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    Kültepe (redirect from Karum Kanesh)
    Kültepe (Turkish: lit. ash-hill), also known under its ancient name Kaneš (Kanesh, sometimes also Kaniš/Kanish) or Neša (Nesha), is an archaeological site...
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  • Anna was the main deity of Kanesh, an Anatolian city which in the Old Assyrian period served as an Assyrian trading colony. Multiple possibilities regarding...
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    ancient Anatolia, has stated that Kussara was probably situated southeast of Kanesh, but presumably north of Luhuzzadia/Lahu(wa)zzandiya, between Hurama and...
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  • mentioned in Assyrian mercantile texts from the 19th Century BC at Kanesh. Kanesh was at the time the center of a network of Assyrian merchants overseeing...
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    north-central Anatolia, including the kingdom of Kussara (before 1750 BC), the Kanesh or Nesha kingdom (c. 1750–1650 BC), and an empire centered on Hattusa (around...
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  • mentioned in the Anitta Texts, a collection of Hittite writings unearthed at Kanesh. They depict it as a major seat of power in the region, describing its ruler...
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  • This purchased goods would then be loaded on caravans, transported to Kanesh and other regional areas, and finally be sold for gold and silver. Assyrian...
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  • attestations of her have been identified in the Old Assyrian texts from Kanesh. This city continued to be associated with her in later tradition, though...
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  • was regarded as a warlike deity. He is first attested in documents from Kanesh, which mention a priest in his service. He retained his connection with...
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    ruled from Kanesh, when Assur colonies were still in Anatolia. This text seems to represent a cuneiform record of Anitta's inscriptions at Kanesh too, perhaps...
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    physiques RNPP : Population par localité". data.public.lu. 2024-01-07. Jeunesse Kanesh Football Club Canach Archived 2015-06-20 at the Wayback Machine - VisitLuxembourg...
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    centuries BC. The main centre of karum trading was at the ancient town of Kanesh. Early references to karu come from the Ebla tablets; in particular, a vizier...
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  • of the later Hittite dynasty. During his reign he conquered the city of Kanesh, heart of the Assyrian trading colonies network in Anatolia, and core of...
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  • Nipas (also spelled Nipaš or Nepaš) was a god worshiped in Kanesh. His name might have been derived from the Hittite word nepis, "heaven", and he might...
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    legend about the Queen of Kanesh, which was either composed in or translated into the Hittite language: "[The Queen] of Kanesh once bore thirty sons in...
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  • Aromata, Avalites and other Red Sea ports. For the Hittites, it encompassed Kanesh and Kadesh. For Phoenicia, it included Cádiz, Carthage, Leptis Magna, and...
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    dated c. 20th century BCE, found in Anatolia at the Assyrian colony of Kanesh, use an advanced system of trading computations and credit lines. Unlike...
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    of Virgin Mary) Central Anatolia Region Archaeological Site of Kültepe-Kanesh Basilica Therma (Sarıkaya Roma Hamamı) Haci Bayram Mosque and its Surrounding...
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    Höyük Maşat Höyük Alishar Hüyük Hattusa Ilios (Wilusa, Ilion, Troas, Troy) Kanesh (Nesa, Kültepe) Arslantepe (Malatya) Çayönü (Amed, Diyarbakir) Sam'al (Zincirli...
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    1898 Akkadian Hattusa 30,000 1906 Hittite, Hurrian Drehem 100,000 Sumerian Kanesh 23,000 1925 Akkadian Ugarit 1,500 1929 Ugaritic, Hurrian Persepolis 15,000–18...
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  • cupbearer’ mentioned on a clay tablet from the pre-Hittite Assyrian colony at Kanesh. Alternatively, Gard Granerød regards Tidal as literary figure rather than...
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  • of Kuššar, whose best known members Pitḫana and Anitta seized power in Kanesh in the Old Assyrian period. A text from the reign of the latter states that...
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    preceded, dating from 2400 to 2200 BC. Other Hattian centers include Hassum, Kanesh, Purushanda, and Zalwar. During this time the Hattians engaged in trade...
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    Keissia Kerkenes Kilistra Kindyria Kobara Kodylessos Korama Koron Kültepe (Kanesh) Lageina Lamatorma Laodicea Combusta Laroumada Lauzadus Limnae Lystra Malandasa...
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    the limmu. The earliest known attestations of a year eponyms are at Karum-Kanesh, and became used in other Assyrian colonies in Anatolia. Its spread was...
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    princes used scribes knowing Assyrian for commerce with Mesopotomia as at Kanesh (Kültepe)" to conduct business with Assyria. From the 21st to the mid-18th...
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  • classic French potato dish Anna (goddess), the main deity in Old Assyrian Kanesh ANNA, Association of Association of national numbering agencies All pages...
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    Keissia Kerkenes Kilistra Kindyria Kobara Kodylessos Korama Koron Kültepe (Kanesh) Lageina Lamatorma Laodicea Combusta Laroumada Lauzadus Limnae Lystra Malandasa...
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  • Mahalleh (Persian: كفش محله, also Romanized as Kafsh Maḩalleh; also known as Kanesh Maḩalleh) is a village in Qaleh Qafeh Rural District, in the Central District...
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    of Virgin Mary) Central Anatolia Region Archaeological Site of Kültepe-Kanesh Basilica Therma (Sarıkaya Roma Hamamı) Haci Bayram Mosque and its Surrounding...
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