Naharin

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Naharin was an ancient Near Eastern kingdom better known as Mitanni, a powerful Hurrian state that flourished in northern Mesopotamia during the mid–second millennium BCE.

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Naharin canonical 2

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hurrian state ⓘ
ancient Near Eastern kingdom ⓘ
alliedWith Egypt against Hittites at certain periods ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Mitanni ⓘ
archaeologicalEvidenceFrom sites in the Habur basin ⓘ
capital Washukanni ⓘ
conqueredBy Hittite Empire ⓘ
controlledRegion northern Mesopotamia ⓘ
linked to: Upper Mesopotamia

parts of northern Syria ⓘ
upper Habur River region ⓘ
culture Hurrian ⓘ
decline late 14th century BCE ⓘ
economyBasedOn agriculture ⓘ
animal husbandry ⓘ
trade ⓘ
engagedIn diplomatic relations with Egypt ⓘ
military conflicts with Egypt ⓘ
treaties with Hittites ⓘ
flourishedIn mid–second millennium BCE ⓘ
hasUncertain exact location of capital Washukanni ⓘ
influenced later Assyrian administration in the region ⓘ
influencedBy Hurrian culture ⓘ
linked to: Hurrian

Indo-Aryan elements ⓘ
knownFor chariotry and horse training traditions ⓘ
knownFrom Akkadian sources ⓘ
Egyptian sources ⓘ
Hittite sources ⓘ
language Hurrian language ⓘ
linked to: Hurrian
locatedIn Upper Mesopotamia ⓘ
northern Mesopotamia ⓘ
region between the Tigris and Euphrates ⓘ
mentionedAs Naharina in Egyptian texts ⓘ
neighbour Assyria ⓘ
Egyptian New Kingdom ⓘ
Hittite Empire ⓘ
partOf broader Hurrian cultural sphere ⓘ
politicalStructure monarchy ⓘ
regionNameEtymology possibly related to word for river or water (nahar) in Semitic languages ⓘ
regionType Syro-Mesopotamian state ⓘ
religion Hurrian religion ⓘ
royalTitle king of the Hurrians ⓘ
rulingElite Hurrian nobility ⓘ
Indo-Aryan influenced warrior aristocracy ⓘ
significance major power in the ancient Near East during the mid–second millennium BCE ⓘ
territoryAbsorbedBy Assyria ⓘ
timePeriod Late Bronze Age ⓘ
second millennium BCE ⓘ

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