Hattians

Hattians appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Anatolia (Middle East) from c. 2500 to 1650 BCE, a span of 850 years. Its people spoke Isolates and ancient languages (Sumerian, Elamite, Hurrian, Urartian, Hattic, Kassite, Etruscan, Basque, Ainu).

Native people of central Anatolia who spoke the isolate Hattic. Their town Hattush became the Hittite capital, and Hittite kings kept Hattic gods, rituals and royal titles.

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Facts

Dates: c. 2500 to 1650 BCE
Duration: 850 years
Type: People or culture
Region: Anatolia, Middle East
Language family: Isolates and ancient

Became

Hittite Old Kingdom c. 1650 to 1400 BCE

Events in Middle East during its time

2334 BCE Sargon founds the Akkadian Empire
2004 BCE Elamites sack Ur
1754 BCE Code of Hammurabi

Neighbours in Middle East

Old Babylonian Empire 1894 to 1595 BCE
Akkadian Empire c. 2334 to 2154 BCE
Ebla c. 3000 to 1600 BCE
Old Elamite period c. 2700 to 1500 BCE
Mari c. 2900 to 1761 BCE
Yamhad c. 1810 to 1517 BCE
Hittite Old Kingdom c. 1650 to 1400 BCE
Third Dynasty of Ur 2112 to 2004 BCE
Dilmun c. 2800 to 544 BCE
Troy c. 3000 to 1180 BCE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

Minoan civilization c. 3100 to 1450 BCE, Europe
Old Kingdom of Egypt c. 2686 to 2181 BCE, North and West Africa

Questions

When did Hattians exist?

c. 2500 to 1650 BCE, about 850 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.

Where was Hattians?

Anatolia, in Middle East.

What language did Hattians speak?

Isolates and ancient. This family includes Sumerian, Elamite, Hurrian, Urartian, Hattic, Kassite, Etruscan, Basque, Ainu.

What came after Hattians?

Hittite Old Kingdom.