Kummanni was the name of the main center of theAnatolian kingdom ofKizzuwatna. Its location is uncertain, but it may have been near the classical settlement ofComana inCappadocia.[1]
Recent research also proposed as a locationSirkeli Höyük in Plain Cilicia.[2] Since then, some additional evidence has been discussed indicating that Kummanni was located in Cilicia at Sirkeli Höyük.[3] (The distance between Comana and Cilicia is not that great.)
Kummanni was the major cult center of theHurrian chief deity,Tešup. Its Hurrian nameKummeni simply translates as "The Shrine."
The city persisted into theEarly Iron Age, and appears asKisuatni inAssyrian records. It was located in the east of Que, the successor of Kizzuwatna.
The town should not be confused withKumme, a holy city for Assyrians and Urarteans, located in the highlands between Assyria andUrartu.
It is also sometimes proposed that in Hittite times there were two Kummanna's, one in the north and one in the south, corresponding to the two ancient sites (Κόμανα). The name belongs toLuwiankummaya ('pure, holy').