Assuwa
English
Etymology
Transliteration of Hittite 𒀸𒋗𒉿 (aš-šu-wa /Aššuwa/). Possibly a doublet of Asia.
Proper noun
Assuwa
- An ancient confederation in Anatolia.
- 2018 March 1, Mariacarmela Montesanto, “Fall of Troy: the legend and the facts”, in The Conversation:
- The city of Troy was part of a small independent confederation named Assuwa that tried to resist the Hittite expansion but which eventually yielded and became a sort of vassal state to the Hittite empire.
Translations
Assuwa
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