Šinuhtu
Creators: Jamie Novotny
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/344804124
37.82365, 34.572513
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- Uncertain: Šinuhtu same as Niğde (720 BC - 540 BC)
- Šinuhtu part of (regional) Tabālu (region) (720 BC - 540 BC)
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unlocated, settlement
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The location of Šinuhtu is uncertain, but two locations have been suggested: (1) Niǧde, ca. 70 km southeast of Aksaray; and (2) Aksaray, ca. 130 km southwest of Kayseri, or with a place in its vicinity. The latter proposal stems from the fact that a Luwian inscription of a certain Kiyakiya was discovered in that area; Kiyakiya is identified as Kiakki of Šinuhtu, a ruler of Tabal mentioned in royal inscriptions of Sargon II (r. 721-705 BC).
Note that the (unnumbered) map in Bagg, RGTC 7/1 locates Šinuhtu at Niǧde (as it is in the Helsinki Atlas). This contradicts the statement on page 241, where Bagg suggests that Aksaray is the more likely location of Šinuhtu.
Jamie Novotny, and Tom Elliott, 'Šinuhtu: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2022 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/344804124> [accessed: 19 April 2024]
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