Gassulawiya


Gassulawiya was a Hittite queen of the king Mursili II, ruler of the Hittite Empire ca. 1321–1295 BC.

Family

Gassulawiya is known to have had several children including a daughter named Massanauzzi married to Masturi, a ruler of a vassal state, and three sons named Muwatalli, Hattusili III and Halpasulupi. Mursili had further children with a second wife named Tanuhepa. Their names have not been recorded however.

Illness

Obviously by the end of her life Gassulawiya endured severe illness, as she addressed the goddess Lilwanis with a substitute statue, in order to be relieved from her illness.

Literature

  • , : How Old Was Matanazi?, The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, Vol. 84.
  • , : Die ägyptisch-hethitische Korrespondenz aus Boghazköi in babylonischer und hethitischer Sprache
  • , : Geschichte des hethitischen Reiches, Leiden, Boston, Köln