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    instigated by Hattusili around 1286 BC, Puduḫepa ascended the throne with him, becoming tawananna, or queen. Puduḫepa had an important role in the Hittite...
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    identified with the Hurrian-Syrian goddess Ḫepat and the Hittite Queen Puduḫepa mentions her in her prayers using both names: Sun goddess of Arinna, my...
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    or c. 1237–1209 BC (short chronology). His mother was the great queen, Puduḫepa. Tudḫaliya was likely born in his father's court in Ḫattuša, after his...
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    congratulatory letters to the Hittite great king Ḫattušili III and to his queen Puduḫepa, whom she addressed as her symbolic "brother" and "sister," respectively...
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  • attestation of this phenomenon is known from a text attributed to queen Puduḫepa. Allatum, originally the Akkadian form of the name of the Hurrian underworld...
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    Hattusili III and his wife Puduhepa. She is mentioned in the letters as Naptera. Nefertari is known to have sent gifts to Puduhepa: The great Queen Naptera...
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    Ḫattušili and Puduḫepa make offerings to Tarḫunna and Ḫepat, on the Fıraktın relief....
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    Hattusili III married Puduhepa, a priestess of Ishtar, who later became an important Hittite queen in her own right. With Puduhepa, Hattusili III had three...
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    Hittite Great King Ḫattušili III's marriage to the Kizzuwatna priestess Puduḫepa strengthened the Hurrian influence in the region and also increased the...
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    the depicted individuals. In the middle scene is his wife, Tawannanna Puduhepa (right), making a libation to the Sun goddess Hebat. There is an altar...
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