1440s BC

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

Millennium:	2nd millennium BC
Centuries:	16th century BC 15th century BC 14th century BC
Decades:	1460s BC 1450s BC 1440s BC 1430s BC 1420s BC
Years:	1449 BC 1448 BC 1447 BC 1446 BC 1445 BC 1444 BC 1443 BC 1442 BC 1441 BC 1440 BC
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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 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

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