The Plague During the Šuppiluliuma I’s Reign, and the Preventive Procedures of Muršili II in the Hittite Kingdom.

Authors

  • Emad Ashour Fayoum University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.34120/ajh.v39i.2913

Keywords:

Plague, Hittite Kingdom, Šuppiluliuma I, Muršili II, Egypt

Abstract

The Hittite Kingdom was plagued in the reign of Šuppiluliuma I. Plague led to killing the king himself, his son Arnuwanda II, and many people in the Hittite Kingdom. The reasons of plague in Hittite were different, but prayers of Muršili II determine some reasons, such as his father’s sins. For example; transgressing the treaty with the Egyptians and occupation of some territories, and captured plagued captives, led to spread plague in the capital of Hittite and Anatolia. Another Šuppiluliuma I crime is killing his brother Tudhaliya III. According to prayers of Muršili II, the plague was a divine punishment resulted from Šuppiluliuma sins. The Plague continued 20 year approximately. Muršili II made to some of preventive procedures, such as prayers to gods to raise the plague, personal cleanness, non-reusing food tools, and hiring some physicians from neighboring countries such as Egypt and Mesopotamia and their prescriptions.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Author Biography

Emad Ashour, Fayoum University

Assistant Professor, Department of History, College of Arts, Fayoum University, Egypt.

Published

2021

How to Cite

Ashour, E. (2021). The Plague During the Šuppiluliuma I’s Reign, and the Preventive Procedures of Muršili II in the Hittite Kingdom. Arab Journal for the Humanities, 39, 45–74. https://doi.org/10.34120/ajh.v39i.2913