Ḫartapus or Kartapus was an Anatolian king who in the early 8th century BCE ruled a state in what is presently the region of Konya in modern Turkey.
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Name
The name of this king was variously written as:
Ḫartapus:
𔓟𔖱𔐞𔕯𔗔
𔓟𔖱𔐞𔗣𔗔
𔗖𔐞𔕯𔗔
and Kartapus: 𔗧𔖱𔐞𔕯𔗔
Etymology
The name Ḫartapus/Kartapus is not attested outside of this king's inscriptions and it does not correspond to Hittite or Luwian naming conventions, and was thus a non-Luwian name. It has therefore been interpreted as a Luwian pronunciation of a non-Luwian name.
Alternative reading
An alternative reading of this king's name could be Ḫarputas or Ḫarbudas, which might be composed of the Anatolian suffix -tta-, and whose root might also be found in the toponyms Ḫarbudā (𒌷𒄯𒁍𒋫𒀀𒀸) and Ḫarbudauna (𒌷𒄯𒁍𒋫𒌋𒈾𒀸).