Where is the Land of Sura of the Hieroglyphic Luwian Inscription KARKAMIŠ A4b and Why Were Cappadocians Called Syrians by Greeks?
The identification of the region Sura mentioned in the Hieroglyphic Luwian inscription KARKAMIŠ A4b is still disputed, though the toponym is attested in other Hieroglyphic Luwian inscriptions as well. After a philological analysis of all attestations, which involves excluding those entities that hav...
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| Tipo di documento: | Elettronico Articolo |
| Lingua: | Tedesco |
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2012
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Altorientalische Forschungen
Anno: 2012, Volume: 39, Fascicolo: 1, Pagine: 167-180 |
| Altre parole chiave: | B
Cappadocia
B Hieroglyphic Luwian B Iron Age Anatolia B Tabal B Sura <popolo> |
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| Riepilogo: | The identification of the region Sura mentioned in the Hieroglyphic Luwian inscription KARKAMIŠ A4b is still disputed, though the toponym is attested in other Hieroglyphic Luwian inscriptions as well. After a philological analysis of all attestations, which involves excluding those entities that have been falsely read as Sura, it will be suggested on the basis of the geographical, historical and philological evidence that Sura of KARKAMIŠ A4b and A6 as well as the Anatolian Syrians of Greek sources refer to the same region, also known as Cappadocia, and that it was the indigenous name of Tabal. |
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| ISSN: | 2196-6761 |
| Comprende: | Enthalten in: Altorientalische Forschungen
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1524/aofo.2012.0011 |
