Written by: Julia Richardson
Henti was the wife of King Suppiluliuma I. She was the second Queen of his reign as Suppiluliuma’s mother Dadu-hepa maintained her title, Tawananna, after her husband’s death. It was not until Dadu-hepa, the king’s mother died, that Henti became Tawananna. It is known that Henti bore five sons to Suppiluliuma: Arnuwanda, Telipinu, Piyassili, Zannanza and Mursili. We know of Henti for her name appears alongside that of her husband on a decree appointing Telipinu Priest of Kizzuwanda. There is however a mystery surrounding Henti because she, by all accounts, disappears and is replaced by a new queen, Mal-Nikal, a Babylonian princess. It is commonly assumed that Henti was banished in order for her husband to be able to make a diplomatically beneficial marriage and an alliance with King Niqmadddu II, father of Mal-Nikal. We know also that Suppiluluma was a ruthless man, as he did away with his own brother who was the rightful heir to the throne.
 Bryce, Trevor. The Kingdom of the Hittites, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2005, pp159-160.