The first written law in Anatolia BC. It is known that it belongs to the Hittites who lived in Anatolia in the 2nd millennium BC. The Hittite laws were inscribed on clay tablets, not on an inscription like the Hammurabi laws. Consisting of two large series, these laws begin with the words "If a man" and "If binds".
These tablets, which were later numbered by scientists, consist of 200 items as far as we know. Hittite Law is not divided into sections such as inheritance, commercial law, civil law, criminal law, as in modern law. Although there are no articles on inheritance, adoption and debt law, there are articles containing family law in the uncovered tablets.
Death penalties in Hittite laws where compensation was valid instead of the principle of retaliation (an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth); It is given in rare cases, such as defying the king's order, sexual crimes, and using magic. However, the king can forgive a person sentenced to death. The Hittite laws, which imposed compensation even for murder crimes, do not recognize any punishment other than death for sexual crimes. The abundance of articles related to sexual crimes also reveals the importance the Hittites gave to the protection of moral values.
There are quite a few death sentences in the text of the law, which consists of approximately 200 articles, and this has often been the case for crimes such as rape, incest, sexual intercourse with animals, and opposition to the state authority.
The last part of the Hittite constitution is devoted to sexual relations.
According to the law 187, "a man who sinned with a cow is disgusting. Must be killed. Must be brought before the king. The king may kill or forgive him, but the man must not approach the king."
. Law 188 is the same, but it is "sheep", not "cow".
* 199th law is the same, but it is "pig and dog".
200th law: "There is no punishment for a man who sinned with a horse or a mule. But he must not approach the king and become a priest."
The society we know as Hittites today is the Nessi who settled in Anatolia after the Hatti. Because before the Hittites settled in Anatolia, the people living in central Anatolia called themselves Hatti. The Hatti society was a stable society in ANATOLIA, which was allegedly 'not able to be resolved in its language' although it is known that many of the basic words were Turkish, developed in the field of agriculture and especially medicine, medical researches etc. conducted for older women to have children, and developed in terms of civilization level. Although the administration changed hands in the following periods, religion and state administration remained dependent on the principles of the Hatti; kings continued to call themselves the kings of HITIT, not HATTI country.
Like the Indians, the ancient Egyptians also called the Hittites Chetta or Hetta, and the Hittite kings were called Hetta-sira. The ancient Egyptian script was realized by Jean-Françoise Champollion in 1824 with the translation of the rosetta stone. In the Kadesh treaty made between the Hittites and the ancient Egyptians, the Hittites are also referred to as Chedda. (The same word, which is the root of the word CED (Ata), also corresponds to the term Akıncı in Serbs / the word 'gang' in some societies.)
** The Hittites were the least discriminatory nation in their period in terms of social class distinction and they were a state of law peculiar to them. The Hittites would not return their asylum seekers to the other country. However, there is an article in the KADEŞ agreement stating that they will return.
*** They freed the people who took refuge in them about their beliefs in exchange for paying tribute or sending soldiers to the state. City structures were built around the temple in the Hittites. It is surrounded by inner and outer walls. The city has at least a few main entrance gates and many small gates for pedestrians. The main gates are decorated with lion or god reliefs.
** In the town of Beth Shan in Israel, a lion embossment of a Hittite stone belonging to 1700 BC was found. The town of Beth Shan is located on the Jordan River in northern Israel.
** City gates had a very special meaning in the Hittites. Only noble and respectable people could use the main gates. In times of peace, these main gates were used like an agora (meeting place). The council of elders gathers here, and commercial agreements are made here. Information transactions were made here in front of the public.
** The name of the Hatti Society / country is also mentioned in the Torah and the Quran. While the adventures of Ibrahim and his sister Sara with the Hittite / Hatti country and even Isaac and Rebecca's policy of marrying their sons to Hittite girls; It is seen that Rebecca helped the administration to pass to YAKUP and not to the other son, and for some reason prevented her son from marrying Hittite girls. On the other hand, Yakup's brother ESAU (İSA) took a position on the side of his uncle İSMAİL and enabled his lineage to advance from Hittite women.
** Torah Creation 23rd chapter: Abraham bowed before the Hittites, the people of the country, said Hıtta (shepherd or addressed the Hittites):
8 He said, "If you want me to bury death, ask Efron son of Sohar for me."
9 "Let him sell me the Makpela Cave at the bottom of his field. I will pay the price in full in your presence and make it a cemetery."
10 Hittites were sitting among the people of Efron. In a way that everyone gathered at the city gate will hear,
11 "No, sir!" he replied, "Listen to me, I give you the field with the cave. I give it to you in the presence of my people. Bury your dead."
12 Abraham bowed before the people of the land.
*** Quran Baccarat: 58. Verse: You know, “Enter this town. Eat there as much as you wish. Enter prostrate from the door and say "hıtta!" Say, and we forgive your mistakes. We said, “We will give even more to those who do good”.
*** It is mentioned in Elmalılı commentary as follows:
58- And when we said that you can enter this town, the place of Bayt-i Makdis or the town of Jericho and eat plenty of it wherever you want or however you like. And when you enter, enter through the door, also bowing your heads, and thank God, do not enter with arrogance, dribbling, and indolence, and say "hıtta" there, so that we will forgive you your mistakes under these circumstances, that is, let us cover your plagues with our mercy. And let us also inform you that we will bestow more on those who do good, do good and good, and do well.
* In the interpretation of Asam, it is said that "hıtta" is a word that must be spelled exactly, not in Arabic, and other commentators said that it is the bâ-i nev'î (masdar that declares variety) in Arabic.