- The
Mesedi was the
personal bodyguard of the king of the Hittites. The
Mesedi was led by the Gal
mesedi, who held
considerable prestige in
Hittite society...
- The gal
mesedi was a
Hittite military and
administrative title literally meaning "chief of the
royal bodyguards". He was in
charge of the
Mesedi, the personal...
-
again in 1814-15,
Russia in 1917 and
Persia in 1906 and
again in 1953.
Mesedi, in the
Hittite Empire Medjay,
since the old
kingdom of
Egypt until the...
- Məşədi Hüseynli (also, Məşədhüseynli, Meshadiguseynli, and Mashaduseynly) is a
village and muni****lity in the
Jalilabad Rayon of Azerbaijan. It has a...
- was
killed by
Muwatalli I, who
seized the
throne and was
possibly the Gal
Mesedi of the
royal bodyguard. His wife was
Queen Šummiri.
Reign of
Huzziya II...
- II. He was the
Chief of the
Royal Bodyguard (a
position known as the Gal
mesedi) of Huzziya, but
later he
killed him. He may have been Huzziya's younger...
- for the
lugal dubsar, who was the king's
personal scribe. Gal
gestin Gal
mesedi Notes Bryce p.66-7
References Bryce,
Trevor (2004-12-17). Life and society...
- gal
mesedi (Chief of the
Royal Bodyguards). It was su****ded by the rank of the gal
gestin (Chief of the Wine Stewards), who, like the gal
mesedi, was...
-
gestin would at
times also parti****te in festivals,
while like the gal
mesedi he
could command troops independent from the monarch's jurisdiction. Notes...
-
disgruntled Arma-Tarhunda. In addition,
Muwatalli appointed Hattusili Gal
Mesedi the
highest military rank
after the King himself.
Bryce believes Hattusili...
