relationship · rel_amarna_alashiya_dossier_refers_to_alashiya
rel_amarna_alashiya_dossier_refers_to_alashiya
The Amarna letters explicitly use the place or polity name Alashiya, while the separate identification claim assesses its relationship to Cyprus.
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Research description
The Amarna letters explicitly use the place or polity name Alashiya, while the separate identification claim assesses its relationship to Cyprus.
Evidence and sources
- informs · provides primary text
EA 33: Letter from the King of Alashiya to the King of Egypt — Cuneiform Digital Library InitiativeDirectly attests the Alashiya royal correspondent.
Locator: EA 33
Referenced records
- Alashiya · entity
- Amarna Alashiya correspondence · entity