Hurrian language

Hurrian is a conventional name for the language of the Hurrians, a people who entered northern Mesopotamia around 2300 BC and had mostly vanished by 1000 BC.

Hurrian is an agglutinative language which belongs to neither the Semitic nor the Indo-European language families. Together with Urartian, it comprises the Hurro-Urartian family. Some scholars see similarities between Hurrian and the Northeast Caucasian languages, and thus place it in the Alarodian languages family.

Some scholars, like I. J. Gelb & E. A. Speiser, believe that the Hurrians were later arrivals who assimilated or were assimilated by a Subarian substratum, and view the term "Hurrian language" as anachronistic.

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Hittite/Hurrian Mythology

FAQ concerning Hittite and Hurrian mythology, superstitions, and cosmology, by Christopher Siren. FAQ concerning Hittite and Hurrian mythology, superstitions, and cosmology, by Christopher Siren.

More results: http://dir.calsky.com/Arts/Literature/Myths_and_Folktales/Myths/Ancient_Near_Eastern/

Hittite/Hurrian Mythology

Detailed study guide explains who these people were and tells what deities they worshiped. Detailed study guide explains who these people were and tells what deities they worshiped.

More results: http://dir.calsky.com/Society/History/By_Time_Period/Ancient/Mesopotamia/Hittites/

Hittite/Hurrian Mythology

Christopher B. Siren describes these early people and their gods, with a bibliography. Christopher B. Siren describes these early people and their gods, with a bibliography.

More results: http://dir.calsky.com/Society/History/By_Region/Middle_East/Ancient_and_Medieval/

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