Que

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Que was an Iron Age Neo-Hittite kingdom located in Cilicia in southeastern Anatolia, known from Assyrian records and archaeological remains.

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Que canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Iron Age polity
Neo-Hittite kingdom
Syro-Anatolian state
appearsInSource annals of Sargon II
annals of Shalmaneser III
annals of Tiglath-pileser III
borderedBy Assyrian sphere of influence
Hilakku
Tabal
capitalPossiblyAt Adana
correspondsTo Adanawa (Luwian name)
linked to: Luwians

Hiyawa (Luwian name)
linked to: Luwians
culturallyInfluencedBy Aramaean culture
Assyrian culture
Hittite traditions
economyBasedOn agriculture
trade
fallsUnderCategory Ancient kingdoms of Anatolia
History of Cilicia
Neo-Hittite states
hasAlternativeName Adanawa
linked to: Amondawa

Hiyawa
Quwe
hasArchaeologicalEvidenceType fortifications
inscriptions
palatial architecture
hasArchaeologicalSite Çukurova region
linked to: Çukurova
incorporatedInto Neo-Assyrian Empire
knownFrom Assyrian records
archaeological remains
languageFamilyInUse Hieroglyphic Luwian
Luwian
linked to: Cuneiform Luwian
locatedIn Cilicia
southeastern Anatolia
locatedInPresentDay Turkey
mentionedIn Neo-Assyrian royal inscriptions
pantheonIncludes Storm-god Tarhunzas
linked to: Tarḫunna
partOf Neo-Hittite cultural sphere
linked to: Neo-Hittite states
regionType lowland Cilicia
religion Syro-Hittite polytheism
strategicImportance access between Anatolia and Levant
control of Cilician plain
timePeriod 1st millennium BCE
Iron Age
vassalOf Neo-Assyrian Empire
writingSystemUsed Akkadian cuneiform (in Assyrian records)
Hieroglyphic Luwian

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