A member of an ancient people (or perhaps group of peoples) whose settlements extended from Armenia westward into Asia Minor and southward into Palestine. They are known to have been met along the Orontes as early as 1500 b. c., and were often at war with the Egyptians and Assyrians. Especially in the north they developed a considerable civilization, of which numerous monuments and inscriptions are extant. Authorities are not agreed as to their race. While several attempts have been made to decipher the Hittite characters, little progress has yet been made.

the language of the Hittites and the principal language of the Anatolian group of languages; deciphered from cuneiform inscriptions

of or relating to the Hittite people or their language or culture

a member of an ancient people who inhabited Anatolia and northern Syria about 2000 to 1200 BC