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Bedřich Hrozný

Czech orientalist who showed in 1915 that Hittite is Indo-European 1879–1952.

Bedřich Hrozný is czech orientalist (1879-1952) whose 1915 report established Hittite as an Indo-European language, making the Hittite half of the Hattic bilinguals readable. (1879–1952), and appears in the record of Hattic, Kassite and the half-read languages of the cuneiform archives as czech orientalist who showed in 1915 that Hittite is Indo-European.

One event on the site involves Hrozný: Bedřich Hrozný announces that Hittite is Indo-European, making the Hittite side of the bilinguals readable (1915).

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Hattic, Kassite and the half-read languages of the cuneiform archives
Czech orientalist who showed in 1915 that Hittite is Indo-European · 1 event
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Mysteries Department. (2026). Bedřich Hrozný [Person FIG0DEDS0E2NZ5Y]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/FIG0DEDS0E2NZ5Y
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