Hittite Temple and Cultic Economies — Hittite Empire (c.1600–1200 BCE)

1. Anitta text shows early temple-centered rulership

   Jan 1, 1700 BCELabels: Anitta text, Storm-god

   • Anitta text
   • Britannica

2. Old Kingdom forms royal oversight of cults

   Jan 1, 1650 BCELabels: Old Kingdom, Hittite king

   • Britannica
   • attu ili I

3. Hattusa becomes capital and major cult center

   Jan 1, 1600 BCELabels: Hattusa, temple complex

   • Britannica
   • Hattusa

4. Hittite “Instructions” regulate temple property and labor

   Jan 1, 1400 BCELabels: CTH 264, temple instructions

   • TheTorah com
   • Hittite Online

5. New Kingdom expansion increases temple provisioning needs

   Jan 1, 1350 BCELabels: New Kingdom, imperial expansion

   • Britannica
   • UNESCO Tablets

6. Bogazköy tablets show large-scale cult administration

   Jan 1, 1300 BCELabels: Bogazk y, Hattusa archive

   • UNESCO Tablets
   • Bogazk y Archive

7. Festival texts document rations and supply consumption

   Jan 1, 1270 BCELabels: festival texts, ritual provisions

   • Hittite Online
   • UNESCO Tablets

8. Cult inventories link festivals to specified offerings

   Jan 1, 1250 BCELabels: cult inventories, offerings lists

   • Comptabilit s
   • UNESCO Tablets

9. Great Temple complex at Hattusa shows storage-based economy

   Jan 1, 1230 BCELabels: Great Temple, magazine rooms

   • TurkishArchaeo
   • Hattusa

10. Temple rules emphasize controlled use of offerings

    Jan 1, 1220 BCELabels: temple rules, instruction texts

    • TheTorah com
    • Hittite Online

11. Collapse of Hattusa ends central temple economy

    Jan 1, 1200 BCELabels: collapse of, Neo-Hittite

    • Hattusa
    • Britannica

12. Drought and shortages strain Hittite redistributive systems

    Jan 1, 1198 BCELabels: drought crisis, climate evidence

    • Nature
    • NatGeo