The impossibility of identity: Egyptian =Ugaritic Šikalājū/Šikila = Greek

The author examines the identification
of one of the Sea Peoples' tribe-name *kr.w with
the Ugaritic tribe-name Šikalājū/Šikila and the Greek
which was proposed by E. Edel and A.
Rainey. In author's opinion such identification is not
possible. He shows that the Ugaritic Šikalājū which
are mentioned in RS 34.129 could not be correlated
with Egyptian *kr.w. In RS 34.129 it is mentioned
about the youngness of Ugaritic king (undoubtedly
'Ammurapi). However it is known exactly that 'Ammurapi
had two grown-up sons who came to Hittites
with diplomatic missions (RS 94.2530, RS 94.2523).
These sons could be born for 18-20 years before the
destruction of Ugarit at least (not later than the 8th
year of Ramses III. reign). In that case 'Ammurapi
had to be 16-20 years old before his sons were born.
That's why the Egyptian *kr.w who are mentioned
during Ramses III. reign for the first time could not be
Ugaritic Šikalājū/Šikila because of the youngness of
'Ammurapi which is mentioned in RS 34.129. In author's
opinion the Egyptian *kr.w should be identified
as Greek , the inhabitants of north-western
Anatolia. As for Ugaritic Šikalâjű, the author recurs to
the old identification of them as the Egyptian ^krs.w,
who attacked Egypt with the others Sea Peoples in
the 5th year of the Pharaoh Merenptah's reign.

'Ammurapi, Egypt, the Hittites, RS 34.129, the Sea Peoples, the Sicels, the Šikalayu, the Shekelesh, the Tjeker, XX Dynasty, Ugarit

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