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Work #1887

Apology of Hattusili III

Hattusili III
c. 1267–1237 BCE · Hittite (Nesite)
Royal autobiography / political apology · Hittite royal literary tradition

Ishtar, my lady, always rescued me — the first autobiography, a usurper's masterwork of political self-justification through divine destiny

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Attribute Apology of Hattusili III
Time · Extent Infinite
Time · Ontological Status Substantival
Time · Grain Continuous
Time · Freedom Non-Deterministic
Time · Traversability Linear
Time · Dimensionality One
Time · Direction Uni-directional
Space · Extent Finite
Space · Ontological Status Substantival
Space · Curvature not engaged
Space · Dimensionality Three
Space · Locality Local
Matter · Extent Finite
Matter · Ontological Status Substantival
Matter · Conservation not engaged
Matter · Dimensionality Three
Matter · Locality Local
Observer · Time Instance Single
Observer · Space Instance Single
Observer · Knowledge Extent Immediate
Observer · Knowledge Retainment Partial
Observer · Physicality Embodied
Observer · Agency Active
Observer · Number Singular
Observer · Metaphysical Agency Providential
Observer · Moral Authority Revelation
Observer · Theological Method
Energy · Extent not engaged
Energy · Ontological Status not engaged
Energy · Conservation not engaged
Energy · Dispersibility not engaged
Information · Ontological Status Substantival
Information · Cosmic Conservation Conserved
Information · Personal Conservation Conserved
Information · Granularity not engaged

Dimension-by-Dimension Evidence

What each work's passages reveal about its stance on each of the six dimensions.

Time

Apology of Hattusili III

Linear and uni-directional: Hattusili narrates his life as a sequential story with beginning, middle, and end.

Space

Apology of Hattusili III

Finite, three-dimensional, political: the Upper Land, Hatti, Egypt — tied to specific places.

Matter

Apology of Hattusili III

Not theorised; the material world is the medium of political and divine action.

Observer

Apology of Hattusili III

Hattusili is the singular, embodied autobiographer — first-person narration of his own experiences.

Energy

Apology of Hattusili III

Not addressed.

Information

Apology of Hattusili III

The Apology is an explicit act of information conservation: shaping posterity's judgment of his seizure of power.

Internal Tensions

Where each work's argument pulls against itself.

Apology of Hattusili III

Divine sanction versus political calculation: Ishtar's command legitimates a coup that transparently required justification. Reluctant rebel versus skilled political operator — the Apology reveals both.