𒈪𒋫𒀭𒉌

Hittite
𒈪𒋫𒀭𒉌
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Etymology

From Egyptian

(mṯn),[1][2][3][4] first mentioned 1480 BC as Akkadian 𒈨𒋫𒉌 (Me-ta-ni). More at Mitanni.

Proper noun

𒌷𒈪𒋫𒀭𒉌 • (URUmi-ta-an-ni /mitanni/)

  1. Mitanni

References
  1. The Pharaoh of the Exodus: Fairy tale or real history? p. 186
  2. Altägyptische Zeitmessung in E. von Basserman-Jordan, Die Geschichte der Zeitmessung und der Ühre, vol. I. (Berlin/Leipzig) 1930, pp 60ff, noted in Astour 1972:104, notes 25,26
  3. J. Simons (1937) Handbook for the study of Egyptian topographical lists relating to Western Asia, page 126
  4. Henri Gauthier (1927) Dictionnaire des noms géographiques contenus dans les textes hiéroglyphiques‎, volume 3, page 25
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