Mitannian

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[mi-tan-ee-uhn] / mɪˈtæn i ən /

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of the Mitanni kingdom.

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adjective

1. of or relating to the Mitannians or the Mitanni kingdom.

Etymology

Origin of Mitannian

First recorded in 1895–1900; Mitanni + -an

Example Sentences

The Tell-el-Amarna letters reveal the fact that Egyptian monarchs had married princesses from Mitanni, and the famous Akhenaton had Mitannian blood in his veins.

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

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 Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)

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 Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)

The power of Assyria had to be crippled; its revenues were required for the Mitannian exchequer.

From Myths of Babylonia and Assyria by Mackenzie, Donald Alexander

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 Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)