Hittite royal archive found in Turkey
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A major Hittite royal archive of 184 cuneiform tablets was uncovered in central Turkey.
Archaeologists in Sivas, Turkey, excavated 131 cuneiform tablets and fragments this year at the ancient Hittite city of Samuha, tripling last year's find of 53. The 3,400-year-old archive, the largest 21st-century Hittite text discovery, dates to King Tudhaliya II. Tablets record a fever epidemic that killed the king's infant daughter, military logistics with generals pleading for reinforcements, and bird-divination diaries. The city was a royal stronghold and religious center for goddess Sauska.
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