The Hittite Allies
Sources: Goetze, A., "The Hittites and Syria (1300-1200 B.C.)", in Cambridge Ancient History (1975) p. 253; Gardiner, Alan, The Kadesh Inscriptions of Ramesses II (1975) pp. 57ff.; Breasted, James Henry, Ancient Records of Egypt; Historical Records (1906) pp. 125ff.; Lichtheim, Mirian, Ancient Egyptian Literature, Vol. 2: The New Kingdom (1978) pp. 57ff.
| Egyptian Name | Location |
|---|---|
| Ḥt | Ḥatti (central Anatolia) |
| Nhrn | Nahrin = Mitanni |
| I҆rṭw | Arzawa (western Anatolia) |
| Pds | Pitassa (central Anatolia) |
| Drdny | Dardania (allies of the Trojans, northwest Anatolia) |
| Ms | Masa (Mysia, northwest Anatolia) |
| Krkš | Karkisa (Anatolia) |
| Krkmš | Carchemish, in Syria |
| Qd | A poorly defined area in northern Syria |
| Qdš | Kadesh (in Syria) |
| Ꜥkrṭ | Ugarit (in north Syria) |
| Mwšꜣnt | Mushanet (Unknown) |
| Kškš | Kaska (northern Anatolia) |
| Lk | Lukka lands (Lycia and Caria, southwest Anatolia) |
| Qḍwdn | Kizzuwatna (Cilicia) |
| Nwgs | Nuḥḥašši (in Syria) |
| I҆rwnt (sic!) | Arawanna (In Anatolia) |
| Ḥlb | Ḥalba (Aleppo, in Syria. Led by its king, Talmi-Sarruma, grandson of Suppiluliuma I.) |
| I҆ns | Inesa (Unknown) |
In addition to these allies, the Hittite king also hired the services of some of the local Shasu tribes.
Read more about this topic: Battle Of Kadesh, Appendix A
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