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The Mesedi was the personal bodyguard of the king of the Hittites. The Mesedi was led by the Gal mesedi, who held considerable prestige in Hittite society. The Mesedi were a unit of 12 spearmen who protected the king wherever he might go. They probably numbered more in total in order to protect the king at all hours. They were reinforced and probably monitored by another unit numbering 12, known as the "golden spearmen." The Mesedi's purpose was the protection of the king against assassinations, which was endemic to the Hittite nobility. They also played a prominent role during festivals.

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rdfs:label	Mešedi (de) Mesedi (en)
rdfs:comment	Mešedi, auch Meschedi (Sumerographische Schreibweise ME.ŠE.DI), ist die aus der Akkadischen Sprache stammende hethitische Bezeichnung für die Leibgarde des Großkönigs in den hethitischen Herrscherresidenzen. Der Begriff ist bekannt aus den in Boğazköy (Ḫattuša) gefundenen Keilschrifttafeln, bekannt als Boğazköy-Texte. (de) The Mesedi was the personal bodyguard of the king of the Hittites. The Mesedi was led by the Gal mesedi, who held considerable prestige in Hittite society. The Mesedi were a unit of 12 spearmen who protected the king wherever he might go. They probably numbered more in total in order to protect the king at all hours. They were reinforced and probably monitored by another unit numbering 12, known as the "golden spearmen." The Mesedi's purpose was the protection of the king against assassinations, which was endemic to the Hittite nobility. They also played a prominent role during festivals. (en)
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Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage	Princeton University Press Proto-Indo-Europeans Hittites Christopher I. Beckwith Body Guards Druzhina Fyrd Gabiniani Gal mesedi Hird Leidang Maryannu Bodyguards Contract killing Hittites Al-Haras Varangian Guard Comitatus (classical meaning) Anglo-Saxon military organization Scarecrow Press Somatophylakes Thingmen German Guard Huskarl dbr:Mannerbund
Link from a Wikipage to an external page	https://books.google.com/books%3Fid=azPl5Jzv930C https://books.google.com/books%3Fid=-Ue8BxLEMt4C
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has abstract	Mešedi, auch Meschedi (Sumerographische Schreibweise ME.ŠE.DI), ist die aus der Akkadischen Sprache stammende hethitische Bezeichnung für die Leibgarde des Großkönigs in den hethitischen Herrscherresidenzen. Der Begriff ist bekannt aus den in Boğazköy (Ḫattuša) gefundenen Keilschrifttafeln, bekannt als Boğazköy-Texte. Die Mešedi-Leute hatten offenbar einen relativ hohen Rang, da sie zur nächsten Umgebung des Herrschers gehörten. Neben den einfachen LŪMEŠEDI gab es den UGULA X MEŠEDI, den Aufseher über zehn Mešedi-Leute, sowie den GAL MEŠEDI, den Kommandanten der Garde. Die höchste in Texten erwähnte Zahl an Mešedi-Leuten ist zwölf, es ist aber wahrscheinlich, dass es mehr gab. Das Amt des GAL MEŠEDI muss einen sehr hohen Rang gehabt haben, es ist bekannt, dass es oft mit Prinzen besetzt wurde. So war beispielsweise Zida, ein Bruder oder Sohn des Šuppiluliuma I. ein GAL MEŠEDI, ebenso wurde Ḫattušili III., als sein Bruder Muwatalli II. Großkönig wurde, zum GAL MEŠEDI ernannt. Bei Fest- und Opferritualen hatte er die Funktion eines Zeremonienmeisters und war damit allen anderen Beamten der königlichen Umgebung übergeordnet. Die einfachen Mešedi-Leute waren vor allem für die Begleitung beziehungsweise den Schutz des Königs zuständig, sie standen ihm zur Seite oder gegenüber und gingen ihm bei Fahrten voraus oder folgten ihm. (de) The Mesedi was the personal bodyguard of the king of the Hittites. The Mesedi was led by the Gal mesedi, who held considerable prestige in Hittite society. The Mesedi were a unit of 12 spearmen who protected the king wherever he might go. They probably numbered more in total in order to protect the king at all hours. They were reinforced and probably monitored by another unit numbering 12, known as the "golden spearmen." The Mesedi's purpose was the protection of the king against assassinations, which was endemic to the Hittite nobility. They also played a prominent role during festivals. Professor Christopher I. Beckwith has compared the Mesedi to other royal bodyguard units of Indo-European societies, generally referred to as Comitatus. (en)
gold:hypernym	Body Guards
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