Anitta, King of the Hittites
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- Anittae res gestae, 2003:p. 19 (Anitta, son of Pithana, King of Kussara)
- Historical dict. of the Hittites, 2004(Anitta, son and successor of Pithana; earliest king who can be termed Hittite)
- Enc. Brit., Aug. 10, 2004(under Anatolia: semilegendary King of Kussara (Kushshar) Anittas)
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Anitta, son of Pitḫana, reigned ca. 1740–1725 BC (middle chronology), and was a king of Kuššara, a city that has yet to be identified. He is the earliest known ruler to compose a text in the Hittite language. His high official, or rabi simmiltim, was named Peruwa.
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