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Hittite

Extinct Bronze Age Indo-European language

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Also known as Hitite language · Hittite language · hit · Ḫattuša Hittite · Hittite proper

Subclass of: Anatolian
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Script: Hittite cuneiform
, cuneiform
Indigenous to: Hatti

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Hittite, also known as Nesite, is an extinct Indo-European language formerly spoken in Anatolia during the Bronze Age. The language is attested in cuneiform texts, primarily from the archives of the city of Hattusa, between the 17th century BC to the 13th century BC. Isolated Hittite words and personal names appear in Old Assyrian documents in Kanesh from as early as the 20th century BC, making it the earliest attested use of the Indo-European languages.

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