Lukka lands
TheLukka lands(sometimesLuqqa lands), were ahistorical regionin southwesternAnatoliaduring theLate Bronze Age.They are known fromHittiteandEgyptiantexts, who viewed them as hostile. It is commonly accepted that theBronze Agetoponym Lukka is cognate with theLyciaofclassical antiquity.
Location[edit]
Lukka was located in southwestern Anatolia. However, its exact extent is a matter of debate.Trevor Brycehas argued that the Lukka lands covered a large area including the regions later known asLycaonia,PisidiaandLycia.[1]Other researchers, such asIlya Yakubovich,have argued that Lukka was limited to Lycia.[2]
History[edit]
Soldiers from the Lukka lands fought on the Hittite side in the famousBattle of Kadesh(c. 1274 BC) against the Egyptian PharaohRamesses II.A century later, the Lukka had turned against the Hittites. The Hittite kingSuppiluliuma IItried in vain to defeat the Lukka. They contributed to the collapse of theHittite Empire.[citation needed]
The Lukka are also known from texts inAncient Egyptas one of the tribes of theSea Peoples,who invaded Egypt and the Eastern Mediterranean in the 12th century BC.[3]
See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^Trevor Bryce(2005)The Kingdom of the Hittites,p. 54
- ^Ilya Yakubovich (2010)Sociolinguistics of the Luvian Language,Leiden: Brill, p. 134
- ^Bryce 2005, p. 336; Yakubovich 2010, p. 134
External links[edit]
- Maps of LyciaArchived2006-11-11 at theWayback Machine
- The Lukka, at "Sea Peoples and the Philistines on the Web"
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