THE HISTORICAL ROADS OF SIVAS: THE FOOTSTEPSOF THE MERCHANT, PRIEST and COMMANDER (Episode 3)

A certain fee is charged when traders travel between cities in Anatolia. to meet their and their animals' need for rest in return He stayed in inns called bīt wabrim on the road routes. In Šamuha via expense register Kt 92/k 3 above It is understood that there was a bīt wabrim structure where the merchants stayed.
Assyrian merchants built 30-35 km of the modern road from Sivas to Tokat. In order to reach Karahna (Sulusaray), located in the west of Yıldızeli, by using a pass in the Akdağları Üyük village located to the west of they have exceeded. Thanks to the match of Šamuha to Kayalıpınar, from Kızılırmak A straight road line reaching the Sulusaray network has been determined. Among the texts belonging to the Colonial Period, mostly cloth, wool and It is understood that the slave trade took place. Tegarama is located on a road line that reaches Central Anatolia over the Euphrates. It became an important center during the Colonial Period. Assyrian-Kanis In Tegarama, which is on the road route, Assyrian merchants pass through the city and They paid various taxes to do business. The first example on the subject 1-15 of the document numbered Kt 92/k 221. The translation of the lines is as follows: 18 “Kārum Kaniš, šaqil datim “Kulia”, kārum Tegarama and its resident Kukulanum's son says to Idī-Aššur: We settled and 25 mina 4 ¼ šeqel (which is) datum tax In the CMK 58 document, the merchants complained about the šaddu'atum tax. we paid. Idī-Aššur has achieved the calculation.” they appear to be. Also, a friend held hostage It is seen that they made the payment with fabric to save. in question The relevant lines of the text are as follows: “From Mama wabartum to Kuššara wabartum: Adad-bani gave us According to the news he brought, Tegarama's envoys Bur-Aššur and Šu-Suen came to Adadbani. 10 kutānum cloth belonging to him here under the supervision of the clerk… clerk Aššur-ban bought 3 pieces of cloth. Assur-malik's 1 cloth was paid for the release of his son Kurara and an Anatolian led him here. The remaining good quality 6 kutānum fabrics are produced by İštar-İlišu. We gave it to his son Adad-bani. Dear fathers and lords: šaddu'atum tax you should not put The natives continue to produce, (captives) and there is no money for their ransom. In addition to the cloth trade in Tegarama, from the documents of the period, slaves It is understood that the wool trade was carried out. In the Hittite State, as in the Colonial Period, the commercial and wine records are not found. For this reason, most of the Hittite road networks directly involving the expedition or cult expedition, apart from the archaeological data. We learn from non-geographic sources. However, the Hittite the fact that most of the cities still have not been localized exacerbates the situation. Asur Ticaret, whose surveys were determined within the provincial borders of Sivas, Colonies Period, Upper Kızılırmak Basin Tokat, Kayseri and The road routes connecting the plains of Malatya were also used in the Hittites Period. indicates continued use. Hittite starting from Hattuša After the road network passes Yozgat, Sulusaray and Bolus, it reaches Yeni Han and Sivas. reached. One branch of this road, which splits into two in Sivas, follows the Kızılırmak. While the other branch turns south, it reaches Kangal over the Euphrates Basin. reached. The road following the east route passes from Kangal and Divriği. After passing, it continued along the Euphrates Basin. Today, the road and railroad between Sivas-Erzincan is on this route. passes. In addition to the small Hittite settlements within the city borders, large centers were also found. In some of these centers Thanks to the findings obtained as a result of archaeological excavations carried out finalization of their localization, road routes your determination makes it easier. However, despite this, the commercial activities in the city during the Hittite Period. There is not much information about activities.