Ahhiyawa

Ahhiyawa 

state mentioned in the letters and annals of the Hittite kings from the 14th century (from the period of King Suppiluliumas) to the second half of the 13th century B.C.

The location of Ahhiyawa (either in Asia Minor or on certain islands in the Aegean Sea) has not been determined exactly. Many scholars have identified the name Ahhiyawa with the name of the Greek tribes known as the Achaeans. They also mention the similarity to Greek names of the proper names mentioned in the Hittite texts. The description of Ahhiyawa in the sources as a powerful maritime state also corresponds to the historical data concerning the Achaeans.

REFERENCES

Borukhovich, V. G. “Akheitsy ν Maloi Azii.” Vestnik drevnei istorii, 1964, no. 3.
Goetze, A. Kleinasien. Munich, 1957.