Notes and drafts on Alasia IClaude Frédéric-Armand Schaeffer

in particular his mounted troops on chariots, the "general" seems to ask to be | to relieved of his command and, in any case, demands of the king of Ugarit that he silence the intrigues that are being plotted against him in the capital. One thus gets the impression that Sumitti was involved in the adventure of the Peoples of the North and of the Sea only at their arrival in Amurru, when they were settling there while awaiting the Egyptian landing under the command of Ramesses III. It is thus likely that Sumitti, after having received from the king of Ugarit promises of supports had agreed to command troops and chariots intended to operate in concert with the forces, moreover, regularly armed, of the allied Peoples (1). [illegible] It is not impossible that he was became or was the commander-in-chief of all these forces, to which which included to which, as we shall see, it is likely that he took part joined also [illegible] of soldiers and a precious number of warriors Habi Habiru. [illegible] whose settlement in Syria is attested settled in Syria from the time reign of Amenophis II (1450-1425 (?) who proclaims, on the stela of Memphis, and of having taken prisoner 3600 [illegible]~~~~

(1) As shown by the representations on the bas-reliefs of Medinet Habu, fig... (2) Let us recall the precedent of the coalied army with participation of troops of the Peoples of the Sea, and of Ugarit and other countries of Northern Syria, assembled about one century earlier, under Hittite command against Ramesses II in the battle of Kadesh.