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*Atuna

a Pleiades place resource

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tags: ANE, Assyrian

*Atuna is the capital of the kingdom *Atuna in Tabal.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/195325998

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
38.14160705, 34.78687985

Locations:

None

Names:

Ethnic Names:
- Atunāja (Akkadian, 1000 BC - 540 BC)
- Tunāja (Akkadian, 1000 BC - 540 BC)

*Atuna makes connections with:

*Atuna capital of *Atuna (kingdom) (1000 BC - 540 BC)
Uncertain: *Atuna located near Artulu (1000 BC - 720 BC)
Uncertain: *Atuna same as Tynna/Dana? (unspecified date range)

*Atuna receives connections from:

Uncertain: Bozca same as *Atuna (unspecified date range)

Place type:
unlocated, settlement

References:

See Further:

Bagg, RGTC 7/1 35-36

Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

Details:

The city is mentioned in royal inscriptions of the Assyrian kings Tiglath-pileser III (r. 744-727 BC) and Sargon II (r. 721-705). Two locations have been suggested for the city *Atuna: (1) in the vicinity of Bozça (Bohça), on the Kızılırmak river, ca. 40 km west of Kayseri; and (2) in the vicinity of Porsuk/Zeyve Hüyük. The latter is based on the proposed location of classical Tynna, a city that might be identified with *Atuna. For further details, see the Place Resource for Tynna/Dana?.

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Suggested citation:
Jamie Novotny, '*Atuna: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2020 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/195325998> [accessed: 16 April 2024]

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            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/195325998 |title=Places: 195325998 (*Atuna) |author=Novotny, J. |accessdate=April 16, 2024 6:09 am |publisher=Pleiades}}

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