The localization of Hittite city HARzivana

Abstract

The articles often published about localization of settlements mentioned in the Hittite tablets and this article suggests to localize city of HARzivana. The name of HARzivana is written in two different types; HAR-zi-u-na and HAR-zi-va-na. It is said that the localization of HAR-zi-u-na where is south of the inner Anatolia relating to other cities. And the other hand HAR-zi-va-na is mentioned as a city of living of Murshili II. Murshili spent the time in Harzivana because of plague in Hattuşa and surrounding of Gaşga campaign and thus Harzivana should be near the territories of Gaşga Lands. I argue a new reading of the city name's first sign: mur instead of har. Therefore it is read as Murzivana that remain Merzifon which derives from Marsovan.