Hittite Man

[thetaai]

could you imagine what the guy who this statue is modeled after would think if he knew that thousands of years later his image would be used like this

[AlternateHistoryHub]

I showed this video to my close loved ones and they didn't laugh. I feel so alone

[karshmellow]

When bro said, “𒌓 𒊑𒂊 𒀀 𒌓 𒋢 𒊏 𒊑𒂊 𒀀 𒊑𒂊 𒀀 𒁀 𒊏 𒊑𒂊 𒀀” I really felt that.

[InvadeleYogurt]

Thank you for whoever made that statue and for also the person who made this video of this very ancient statue lol

[urkhun-han]

The fact that the Hittites were founded on my hometown makes me proud.

[adaslothland]

Some news on this satute:

The museum that holds this statue right now, is currently not open to visitors because it was within the impact area of the February 2023 earthquake in Turkey.
Fortunately, the artifacts within the museum were mostly not damaged, including this statue. Its wellness has been confirmed by the authorities.

[BAGELMENSK]

Hope this art style makes a comeback.

Seriously cool

[saberzahn]

During the 12th century BCE, Hittite society transitioned from the Bronze Age into the Iron Age. After the fall of the New Kingdom (c. 1180 BCE) many aspects of Hittite art continued to exist in various regions of Asia Minor that were previously influenced by Hittite political and cultural achievements. Political collapse of the New Kingdom was followed by rapid decline of the use of Hittite language, that gave way to the rise of closely related Luwian language, but in the same time, Hittite cultural heritage remained influential in various fields of visual and applied arts, particularly in minor states, both Luwian and Aramean, located in south-eastern Anatolia and north-western parts of modern Syria. Kingdom of Carchemish was the most prominent of these states. In all of those regions, older Hittite and Luwian heritage was increasingly mixed with Aramean, and also Assyrian influences. The terms "Post-Hittite", "Syro-Hittite", "Syro-Anatolian" and "Luwian-Aramean" are all used to describe this period and its art, which lasted until the states were conquered by the Neo-Assyrian Empire, by the end of the 8th century BCE. The term "Neo-Hittite" is sometimes also used for this period, by some scholars, but other scholars use the same term as designation for the previous period (New Kingdom). Those terminological questions are often debated among scholars, but still remain unresolved.

Although the states of the Post-Hittite period were much smaller, public sculpture increased, with many statues, and ceremonial exterior paths lined with orthostats or stone slabs carved with reliefs.

(Wikipedia)

[maxnam]

The song choice is very fitting.

"Everybody wants to rule the world"

[RandomPostsOnTheWeb]

As absurd as this is this piece serves as a great microcosm of the human experience. People have always wanted fame and fortune. To have their face carved into stone, an immortal epitaph. To have something that survives after their death. There’s something so poignant about the expressionless, goofy, wide eyed stare of the statue. Like the artist was only doing the best they could. But even so, that’s someones face, someones expression. Someone who wanted their visage to be preserved and presented. Even thousands, or tens of thousands of years ago. The more things change, the more they stay the same. In the end, everybody wants to rule the world.

[charonsferryold]

This video has genuinely gotten me through some rough times. It's like a baby sensory vid for archaeology nerds.

[wizrom]

1200 BC; "I am the most powerful king our Hittite culture has ever seen! I will be immortalised in STONE, so for thousands of years people can bow to me and look upon me with GREAT RESPECT"
2023; 😎

[santiguitarrr_]

That's the best character's introduction I've seen in my life!!!

[keegannicolas]

imagine coming from the Hittite civilization, time travelling to the modern day only to see *this*

[goshagrandchild]

This man was a king of an area around the size of Lebanon, and this is how he will be remembered for the rest of time.

[thomasprislacjr.]

Loved this guy's late night show. He sure was snarky for a Hittite Man.

[TwoCentReview]

Funny how I can still relate to this man’s “oh, shit!” Face after so many centuries.

[therealspeedwagon]

Like it or not, this is what peak male performance looks like

[itsumayo]

Every Hittite statue looks like they’re realizing it wasn’t a fart

[lordmanatee]

Everybody wants to rule the world seems like a very ancient philosophical thought.