Sea Peoples

English

Etymology

Calque of Egyptian nꜣ ḫꜣswt nt pꜣ ym (“the peoples/foreigners of the sea”), as written in the Great Karnak Inscription.

Proper noun

the Sea Peoples pl (plural only)

1. (historical) A confederacy of seafaring raiders of unknown nationality, who invaded the eastern Mediterranean at the end of the Bronze Age.

Translations

confederacy of seafaring raiders

• Finnish: merikansat pl
• Italian: Popoli del mare m pl
• Sicilian: Pòpuli dû mari m pl