A Remarkable Newly Deciphered Hittite Tablet Sheds New Light on the Trojan War

It's a reference to the Trojan War from a Hittite source instead of a Greek one. That in itself makes this a breakthrough.

> And surely he would have been versed in poetry that existed at the time about the event.

I wouldn't expect Luwian poets to have been well-versed in Greek poetry.

That little bit of light would be enormous. It would allow scores of things to be connected. It would spark literally dozens of dissertations.

If it were real, instead of an April Fools joke, which it is

The article asserts that the tablet is far older than Homer.

"It not only reinforces the geopolitical dynamics of the Late Bronze Age but also offers an unprecedented literary fragment, hinting at a local Luwian poetic tradition about the fall of Troy, predating Homer by centuries."

Edit: the date on the article is April 1, referenced above.

I upvoted you, as I do not agree to disregard polite conversation.

Indeed, the link to Bianconi sends here, where it's indicated as April fools (2024):

https://www.academia.edu/116928258/A_Hittite_tablet_recounti...

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I was wondering about the "Keilfischurkunden" mentioned in the article. Cuneiform is "Keilschrift" (wedge writing) in German, whereas "Keilfisch" would translate to a wedge fish, whatever that might be.