Pattin
| Pattin/Unqi | ||||||||||
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 Pattin(a)/Unqi and its capital Kinalua among the Neo-Hittite states | ||||||||||
| Capital | Kinalua | |||||||||
| Languages | Luwian | |||||||||
| Religion | Luwian religion | |||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | |||||||||
| Historical era | Iron Age | |||||||||
| • | Established | Before 870 BC | ||||||||
| • | Disestablished | 738 BC | ||||||||
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| Today part of |  Turkey Syria | |||||||||
Pattin (also known as Pattina, Patina and Unqi), was an ancient Luwian Syro-Hittite state at the beginning of the 1st millennium BC. It was known to the Assyrians as Unqi.
It was located at the north-western coast of ancient Syria, associated with the modern-day Sanjak of Alexandretta. The capital of the state was Kinalua (Kunalua, Kalneh, or Kinaluwa), which has been tentatively associated with Tell Tayinat[1] in modern-day Turkey.
The state was formed in the 9th century BC towards the end of the dark age period, and shared a north-western border with the Syro-Hittite state of Quwê. Khazazu (modern-day Azaz) was one of Pattin's dependencies which was invaded by Assyria around 870 BC. The frontier fortress of Aribua (associated with the modern-day region of Idlib) within the land of Lukhuti to the immediate south of Pattin was also ravaged.[2][3]
References
- ↑ See the Tayinat Website by the Department of Near & Middle Eastern Civilizations at the University of Toronto
- ↑ Syria-Hittite, Pattin
- ↑ History files:Aleppo
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