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Hurrian

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[hoor-ee-uhn] / ˈhʊər i ən /

noun

  1. a member of an ancient people, sometimes identified with the Horites, who lived in the Middle East during the 2nd and 3rd millenniums b.c. and who established the Mitanni kingdom about 1400 b.c.

  2. the extinct language of the Hurrians, written in a syllabic, cuneiform script but not known to be related to any other language.

adjective

  1. of or relating to the Hurrians or their language.

Etymology

Origin of Hurrian

1910–15; < Hebrew ḥōrī Horite + -an

Example Sentences

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One Hittite king foreshadows Greek historiography when he chronicles in detail his frustration at the incompetence of some of his military officers during the siege of a Hurrian city.

From The Guardian • Jun. 20, 2015

Was I molded and cast by a Sumerian, Assyrian, Babylonian, Kassite, Hurrian, Hyksos, Elamite, or by some barbaric genius of the Caucasus?

From Time Magazine Archive

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