Hittite edit

𒈪𒋫𒀭𒉌
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Etymology edit

From Egyptian

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

Proper noun edit

𒌷𒈪𒋫𒀭𒉌 (URUmi-ta-an-ni /mitanni/)

  1. Mitanni

References edit

  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[1], volume 3, page 25