Washukanni
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Washukanni was the ancient and still-unlocated royal city that served as the political and administrative center of the Hurrian kingdom of Mitanni in northern Mesopotamia.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city
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archaeological site candidate ⓘ former capital ⓘ royal city ⓘ |
| alternativeTransliteration |
Ushukana
NERFINISHED
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Ushukanni NERFINISHED ⓘ Washukani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| archaeologicalStatus | not securely identified ⓘ |
| associatedRuler |
Artatama I of Mitanni
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tushratta of Mitanni NERFINISHED ⓘ Šauštatar of Mitanni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hurrian kingdom of Mitanni
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mitanni Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalOf | Mitanni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conqueredBy | Hittite Empire (traditionally) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Hurrian ⓘ |
| diplomaticRole | center of international diplomacy between Mitanni, Egypt, and Hatti ⓘ |
| disappearance | declined after Mitanni collapse ⓘ |
| flourishedDuring | 2nd millennium BCE ⓘ |
| historicalEventAssociation |
Hittite conquest under Suppiluliuma I (traditionally)
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Hittite–Mitanni conflicts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hypothesizedLocationNear |
Tell Brak
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tell Fekheriye NERFINISHED ⓘ Tell el-Hamidiya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
Egyptian diplomatic correspondence
ⓘ
Hittite sources ⓘ cuneiform texts ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Hurrian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Upper Mesopotamia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
northern Syria (hypothesized)
ⓘ
southeastern Turkey (hypothesized) ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Amarna letters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalFunction |
royal residence of Mitanni kings
ⓘ
seat of Mitanni central administration ⓘ |
| region | Khabur Triangle (hypothesized) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousRole | cult center of Hurrian deities (inferred) ⓘ |
| researchStatus | subject of ongoing archaeological debate ⓘ |
| riverProximityHypothesis | Khabur River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
administrative center of Mitanni
ⓘ
political center of Mitanni ⓘ |
| status |
lost city
ⓘ
unlocated archaeological site ⓘ |
| successorStateContext | Assyrian expansion in Upper Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Late Bronze Age ⓘ |
| urbanType | planned royal capital ⓘ |
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