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Title: The Hittites by O. R. Gurney ISBN: 0-7139-0996-X Publisher: Allen Lane Pub. Date: 1975 Format: Unknown Binding

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Average Customer Rating: 4.67 (3 reviews)

Rating: 5
Summary: An essential entry book for the Hittites
Comment: When Israelites arrived at their "promised land" land in Canaan, they met several other peoples, already settled there. One of them was the Hittites of Northern Syria - a civilized but also a "warrior" nation. The Old Testament told something about the Hittites but this civilizations' existence remained an enigma until the early 20th century. Since that time we learned a lot about this Indo-European people, especially after Hugo Winckler's excavations in Hattusa (Bogazkoy) of Central Anatolia. Oliver Robert Gurney, a well known hittitology specialist, presents us a rich summary of both Hittite history and culture in this excellent work. There are only a few books on Hittites, written for non-specialists, and this is probably the best one.

Rating: 5
Summary: Earliest Known Indo-europeans
Comment: If you are not very familiar with ancient history, but want a good popular introduction to the Hittites, this is the book for you. Hittite is the oldest known Indo-european language, known mainly from thousands of tablets unearthed in central Turkey. The language is so archaic it is not classified with the others, but is considered derived from an earlier version. Hittite is the only language that preserves an explicit trace of the laryngeals, sounds that disappeared from all the other languages. The culture of central Turkey is identified with the Biblical Hittites. They just may have founded or helped to found Troy, and they may just be among the pre-Greek inhabitants of Greece. There are relatively few popular books on the Hittites, mainly because the field changes so fast. You scholars that are popular educators, get busy!

Rating: 4
Summary: "The Hittites" by Gurney-for Student AND The Casual reader
Comment: Although the first Edition was printed in 1952, This revised Edition is still one of the best general books on The Hittites,which lived in anatolia in the late Bronze-Age. Weather you're a Student or just a Casual reader with interest,you will find this book helpful. It covers the history,Religion,language,Legal system,warfare and art of the Hittites. If you know nothing about the Hittites,by the end of the book you will have quite knowledge.If you study the Hittites in the University,this is a Vital companion to Bryce's Book on the subject. Still, Most of the maps and charts are from older Editions,and the Map of Anatolia at the begining of the book takes a bit effort to look at,and is not Updated with the last discoveries.You would find better maps on Bryce's and Macqueen's books. Yet, The Photos of the Varius Releifs are from time when they were better preseved.

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