Sapinuwa
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Sapinuwa (sometimes Shapinuwa; Hittite: Šapinuwa) was a Bronze Age Hittite city at the location of modern Ortaköy in the province Çorum in Turkey about 70 kilometers east of the Hittite capital of Hattusa. It was one of the major Hittite religious and administrative centres, a military base and an occasional residence of several Hittite kings. The palace at Sapinuwa is discussed in several texts from Hattusa.
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cached 1280h agoKey facts
- Ancient site.name
- Sapinuwa
- Ancient site.image
- Sapinuwa3.jpg
- Ancient site.map_type
- Turkey
- Ancient site.location
- Çorum Province, Turkey
- Ancient site.region
- Anatolia
- Ancient site.type
- Settlement
- Ancient site.cultures
- Hittite
- Ancient site.condition
- In ruins
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Excavations
- Findings
- History
- Late Bronze
- Role of Hattians
- See also
- References
- Sources
- Further reading
- External links
Sapinuwa (sometimes Shapinuwa; Hittite: Šapinuwa) was a Bronze Age Hittite city at the location of modern Ortaköy in the province Çorum in Turkey about 70 kilometers east of the Hittite capital of Hattusa. It was one of the major Hittite religious and administrative centres, a military base and an occasional residence of several Hittite kings. The palace at Sapinuwa is discussed in several texts from Hattusa.
==Excavations== thumb|Map of Hittite Anatolia showing Ortaköy-Sapinuwa
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