Isputahsu

Isputahsu (also transliterated as Išputaḫšu) was a king of Kizzuwatna, probably during the late 16th century BC (middle chronology). He signed a treaty of alliance with the Hittite king Telepinu.^[1]

Family

His father was Pariyawatri, who maybe was not a king.^[2]

The name of Isputahsu is Hittite and not Luwian.^[3]

Reign

The first king of free Cilicia, Isputahsu was recorded as a "great king" in both cuneiform and Hittite hieroglyphs. A treaty between Ishputahshu and Telepinu is recorded in both Hittite and Akkadian.^[4]

Sources

^ The Routledge Handbook of The People and Places of Ancient Western Asia by Trevor Bryce
^ The Kingdom of the Hittites by Trevor Bryce
^ Yakubovich 2010, pp. 273–4
^ Hallo, William W. (1971). The Ancient Near East: A History. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. pp. 111–112.

[1] The Routledge Handbook of The People and Places of Ancient Western Asia by Trevor Bryce

[2] The Kingdom of the Hittites by Trevor Bryce

[3] Yakubovich 2010, pp. 273–4

[4] Hallo, William W. (1971). The Ancient Near East: A History. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. pp. 111–112.

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