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*Ištunda

a Pleiades place resource

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tags: ANE, Assyrian

*Ištunda is a city(-state) in Tabal. It is mentioned in eighth-century-BC Assyrian sources, especially in royal inscriptions of Tiglath-pileser III (r. 744-727 BC).

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/405745229

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
37.666667, 34.333333

Locations:

Representative Locations:
- Less than certain: Representative location of *Ištunda (1000 BC - 540 BC) accuracy: +/- 4270 meters.

Names:

Geographic Names:
- *Ištuandāja (Akkadian, 720 BC - 540 BC)
Ethnic Names:
- Ištundāja (Akkadian, 1000 BC - 720 BC)

*Ištunda makes connections with:

*Ištunda located near Cybistra (720 BC - 540 BC)
*Ištunda part of (regional) Hatti (region) (1000 BC - 720 BC)
*Ištunda located near Hubušnu (kingdom) (720 BC - 540 BC)
*Ištunda part of (regional) Tabālu (region) (1000 BC - 540 BC)

*Ištunda receives connections from:

None

Place type:
unlocated, settlement

References:

See Further:

Bagg, RGTC 7/1 119

Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

Details:

The location of *Ištunda is uncertain, but it is generally thought to have been north or northeast of Hubušnu.

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Suggested citation:
Jamie Novotny, '*Ištunda: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2020 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/405745229> [accessed: 20 June 2025]

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            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/405745229 |title=Places: 405745229 (*Ištunda) |author=Novotny, J. |accessdate=June 20, 2025 3:57 am |publisher=Pleiades}}

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