Back ألاشيا Arabic Alaşiya Azerbaijani Аласія Byelorussian Аласия Bulgarian Alaixiya Catalan Alašija German Αλάσια Greek Alasiya Spanish آلاشیا (آلاسیا) Persian Alashiya French
Alashiya (Akkadian: 𒀀𒆷𒅆𒅀 Alašiya [a-la-ši-ia]; Ugaritic: 𐎀𐎍𐎘𐎊 ẢLṮY; Linear B: 𐀀𐀨𐀯𐀍 Alasios [a-ra-si-jo]; Hieratic "'irs3"), also spelled Alasiya, also known as the Kingdom of Alashiya,[1] was a state which existed in the Middle and Late Bronze Ages, and was situated somewhere in the Eastern Mediterranean. It was a major source of goods, especially copper, for ancient Egypt and other states in the Ancient Near East. It is referred to in a number of surviving texts, however its exact location still remains a subject of academic debate and a matter of speculation. [2] In the absence of any concrete scholarly consensus, a variety of locations have been proposed. According to one version Alashiya was situated in either the southeastern coastal part of Anatolia or the northern Levant. [3] An alternate theory places it partially on the island of Cyprus. [4]
- ^ Knapp, A. Bernard. (1985). "J Article Alashiya, Caphtor/Keftiu, and Eastern Mediterranean Trade: Recent Studies in Cypriote Archaeology and History". Journal of Field Archaeology. 12 (2): 231–250. doi:10.2307/530294. JSTOR 530294.
- ^ Knapp, A. Bernard. (1985). "J Article Alashiya, Caphtor/Keftiu, and Eastern Mediterranean Trade: Recent Studies in Cypriote Archaeology and History". Journal of Field Archaeology. 12 (2): 231–250. doi:10.2307/530294. JSTOR 530294.
- ^ Wachsmann 1986
- ^ Knapp 1997