Ḫarapšili Explained

Ḫarapšili
Princess and Queen consort of the Hittites
Predecessor:Kali
Spouse:Hantili I
Father:Maratti
Mother:Ḫaštayara
Issue:Daughter
Religion:Hittite 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

Notes and 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. https://books.google.com/books?id=RtMSrGe8MY0C&dq=Harapsili&pg=PA34 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. Book: Finkelberg, Margalit . Greeks and Pre-Greeks: Aegean Prehistory and Greek Heroic Tradition . 2006-01-05 . Cambridge University Press . 978-1-139-44836-9 . en.
  6. http://www.hittites.info/history.aspx?text=history%2fEarly+Empire.htm#Mursili1 Reign of Mursili I
  7. The Kingdom of the Hittites by Trevor Bryce
  8. Kaniššuwar by Hans Gustav Güterbock
  9. https://books.google.com/books?id=RCYvAAAAYAAJ&q=Harapsili Hittite myths