Pilliya
Appearance
Treaty clay tablet | |
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![]() Fugitive slave treaty between Idrimi and Pilliya | |
Size | Length: 12 cm (4.7 in) Width: 6.4 cm (2.5 in) |
Writing | cuneiform |
Created | 1480BC (about) |
Present location | Room 54, British Museum, London |
Identification | 131447 |
Pilliya was a king of Kizzuwatna ca. the 15th century BC (short chronology). He signed a treaty with Idrimi of Alalakh, allying with the Mitanni empire.[1]
He made peace with Zidanta II.[2]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Pritchard, James B.; Fleming, Daniel E. (2010). The Ancient Near East: An Anthology of Texts and Pictures. Princeton University Press. p. 210. ISBN 978-0-691-14726-0.
- ^ "Kingdoms of Anatolia". Retrieved April 28, 2011.