The earliest recorded form of the name of this state is Maitanni, composed of a Hurrian suffix -nni added to the … See more

The Egyptian official astronomer and clockmaker Amenemhet (Amen-hemet) apparently ordered to write on his tomb that he returned from the "foreign country called Mtn (Mi-ti-ni)," but Alexandra von Lieven (2016) and … See more

A number of theonyms, proper names and glosses (technical terminology) of the Mitanni are of Indo-Aryan or Proto-Indo-Aryan origins. Starting from Shuttarna I who is the first Mitanni ruler historically attested to have exi… See more

A concept known as "Dark Age" was applied, until recently, to the archaeological gap between the Middle and Late Bronze Age on Northern Mesopotamian sites, but Costanza Coppini considers it a "transition" instead, wh… See more

Mitanni, which first rose to power before 1550 BC, presents the following known kings:
All dates are Middle chronology
All dates must be taken with caution since they are wo… See more