womenofantiquity:Look, I know that nobody lists the Hittites as their favorite ancient civilization,
womenofantiquity:Look, I know that nobody lists the Hittites as their favorite ancient civilization, but would it really kill us to pay more attention to Puduhepa?BASIC BIO: (13th century BC) Puduhepa rose to power from quite unlikely origins. The daughter of a priest of the goddess Ishtar, Puduhepa was raised to be a priestess. This only changed when the general Hattusili met her and was instructed through divine intervention (his words, not mine) to marry her. When her husband fought his way to the Hittite throne, Puduhepa became his queen. She was an active and intelligent diplomat; she and the Egyptian queen Nefertari are known to have been in contact. Even after her husband’s death, she was an influential figure in matters of state. She is known to have intervened in legal cases, and continued to serve as a priestess of Ishtar, going so far as to reorganize the entire religious system.HER IMPACT: Not to sound like a broken record, but I really do think that what has survived of her correspondence with Nefertari only shows her incredible skill in politics and diplomacy. Her later title of Goddess-Queen reveals the dual nature of her responsibilities; she was obviously recognized for both her political and spiritual agendas. Her legacy as one of the most influential women in the Ancient Near East certainly seems deserved, if not a bit understated. -- source link
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