WebThe Luwians / ˈ l uː w i ə n z / were a group of Anatolian peoples who lived in central, western, and southern Anatolia, in present-day Turkey, during the Bronze Age and the Iron Age.They spoke the Luwian language, an Indo-European language of the Anatolian sub-family, which was written in cuneiform imported from Mesopotamia, and a unique native …

WebThe Anatolian languages are an extinct branch of Indo-European languages that were spoken in Anatolia, part of present-day Turkey.The best known Anatolian language is Hittite, which is considered the earliest-attested Indo-European language.. Undiscovered until the late 19th and 20th centuries, they are often believed to be the earliest branch to have split …

WebLuwian (/ ˈ l uː w i ə n /), sometimes known as Luvian or Luish, is an ancient language, or group of languages, within the Anatolian branch of the Indo-European language family.The ethnonym Luwian comes from Luwiya (also spelled Luwia or Luvia) – the name of the region in which the Luwians lived. Luwiya is attested, for example, in the Hittite laws.. The …

WebMidas (/ ˈ m aɪ d ə s /; Greek: Μίδας) was the name of a king in Phrygia with whom several myths became associated, as well as two later members of the Phrygian royal house.. The most famous King Midas is popularly remembered in Greek mythology for his ability to turn everything he touched into gold.This came to be called the golden touch, or the Midas …

WebTubal (Hebrew: תֻבָל, Ṯuḇāl, ), in Genesis 10 (the "Table of Nations"), was the name of a son of Japheth, son of Noah.He is known to be the father of the Caucasian Iberians (ancestors of the Georgians) according to primary sources.Later, Saint Jerome refashioned the Caucasian Iberia (Georgia) into the Iberian Peninsula (Western Europe) and Isidore of Seville …

WebAfter the fall of the Hittite empire in the early twelfth century BC a new state emerged in Isuwa. The city of Melid became the center of a Luwian state, Kammanu, one of the so-called Neo-Hittite states. With the demise of the Hittites the Phrygians settled to the west, and to the east the kingdom of Urartu was founded.

WebLinguistic forms and meanings. Cognate forms of ʼĒl are found throughout the Semitic languages.They include Ugaritic ʾilu, pl. ʾlm; Phoenician ʾl pl. ʾlm; Hebrew ʾēl, pl. ʾēlîm; Aramaic ʾl; Akkadian ilu, pl. ilānu.. In northwest Semitic use, ʼĒl was a generic word for any god as well as the special name or title of a particular god who was distinguished from …

WebCaphtor (Hebrew: כַּפְתּוֹר ‎ Kaftōr) is a locality mentioned in the Bible, in which its people are called Caphtorites or Caphtorim and are named as a division of the ancient Egyptians. Caphtor is also mentioned in ancient inscriptions from Egypt, Mari, and Ugarit.Jewish sources placed Caphtor in the region of Pelusium, though modern sources tend to …

WebThe region's recorded history dates back over 6,000 years. During the Bronze Age, the region was known as Kizzuwatna.As an area located between the native Hurrian lands of Southeastern Anatolia and the native Luwian lands of the Mediterranean coast of Anatolia, it was a mixed Luwian-Hurrian region. Hence, these two indigenous languages, Luwian …

WebThe Tigris–Euphrates river system is a large river system in Western Asia which discharges into the Persian Gulf.Its principal rivers are the Tigris and Euphrates along with smaller tributaries.. From their sources and upper courses in the mountains of eastern Turkey, the rivers descend through valleys and gorges to the uplands of Syria and northern Iraq and …