Bīt-Purutaš (kingdom)
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: Jamie Novotny
Creators: Jamie Novotny
Contributors:
Jeffrey Becker
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Last modified
Oct 19, 2024 11:45 AM
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History
A kingdom located in northern Tabal, in the vicinity of modern Kayseri. This area was briefly under Assyrian control during the reign of the eighth-century-BC king Sargon II (r. 721-705 BC).
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/407444302
38.9758726, 36.140926
- Representative Locations:
- Less than certain: Representative location of Bīt-Purutaš (1000 BC - 540 BC) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
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- Bīt-Puruta (Akkadian, 720 BC - 540 BC)
- Bīt-Purutaš (Akkadian, 1000 BC - 540 BC)
- Bīt-Purutiš (Akkadian, 1000 BC - 540 BC)
- Bīt-Purutaš (kingdom) abuts Gurgum (kingdom) (1000 BC - 540 BC)
- Less than certain: Bīt-Purutaš (kingdom) abuts Hilakku (region) (1000 BC - 540 BC)
- Bīt-Purutaš (kingdom) abuts Marqasi (province) (720 BC - 540 BC)
- Bīt-Purutaš (kingdom) abuts Phrygia (kingdom) (1000 BC - 540 BC)
- Bīt-Purutaš (kingdom) part of (administrative) Tabālu (province) (720 BC - 540 BC)
- Bīt-Purutaš (kingdom) part of (regional) Tabālu (region) (1000 BC - 540 BC)
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In 713 BC, Sargon II of Assyria conquered Bīt-Purutaš and established it as an Assyrian province. Two years later, in 711 BC, Bīt-Purutaš freed itself of Assyrian control. It has been suggested that Kululu, a city ca. 60 km northeast of Kayseri, was the capital of Bīt-Purutaš.
Jamie Novotny, and Jeffrey Becker, 'Bīt-Purutaš (kingdom): a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2024 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/407444302> [accessed: 17 December 2024]
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