Tindenses
| Tindenses | |
|---|---|
| Ancient Libyan tribe | |
 Map of the ancient tribes of Kabylia | |
| Ethnicity | Ancient Libyans (Berbers) |
| Location | Soummam valley |
| Confederation | Quinquegentiani |
| Demonym | Tindenses |
| Language | Old Libyan |
| Religion | Libyan religion |
The Tindenses or Tyndenses were an ancient Libyan tribe inhabiting the Soummam valley (Nasabath flumen) in Kabylia. They were a part, along four other tribes, of the Quinquegentiani confederation.[1]
Toponymy
The origin of the name Tindenses is unknown.
Geography
Their territory corresponds to the territory of the Ait Waghlis, the Fenaia and the Ait Amer.[2] It is bordered in the west, by the Akfadou pass and, in the south, by the Soummam river. Their neighbors were the Massinissenses and the Feratenses.
The ancient town of Tubusuctu was located inside of their territory.
References
- ↑ Berbrugger, Adrien (1857). Les époques militaires de la Grande Kabilie (in French). p. 222. Retrieved 2024-02-07..
- ↑ Recueil des notices et mémoires de la Société archéologique de la province de Constantine, Volume XIII. Université de Cornell. 1869.