Abstract:

In the 13th century B.C. Kargamıš Kingdom was the most important vassal and the center of Hittite administration in Syria. Kargamıš King had the direct controling authority on the Syrian section of Hittite State. In view of slower communications and the diffucult travel conditions in and out of the Hittite central during Winter season, a large number of high ranking officials were appointed by King Tudhaliya IV to the Kargamıš Kingdom so as to impliement Hittite administrative system in Syria. Among Syrian-Hittite high ranking bureaucracy, the most frequent officials are those with the title mâr šarri (DUMU.LUGAL) and LÚkartappu. According to documents discovered in Hattuša, Ugarit and Emar, these officials were offen appointed by the Hittite King with special political and administrative missions in Syria. These missions can be compared to the rank of ambassador experienced in administaring foreign policies of contemporary states

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