Hittites

Formerly under the Hittites, the Assuwa confederation defected after the battle of Kadesh between Egypt and the Hittites (ca. 1274 BC).

Clearly reveals why the Bible repeatedly mentions pagan peoples such as Canaanites, Amorites, Hittites, Girgashites, Jebusites and Hivites.

In addition, he led military efforts, including the Battle of Kadesh against the Hittites around 1275.

Another weak phase followed Tudhaliya I, and the Hittites' enemies from all directions were able to advance even to Hattusa and raze it.

During the Old Hittite Kingdom period prior to 1400 BC, the king of the Hittites was not viewed by the Hittite citizenry as a "living god", like the Pharaohs of Egypt, but rather as a first among equals.

Following this, the Hittites entered a weak phase of obscure records, insignificant rulers, and reduced area of control.

Francis William Newman expressed the critical view, common in the early nineteenth century, that, if the Hittites existed at all, "no Hittite king could have compared in power to the King of Judah.

He obtains refuge and military assistance from the King Tudhaliya of the Hittites.

His book about the discovery was printed in Leipzig in 1917, under the title The Language of the Hittites; Its Structure and Its Membership in the Indo-European Linguistic Family.

It is not clear precisely when Kassite rule of Babylon began, but the Indo-European Hittites from Anatolia did not remain in Babylonia for long after the sacking of the city, and it is likely the Kassites moved in soon afterwards.

Only in the later period of the Hittite Empire, from 1400 BC until 1200 BC, did the kingship of the Hittites become more centralized and powerful.

Origins It is generally assumed that the Hittites came into Anatolia some time before 2000 BC.

The Assuwa league was a confederation of states in western Anatolia, defeated by the Hittites under Tudhaliya I around 1400 BC.

The development of iron smelting was once attributed to the Hittites of Anatolia during the Late Bronze Age.

The Hittites adopted the cuneiform script, invented in Mesopotamia.

The Hittites are thereby counted among the Canaanites.

The Hittites did not remain for long, but the destruction wrought by them finally enabled the Kassites to gain control.

The Hittites had vainly tried to preserve the Mitanni kingdom with military support.

The Hittites often transferred populations of defeated peoples back to Hatti.

The Hittites were influenced by both the Hurrian and Hattian cultures over the course of several centuries.