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Mitanni
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Mardaman
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Amorite language
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Washukanni
Washukanni (also spelled Waššukanni and Uššukannu) was the capital of the Hurrian kingdom of Mitanni, from around 1500 BC to the 13th century BC. The precise location of Waššukanni is unknown with most suggestions being in the general area defined by the Khabur River and the Jaghjagh River in the upper Jezirah of Syria. A proposal by Dietrich Opitz located it under the largely unexcavated mound of Tell el Fakhariya, near Tell Halaf in Syria. This position was supported by M. Oppenheim and more recently by others.
Urkesh
Urkesh, also transliterated Urkish (Akkadian: 𒌨𒆧𒆠 UR.KIŠKI, 𒌨𒋙𒀭𒄲𒆠 UR.KEŠ3KI; modern Tell Mozan; تل موزان), is a tell, or settlement mound, located in the foothills of the Taurus Mountains in Al-Hasakah Governorate, northeastern Syria. It was founded during the fourth millennium BC, possibly by the Hurrians, on a site which appears to have been inhabited previously for a few centuries. The city god of Urkesh was Kumarbi, father of Teshup. There are other contemporary ancient sites in this area of upper Khabur River basin.