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Kammanu/Meliddu (kingdom)

a Pleiades place resource

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tags: ANE, Assyrian

A kingdom in eastern Anatolia, whose capital is classical Melitene (modern Arslantepe). Meliddu, which is sometimes referred to as Kammanu, was conquered by the eighth-century-BC Assyrian king Sargon II and its territory was given to Kummuhu.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/319432673

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
38.2916415, 36.0530636

Locations:

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Names:

Geographic Names:
- Kammanu (Akkadian, 720 BC - 540 BC)
- Kammanūja (Akkadian, 720 BC - 540 BC)
- Meliddu (Akkadian, 1000 BC - 540 BC)
Ethnic Names:
- Melidāja (Akkadian, 1000 BC - 720 BC)

Kammanu/Meliddu (kingdom) makes connections with:

Kammanu/Meliddu (kingdom) abuts Gurgum (kingdom) (1000 BC - 540 BC)
Kammanu/Meliddu (kingdom) part of (regional) Hatti (region) (1000 BC - 720 BC)
Kammanu/Meliddu (kingdom) abuts Tabālu (region) (1000 BC - 540 BC)
Kammanu/Meliddu (kingdom) abuts Urartu (1000 BC - 540 BC)

Kammanu/Meliddu (kingdom) receives connections from:

Anduarsalia part of (administrative) Kammanu/Meliddu (kingdom) (720 BC - 540 BC)
Anmurru part of (administrative) Kammanu/Meliddu (kingdom) (720 BC - 540 BC)
Arslantepe (Melid) capital of Kammanu/Meliddu (kingdom) (1000 BC - 540 BC)
Ellibir part of (administrative) Kammanu/Meliddu (kingdom) (720 BC - 540 BC)
Gauraina part of (administrative) Kammanu/Meliddu (kingdom) (1000 BC - 540 BC)
Kasku (region) abuts Kammanu/Meliddu (kingdom) (1000 BC - 540 BC)
Kiakis part of (administrative) Kammanu/Meliddu (kingdom) (720 BC - 540 BC)
Luhsu part of (administrative) Kammanu/Meliddu (kingdom) (720 BC - 540 BC)
Purṭir part of (administrative) Kammanu/Meliddu (kingdom) (720 BC - 540 BC)
Timur (mountain) part of (physical/topographic) Kammanu/Meliddu (kingdom) (1000 BC - 720 BC)
Uargin part of (administrative) Kammanu/Meliddu (kingdom) (720 BC - 540 BC)
Usi part of (administrative) Kammanu/Meliddu (kingdom) (720 BC - 540 BC)
Usian part of (administrative) Kammanu/Meliddu (kingdom) (720 BC - 540 BC)
Šindarara part of (administrative) Kammanu/Meliddu (kingdom) (720 BC - 540 BC)

Place type:
region

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Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

Details:

According to A. Bagg (RGTC 7/1, 257), Kammanu (that is, Melid) was made into an Assyrian province in 712 BC by Sargon II (r. 721-705 BC). Til-garimmu, one of Melid's walled cities, became the seat of an Assyrian governor. K. Radner (RLAss 11, 42-68, esp. pp. 48-49 no. 13), however, proposes that the area once occupied by Melid/Kammanu was annexed into the kingdom of Kummuhu, which in 708 BC became the Province of the Commander-in-Chief on the Left after Kummuhu was defeated by Sargon.

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Suggested citation:
Jamie Novotny, 'Kammanu/Meliddu (kingdom): a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2020 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/319432673> [accessed: 09 October 2024]

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            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/319432673 |title=Places: 319432673 (Kammanu/Meliddu (kingdom)) |author=Novotny, J. |accessdate=October 9, 2024 9:22 am |publisher=Pleiades}}

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