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Ancient Hittite tablet revealing new language now on display at Boğazkale Museum

A newly discovered Hittite tablet revealing an extinct Indo-European language is now on display at the Boğazkale Museum. Found in Hattusha and deciphered to show a ritual invocation, the tablet provides insights into ancient Anatolian languages and practices.

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The tablet, found during an excavation led by Professor Andreas Schachner from the German Archaeological Institute last year, contains texts in Hittite and an extinct language from the Indo-European language group, believed to be from the land of Kalašma.