Assuwa 𒀸𒋗𒉿 aš-šu-wa | |
|---|---|
| unknown-1430 BC | |
 | |
| Common languages | Luwian[1] |
| Government | Confederation |
| Members | |
• legible | Kispuwa, Unaliya, Dura, Halluwa, Huwallusiya, Karakisa, Dunda, Adadura, Parista, Warsiya, Kuruppiya, Alatra, Pasuhalta, Mount Pahurina, Wilusiya, Taruisa |
• obliterated | [—]lugga, [—], [—], [—]waa, [—]luissa, [—] |
| Historical era | Bronze Age |
Assuwa (Hittite: 𒀸𒋗𒉿, romanized: aš-šu-wa) was a region of Bronze Age Anatolia located west of the Kızılırmak River. It was mentioned in Aegean, Anatolian and Egyptian inscriptions but is best known from Hittite records describing a league of 22 towns or states that rebelled against Hittite authority. It disappears from history during the thirteenth century BC.
- ^ Teffeeller, Annette. (2013). Singers of Lapza: Reconstructing Identities on Bronze Age Lesbos. Luwian Identities: Culture, Language and Religion Between Anatolia and the Aegean. Netherlands: Brill. Google Books