Runtiya (king)

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Runtiya
Great King
Country-lord
Gurun Cornell.jpg
Facsimile of the Gurun inscriptions of king Runtiya
King of Kammanu
Reign12th or 11th century BCE
Predecessor PUGNUS-mili I
Successor Arnuwanti I
House House of Tudhaliya I
Father PUGNUS-mili I

Runtiya was a Neo-Hittite king of the polity of Kammanu, centered at the city of Melid, during the early Iron Age. He was the first member of the ruling dynasty of Melid to take the title of king, earlier rulers having been called "country-lords". [1]

Name and attestations

Runtiya is known from the rock inscriptions at the sites of Gürün [2] and Kötükale [3] , near Malatya in Turkey. The name "Runtiya" is derived from a Hittite god of the hunt, and is written in Luwian hieroglyphs with the symbol of the god, a stag's head. In his inscriptions, he identifies himself as "Country-lord" and "Great King," the son of PUGNUS-mili I and grandson of Kuzi-Teshub, the "hero" of Carchemish. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 Hawkins, John David (2012-05-10). Inscriptions of the Iron Age: Part 1: Text, Introduction, Karatepe, Karkamis, Tell Ahmar, Maras, Malatya, Commagene. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN   978-3-11-080420-1.
  2. ↑ "Hittite Monuments - Gürün". www.hittitemonuments.com. Retrieved 2025-02-17.
  3. ↑ "Hittite Monuments - Kötükale". www.hittitemonuments.com. Retrieved 2025-02-17.
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