Multilingualism in Hittite Empire. Protocol for the Gatekeeper (CTH
263) as a source for the information on linguistic diversity

Multilingualism in Hittite Empire. Protocol for the Gatekeeper (CTH
263) as a source for the information on linguistic diversity
Авторы (текстом)
M. A. Molina
Institute of Linguistics of the RAS
Keywords
Hittite, multilingualism, social functions of a language, sociolinguistics
Abstract

Multilingualism in Hittite Empire, one of the famous Great Kingdoms
of the late bronze age, was essential for the whole of its history since 18 to
12 cc. BC. Luwian was used widely along with Hittite in Hattusa, the capital of
the Empire. Hittite documents attest evidence for the Hittite-Luwian bilingualism
in Hattusa. Akkadian, along with Sumeran, was used as lingua franca all
over Minor Asia region of that time. Usage of Hattian is attested for the early
period of the Hittite Kingdom, and Hurrian was an influential source of borrowings
for Middle Hittite and New Hittite.
«Protocol for the Gatekeeper» (CTH 263) is one of the texts that helps us to
understand the situation of multilingualism in Hattusa. It is clear from the lines
dedicated to social functions of different languages spoken in the Hittite capital.

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