Pithana was a Hittite Bronze Age king of the Anatolian city Kussara. The Hittites were an ancient Anatolian people who spoke a language of the Anatolian branch of the Indo-European language family and established The term Bronze Age refers to a period in human cultural development when the most advanced Metalworking (at least in systematic and widespread use included techniques for Anatolia (Anadolu Ανατολία Anatolía) or Asia minor, comprising most of modern Turkey, is the geographic region bounded by the Black Kussara (Kuššara was a city of Bronze Age south-eastern Anatolia. He reigned ca. the 17th century BC (short chronology). The short chronology is one chronology of the Near Eastern Bronze and Early Iron Age, which fixes the reign of Hammurabi to 1728 BC – 1686 BC and the Sack of During his reign he conquered the city of Kanesh, heart of the Assyrian trading colonies network in Anatolia and core of the Hittite speaking territories. For the village in Azerbaijan see Kültəpə. Kültepe is the name of the modern village near the ancient city of Kaneš in central eastern Early history The most Neolithic site in Assyria is at Tell Hassuna, the center of the Hassuna culture
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. Anitta, son of Pithana, was a king of Kussara, a city that has yet to be identified Hattusa (URU Ḫa-at-tu-ša 𒌷𒄩𒀜𒌅𒊭 Unicode cuneiform article to display these cuneiform characters-->
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Last known title holder:
Pamba |
Hittite king ca. Pamba is the name of a king of the Hatti in the early 22nd century BC ( Short chronology) (or the 23rd century BC ( Middle chronology The dating and sequence of the Hittite kings is compiled from fragmentary records and all dates given here are approximate relying on synchronisms with known chronologies 17th century BC |
Succeeded by Anitta |