Talk:Luwians

Sea People?

Zangger associates the Luwians with the Sea People. Kdammers (talk) 11:25, 15 October 2017 (UTC)

Was Troy in fact Wilusa?

It seems strange that Troy is located to Hissarlik when Wilusa is the more likely candidate. (Modern Eleusis in Turkey). It is much larger than Hissarlik, and fits better with ancient accounts. The 'Iliad' probably refers to Wilusians/Luwians.

Article needs critical updates

This article needs serious updating. It cites as sources an article from New Scientist regarding translated Luwian inscriptions in 2017. In March 2018, this was exposed as a hoax perpetuated by the late James Mellaart. --Countakeshi (talk) 08:06, 28 December 2018 (UTC)

Need explanation of ethnonym "Luwian"

In order to help make this article more properly encyclopedic, shouldn't we really add an explanation of the origin/etymology of the ethnonym "Luwian"?

Two sources with good information:

• https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Luwian
• https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%CE%9B%CF%85%CE%B4%CF%8C%CF%82

173.88.246.138 (talk) 04:40, 17 July 2023 (UTC)

Recent edits

What's the relevance of these edits ? For example, I searched for "Luwian" or "Luwians" in , there were no matches. Bogazicili (talk) 21:57, 25 February 2025 (UTC)

1. Your reversion reinstates the template and eliminates the better source requested. The Luwians are discussed on the cited pages using the traditional spelling.

2. The Bryce citation has simply been moved to a different paragraph per WP:STYLE.

3. The correct search term is Lulubi, found on pages 60, 79 & 530. The cited material you removed is referencing the term "Lulubi," not "Luwians." Permanentaccounts (talk) 13:43, 10 March 2025 (UTC)--Permanentaccounts (talk) 13:44, 10 March 2025 (UTC)

Why is Lulubi relevant to Luwians? Lullubi seems to be in a completely different geographic location.

Please provide a quote. Bogazicili (talk) 14:33, 10 March 2025 (UTC)

1. Migration circa 22nd century BC

2. There are no texts of Luwian origin which provide historical information about the peoples of the Luwian-speaking world. Almost the entire corpus of extant material on the Luwians derives from Hittite sources. (Melchart)

Through Hurrian mediation the Hittites became reacquainted with the Akkadian kings. The composition King of Battle was possibly transmitted by Hurrian mediators. KUB 27.38, a middle Hittite ritual-text that embeds lists of historical kings in ritual settings, should also be mentioned in the context of Hurrian cultural borrowings…Among these rulers we find the Old Akkadian kings Sargon, Manistusu, Naram-Sin, the latter written, in accordance with tradition, with a god-determinative, and Sar-kalli-sarri. Also listed are Sinammaturi, Autalumma, king of Elam, the Hurrian king Ushune, Kiklib-adalli from Tukris, Immasku from Lullue and two unnamed kings, of Hatti and of the Illaya lands. (Michcalowski)

This may reflect the recognition that Lullubum was a land of ancient historical tradition. The written form "Lullue" in this Hurrian text (Lu-ul-lu-e), as opposed to Lulluwa in the Hittite texts, may point to a different original Hurrian adaptation of the term Lullubum…Lullubum is also found in Hittite cuneiform archives from the Sargonic epic dubbed "The Seventeen Kings Against Naräm-Sin". Among the enemies of Narăm-Sin is a certain Lapanaila (La-pa-na-i-la), king of Lullu (LUGAL KUR URU LU-Ul-li-u-),43 This Sargonic story may have contributed to the awareness of the Hittites that Lullubum was one of the ancient lands of the then known world…(Gilan)

Lula(h)hi has a Hurrian-looking character with the -ahh ending. Taken together with the references mentioned above, we think that lula(h)hi was a term imported into the Hittite world by way of Cilicia and the Hurro-Luwian milieu of Kizzuwatna. A lot more can and must be discussed about the references and our work on lula(h)hi is ongoing. For the purpose of the present paper, we will seek to assess the relation between lula(h) hi and the Hittite toponym Lulluwa. It has long been asked whether the Hittite and Luwian word lula(h)hi was connected to Lullu(bum), since the latter has been argued to have attained a generic sense presenting mountain dwellers. The proposed connection may be cautiously described as tentative.(Gilan) Permanentaccounts (talk) 18:38, 10 March 2025 (UTC)

Where is the source for the first point?

For the second point, these have nothing to do with this article. Per WP:ONUS, you need consensus for the material you are adding.

Can you find mention of Lulubi in an overview source about Luwians, such as: Bogazicili (talk) 18:33, 11 March 2025 (UTC)

The first point is not mentioned in the article. Respectfully, you are incorrect in your interpretation of the second point and I would suggest reading the papers rather than merely performing word searches. Yakubovich is a brilliant linguist but he is only one scholar. Gilan & Tas have presented peer reviewed arguments that associate Luwian territory with the Lullubi homeland. Whether they’re right I have no idea but WP:ONUS is not applicable to their qualified statement, particularly as no other scholar has disputed their argument or ever associated an alternative localization. Except Ivanov (as to the latter), but he was referring to the parent language rather than the people who spoke its derivatives. Permanentaccounts (talk) 22:13, 11 March 2025 (UTC)

Again, can you give an overview source about Luwians where Lulubi is mentioned? Bogazicili (talk) 22:38, 11 March 2025 (UTC)

Asked and answered. Permanentaccounts (talk) 22:41, 11 March 2025 (UTC)

Sources like The Shemshāra Archives 2: The Administrative Texts are not overview sources about Luwians. Bogazicili (talk) 22:44, 11 March 2025 (UTC)

Permanentaccounts, per WP:ONUS, you need to gain consensus for what you are adding into the article

I don't care strongly about Lulubi. I just need to see a mention of it in an overview source, such as Luwian and the Luwians in The Oxford Handbook of Ancient Anatolia: (10,000-323 BCE)

If you disagree with this, you can proceed to WP:Dispute Resolution. Bogazicili (talk) 19:33, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

Permanentaccounts, also the quotes you provided is about linguistics. Your addition may be WP:SYNTH. Please provide a quote about Luwians arrival. WP:BURDEN is on you. Bogazicili (talk) 19:49, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

Just chiming in to say that this would indeed need a reliable source that explicitly supports the claims in the article. A potential connection with the Lulubi is remarkable and would make an interesting addition to the article if properly supported by sources-- but it really does need a proper source. Botterweg (talk) 21:41, 20 March 2025 (UTC)

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