Mitannian
Americannoun
adjective
Etymology
Origin of Mitannian
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Apparently five successive Mitannian kings were overlords of Assyria during a period which cannot be estimated at much less than a hundred years.
From Myths of Babylonia and Assyria by Donald Alexander Mackenzie
Even the governor of the Canaanite town of Musikhuna, not far from the Sea of Galilee, bore the Mitannian name of Sutarna.
From Patriarchal Palestine by A. H. (Archibald Henry) Sayce
The power of Assyria had to be crippled; its revenues were required for the Mitannian exchequer.
From Myths of Babylonia and Assyria by Donald Alexander Mackenzie
The decay of the Hittite and Mitannian power meant the revival of the older Aramæan population of the country.
From Early Israel and the Surrounding Nations by A. H. (Archibald Henry) Sayce
Thus one of the tablets we possess contains a list of Kassite or Kossean words with their signification; in other cases we have Mitannian, Elamite, and Canaanite words quoted, with their meanings attached to them.
From Babylonians and Assyrians, Life and Customs by A. H. (Archibald Henry) Sayce
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