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Abarnani

a Pleiades place resource

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tags: ANE, Assyrian

Abarnani is a fortified city in Que, probably in the eastern part of the Cilician plain. The city is mentioned with Lusanda and Kisuatni in royal inscriptions of the Assyrian king Shalmaneser III (r. 858-824 BC).

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/726944832

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
36.9303120368, 35.4111353467

Locations:

None

Names:

Geographic Names:
- Abarnani (Akkadian, 1000 BC - 720 BC)

Abarnani makes connections with:

Abarnani part of (administrative) Que (kingdom) (1000 BC - 720 BC)

Abarnani receives connections from:

None

Place type:
unlocated, settlement

References:

See Further:

Bagg, RGTC 7/1 1

Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

Details:

The location of Abarnani is unknown. Sultan Tepe, ca. 24 km east of Ceyhan has been suggested as a possible location. Most scholars are generally sceptical about that proposal.

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Suggested citation:
Jamie Novotny, 'Abarnani: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2020 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/726944832> [accessed: 07 November 2024]

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            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/726944832 |title=Places: 726944832 (Abarnani) |author=Novotny, J. |accessdate=November 7, 2024 5:28 pm |publisher=Pleiades}}

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