Henti

Ḫenti
Ḫenti
Queen of Hittite empire
Spouse	Šuppiluliuma I
Issue	Arnuwanda I; Telipinu; Piyaššili; Muršili II; Zannanza
Father	Tudḫaliya III
Mother	Dadu-Ḫeba ?

Ḫenti (or Ḫinti) was a Hittite queen, the first wife of the great king Šuppiluliuma I.^[1] ^[2]

Biography[edit]

Ḫenti is described on her seal as the "great queen, daughter of the great king, the hero," making her the daughter of the great king Tudḫaliya III (sometimes called Tudḫaliya II).^[3] Šuppiluliuma, long considered the son of his predecessor,^[4] was therefore his son-in-law and possibly adopted son.^[5] Šuppiluliuma, long closely associated with Tudḫaliya III, seized the throne by eliminating Tudḫaliya's possibly underage son and heir, Tudḫaliya the Younger, who would have been a brother or half-brother of Ḫenti.^[6]

At the very beginning of Šuppiluliuma's reign the title of Tawananna was retained by Dadu-Ḫeba,^[7] his mother-in-law, the widow of Tudḫaliya III and possibly mother of Tudḫaliya the Younger and perhaps Ḫenti.^[8] Following the death of Dadu-Ḫeba, the title of Tawananna passed to Ḫenti, and she is attested by this title in the text of the decree appointing her son Telipinu priest in Kizzuwatna.^[9] Ḫenti's tenure as Tawananna is sometimes said to have been relatively short, as the title was next assumed by Šuppiluliuma's Babylonian wife, known simply as Tawananna (her personal name was perhaps Malnigal).^[10] In fact, there are relatively numerous attestations of Šuppiluliuma and Ḫenti as the royal couple on seals, and Ḫenti might have lasted as Tawananna for a good while, Šuppiluliuma perhaps marrying his Babylonian wife later in his reign.^[11]

A fragmentary text from the reign of Ḫenti's son Muršili II makes reference to his father, mother, and a banishment of someone to the land of Aḫḫiyawa. A common interpretation of the text is that it was Ḫenti who was banished into exile.^[12] If it was her, the reasons for her exile are unclear, although one possibility is the desirability of a marriage alliance with the Kassite king of Babylon (probably Burna-Buriaš II),^[13] ^[14]^[15]^[16] or conflict between Ḫenti and Šuppiluliuma's new Babylonian wife.^[17]

Ḫenti is believed to have been the mother of Šuppiluliuma's sons Arnuwanda II, Telipinu, Piyaššili, Muršili II, and Zannanza.^[18] ^[19]

In fiction[edit]

Queen Henti is a character in the historical fiction manga Red River.

Kantuzilli^[a]

Tudhaliya I/II^[b]

Nikkalmati^[c]

Arnuwanda I^[c]

Asmunikal^[c]

Hattusili II?^[d]

Tudhaliya III^[e]

Daduhepa^[f]

Zida^[g]

Tudhaliya the Younger^[h]

Henti^[g] (1)

Šuppiluliuma I^[h]

(2) Tawananna^[i]

Arnuwanda II^[g]

Telipinu^[j]

Sarri-Kusuh^[k]^[l]

Zannanza^[m]

Gassulawiya^[n] (1)

Mursili II^[g]

(2) Tanuhepa^[o]

Talmi-Sarruma^[p]

Sahurunuwa^[k]^[q]

Muwatalli II^[o]

Halpasulupi^[r]

Massanauzzi^[s]

Hattusili III^[t]

Puduhepa^[u]

Ini-Tesub^[k]^[v]

Urhi-Tesub^[o]

Kurunta^[w]

Nerikkaili^[x]

numerous daughters^[y] and sons^[z]

Tudhaliya IV^[aa]

Talmi-Tesub^[k]^[ab]

Arnuwanda III^[ac]

Suppiluliuma II^[ac]^[ad]

Kuzi-Tesub^[ae]

(1) = 1st spouse
(2) = 2nd spouse
Small caps indicates a Great King (LUGAL.GAL) of the Land of Hatti; italic small caps indicates a Great Queen or Tawananna.
Dashed lines indicate adoption.
Solid lines indicate marriage (if horizontal) or parentage (if vertical).

