Tabal (region)

𒆳𒋫𒁄 (Tabal)
𔒂𔖱𔔆 (Sura)
StatusRegion
Official languagesLuwian
Ethnic groups
Luwians
Historical eraIron Age
c. 12th century BCE
• Tabalian campaign of Shalmaneser III
837 BCE
• Submission to the Neo-Assyrian Empire
mid-8th century BC
• Cimmerian invasions
c. 7th century BCE
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Lower Land
Cappadocia
Today part ofTurkey

Tabal (Neo-Assyrian Akkadian: 𒆳𒋫𒁄, romanized: Tabal) was a region which covered south-east Anatolia during the Iron Age.