Tunip
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Tunip (probably modern Tell 'Acharneh) was a city-state along the Orontes River in western Syria in the Bronze Age. It was large enough to be an urban center, but too small to be a dominant regional power. It was under the influence of various factions like the Mitanni, Egyptians, and Hittites.
Key facts
- Ancient site.name
- Tunip
- Ancient site.image
- File:Foreigners, Tomb of Menkheperraseneb MET DP161251.jpg
- Ancient site.caption
- An Egyptian painting from tomb of Menkheperraseneb I, depicting the prince of Tunip (left) bearing tribute
- Ancient site.map_type
- Syria
- Ancient site.map_caption
- Location of Tell Asharneh, often identified with Tunip
- Ancient site.map_size
- 250
- Ancient site.map dot label
- Tell Asharneh
- Ancient site.location
- Syria
- Ancient site.region
- Hama Governorate
- Ancient site.area
- c. 77 ha
- Ancient site.epochs
- Bronze Age
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city-state
- Country
- Syria
- Located in
- Syria
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- Tunip
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- Location
- Early Bronze
- Late Bronze
- Amarna Archive
- Amarna Letter EA 59 - From the citizens of Tunip
- Amarna Letter EA 161 - An absence explained, Aziru no. 6 of 13
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Tunip (probably modern Tell 'Acharneh) was a city-state along the Orontes River in western Syria in the Bronze Age. It was large enough to be an urban center, but too small to be a dominant regional power. It was under the influence of various factions like the Mitanni, Egyptians, and Hittites.
==Location== The exact location of Tunip remains uncertain. There is increasing evidence for identifying the ancient city with the archaeological site of Tell 'Acharneh.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Tunip” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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