entity · grp_ekwesh
Ekwesh
An ancient group name modeled independently from proposed origins and later identifications.
Review and provenance
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Recorded dataset maintenance date: 2026-08-11.
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Properties and assignments
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Sea Peoples
A modern umbrella label for several named groups appearing mainly in Egyptian records around the end of the Late Bronze Age; it does not denote one securely established ethnicity, state, or unified population.
Why does this record have this property?
Ekwesh is conventionally included in modern Sea Peoples discussions because the name occurs in relevant Egyptian conflict records.
Group Named in Egyptian Records
A population or military label attested in an Egyptian text, represented without assuming a secure modern identification.
Why does this record have this property?
The name Ekwesh is attested in Egyptian textual evidence, though transliteration and identification questions remain.
Evidence and sources
- supports · supports entity record
The Great Karnak Inscription of Merneptah: Grand Strategy in the 13th Century BC — Colleen Manassa (2003)Supports the existence, description, classification, or historical context of Ekwesh.
- supports · supports entity record
Mercenaries or Refugees? The Evidence from the Inscriptions of Merenptah on the ‘Sea Peoples’ — Konstantinos Kopanias (2017)Supports the existence, description, classification, or historical context of Ekwesh.