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Synopsis: Faced with a series of disloyal vassals, Sargon conquers the remaining Neo-Hittite kingdoms and absorbs them into his empire. The Cimmerian invasion of Anatolia leads to the deaths of two powerful kings. In their absence, the preservation of peace and stability falls to local rulers such as Azatiwadas of Quwe.\n\u201cI am Azatiwadas, the Sun God\u2019s man, servant of Tarhunzas, whom Awariku, king of Adanawa, made great. Tarhunzas made me mother and father to Adanawa, and I caused Adanawa to prosper. I extended the plain of Adanawa on the one hand towards the west and on the other hand toward the east, and in my days Adanawa had all good things, plentiness, and luxury. I filled the Paharean granaries, and I made horse upon horse, and I made army upon army, and I made shield upon shield, all with the help of Tarhunzas and the gods.\u201d \u2013 Bilingual (Luwian/Phoenician) inscription of Azatiwadas, late 8th/early 7th century BC, recovered from the stone gates of his fortress at Azatiwadaya (Karatape-Aslantas, Turkiye).\xa0\nInformation on the Neo-Hittite fortress of Azatiwadaya (Karatepe-Aslantas, Turkiye):\nhttps://www.hittitemonuments.com/karatepe/\nMap of the Iron Age Near East:\nhttps://audio.ancientworldpodcast.com/Map_Near_East.jpg\nMap of Iron Age Anatolia:\nhttps://audio.ancientworldpodcast.com/Map_Anatolia.jpg\nMap of Iron Age Northern Syria:\nhttps://audio.ancientworldpodcast.com/Map_Syria.jpg\nMap of Iron Age Southern Syria and Canaan:\nhttps://audio.ancientworldpodcast.com/Map_Canaan.jpg\nList of Regional Kings:\nhttps://audio.ancientworldpodcast.com/C30_Kings_List.pdf\nEpisode Images:\nhttps://audio.ancientworldpodcast.com/C30_Images.pdf\nReferences and Further Reading:\nhttps://audio.ancientworldpodcast.com/C30_References.pdf\nPlease contact advertising@airwavemedia.com if you would like to advertise on this podcast.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices