Šinuhtu

settlement · 720 BC – 540 BC · location approximate

A city in Tabal mentioned in royal inscriptions of the Assyrian king Sargon II (r. 721-705 BC). Its precise location in the area of the modern country of Turkey is uncertain: both modern Niǧde and at or near modern Aksaray have been proposed.

Coordinates
37.82365, 34.57251
Also known as
Šinuhtu, Šinuhti (akk), Šinuhtāja, Šinuhtāya (akk)
Dating
attested

Sources

See Šinuhtu on the map →

Šinuhtu — Ancient Maps