Qatna

Qatna was a state in Levant (Middle East) that lasted from c. 2000 to 1340 BCE, about 660 years. Its people spoke Semitic languages (Akkadian, Amorite, Aramaic, Hebrew, Phoenician, Ge'ez, Amharic, Tigrinya).

Kingdom of central Syria with a huge palace and a royal tomb found intact in 2002. Caught between Egypt, Mitanni and the Hittites, it was destroyed by Suppiluliuma I around 1340 BCE.

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Facts

Dates: c. 2000 to 1340 BCE
Duration: 660 years
Type: State
Region: Levant, Middle East
Language family: Semitic
Capital: Qatna

Events in Middle East during its time

1754 BCE Code of Hammurabi
1595 BCE Hittites sack Babylon

Neighbours in Middle East

Old Babylonian Empire 1894 to 1595 BCE
Hittite Empire (New Kingdom) c. 1400 to 1180 BCE
Ebla c. 3000 to 1600 BCE
Old Elamite period c. 2700 to 1500 BCE
Mari c. 2900 to 1761 BCE
Middle Assyrian Empire 1365 to 912 BCE
Kassite Babylonia c. 1595 to 1155 BCE
Middle Elamite period c. 1500 to 1100 BCE
Yamhad c. 1810 to 1517 BCE
Mitanni c. 1550 to 1260 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
New Kingdom of Egypt c. 1550 to 1069 BCE, North and West Africa

Questions

When did Qatna exist?

c. 2000 to 1340 BCE, about 660 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.

Where was Qatna?

Levant, in Middle East. Its capital was Qatna.

What language did Qatna speak?

Semitic. This family includes Akkadian, Amorite, Aramaic, Hebrew, Phoenician, Ge'ez, Amharic, Tigrinya.