Hatti

[ hat-ee ]

noun

1. an ancient people who lived in central Anatolia before its conquest by the Hittites.
2. (in ancient inscriptions) the Hittites or the land of the Hittites.

Other Words From

• Hatti·an noun adjective

Example Sentences

The "Hatti" or "Khatti" had constituted military aristocracies throughout Syria and extended their influence by forming alliances.

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Winckler believes that it was first established by early "waves" of Hatti people who migrated from the east.

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This may account for the statements that Merodach was carried off by the Hatti and returned from the land of Khani.

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At this time the Hatti empire or confederacy probably included, on the west, both Phrygia and Lydia.

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It is possible therefore that a change of imperial centre took place after the Hatti had ceased to fear Egypt in north Syria.

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