Nuhašše, also Nuhašša, was a territory in the Syria

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ern documents as between Mari on the Euphrates and Hammath. The 1350 BC Amarna letters

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 refers to Nuhašše in 11 tablet-letters written in Akkadian

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The region was generally south of Aleppo

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. In the Amarna letters, Nuhašše was ruled by Addu-nirari, letter EA 51, (EA for 'el Amarna').