Nuhašše
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Nuhašše (kurnu-ḫa-áš-še; kurnu-ḫa-šeki), was a region in northwestern Syria that flourished in the 2nd millennium BC. It was east of the Orontes River bordering Aleppo (northwest) and Qatna (south). It was a petty kingdom or federacy of principalities probably under a high king. Tell Khan Sheykhun has tenatively been identifed as kurnu-ḫa-šeki.[1]
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Nuhašše Nuhašše | |||||||||
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Middle Bronze–Late Bronze | |||||||||
Capital | Nuhašše | ||||||||
Common languages | Aramaic | ||||||||
Religion | Levantine Religion | ||||||||
Government | Petty Kingdom, principalities, federation | ||||||||
Historical era | Middle-Late Bronze | ||||||||
• Established | Middle Bronze | ||||||||
• Disestablished | Late Bronze | ||||||||
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Today part of | Syria |
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