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Sea Peoples in Egyptian Records
- The Sea Peoples are documented in Egyptian inscriptions as invaders defeated by Pharaohs Merneptah and Ramesses III.
- These inscriptions list various groups with names suggesting diverse origins around the Mediterranean.
Geographic Origins of Sea Peoples
- Names like Lucca, Arzawa, and Alashia in Egyptian texts correspond to geographic regions in Anatolia and Cyprus.
- This suggests some Sea Peoples originated from known Bronze Age Mediterranean locales.
Sea Peoples' Possible Western Origins
- Some Sea Peoples names like Shereden, Shekilesh, and Teresh might relate to Sardinia, Sicily, and the western Mediterranean.
- They likely included raiders from outside the eastern Mediterranean core.