References:

Trevor Bryce (1997). The Kingdom of the Hittites. Oxford, England: Clarendon Press.
Trevor Bryce (2005). The Kingdom of the Hittites (new edition). Oxford, England: Clarendon Press.
Trevor Bryce (2012). The World of the Neo-Hittite Kingdoms. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press.
Jacques Freu (2007). Les débuts du nouvel empire hittite. Paris, France: L'Harmattan.
Volkert Haas (2006). Die hethitische Literatur. Berlin, Germany: de Gruyter.

Notes:

^ Scholars have suggested that Tudhaliya I/II was possibly a grandson of the Hittite king Huzziya II; the first Tudhaliya is now known to be the son of Kantuzzili (Bryce 1997, p. 131 suggested Himuili, but the new edition, Bryce 2005, p. 122, indicated Kantuzzili).
^ Bryce (1997) does not consider it clear whether Tudhaliya I/II was one king or two (p. 133); the link points to Tudhaliya II. Among those who identify distinct kings Tudhaliya I and Tudhaliya II, Freu (2007) has Kantuzzili—his son Tudhaliya I—his son Hattusili II—his son Tudhaliya II (p. 311).
^ ^a ^b ^c Bryce (1997), p. 139.
^ The existence of Hattusili II is doubted by many scholars (Bryce 1997, pp. 153–154; Bryce 2005, p. 141). Among those who accept the existence of Hattusili II, Freu (2007), p. 311, has Tudhaliya I—his son Hattusili II—his son Tudhaliya II.
^ Bryce (1997), p. 158.
^ Bryce (1997), p. 172.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Bryce (1997), p. 174.
^ ^a ^b Bryce (1997), p. 168.
^ Also known as Malnigal; daughter of Burnaburias II of Babylonia (Bryce 1997, p. 173).
^ ‘Great priest’ in Kizzuwadna and king (lugal) of Aleppo (Bryce 1997, p. 174).
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d King (lugal) of Carchemish.
^ Bryce (1997), pp. 174, 203–204.
^ Zannanza died on his way to Egypt to marry a pharaoh's widow, probably Ankhesenpaaten, the widow of Tutankhamun (Bryce 1997, pp. 196–198).
^ Bryce (1997), p. 227.
^ ^a ^b ^c Bryce (1997), p. 230.
^ Bryce (1997), p. 220.
^ Bryce (1997), p. 222.
^ Haas (2006), p. 91.
^ Massanauzzi married Masturi, king of the Seha River Land (Bryce 1997, p. 313).
^ Bryce (1997), p. 296.
^ Puduhepa was the daughter of the Kizzuwadnan priest Pentipsarri (Bryce 1997, p. 273).
^ Bryce (1997), pp. 346, 363.
^ King (lugal) of Tarhuntassa (Bryce 1997, p. 296); apparently later Great King of Hatti (Bryce 1997, p. 354).
^ Nerikkaili married a daughter of Bentesina, king of Amurru (Bryce 1997, p. 294).
^ Two daughters of Hattusili III were married to the pharaoh Ramesses II; one was given the Egyptian name Ma(hor)nefrure. Another, Gassuwaliya, married into the royal house of Amurru. Kilushepa was married to a king of Isuwa. A daughter married into the royal family of Babylon. A sister of Tudhaliya IV married Sausgamuwa, king of Amurru after his father Bentesina. From Bryce (1997), pp. 294 and 312.
^ Bryce (1997), p. 332.
^ Bryce (1997), p. 363. Tudhaliya IV probably married a Babylonian princess, known by her title of Great Princess (dumu.sal gal) (Bryce 1997, pp. 294, 331).
^ Bryce (1997), p. 363.
^ ^a ^b Bryce (1997), p. 361.
^ Last documented Great King of the Land of Hatti.
^ King and then Great King of Carchemish (Bryce 1997, pp. 384–385).

