Hurrian language
Extinct ancient language of Mesopotamia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hurrian is an extinct Hurro-Urartian language spoken by the Hurrians (Khurrites), a people who entered northern Mesopotamia around 2300 BC and had mostly vanished by 1000 BC. Hurrian was the language of the Mitanni kingdom in northern Mesopotamia and was likely spoken at least initially in Hurrian settlements in modern-day Syria.
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Hurrian | |
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Native to | Mitanni |
Region | Near East |
Era | attested 2300–1000 BC |
Hurro-Urartian
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Neo-Assyrian cuneiform | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | xhu |
xhu | |
Glottolog | hurr1240 |
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