Isputahsu

Isputahsu (Išputahšu) was a king of Kizzuwatna, probably during the mid 15th century BC (short chronology). He signed a treaty of alliance with the Hittite king Telepinu.[1]

Family

His father was Pariyawatri, who maybe was not a king.[2]

The name of Isputahsu is Hittite and not Luwian.[3]

Reign

The first king of free Cilicia, Isputahsu was recorded as a "great king" in both cuneiform and Hittite hieroglyphs. A treaty between Ishputahshu and Telepinu is recorded in both Hittite and Akkadian.[4]

Sources

  1. ↑ The Routledge Handbook of The People and Places of Ancient Western Asia by Trevor Bryce
  2. ↑ The Kingdom of the Hittites by Trevor Bryce
  3. ↑ Yakubovich 2010, pp. 273–4
  4. ↑ Hallo, William W. (1971). The Ancient Near East: A History. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. pp. 111–112.