Ḫartapu

Ḫartapus or Kartapus was an Anatolian king who in the early 8th century BCE ruled a state in what is presently the region of Konya in modern Turkey.

Name The name of this king was variously written as: Ḫartapus:

and Kartapus:

Etymology The name Ḫartapus/Kartapus is not attested outside of this king's inscriptions and it does not correspond to Hittite or Luwian naming conventions, and was thus a non-Luwian name. It has therefore been interpreted as a Luwian pronunciation of a non-Luwian name.

Alternative reading An alternative reading of this king's name could be or , which might be composed of the Anatolian suffix , and whose root might also be found in the toponyms and .