hittan

Hittan, also known as Hittite, is an extinct Indo-European language that was spoken in the ancient kingdom of Hatti, which is now part of modern-day Turkey. The Hittite language is well-documented due to the discovery of thousands of cuneiform tablets, which were used to record administrative, legal, and religious texts. The earliest known Hittite texts date back to around 1600 BCE, and the language continued to be used until the fall of the Hittite Empire in the 12th century BCE.

Hittite is a highly inflected language, with a complex system of verb conjugations and noun declensions. It has a rich vocabulary, with many words borrowed from other languages, including Akkadian, Hurrian, and Luwian. The language is also notable for its use of logograms, which are symbols that represent entire words or phrases.

The Hittite language has been the subject of extensive scholarly study, and it has provided valuable insights into the culture, history, and society of the ancient Hittites. Despite its extinction, Hittite continues to be an important language for understanding the Indo-European language family and the ancient Near East.