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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Naharina canonical | 1 |
Statements (25)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.