Difference between Hatti and Hittite
The Hatti were an aboriginal people in central Anatolia (present-day Turkey). The region inhabited by them was known as `Land of the Hatti' from c. 2350 BCE until 630 BCE, attesting to the influence of the Hattian culture there. They spoke a language called Hattic and did not seem to have a written language of their own, using cuneiform script for trade dealings. As the region was heavily forested, the Hatti built their homes of wood and made their living through trade of timber, ceramics, and other resources. Their religion focused on the worship of a Mother Goddess who ensured their crops would grow and their livestock remain healthy. They kept domesticated animals and made clothing and blankets from sheep's wool. As an agrarian society, they also domesticated the fields and planted grains which they primarily lived on but also supplemented their diet through hunting.
Controlling a significant number of city states and small kingdoms, they had established lucrative trade with the region of Sumer (southern Mesopotamia) by the year 2700 BCE. In 2500 BCE the Hatti established their capital high on a hill at the city of Hattusa and held lands securely in the surrounding areas, administering laws and regulating trade in a number of neighboring states.
In 2500 BCE the Hatti established their capital high on a hill at the city of Hattusa and held lands securely in the surrounding areas, administering laws and regulating trade in a number of neighboring states.
In 2500 BCE the Hatti established their capital high on a hill at the city of Hattusa and held lands securely in the surrounding areas, administering laws and regulating trade in a number of neighboring states.
The Hittites:
The form "Hittite" in English originally comes from biblical Heth.The Hittite language was a distinct member of the Anatolian branch of the Indo-European language family. Their ancestor Heth is said in Genesis to be a son of Canaan, son of Ham, son of Noah(Manu). In 1700 BCE, the Kingdom of the Hatti was again invaded, this time by the Hittites, and the great city of Hattusa was stormed and destroyed by a king named Anitta from the neighbouring Kingdom of Kussara. Excavations at the site show that the city was burned to the ground.
The lands of the Hatti were systematically conquered by the Hittites and the people merged into the culture of their conquerors. The name `Hittite' comes from the Hebrew scribes who wrote the biblical narratives of the Old Testament.
The form "Hittite" in English originally comes from biblical Heth.The Hittite language was a distinct member of the Anatolian branch of the Indo-European language family. Their ancestor Heth is said in Genesis to be a son of Canaan, son of Ham, son of Noah(Manu). In 1700 BCE, the Kingdom of the Hatti was again invaded, this time by the Hittites, and the great city of Hattusa was stormed and destroyed by a king named Anitta from the neighbouring Kingdom of Kussara. Excavations at the site show that the city was burned to the ground.
The lands of the Hatti were systematically conquered by the Hittites and the people merged into the culture of their conquerors. The name `Hittite' comes from the Hebrew scribes who wrote the biblical narratives of the Old Testament.
They eventually absorbed or replaced the Hattic speakers (Hattians); but they retained the name Hatti for the region.
Background
Around 5000 BC, the region centered in Hattusa, that would later become the core of the Hittite kingdom, was inhabited by people with a distinct culture who spoke a non-Indo-European language. The name "Hattic" is used by Anatolianists to distinguish this language from the Indo-European Hittite language that appeared on the scene at the beginning of the 2nd millennium BC and became the administrative language of the Hittite kingdom over the next six or seven centuries.
The early Hittites, borrowed heavily from the pre-existing Hattian(Hatti) and Hurrian cultures, and also from that of the Assyrian colonisers—in particular, the cuneiform writing and the use of cylindrical seals
Around 5000 BC, the region centered in Hattusa, that would later become the core of the Hittite kingdom, was inhabited by people with a distinct culture who spoke a non-Indo-European language. The name "Hattic" is used by Anatolianists to distinguish this language from the Indo-European Hittite language that appeared on the scene at the beginning of the 2nd millennium BC and became the administrative language of the Hittite kingdom over the next six or seven centuries.
The early Hittites, borrowed heavily from the pre-existing Hattian(Hatti) and Hurrian cultures, and also from that of the Assyrian colonisers—in particular, the cuneiform writing and the use of cylindrical seals
The Hittite military made successful use of chariots
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