Mitanni
Americannoun
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Records from New Kingdom Egypt note frequent deliveries of trade goods from foreign allies such as Mitanni, Babylon, and others.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
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
The rise of Mitanni led a number of Canaanite leaders who had previously pledged their allegiance to Egypt to instead seek Mitanni protection.
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
Mitanni signifies "the river lands", and the descendants of its inhabitants, who lived in Cappadocia, were called by the Greeks "Mattienoi".
From Myths of Babylonia and Assyria by Mackenzie, Donald Alexander
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