entity · grp_peleset
Peleset
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
A label’s definition and the evidence for assigning it here are separate.
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?
Peleset is conventionally included in modern Sea Peoples discussions because the name occurs in relevant Egyptian conflict records.
- Medinet Habu, Volume I: Earlier Historical Records of Ramses III
supports assignment - Historical Records of Ramses III: The Texts in Medinet Habu, Volumes I and II
supports assignment - The Philistines and Other ‘Sea Peoples’ in Text and Archaeology
supports assignment
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 Peleset is attested in Egyptian textual evidence, though transliteration and identification questions remain.
- Medinet Habu, Volume I: Earlier Historical Records of Ramses III
supports assignment - Historical Records of Ramses III: The Texts in Medinet Habu, Volumes I and II
supports assignment - The Philistines and Other ‘Sea Peoples’ in Text and Archaeology
supports assignment
Possible Migrant Population
A group for which migration is a credible interpretation but origin, scale, and social mechanism remain uncertain.
Why does this record have this property?
Migration is one credible component of Peleset/Philistine formation, but scale, origin, and relationship to local populations remain debated.
- The Philistines and Other ‘Sea Peoples’ in Text and Archaeology
supports assignment - Ancient DNA Sheds Light on the Genetic Origins of Early Iron Age Philistines
supports assignment
Evidence and sources
- supports · supports entity record
Medinet Habu, Volume I: Earlier Historical Records of Ramses III — The Epigraphic Survey (1930)Supports the existence, description, classification, or historical context of Peleset.
- supports · supports entity record
The Philistines and Other ‘Sea Peoples’ in Text and Archaeology (2013)Supports the existence, description, classification, or historical context of Peleset.