184-Tablet Hittite Royal Archive Unearthed at Kayalıpınar in Central Türkiye
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Asia · Turkey · Oct 08, 2026
Primary source: Daily Sabah
Excavations at Kayalıpınar, the ancient Hittite settlement of Samuha, have yielded a royal archive of 184 cuneiform tablets dating to King Tudhaliya II, including records of a child-mortality epidemic and military appeals.
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