entity · ENT-SHERDEN
Sherden
Also known as: Shardana
A named group appearing in Egyptian sources in several roles, including as enemies and mercenaries, and in both major late-thirteenth/early-twelfth-century coalition lists.
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Sea Peoples
A modern collective label for several differently named groups recorded mainly in Egyptian texts around the end of the Late Bronze Age.
Why does this record have this property?
Their inclusion in the Sea Peoples umbrella is source-based and conventional. Their wider attestation demonstrates why the label should not be treated as a single one-time migrant identity.
- Who are the Sea Peoples and what role did they play in the devastation of civilizations that occurred shortly after 1200 BCE?
supports assignment and role complexity
Evidence and sources
- informs · provides attestations and context
Who are the Sea Peoples and what role did they play in the devastation of civilizations that occurred shortly after 1200 BCE? — Eric H. Cline (2016)