Hurrians

Hurrians appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Mesopotamia (Middle East) from c. 2500 to 1000 BCE, a span of 1,500 years. Its people spoke Isolates and ancient languages (Sumerian, Elamite, Hurrian, Urartian, Hattic, Kassite, Etruscan, Basque, Ainu).

People of northern Mesopotamia, Syria and eastern Anatolia who spoke Hurrian, a relative of Urartian. They formed the population of Mitanni and shaped Hittite religion.

See Hurrians on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates: c. 2500 to 1000 BCE
Duration: 1,500 years
Type: People or culture
Region: Mesopotamia, Middle East
Language family: Isolates and ancient

Events in Middle East during its time

2334 BCE Sargon founds the Akkadian Empire
2004 BCE Elamites sack Ur
1754 BCE Code of Hammurabi
1595 BCE Hittites sack Babylon
1274 BCE Battle of Kadesh
1177 BCE Late Bronze Age collapse
1050 BCE Phoenician alphabet

Neighbours in Middle East

Old Babylonian Empire 1894 to 1595 BCE
Hittite Empire (New Kingdom) c. 1400 to 1180 BCE
Akkadian Empire c. 2334 to 2154 BCE
Ebla c. 3000 to 1600 BCE
Kingdom of Saba c. 1000 BCE to 275 CE
Old Elamite period c. 2700 to 1500 BCE
Mari c. 2900 to 1761 BCE
Greek cities of Asia Minor c. 1050 to 129 BCE
Phoenician city-states c. 1200 to 332 BCE
Middle Assyrian Empire 1365 to 912 BCE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

Minoan civilization c. 3100 to 1450 BCE, Europe
Shang dynasty c. 1600 to 1046 BCE, East Asia
Old Kingdom of Egypt c. 2686 to 2181 BCE, North and West Africa
New Kingdom of Egypt c. 1550 to 1069 BCE, North and West Africa

Questions

When did Hurrians exist?

c. 2500 to 1000 BCE, about 1,500 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.

Where was Hurrians?

Mesopotamia, in Middle East.

What language did Hurrians speak?

Isolates and ancient. This family includes Sumerian, Elamite, Hurrian, Urartian, Hattic, Kassite, Etruscan, Basque, Ainu.