Uḫna was a king of the ancient
Anatolia
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n city of
Zalpuwa Zalpa (also called Zalba, Zalpah, Zalpuwa) were ancient regions mentioned in Assyrian, Mari and Hittite records. The toponyms appear in a variety of forms and contexts and likely refer to multiple similarly named regions. They have been located on ...
during the 18th century BC,
middle chronology
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, who conquered the
Hittite city of
Neša. According to the ''Text of
Anitta'' (KBo 3.22), he brought the statue of the god Siusum
[ Harry A. Hoffner and ]Craig Melchert
Harold Craig Melchert (born April 5, 1945) is an American linguist known particularly for his work on the Anatolian branch of Indo-European.
Biography
He received his B.A. in German from Michigan State University in 1967 and his Ph.D. in Lingui ...
suggest this is not the proper name of a god but simply means "our deity" in from
Neša to
Zalpuwa Zalpa (also called Zalba, Zalpah, Zalpuwa) were ancient regions mentioned in Assyrian, Mari and Hittite records. The toponyms appear in a variety of forms and contexts and likely refer to multiple similarly named regions. They have been located on ...
. Several years later king
Anitta brought this statue back to
Neša.
Notes
References
Kings of Zalpuwa
17th-century BC monarchs
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