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Hittite campaign texts concerning Alashiya
Also known as: Hittite Alashiya texts
Late Hittite texts reporting campaigns, naval action, or subjugation involving Alashiya.
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Chronology
Dating intervals may describe uncertainty or phases; their width alone does not establish event duration.
1230 BCE–1180 BCE
Precision: approximate
- informs · contextualizes
The Kingdom of the Hittites — Trevor Bryce (2005)Provides historical synthesis.
Locator: Late Hittite campaigns and Alashiya - informs · documents textual corpus
Sources for the History of Cyprus, Volume II: Near Eastern and Aegean Texts from the Third to the First Millennia BC — A. Bernard Knapp (1996)Provides translations and discussion.
Locator: Hittite references to Alashiya
Research description
These texts establish conflict and claims of victory involving Alashiya under late Hittite rulers. They do not prove a durable Hittite occupation, precise conquest date, or stable provincial boundary on Cyprus.
Evidence and sources
- informs · contextualizes
The Kingdom of the Hittites — Trevor Bryce (2005)Provides historical synthesis.
Locator: Late Hittite campaigns and Alashiya - informs · documents textual corpus
Sources for the History of Cyprus, Volume II: Near Eastern and Aegean Texts from the Third to the First Millennia BC — A. Bernard Knapp (1996)Provides translations and discussion.
Locator: Hittite references to Alashiya