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aprilthird2021
Seems like the only new light being shed is a literary fragment of the tablet that has a striking resemblance to lines from Homer's Iliad.

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

Very cool research, but like lots of research it's not a breakthrough, doesn't mean it's not super valuable and laudable

xhevahir
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.

yorwba
The publication date makes it an April Fools prank.
aprilthird2021
But the article states it is not the first reference to this from such a source.

Also, I'm not saying he'd know a separate language. But I'm saying the legend was probably told in many other forms (probably oral), and he would have heard it somewhere else, and it probably retained some linguistic features passing through peoples and places.

I think I missed that the civilizations are very far apart in time perhaps, as it was meant to be a prank

jfengel
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

chasil
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.

timeon
I find it interesting that romanized version is 'Wiluša' and not 'Wilusha'. Can someone šed a light here?
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