Naharina

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Naharina is an ancient Near Eastern region, often identified with the kingdom of Mitanni, known from Egyptian and Mesopotamian sources as a powerful state in northern Mesopotamia and Syria during the second millennium BCE.

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Naharina canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient region
historical geographic entity
associatedWith Mitanni NERFINISHED
describedAs powerful state in northern Mesopotamia and Syria
flourishedIn second millennium BCE
hasAlternativeName Naharin NERFINISHED
Naharina land
hasUncertainBoundaries true
historicalInterpretation often equated with Mitanni kingdom
knownFor interaction with New Kingdom Egypt
role in Near Eastern interstate politics
knownFrom Egyptian sources
Mesopotamian sources
languageContext Egyptian designation for Mitanni region
locatedIn Syria NERFINISHED
ancient Near East NERFINISHED
northern Mesopotamia NERFINISHED
mentionedBy ancient Egyptian texts
pharaonic inscriptions
oftenIdentifiedWith kingdom of Mitanni NERFINISHED
partOf wider Syro-Mesopotamian region
politicalStatus regional power
relatedTo Hurrian kingdom of Mitanni NERFINISHED
strategicImportance control of northern Mesopotamian and Syrian routes
timePeriod Bronze Age NERFINISHED

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Mitanni kingdom alternateName Naharina