Nikal-mati
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| Field | Value |
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| name | Nikkal-mati |
| title | Queen of the Hittite Empire |
| spouse | Tudḫaliya II |
| issue | Ašmu-Nikkal |
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| name = Nikkal-mati | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | title = Queen of the Hittite Empire | spouse = Tudḫaliya II | issue = Ašmu-Nikkal
Nikal-mati or Nikkal-mati (late 15th/early 14th century BC) was a queen of the Hittite empire, the wife of the great king Tudḫaliya II (or Tudḫaliya I/II).
Nikkal-mati is sometimes considered the first of a series of Hittite queens bearing Hurrian names, a sign of the increasing influence of Hurrian culture and religion among the Hittites. A preserved text containing a ritual against magic sought to protect Nikkal-mati, her husband and her children, from the witchcraft of her sister-in-law, Tudḫaliya’s sister Ziplantawiya. An archaic ritual for the royal couple might also date to the reign of Tudḫaliya II and Nikkal-mati. Tudḫaliya II and Nikkal-mati had sons who predeceased them, as well as a surviving daughter, Ašmu-Nikkal, who married Arnuwanda I. Ašmu-Nikkal's royal seal specified her descent from both her parents.
References
Bibliography
- Beal, Richard H. (1983), "Studies in Hittite History," Journal of Cuneiform Studies 35 (1983) 115-126.
- Bryce, Trevor (2005), The Kingdom of the Hittites, Oxford.
- Freu, Jacques, and Michel Mazoyer (2007b), Les débuts du nouvel empire hittite, Paris.
- Weeden, Mark (2022), "The Hittite Empire," in Karen Radner et al. (eds.), The Oxford History of the Ancient Near East, vol. 3 (From the Hyksos to the Late Second Millennium BC), Oxford: 529-622.
References
- Bryce 2005: 128.
- Freu 2007b: 96; Weeden 2022: 563.
- Freu 2007b: 96-98.
- Freu 2007b: 102.
- Bryce 2005: 128.
- Beal 1983: 115; Freu 2007b: 102.
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