The document summarizes the Kingdom of Mitanni, which existed from approximately 1500-1350 BC in the Near East. Mitanni was located in the land of the Hurrians, who spoke a language that was neither Indo-European nor Semitic. Mitanni was a major rival of Egypt's 18th Dynasty and controlled territory from Alalakh in the west to Nuzi in the east under King Saustatar. The military aristocracy of Mitanni consisted of charioteers called "mariyanni." The kingdom eventually declined due to rivalries with Egypt under Amenhotep III and the growing power of the Hittites and Assyrians, becoming a pawn between these larger empires
