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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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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

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

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

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

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

Nor did the situation improve when the influence of Mitanni suffered decline in southern Mesopotamia.

From Myths of Babylonia and Assyria by Mackenzie, Donald Alexander