Assuwa

Assuwa (Hittite: 𒀸𒋗𒉿, romanized: aš-šu-wa; Mycenaean Greek: 𐀀𐀯𐀹𐀊, romanized: a-si-wi-ja)^[1]^[2] was a confederation of 22 states in western Anatolia around 1400 BC. The confederation formed to oppose the Hittite Empire, but was defeated under Tudhaliya I/II.^[3]^[4]^[5] The name was recorded in various centres in Mycenaean Greece as Asiwia, which later acquired the form Asia.^[2]

^ Collins, Billie Jean; Bachvarova, Mary R.; Rutherford, Ian (28 March 2010). Anatolian Interfaces: Hittites, Greeks and their Neighbours. Oxbow Books. p. 120. ISBN 978-1-78297-475-8. assuwa pylos "aswia" = Linear B A-si-wi-ja
^ ^a ^b Latacz, Joachim; Windle, Head of the School of Language Studies Kevin; Windle, Reader in the Department of Classical and Modern European Languages Kevin; Ireland, Visiting Fellow in the School of Language Studes Rosh (28 October 2004). Troy and Homer: Towards a Solution of an Old Mystery. OUP Oxford. p. 281. ISBN 978-0-19-926308-0. Aswiai ; recorded several times at Knossos , Pylos , and Mycenae ; evidently refers to women from the region called Assuwa
^ Beckman, Gary; Bryce, Trevor; Cline, Eric (2012). The Ahhiyawa Texts. Society of Biblical Literature. p. 6. ISBN 978-1589832688.
^ Bryce, Trevor (2011). "The Late Bronze Age in the West and the Aegean". In Steadman, Sharon; McMahon, Gregory (eds.). The Oxford Handbook of Ancient Anatolia. Oxford University Press. pp. 366–367. doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780195376142.013.0015.
^ Bryce, Trevor (2005). The Trojans and their Neighbours. Taylor & Francis. pp. 107–108. ISBN 978-0-415-34959-8.

[1] Collins, Billie Jean; Bachvarova, Mary R.; Rutherford, Ian (28 March 2010). Anatolian Interfaces: Hittites, Greeks and their Neighbours. Oxbow Books. p. 120. ISBN 978-1-78297-475-8. assuwa pylos "aswia" = Linear B A-si-wi-ja

[Latacz-2] Latacz, Joachim; Windle, Head of the School of Language Studies Kevin; Windle, Reader in the Department of Classical and Modern European Languages Kevin; Ireland, Visiting Fellow in the School of Language Studes Rosh (28 October 2004). Troy and Homer: Towards a Solution of an Old Mystery. OUP Oxford. p. 281. ISBN 978-0-19-926308-0. Aswiai ; recorded several times at Knossos , Pylos , and Mycenae ; evidently refers to women from the region called Assuwa

[Beckman-Bryce-Cline-2012-3] Beckman, Gary; Bryce, Trevor; Cline, Eric (2012). The Ahhiyawa Texts. Society of Biblical Literature. p. 6. ISBN 978-1589832688.

[Jablonka-bryce-4] Bryce, Trevor (2011). "The Late Bronze Age in the West and the Aegean". In Steadman, Sharon; McMahon, Gregory (eds.). The Oxford Handbook of Ancient Anatolia. Oxford University Press. pp. 366–367. doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780195376142.013.0015.

[5] Bryce, Trevor (2005). The Trojans and their Neighbours. Taylor & Francis. pp. 107–108. ISBN 978-0-415-34959-8.

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