Sherden were integrated into Rameses II Army, the Denyen are absent from those roles. Rather they are said to have been annihilated by Rameses III in the Papyrus Harris, even though there is other evidence to show they were sent to the islets of Cilicia.
The Denyen are considered to be another major group because they are mentioned by both Egyptian and Hittite civilizations. The Denyen are denoted as being great seafarers who come from Achean Greece, due to the relative name of the Danaoi because Homer referred to all Greeks as Danaans. This is a better position on the origin of the Denyen rather than them originating from Cilicia. The evidence arguing that they came from Cilicia is after the defeat by Rameses III and therefore cannot relate …show more content…
Yet the Egyptians also use the term Ekwesh which can possibly be related to Achaean. They are also referred to as having come from Argos due to the relation of the Hero-race. “As Danaos, the name-hero of the race, was King of Rhodes and Argos, these sea-Danaoi may have been Rhodian Argives” (Morritt, 2010, p 23) .
Argos was a place of maritime occupation, its harbors facilitated cultural interaction which has been the catalyst to change in language and civilizations. Even though the last three tribes have lent us a possible understanding of their beginnings, there are a few who are mysterious at best. One of the tribes that do not offer much in the way of data on their origins or long term existence are the Lukka. The Lukka are one of those tribes who are thought to have come from the Anatolia area, but there is nothing to indicate exactly where. They are indicated first in the Byblios Obelisk then later in the Amarna Letters and lastly in the Onomasticon. Even though there is plenty of evidence to indicate their participation in raids acted out by the Sea Peoples, there is little else to lend suggestion as to who they were or where they came …show more content…
They are only referred to on the Great Karnak Inscription and the Arthribis Stele, both of which were inscribed in the reign of Merneptah. Many scholars also see a relation between the etymology of this name and the name of the Achaeans, lending more credibility to the idea that they could be some relation to the Denyen as stated previously by Moritt. Although this is ambiguous information due to other scholars placing the Ekwesh from Cyprus and there is little archeological evidence to prove either theory is stronger than the
The Denyen are considered to be another major group because they are mentioned by both Egyptian and Hittite civilizations. The Denyen are denoted as being great seafarers who come from Achean Greece, due to the relative name of the Danaoi because Homer referred to all Greeks as Danaans. This is a better position on the origin of the Denyen rather than them originating from Cilicia. The evidence arguing that they came from Cilicia is after the defeat by Rameses III and therefore cannot relate …show more content…
Yet the Egyptians also use the term Ekwesh which can possibly be related to Achaean. They are also referred to as having come from Argos due to the relation of the Hero-race. “As Danaos, the name-hero of the race, was King of Rhodes and Argos, these sea-Danaoi may have been Rhodian Argives” (Morritt, 2010, p 23) .
Argos was a place of maritime occupation, its harbors facilitated cultural interaction which has been the catalyst to change in language and civilizations. Even though the last three tribes have lent us a possible understanding of their beginnings, there are a few who are mysterious at best. One of the tribes that do not offer much in the way of data on their origins or long term existence are the Lukka. The Lukka are one of those tribes who are thought to have come from the Anatolia area, but there is nothing to indicate exactly where. They are indicated first in the Byblios Obelisk then later in the Amarna Letters and lastly in the Onomasticon. Even though there is plenty of evidence to indicate their participation in raids acted out by the Sea Peoples, there is little else to lend suggestion as to who they were or where they came …show more content…
They are only referred to on the Great Karnak Inscription and the Arthribis Stele, both of which were inscribed in the reign of Merneptah. Many scholars also see a relation between the etymology of this name and the name of the Achaeans, lending more credibility to the idea that they could be some relation to the Denyen as stated previously by Moritt. Although this is ambiguous information due to other scholars placing the Ekwesh from Cyprus and there is little archeological evidence to prove either theory is stronger than the