Arzawa - Definition and Overview

Arzawa is a region or kingdom in what was later to be known as Lydia in Western Anatolia. It was a neighbour and sometimes vassal of the Hittites. The language spoken in Arzawa during the Bronze Age is believed to have been Luwian, a member of the Anatolian branch of the Indo-European family. Arzawa may be the origin for the name of the continent Asia.

External link

• Arzawa, to the west, throws light on Hittites (http://pages.sbcglobal.net/zimriel/amc/arzawa.html)
• Catalog of Hittite Texts (http://www.asor.org/HITTITE/CTHHP.html)
• Introduction to The Sunken Kingdom (http://www.knowledge.co.uk/xxx/cat/james/index.htm)