Editing Damnatio memoriae (section)

=== Ancient Hittites ===
[[File:Sirkeli entferntes Relief2.jpg|thumb|The erased rock relief at [[Sirkeli Höyük]] that is believed to be of Mursili III.<ref name="Kozal Novák p. ">{{Cite book |last=Kozal |first=Ekin |url=https://www.academia.edu/36561943 |title=Facing Muwattalli: Some Thoughts on the Visibility and Function of the Rock Reliefs at Sirkeli Höyük, Cilicia |last2=Novák |first2=Mirko |date=2017 |publisher=Ugarit-Verlag |isbn=9783868352511 |volume=445 |pages=373–390 |doi=10.7892/BORIS.106777 |access-date=17 June 2022}}</ref>]]

One case of ''damnatio memoriae'' is known for the ancient [[Hittite empire]]. [[Mursili III]] was a king of the Hittites for about seven years in 1282–1275 BC who was then overthrown by his uncle [[Hattusili III]], who assumed the throne.

There is a well known relief of Mursili's father [[Muwatalli II]] near the village of [[Sirkeli Höyük]] in [[Turkey]], as well as a second, very similar relief that is believed to be that of his son Mursili. It was largely destroyed in antiquity, most likely by his spiteful uncle. The relief of the father was left untouched.