Umman Manda
Umman Manda (
Zaluti, whose name seems to have an Indo-Iranian etymology, is mentioned as a leader of Ummanda Manda. He is even suggested to be identified withFifteenth dynasty of Egypt.[4]
During the middle-6th century BC, the term Ummān Manda was used to designate the Cimmerians and the Scythians.[5]
By the time of the fall of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, it was used to designate the Medes.[5]
References
- ^ "Umman-manda [1] (EN)". Corpus of Ancient Mesopotamian Scholarship/Geography of Knowledge. Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus, University of Pennsylvania.
- ISBN 978-9521013355.
- ^ Drews, Robert. The Coming of the Greeks: Indo-European Conquests in the Aegean and the Near East. Princeton University Press. 1988. p. 226.
- ^ Drews, Robert. The Coming of the Greeks: Indo-European Conquests in the Aegean and the Near East. Princeton University Press. 1988. p. 227.
- ^ a b Spalinger 1978a, p. 401-402.
Bibliography
- The Coming of the Greeks: Indo-European Conquests in the Aegean and the Near East, ISBN 978-0-691-02951-1, 276 pages, see pages 226-230.
- Spalinger, Anthony J. (1978a). "The Date of the Death of Gyges and Its Historical Implications". JSTOR 599752. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
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