittite Dictionary Project
WEBIntroduction. The Chicago Hittite Dictionary (CHD) is a project of the University of Chicago's Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures. Started in 1975, its mission is to provide a complete dictionary of the Hittite language. The Hittite language is the earliest preserved member of the Indo-European family of languages.
Hittite Online - University of Texas at Austin
WEBLessons. Introduction to Hittite. The Proclamation of Anittas (Old Hittite) The Telepenus "Vanishing God" Myth (Anatolian mythology) The Proclamation of Telepenus (Old Hittite) The Law Code (Old Hittite) The Annals of Mursilis (Classical Neo-Hittite) The Apology of Hattusilis III (Classical Neo-Hittite)
The Hittites - World History Encyclopedia
WEBBedrich Hrozny, 1879-1952, a Czech professor at the University of Vienna, in 1916 deciphered the Hittite language. The starting point was a phrase on an inscription in cuneiform: `Nu Ninda-An Ezzateni, Vatar-Ma Ekuteni'.
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