Old Kingdom Of Alashiya And City Of Enkomi With Roots On The Island Of Cyprus

MessageToEagle.com – Ancient city of Enkomi flourished in the Late Bronze Age and was possibly the capital of Alashiya (Alasia), a Late Bronze Age country and kingdom located in the eastern part of the Mediterranean region, commonly identified with either Cyprus as a whole or the city of Enkomi by itself, located between the Levant and Anatolia.

Bronze statuette of a male figure wearing a conical cap with horns, known as ‘The Horned God’ (or ‘Apollo Cereates). From Enkomi, Late Bronze Age, 1200-1150., Cyprus Museum, Nicosia

The earliest references to Alashiya are in texts from the Hittite capital Hattusa, but also in texts written in Egyptian, Hittite, Akkadian, Mycenean (Linear B), Ugaritic. Also, some of the Amarna Letters deal with copper trade affairs because Alashiya had rich copper resources.

The ancient city of Enkomi – an important trading center for copper, which was smelted at the site – certainly profited from trade with neighboring countries, which delivered silver, ivory, and other luxury goods in return for copper.

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