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| '''Maryannu''' is an ancient word for the caste of ]-mounted nobility which dominated many of the societies of the ] during the ]. The word is believed to derive from |
'''Maryannu''' is an ancient word for the caste of ]-mounted nobility which dominated many of the societies of the ] during the ]. The word is believed to derive from ] origins ( ''mari-'' "warrior", originally "mortal, human") | ||
| Indo-European maryannu classes are believed to have ruled over the ] kingdom of ] and over the kingdom of the ]. Many ] rulers had Indo-European or Hurrian names and may have derived from immigrant maryannu groups. Similar groups dominated the various city-states of ]. | Indo-European maryannu classes are believed to have ] the ] kingdom of ] and over the kingdom of the ]. Many ] rulers had Indo-European or Hurrian names and may have derived from immigrant maryannu groups. Similar groups dominated the various city-states of ]. | ||
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Maryannu is an ancient word for the caste of chariot-mounted nobility which dominated many of the societies of the Middle East during the Bronze Age. The word is believed to derive from Indo-Iranian origins ( mari- "warrior", originally "mortal, human")
Indo-European maryannu classes are believed to have ruled over the Hurrian kingdom of Mitanni and over the kingdom of the Hittites. Many Canaanite rulers had Indo-European or Hurrian names and may have derived from immigrant maryannu groups. Similar groups dominated the various city-states of Mycenaean Greece.
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