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Mitanni

[ mi-tan-ee ]

noun

  1. the Hurrian kingdom in NW Mesopotamia in the 15th and 14th centuries b.c.


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This god was also worshipped by the military aristocracy of Mitanni, which held sway for a period over Assyria.

Before the time of David the power and almost the name of Mitanni had passed away.

The Hittites had grown at the expense of Mitanni, but their glory too was of no long duration.

No evidence has yet been forthcoming to indicate any connection between the Aryans in Mitanni and the early settlers in India.

The other language, which is quite distinct from that of Mitanni, was spoken at Arzawa in northern Syria.

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