The term appears in Hittite records recounting how a confederation of Assuwan states including Troy unsuccessfully rebelled against the Hittite king Tudhaliya I around 1400 BCE.
ðə tˈɜːm ɐpˈɪɹz ɪn hˈɪɾaɪt ɹˈɛkɚdz ɹᵻkˈaʊntɪŋ hˌaʊ ɐ kənfˌɛdɚɹˈeɪʃən ʌv ɐsˈuːwən stˈeɪts ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ tɹˈɔɪ ʌnsəksˈɛsfəli ɹᵻbˈɛld ɐɡˈɛnst ðə hˈɪɾaɪt kˈɪŋ tˈʌdhɐlˌɪjə aɪ ɚɹˈaʊnd wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹhˈʌndɹɪd bˌiːsˌiːˈiː.