ðɪs wʌzðə tˈaɪm nˈoʊn ɪn lˈɪɾɚɹᵻtʃɚɹ æz kənsˈɛntɹɪk ɪnvˈeɪʒənz, wˌɛn ðə hˈɪɾaɪt stˈeɪt wʌz bᵻsˈiːdʒd baɪ mˈɛni ˈɛnəmiz ˌɔn ˈɔːl sˈaɪdz.
This was the time known in literature as ‘concentric invasions’, when the Hittite state was besieged by many enemies on all sides.