Blasweiler J. The bloodline of the Tawananna and the offering to the ancestors in the kingdom of Hatti

Arnhem, 2016. — 82 p. — ISBN: 978-90-820497-3-2.The will of the king usually determined the royal succession in the kingdom of Hatti, when this process was not thrown into disorder by conspiracy or murder. Nevertheless the family relationship of the heir with the Tawananna seems to be very important. Traditions and cult have influenced the will of the king. In historical and mythological documents of the Kingdom of Hatti quite a lot of information indicates to the old traditions. In the lists of offering to the royal ancestors, many women of royal blood are mentioned. The data of the lists of offerings and their historical relations are examined. The lists appeared to be made to memorize the deceased Tabarnas a and Tawanannas (and some princes, who had a very important position in the cult of the royal ancestors). The blood line of the Tawananna appeared to have had a great impact in the ancient royal succession in the Land of Hatti, at least till the royal succession rules changed in the century after the reign of king Telipinu. All the Tawanannas had married a Tabarna (a king) in the Old and New Kingdom time period. In the early Old Kingdom a Tabarna was not a biological brother of the Tawananna, but usually the king had adopted him as the ‘Son of the King’ and therefore he became her adopted brother, as well.