References[edit]

^ Klengel 1999: 137; Bryce 2005: 159; Freu 2007b: 200.
^ Stavi, Boaz (December 2011). "The Genealogy of Suppiluliuma I". Altorientalische Forschungen. 38 (2): 226–239. doi:10.1524/aofo.2011.0015. ISSN 0232-8461. S2CID 163701676.
^ Freu 2007b: 199-201; Stavi 2011: 228-230, 236; Taracha 2016: 492-493; Bilgin 2018: 26 n. 72.
^ Klengel 1999: 127-129, 137; Bryce 2005: 148-155.
^ Freu 2007b: 198-201; Stavi 2011: 228-230, 236; Taracha 2016: 492-493; Bilgin 2018: 26 n. 72.
^ Freu 2007b: 199-200; Taracha 2016: 490.
^ Klengel 1999: 137, n. 4; Bryce 2005: 159.
^ Freu 2007b: 209, who believes she was identical to the queen named Šatandu-Ḫeba; Stavi 2011: 227.
^ Klengel 1999: 165-167; Bryce 2005: 159; Freu 2007b: 210-211.
^ Klengel 1999: 137, n. 3; Bryce 2005: 159, 433 n. 24; Freu 2007b: 257.
^ Freu 2007b: 210, 257.
^ Bryce 2005: 160; Burney 2004: 258; Freu 2007b: 201, 210, 257.
^ Bryce 2005: 160; Freu 2007b: 257.
^ "Tawananna » Queen Henti". www.tawananna.com. Archived from the original on 2014-12-11. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
^ Burney, Charles. Historical Dictionary of the Hittites. p. 258.
^ van den Hout, Theo (2024-01-01). "The Hittites: Lost Civilizations". American Journal of Archaeology. 128 (1): E1–E2. doi:10.1086/728418. ISSN 0002-9114. S2CID 265082494.
^ Bilgin 2018: 24 n. 55.
^ Bryce 2005: 160; Burney 2004: 258; Freu 2007b: 200.
^ Bryce, Trevor R. (December 1989). "Some Observations on the Chronology of Šuppiluliuma's Reign". Anatolian Studies. 39: 19–30. doi:10.2307/3642809. ISSN 2048-0849. JSTOR 3642809. S2CID 163090197.

Bibliography[edit]

Bilgin, Tayfun (2018), Official and Administration in the Hittite World, Berlin.
Bryce, Trevor (1989), "Some Observations on the Chronology of Šuppiluliuma's Reign," Anatolian Studies 39 (1989) 9-30.
Bryce, Trevor (2005), The Kingdom of the Hittites, Oxford.
Burney, Charles (2004), Historical Dictionary of the Hittites, Lanham.
Freu, Jacques, and Michel Mazoyer (2007b), Les débuts du nouvel empire hittite, Paris.
Klengel, Horst (1999), Geschichte des Hethitischen Reiches, Leiden.
Stavi, Boaz (2011), "The Genealogy of Suppiluliuma I," Altorientalische Forschungen 38 (2011) 226–239. online
Taracha, Piotr (2016), "Tudhaliya III's Queens, Šuppiluliuma's Accession and Related Issues," in Sedat Erkut and Özlem Sir Gavaz (eds.), Studies in Honour of Ahmet Ünal Armağanı, Istanbul: 489–498.

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[20] Scholars have suggested that Tudhaliya I/II was possibly a grandson of the Hittite king Huzziya II; the first Tudhaliya is now known to be the son of Kantuzzili (Bryce 1997, p. 131 suggested Himuili, but the new edition, Bryce 2005, p. 122, indicated Kantuzzili).

[21] Bryce (1997) does not consider it clear whether Tudhaliya I/II was one king or two (p. 133); the link points to Tudhaliya II. Among those who identify distinct kings Tudhaliya I and Tudhaliya II, Freu (2007) has Kantuzzili—his son Tudhaliya I—his son Hattusili II—his son Tudhaliya II (p. 311).

[bryce139-22] Bryce (1997), p. 139.

[23] The existence of Hattusili II is doubted by many scholars (Bryce 1997, pp. 153–154; Bryce 2005, p. 141). Among those who accept the existence of Hattusili II, Freu (2007), p. 311, has Tudhaliya I—his son Hattusili II—his son Tudhaliya II.

[24] Bryce (1997), p. 158.

[25] Bryce (1997), p. 172.

[bryce174-26] Bryce (1997), p. 174.

[bryce168-27] Bryce (1997), p. 168.

[28] Also known as Malnigal; daughter of Burnaburias II of Babylonia (Bryce 1997, p. 173).

[29] ‘Great priest’ in Kizzuwadna and king (lugal) of Aleppo (Bryce 1997, p. 174).

[carch-30] King (lugal) of Carchemish.

