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    The Tawagalawa letter (CTH 181) is a fragmentary Hittite text from the mid 13th century BC. It is notable for providing a window into relations between...
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    Aḫḫiyawā; the latter is attested in the Hittite archives, e.g. in the Tawagalawa letter. However, Robert S. P. Beekes doubted its validity and suggested...
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    created, during the 19th dynasty of the New Kingdom of Egypt. c. 1250 BC—Tawagalawa letter sent from a Hittite king to a king of the Ahhiyawa Wu Ding, king...
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    occasion. Notable among these documents are the Manapa-Tarhunda letter and Tawagalawa letter, which concern the anti-Hittite activities of a warlord named Piyamaradu...
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    the Ahhiyawa. This interpretation finds potential support in the later Tawagalawa letter which alludes to a previous disagreement between the Hittites and...
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    and is therefore grounded in history, its true nature is unknown. The Tawagalawa letter mentions a kingdom of Ahhiyawa (Achaea, or Greece) that lies beyond...
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  • Manapa-Tarhunta letter Milawata letter Song of Kumarbi Story of Appu Tawagalawa letter Zita (Hittite prince) Asia portal Amarna letters Ugaritic texts...
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    fortified according to a Hittite plan. Miletus is then mentioned in the "Tawagalawa letter", part of a series including the Manapa-Tarhunta letter and the...
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    by many of its neighbors. References in the Manapa-Tarhunta letter and Tawagalawa letter suggest that a Wilusan king either rebelled or was deposed. This...
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    Question Late Bronze Age Troy Manapa-Tarhunta letter Milawata letter Tawagalawa letter Trojan language Wilusa See also: Historicity of the Iliad Related...
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