The Beykoy inscription was founded by Kupanta-Kurunta, the Great King of Mira, a Late Bronze Age state in western Asia Minor, in order to commemorate his deeds, his realm and conquests. The text dates back to the iperiod of invasions of the Sea Peoples, ca. 1190–1180 BC.
See:
- Eberhard Zangger, “Die Luwier und der Trojanische Krieg – eine Entdeckungsgeschichte”, Orell Füssli, Zurich 2017
- https://luwianstudies.org/interview-fred-woudhuizen-question-whether-hieroglyphic-inscription-beykoy-might-forged/