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A Hittite Goddess Vessel from Eskiyapar and the Ritual of “Drinking the God”
The Hittites are often remembered for their fortified capitals, stone reliefs, and royal archives carved onto clay tablets. Yet behind their political power lay a dense and symbolic religious world, one in which gods were not distant beings but active participants in daily and ceremonial life. Some of their most intriguing rituals are described in…
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Hittite Prophecies Revealed: Divination Tablets and Royal Seals Unearthed in Samuha
Archaeologists working in Kayalıpınar, the ancient Hittite city of Samuha, in central Türkiye have unearthed an extraordinary archive of 56 cuneiform tablets describing bird divination rituals along with 22 seal impressions linked to members of the royal family and high officials. The excavation, conducted under the direction of Assoc. Prof. Dr. Çiğdem Maner of Koç…