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Artakene

a Pleiades name resource

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Toponym used by Strabo for Adiabene.

Romanized Name(s):
Artakene

Name as attested:

Ἀρτακηνὴ

Language:
Greek (ancient)

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:

Roman, early Empire (30 BC-AD 300) (confident)

References:

Evidence:

Str. (Meineke: Perseus) 16.1.4

See Further:

Smith 1854 (Perseus), ARBELI´TIS

Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

Details:

Smith discusses Strabo's usage, mentioning that the form is otherwise unknown.

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