[31] Bryce (1997), pp. 174, 203–204.

[32] Zannanza died on his way to Egypt to marry a pharaoh's widow, probably Ankhesenpaaten, the widow of Tutankhamun (Bryce 1997, pp. 196–198).

[33] Bryce (1997), p. 227.

[bryce230-34] Bryce (1997), p. 230.

[35] Bryce (1997), p. 220.

[36] Bryce (1997), p. 222.

[37] Haas (2006), p. 91.

[38] Massanauzzi married Masturi, king of the Seha River Land (Bryce 1997, p. 313).

[bryce296-39] Bryce (1997), p. 296.

[40] Puduhepa was the daughter of the Kizzuwadnan priest Pentipsarri (Bryce 1997, p. 273).

[41] Bryce (1997), pp. 346, 363.

[42] King (lugal) of Tarhuntassa (Bryce 1997, p. 296); apparently later Great King of Hatti (Bryce 1997, p. 354).

[43] Nerikkaili married a daughter of Bentesina, king of Amurru (Bryce 1997, p. 294).

[44] Two daughters of Hattusili III were married to the pharaoh Ramesses II; one was given the Egyptian name Ma(hor)nefrure. Another, Gassuwaliya, married into the royal house of Amurru. Kilushepa was married to a king of Isuwa. A daughter married into the royal family of Babylon. A sister of Tudhaliya IV married Sausgamuwa, king of Amurru after his father Bentesina. From Bryce (1997), pp. 294 and 312.

[45] Bryce (1997), p. 332.

[46] Bryce (1997), p. 363. Tudhaliya IV probably married a Babylonian princess, known by her title of Great Princess (dumu.sal gal) (Bryce 1997, pp. 294, 331).

[bryce363-47] Bryce (1997), p. 363.

[bryce361-48] Bryce (1997), p. 361.

[49] Last documented Great King of the Land of Hatti.

[50] King and then Great King of Carchemish (Bryce 1997, pp. 384–385).

[1] Klengel 1999: 137; Bryce 2005: 159; Freu 2007b: 200.

[2] Stavi, Boaz (December 2011). "The Genealogy of Suppiluliuma I". Altorientalische Forschungen. 38 (2): 226–239. doi:10.1524/aofo.2011.0015. ISSN 0232-8461. S2CID 163701676.

[3] Freu 2007b: 199-201; Stavi 2011: 228-230, 236; Taracha 2016: 492-493; Bilgin 2018: 26 n. 72.

[4] Klengel 1999: 127-129, 137; Bryce 2005: 148-155.

[5] Freu 2007b: 198-201; Stavi 2011: 228-230, 236; Taracha 2016: 492-493; Bilgin 2018: 26 n. 72.

[6] Freu 2007b: 199-200; Taracha 2016: 490.

[7] Klengel 1999: 137, n. 4; Bryce 2005: 159.

[8] Freu 2007b: 209, who believes she was identical to the queen named Šatandu-Ḫeba; Stavi 2011: 227.

[9] Klengel 1999: 165-167; Bryce 2005: 159; Freu 2007b: 210-211.

[10] Klengel 1999: 137, n. 3; Bryce 2005: 159, 433 n. 24; Freu 2007b: 257.

[11] Freu 2007b: 210, 257.

[12] Bryce 2005: 160; Burney 2004: 258; Freu 2007b: 201, 210, 257.

[13] Bryce 2005: 160; Freu 2007b: 257.

[14] "Tawananna » Queen Henti". www.tawananna.com. Archived from the original on 2014-12-11. Retrieved 2016-05-15.

[15] Burney, Charles. Historical Dictionary of the Hittites. p. 258.

[16] van den Hout, Theo (2024-01-01). "The Hittites: Lost Civilizations". American Journal of Archaeology. 128 (1): E1–E2. doi:10.1086/728418. ISSN 0002-9114. S2CID 265082494.

[17] Bilgin 2018: 24 n. 55.

[18] Bryce 2005: 160; Burney 2004: 258; Freu 2007b: 200.

[19] Bryce, Trevor R. (December 1989). "Some Observations on the Chronology of Šuppiluliuma's Reign". Anatolian Studies. 39: 19–30. doi:10.2307/3642809. ISSN 2048-0849. JSTOR 3642809. S2CID 163090197.

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