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Hittite plague
14th century BC epidemic of tularemia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Hittite Plague or Hand of Nergal was an epidemic, possibly of tularemia, which occurred in the mid-to-late 14th century BC.
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Hittite Plague/ Hand of Nergal | |
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![]() Map of the Hittite Empire in the late 14th century BC | |
Disease | Unknown, possibly Tularemia |
Location | Near East |
First outbreak | Hattusa or Alashiya |
First reported | Mid-to-Late 14th century BC |
Territories | Hittite Empire, Alashiya (Cyprus), Levant/Canaan, Anatolia, possibly Egypt |
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