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Mitanni

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[mi-tan-ee] / mɪˈtæn i /

noun

  1. the Hurrian kingdom in NW Mesopotamia in the 15th and 14th centuries b.c.


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Battles were fought at Qadesh and Megiddo in an effort to keep the Hittite and Mitanni kingdoms out and maintain Egyptian control over the area.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

He also directly attacked Mitanni itself in order to weaken its control in the region.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

Pharaohs like Thutmose III led their armies into Canaan and Syria to halt rivals like the Hittite kingdom and Mitanni.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

X-ray analysis suggests the dagger’s metalwork did not match Egyptian metallurgy of the time but was consistent with techniques used in Mitanni, a region overlapping present-day Turkey.

From Scientific American • May 6, 2022

Assyria was during the period subject to Mitanni.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis by Various