The Astarpa River (possibly the modern
Meander River,
Turkey
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) is a river in western
Anatolia
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mentioned in
Hittites
The Hittites () were an Anatolian people who played an important role in establishing first a kingdom in Kussara (before 1750 BC), then the Kanesh or Nesha kingdom (c. 1750–1650 BC), and next an empire centered on Hattusa in north-cent ...
records of the 14th century BC.
The annals of
Mursili II There were three Hittite kings called Mursili:
*Mursili I, ca. 1556–1526 BCE (short chronology), and was likely a grandson of his predecessor, Hattusili I. His sister was Ḫarapšili and his wife was queen Kali.
* Mursili II, (also spelled Mursi ...
record that in the 3rd year of his reign, which would be 7 years prior to
Mursili's eclipse in 1312 BC, prince
Piyama-Kurunta {{Portal, Asia
Piyama-Kurunta was a prince and regent for the last independent king of Arzawa, a Bronze Age kingdom of western Anatolia. The king of Arzawa Uhha-Ziti named his son "Gift of the god Kurunta", after a god (or hero) whose name had featu ...
of
Arzawa
Arzawa was a region and a political entity (a " kingdom" or a federation of local powers) in Western Anatolia in the second half of the 2nd millennium BC (roughly from the late 15th century BC until the beginning of the 12th century BC). The core ...
stood against his army at
Walma by the river Astarpa. Mursili defeated him at the river.
Mursili chased Piyama-Kurunta into
Apasa. The following winter, Mursili withdrew to the Astarpa to prepare for the next season.
A treaty between Mursili and
Kupanta-Kurunta of Mira later lists the Astarpa as the border of Kupanta-Kurunta's client region of
Kuwaliya (Mira).
The annals of Mursili during the Astarpa campaign mention nearby regions of "Apasa", "Millawanda", and "Ahhiyawa". It is thought that these are the
Bronze Age
The Bronze Age is a historic period, lasting approximately from 3300 BC to 1200 BC, characterized by the use of bronze, the presence of writing in some areas, and other early features of urban civilization. The Bronze Age is the second pri ...
names of
Ephesus
Ephesus (; grc-gre, Ἔφεσος, Éphesos; tr, Efes; may ultimately derive from hit, 𒀀𒉺𒊭, Apaša) was a city in ancient Greece on the coast of Ionia, southwest of present-day Selçuk in İzmir Province, Turkey. It was built i ...
,
Miletus, and
Mycenaean Greece. Astarpa is most likely the
Meander River. This means that Mira is probably to the north of Astarpa, and that its neighbouring
Seha River
The Seha River Land was a kingdom in Western Anatolia in the Late Bronze Age known from Hittite texts. Part of Arzawa, it was located north of Mira and south of Wilusa, and at one point controlled the island of Lazpa.
History
The Seha River ...
Land would be to the north of Mira.
Rivers of Turkey
Arzawa
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