[4][5] Hittite texts mention the "Kings of Nuhašše", indicating that the region consisted of a number of petty kingdoms that might have formed a confederacy; one of the monarchs took the role of primus inter pares (first among equals),[6] and resided in Ugulzat.

[8] The coronation of a king included anointing; a common practice in Bronze Age monarchies of Western Asia.

[6] The petty kingdom of Nuhašše changed hands between great powers in the region such as Egypt, Mitanni and the Hittites.

Tutankhamun also died, causing Suppiluliuma I to become the most powerful ruler in the Near East controlling large parts of Anatolia and Syria.

The Amarna archives (c. 1350 BC) reveals that Nuhašše was engaged in territorial disputes with its neighbour Amurru.

[13] In Hittite clay tablet (CTH 63), Barga and Nuḫašše disputed the dominion of the city Yaruqatta (urui-ia-ru-wata-an/aš).

From Egypt, which may actually have undertaken a campaign into Syria, the Hittite king demanded Tette's extradition in a letter addressed to Arma'a (Horemheb).