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Hubušnu

a Pleiades name resource

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tags: ANE, Assyrian

The city Hubušnu, the capital of the kingdom of the same name, is mentioned in Assyrian royal inscriptions. That city is generally identified with classical Cybistra (modern Karahüyük), ca. 24 km northeast of Ereǧli.

Romanized Name(s):
Hubušnu, Hubušni

Name as attested:

Language:
Akkadian

Name type:
geographic name

Accuracy of transcription:
accurate

Level of transcription completeness:
complete

Level of certainty in association between name and the place:
Certain

Temporal attestations:

Early 1st Millennium BC Mesopotamia (1000-720 BC) (confident)
Neo-Assyrian/Babylonian Middle East (720–540 BC) (confident)

References:

See Further:

Bagg, RGTC 7/1 108-109

Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

Details:

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