Puduhepa
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Puduḫepa or Pudu-Kheba (fl. 13th century BC) was a Hittite queen, married to the King Hattusili III. She has been referred to as "one of the most influential women known from the Ancient Near East."
Key facts
- Royalty.name
- Puduḫepa
- Royalty.title
- Queen of the Hittites
- Royalty.image
- Puduhepa.jpg
- Royalty.caption
- The figure on the right is Queen Puduḫepa
- Royalty.spouse
- King Hattusili III
- Royalty.issue
- Tudhaliya IVMaathorneferureKiluš-Ḫepa
- Royalty.father
- Bentepsharri
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Spouse
- Hattusili III
- Child
- Tudhaliya IV
- Occupation
- priest
- Noble title
- queen consort
- Image
- Felsrelief von Firaktin - Puduhepa (cropped).jpg
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- date of birth
- 1289-00-00
- Commons category
- Puduhepa
- date of death
- 1300-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- Biography
- Early life and marriage
- Reign
- Later Years
- Nefertari and Puduḫepa
- See also
- Sources
- Further reading
- External links
Puduḫepa or Pudu-Kheba (fl. 13th century BC) was a Hittite queen, married to the King Hattusili III. She has been referred to as "one of the most influential women known from the Ancient Near East."
==Biography==
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