The kingdom of Kizzuwatna:
Recent developments in research
NINO Postdoctoral Research Fellow 3rd Annual Conference
Leiden, March 23rd-25th 2023
Around the turn of 14th c. BCE the Hittite kingdom incorporated the neighbor kingdom of Kizzuwatna, centered in the region of Cilicia in south-eastern Anatolia. This event had a remarkable impact on the Hittite culture, manifest in the adoption of the local gods and the importation of textual lore, particularly rituals and cults. Presumably connected with these phenomena is also the introduction of the Hurrian language in central Anatolia. The history of Cilicia in the second millennium BCE, and of the local kingdom of Kizzuwatna, are thus topics of much interest in research on Hittite Anatolia. Yet, the local political history, and its socio-linguistic and cultural layout, remain quite obscure.
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Contact and Information
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Dr. Andrea Trameri – NINO Postdoctoral Fellow
Program
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Thursday 23 March
Academy Building, Telders Auditorium |
| 9.30 |
doors open |
| 10.00-11.15 |
opening session |
Willemijn Waal (NINO, Leiden) – Andrea Trameri (NINO, Leiden-Würzburg)
Welcome and Presentation |
Opening Lecture:
Eva von Dassow (Minnesota)
Into the mountains and down to the sea: adventures in Kizzuwatna circa 1400 BCE |
| 11.15-11.30 |
coffee break |
| 11.30-13.00 |
Religion and Rituals
chair: A. Trameri |
Manfred Hutter (Bonn)
What do we know about „Kizzuwatnaean“ religion? |
Stefano De Martino (Torino)
The Tradition and the Recensions of the itkalzi-Ritual |
| 13.00-14.30 |
lunch break |
| 14.30-16.00 |
People and Languages
chair: A. Kloekhorst |
Ilya Yakubovich (Marburg)
Luwian in Kizzuwadna |
Zsolt Simon (Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics)
Hurrian(s) in Kizzuwatna: An old topos reconsidered |
| 16.00-16.20 |
tea break |
| 16.20-18.30 |
Religious Contacts
chair: L. van de Peut |
Piotr Taracha (Warszawa)
Some Remarks on Cultural and Religious Contacts of North-Central Anatolia with Luwian and Luwio-Hurrian Milieu of the South and Southeastern Anatolia in the Second Millennium BCE |
Alice Mouton (CNRS Paris)
Interacting with the Dead in Kizzuwatna |
Livio Warbinek (Verona)
From Kizzuwatna to Hattusa: How Gods were adopted into the State Pantheon |
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Friday 24 March
Oude Sterrewacht, room C1.04 (De Sitter Hall) |
| 9.45-11.15 |
Archaeology
chair: B. Düring |
Mirko Novák (Bern) & Ekin Kozal (Çanakkale)
The Archaeology of Kizzuwatna – Data, Research, Questions |
Deniz Yaşin – Matthias Lange (Bern, Berlin)
The Pot Marks of Late Bronze Age Tepebağ Höyük, Adana, in Cilician and Interregional Contexts |
| 11.15-11.30 |
coffee break |
| 11.30-13.00 |
Geography and Trade
chair: J.G. Dercksen |
Adam Kryszeń (Marburg)
Places and Spaces of Kizzuwatna |
Massimo Cultraro (CNR, Catania)
The Kingdom of Kizzuwatna and the circulation of perfumed oil: a view from Mycenaean Rhodes |
| 13.00-14.30 |
lunch break |
| 14.30-16.00 |
Diplomacy
chair: A. Trameri |
Mauro Giorgieri (Pavia)
Considerations on the Kizzuwatna Treaties and the Beginning of the Hittite Tradition of Subordination Treaties |
Virginie Danniau (Leuven)
The importance of diplomacy for the ancient Hittite kingdom. The case of the Kizzuwatna |
| 16.00-16.20 |
tea break |
| 16.20-17.50 |
Kings and Queens
chair: W. Waal |
Sylvia Hutter-Braunsar (Köln)
The Impact of the Annexation of Kizzuwatna in the Involvement of Hittite Queens in the Administration of the Hittite Kingdom |
Mariateresa Albanese (Roma)
Šarrašši, evrišši and allašši: three keywords of the Hurro-Kizzuwatnean kingship |
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Saturday 25 March
Lipsius Building, room 1.48 |
| 10.00-11.30 |
Beyond Kizzuwatna
chair: M. Müller |
Alvise Matessi (Verona)
The Foreigners and their Subjects... Political Identity in the Iron Age North-East Mediterranean and the Case of Palastin |
Marco De Pietri (Pavia)
The region of Kizzuwatna viewed from Egypt: the attestations(?) of Kizzuwatna and its area in the Egyptian documentation |
| 11.30-11.50 |
coffee break |
| 11.50-12.45 |
Epilogue
chair: A. Trameri |
Marie-Claude Trémouille (ISMEO Roma, Emerita)
Kizzuwatna à la fin du Bronze Récent. Troubles, incendies, morts, destructions ... Que s’est-il passé? |
| Conclusions and farewell |
Disclaimers
- The conference is organized on-site, pending future restrictions to activities. We will inform the attendants promptly if substantial changes to the program will have to be made.
- Detailed information and a timeline for the proceedings volume will be provided during the conference. The organizing committee will review the submissions, which will undergo a peer-review process. The volume will be published in the PIHANS series of the NINO.
