Washukanni (or
Waššukanni) was the capital of the
Hurrian kingdom of
Mitanni, from c. 1500 BC to the 13th century BC. The name may translate to "source of good" or "source of wealth" which is similar to the
Kurdish word 'bashkani', 'bash' meaning good and 'kanî' meaning 'well' or 'source'. Its precise location is unknown. A proposal that locates it under the so-far unexcavated mound of
Tell el Fakhariya, near
Tell Halaf in
Syria, is rejected by
Edward Lipinski.