Minni

Minni, a kingdom mentioned alongside Ararat and Ashkenaz, was called to battle against Babylon.

The name Minni means “reckoned; prepared”

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Summary

A location near Ashkenaz only mentioned at Jeremiah 51:27; only referred to as Minni (מִנִּי).

Location

Identified as: about 150 km around Qalaichi
Certainty: Widely agreed (100% of scholarship)
Coordinates: 36.570° N, 46.275° E

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Glossary entries

Alternative names

מִנִּיMinni

Mentions

Jeremiah 51:27
“Raise a banner in the land! Blow the ram’s horn among the nations! Prepare the nations against her. Summon the kingdoms against her—Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz. Appoint a captain against her; bring up horses like swarming locusts.