1390s BC

The 1390s BC is a decade which lasted from 1399 BC to 1390 BC.

Millennium:	2nd millennium BC
Centuries:	15th century BC 14th century BC 13th century BC
Decades:	1410s BC 1400s BC 1390s BC 1380s BC 1370s BC
Years:	1399 BC 1398 BC 1397 BC 1396 BC 1395 BC 1394 BC 1393 BC 1392 BC 1391 BC 1390 BC
Categories:	Births Deaths

Events and trends

• 1397 BC—Pandion I, legendary King of Athens, dies after a reign of 40 years and is succeeded by his son Erechtheus II of Athens.
• c. 1390 BC–1352 BC: Queen Tiy, bust from Kom Medinet el-Ghurab (near el-Lahun) was made. 18th dynasty. It is now in Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Preussischer Kulturbesitz, Ägyptisches Museum.
• Hittites ruled by King Arnuwanda I (until 1360).

Significant people

• 1398 BC—Birth of Tiy to Egyptian nobleman Yuya and his wife Tjuyu. She later becomes the Chief Queen of Pharaoh Amenhotep III of Egypt and the matriarch of the Amarna family (approximate date).
• c. 1390 BC—Pharaoh Amenhotep III (18th dynasty) starts to rule.