There are few studies that deal with an overall treatment of the Hittite administrative system, and various other works on its offices and officials have tended to be limited in scope, focusing only on certain groups or certain time periods. This book provides a comprehensive investigation of the administrative organization of the Hittite state throughout its history (ca. 1650–1180 BCE) with particular emphasis on the state offices and their officials. Bringing together previous works and updating with data recovered in recent years, the study presents a detailed survey of the high offices of the state, a prosopographical study of about 140 high officials, and a theoretical analysis of the Hittite administration in respect to factors such as hierarchy, kinship, and diachronical changes.

• Table of Contents 6
• Foreword 8
• List of Figures 9
• List of Tables 10
• List of Appendices 11
• Abbreviations in Bibliographical and Textual Material 12
• Frequently Abbreviated Terms and Conventional Markings 17
• Introduction 18
• 1. The Royal Family 32
• 2. Provincial Administration 54
• 3. The Top-level Offices of Hittite State Administration 114
• 4. Administrative Documents 377
• 5. Collective Analysis of the Offices and Officials 416
• 6. Summary Conclusions 469
• Appendix 1 – Witness Lists of Hittite Land Donation Texts (LhK) 472