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3,500-Year-Old Mitanni Archive Written in Akkadian and Seal Belonging to Hittite Prince Unearthed at Alalakh Mound
Archaeologists excavating the Alalakh Mound (Aççana Höyük) in Hatay, southern Türkiye, have uncovered a 3,500-year-old state archive written in Akkadian, the diplomatic language of the Late Bronze Age, along with seal impressions belonging to a previously unknown Hittite prince.The find reveals how two of the Near East’s most powerful kingdoms — the Mitanni Empire and…