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The New Interpretation of the Siege of Uršu Text Different texts have been written on the cuneiform tablets found in the archaeological excavations conducted in Hattuša, which served as the capital of the Kingdom of Hittites for more than four hundred years. In one of the tablets belonging to the Old Hittite Period the siege of the city of Uršu by the Hittites, which is supposed to be situated in southeast Anatolia but the exact localization of which is not determined, is explained. Although this is found in the Hittite archives, this text is in Akkadian language as we have encountered in other examples. The purpose why this text was written and how the story narrated in the text came to an end is not clearly understood. However, from the way the situation developed it can be surmised that this was an unsuccessful siege. Remembering that the Hittite kings always talked about their successes, this text becomes even more interesting. This siege was not conducted under the direct command of the king and the king situated at a headquarters in another city was constantly fed information on the development of the siege. The king who was far away from the siege placed the blame on the commander who conducted the unsuccessful siege. From this text we learn how the Hittites laid siege to a city, what tools they used. In addition to this, we also learn about the Hittite policies on Southeast Anatolia and Northern Syria and the political and ethnic structure of these regions during Old Hittite Period

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