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  1. Indo-Iranians

    Mitanni was one of several kingdoms and small states (another being Hurri

    Hurrians

    The Hurrians were a people of the Bronze Age Near East. They spoke a Hurro-Urartian language called Hurrian and lived in Anatolia and Northern Mesopotamia. The largest and most influential Hurrian nation was the kingdom of Mitanni, the Mitanni perhaps being Indo-Iranian speakers wh…

    ) founded by the Indo-Iranians in Mesopotamia

    Mesopotamia

    Mesopotamia is a historical region of Western Asia situated within the Tigris–Euphrates river system, in the northern part of the Fertile Crescent, in modern days roughly corresponding to most of Iraq, Kuwait, the eastern parts of Syria, Southeastern Turkey, and regions along the Turk…

    and Syria. Although originally these Indo-Iranians were probably members of Aryan tribes that later settled in India, they apparently broke off from the main tribes on the way and migrated to Mesopotamia instead.
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    What is the Mitanni civilization known for?
    Mitanni Civilization. The Mitanni people were also known as Hanigalbat in Assyrian and Naharin in Egyptian texts. They lived in northern Syria and southeast Anatolia from c. 1500 BCE-1300 BCE. They become the rulers over Babylon after the Hittites destroyed the ruling Amoritish Dynasty in the 1500s BCE.
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    Where did the Mitanni live in the Bible?
    Mitanni Civilization The Mitanni people were also known as Hanigalbat in Assyrian and Naharin in Egyptian texts. They lived in northern Syria and southeast Anatolia from c. 1500 BCE-1300 BCE. They become the rulers over Babylon after the Hittites destroyed the ruling Amoritish Dynasty in the 1500s BCE.
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    Is Mitanni a Hurrian?
    Mitanni or Mittani (in Assyrian sources Hanilgalbat, Khanigalbat) was a Hurritic (Hurrian speaking) kingdom in southwestern Kurdistan between ca. 1500 – 1300 BC. The Hurrians were already known since the Akkadian period in Mesopotamia, which is derived from Hurritic names that are neither Akkadian nor Sumerian.
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    What happened to the Mitanni people?
    However, as the Hittite empire arose, the Mitanni people made alliances with Egypt to protect both groups from falling to Hittite control. Eventually, they fell to Hittite and Assyrian attacks and were reduced to a province during the Middle Assyrian Empire (1392 BCE-934 BCE).
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    At least since around 1550 BC, in the beginning of Late Bronze age, Painted Nuzi Ware was identified as a characteristic pottery in Mitanni sites, the origin of this decorated pottery is an unsolved question, but a possible previous development as Aegean Kamares Ware has been suggested by Pecorelia … See more

    Mitanni , c. 1550–1260 BC, earlier called Ḫabigalbat in old Babylonian texts, c. 1600 BC; Hanigalbat or Hani-Rabbat (Hanikalbat, Khanigalbat, cuneiform ???????????????? Ḫa-ni-gal-bat, Ḫa-ni-rab-bat) in Assyrian records, … See more

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    The Mitanni kingdom was firstly known as Ḫabigalbat before 1600 BC at Babylonia, during the reign of Ammi-Saduqa, attested as ḫa-bi-in-gal-ba-ti … See more

    "While the practice of bestowing throne names of Indo-Aryan derivation on most of Mittani’s kings suggests significant contact with an Indo-Aryan-speaking population, it does not indicate that the royal dynasty (much less the ruling class) was of Aryan 'blood' – whatever … See more

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    Mitanni, which first rose to power before 1550 BC, presents the following known kings:
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    The archaeological core zone of Mitanni is Upper Mesopotamia, and Trans Tigridian region (Northwestern Iraq).
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    The first known use (by now) of Indo-Aryan names for Mitanni rulers begins with Shuttarna I who … See more

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  4. Mitanni - World History Encyclopedia

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    The Mitanni kingdom ruled over the northern Euphrates-Tigris region between c. 1475 BCE and c. 1275 BCE. The early people of the region have been variously identified as migratory Indo-Iranians or Indo-Aryans, and they have even been associated with the Semitic Hyksos, but their ethnicity continues to be debated. …
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    What was the name of the region that was once Mitanni?
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  5. https://www.britannica.com/place/Mitanni

    WebMitanni, Indo-Iranian empire centred in northern Mesopotamia that flourished from about 1500 to about 1360 bc. At its height the empire extended from Kirkūk (ancient Arrapkha) …

  6. https://kurdishpeople.org/mitanni
    • To date, virtually no original sources of its own have been found for the history of the Mitanni. What we know comes from Assyrian, Hittite or Egyptian sources, as well as inscriptions from nearby places in Syria. Often it is not even possible to establish synchronicity between the rulers of different countries and cities, let alone to provide undi...
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    • https://www.ancient-origins.net/ancient-places...

      WebJan 05, 2016 · This area is located in the upper Tigris-Euphrates basin, and corresponds today with northern Iraq, Syria, and southeastern Turkey. At …

    • https://www.ancient-origins.net/ancient-places-europe/mitanni-empire-0017337

      WebSep 30, 2022 · The name Mitanni most likely comes from the nation's ruling class warriors called Maryannu. The Egyptians translated this as Naharin and Metani , creating Mettani, …

    • https://www.ancientpages.com/2016/08/16/kingdom-of...

      WebAug 16, 2016 · A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Totally forgotten for millennia, the Kingdom of Mitanni was discovered in the nineteenth century and excavations revealed fascinating facts about this unusual kingdom, …

    • https://owlcation.com/humanities/The-Hittite...

      WebJul 02, 2015 · Mitanni Civilization. The Mitanni people were also known as Hanigalbat in Assyrian and Naharin in Egyptian texts. They lived in northern Syria and southeast Anatolia from c. 1500 BCE-1300 BCE. They become …

    • https://www.quora.com/Were-the-Mitanni-Indo-Aryan-or-Indo-Iranian

      WebThe Mitanni people were probably Indo-Aryans and may have been a branch of the main Indo-Iranian and Indo-Aryan groups who migrated from Central Asia’ Like the Indo …

    • https://www.quora.com/Are-Kurds-and-Mitanni-the-same-people

      WebAnswer (1 of 4): The Mitanni was an a Late Bronze Age Kingdom with its capital in what is now N E Syria but ruling as far as the east bank of the Euphrates river and the Northern …

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