Mitanni
Americannoun
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Thutmose IV married one of the daughters of the Mitanni king as part of an agreement intended to check the power of the Hittites.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
In Canaan, his efforts were directed at blunting the growing influence of Mitanni, a kingdom in northern Mesopotamia.
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
One of the gods of the Mitanni rulers was Teshup, who is identical with Tarku, the Thor of Asia Minor.
From Myths of Babylonia and Assyria by Mackenzie, Donald Alexander
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