Ḫarapšili (or Ḫarapsili, Harapšili; "š" is pronounced as "s" in "sun") was a Hittite queen during the Old Kingdom of Hittites.The Tawananna in the Hittite kingdom by Shoshana R. Bin-Nun. Online version.Greeks And Pre-Greeks: Aegean Prehistory And Greek Heroic Tradition by Margalit Finkelberg
Biography
Family Ḫarapšili was probably a daughter of princess Ḫaštayara and a man called Maratti. Her grandfather was king Hattusili I and her brother was king Mursili I (c. 1556 – 1526 BC).Hittite Studies in Honor of Harry A. Hoffner, Jr. by Harry A. Hoffner, Gary M. Beckman, Richard Henry Beal, John Gregory McMahon
Marriage She married a cupbearer named Hantili I. He conspired with Zidanta I and assassinated Mursili, thereafter taking the throne.Telepinu Proclamation, §10
The royal blood was preserved in the female line.
She was a mother of one daughter who married Zidanta who became a king.Reign of Mursili I
Death Ḫarapšili died in Sugziya.The Kingdom of the Hittites by Trevor Bryce
In myth In one myth is mentioned "The Storm God of Queen Harapsili".Kaniššuwar by Hans Gustav Güterbock This is mentioned in Hittite myths, a book by Harry A. Hoffner.Hittite myths by Harry A. Hoffner and Gary M. Beckman
See also
List of Hittite kings
References