1440s BC

Last updated August 22, 2025

The 1440s BC is a decade that lasted from 1449 BC to 1440 BC.

Events and trends

1449 BC: Fíachu Labrainne, Milesians' High King of Ireland, is killed and succeeded by Eochu Mumu
c. 1448 BC: The Gnbtyw people (Genebtyw or Genebtyu) first appear in Ganibatum during the 32nd year of the reign of Thutmose III, the sixth Pharaoh of the Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt ^[1]
1445–1444 BC: The Book of Leviticus is written.
c. 1440 BC: first recorded urban settlement on or near Mount Yamanlar which controlled the Gulf of İzmir

References

↑ Kitchen, Kenneth A. (1999). "Ramesses II, Royal Inscriptions". Ramesside Inscriptions, Translated & Annotated Notes and Comments. Vol. II. Oxford, England: Blackwell Publishers. pp. 104–105.

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[1] Kitchen, Kenneth A. (1999). "Ramesses II, Royal Inscriptions". Ramesside Inscriptions, Translated & Annotated Notes and Comments. Vol. II. Oxford, England: Blackwell Publishers. pp. 104–105.

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