Taite (called ''Taidu'' in Assyrian sources) was one of the capitals of the
Mitanni
Mitanni (; Hittite cuneiform ; ''Mittani'' '), c. 1550–1260 BC, earlier called Ḫabigalbat in old Babylonian texts, c. 1600 BC; Hanigalbat or Hani-Rabbat (''Hanikalbat'', ''Khanigalbat'', cuneiform ') in Assyrian records, or ''Naharin'' in ...
Empire. Its exact location is still unknown, although it is speculated to be in the
Khabur region. The site of Tell Hamidiya (Tall al-hamidiya) has recently been identified with ancient Taite by the Italian scholar Mirjo Salvini.
During the Fall of the Mitanni Empire, the conquering Assyrian ruler
Adad-Nirari (1307–1275 BC or 1295–1263 BC) slaughtered the inhabitants. He sowed the grounds with salt.
See also
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Cities of the ancient Near East
The earliest cities in history were in the ancient Near East, an area covering roughly that of the modern Middle East: its history began in the 4th millennium BC and ended, depending on the interpretation of the term, either with the conquest by ...
References
*Seyyare Eichler, Tall Al-Hamidiya 1 Vorbericht 1984, Academic Press Fribourg, 1985,
*S. Eichler ''et al.'', Tall Al-Hamidiya 2 Vorbericht 1985-1987 - Symposium Recent Excavations in the Upper Khabur Region, Berne, December 9–11, 1986, Academic Press Fribourg, 1990,
*Markus Wafler, Tall al-Hamidiya 3 Zur historischen Geographie von Idamaras zur Zeit der Archive von Mari und Subat-enlil/Sehna, Academic Press Fribourg, 2001,
*Markus Wafler, Tall al-Hamidiya 4 Vorbericht 1988-2001, Academic Press Fribourg, 2004,
External links
Swiss excavations at Tell al-Hamidiya
Archaeological sites in al-Hasakah Governorate
Hurrian cities
Former populated places in Southwest Asia
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