Pitḫana
title: "Pitḫana" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["kings-of-kussara", "18th-century-bc-monarchs"] topic_path: "general/kings-of-kussara" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitḫana" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::data[format=table title="Infobox royalty"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Pitḫana |
| title | King of Kuššara |
| reign | unknown yrs |
| c. 1728 BC (MC) | |
| predecessor | unknown |
| successor | Anitta |
| spouse | unknown |
| issue | Anitta |
| :: |
| name = Pitḫana | image = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | title = King of Kuššara | reign = unknown yrs c. 1728 BC (MC) | predecessor = unknown | successor = Anitta | religion = | spouse = unknown | issue = Anitta
Pitḫana (Pythanas) was a Middle Bronze Age king, during the late 18th century BC (middle chronology), of the Anatolian city of Kuššara, and a forerunner of the later Hittite dynasty.
Reign
He is best known for the Conquest of Kanesh, heart of the Assyrian trading colonies network in Anatolia, and core of the Hittite-speaking territories.
At Tell al-Rimah (Qaṭṭarā), a seal was discovered belonging to Ilī-Samas, servant of Pithana. Pithana was the king of Kuššara. A sealed tablet by Ilī-Samas (OBTR 317) was dated to the eponym of Uṣur-ša-Aššur (KEL G 131), corresponding to Year 22/23 of Samsu-iluna of Babylon (c. 1728/27 BCE hMC).
Succession
He was succeeded by his son, Anitta, who is best known for conquering Hattusa, the future Hittite capital, and memorializing his achievement using the Hittite language.
References
References
- Fortson, Benjamin W. IV. (2004). "Indo-European Language and Culture". Blackwell Publishing.
- Kuhrt, Amélie. (1995). "The Ancient Near East, Volume I". Routledge.
- Kuhrt, Amélie. (1995). "The Ancient Near East, Volume I". Routledge.
- (2015). "Pithana, an Anatolian ruler in the time of Samsuiluna of Babylon: New data from Tell Rimah (Iraq)". Presses Universitaires de France.
::callout[type=info title="Wikipedia Source"] This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page. ::