ɪɾ ɪz æt ðɪs tˈaɪm ʌv hˈɪɾaɪt wˈiːknəs ðæt ɑːɹzˈɑːwə ɪn wˈɛstɚn ˌænɐtˈoʊliə ɹˈoʊz tʊ ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl pɹˈɑːmɪnəns ɹᵻflˈɛktᵻd ɪnðɪ ˈæmɑːɹnə lˈɛɾɚz ʌv ɐmˈɛnhoʊɾəp ɹˌoʊmən θɹˈiː.
It is at this time of Hittite weakness that Arzawa in western Anatolia rose to international prominence reflected in the Amarna letters of Amenhotep III.