Editing Cimmerians (section)

====Nomadism and sedentarisation====
The Cimmerians shared a common culture and origin with the Scythians{{sfn|Melyukova|1990|p=98}}{{sfn|Bouzek|2001|p=44}} and lived an [[Equestrianism|equestrian]] [[Nomadic pastoralism|nomadic pastoralist]] way of life similar to that of the Scythians,{{sfn|Diakonoff|1985|p=94}}{{sfn|Olbrycht|2000a|p=93}}{{sfn|Bouzek|2001|p=43}} which is reflected by how West Asian sources mentioned Cimmerian arrows, bows and horse equipment, which are typical of steppe nomads.{{sfn|Olbrycht|2000a|p=93}}

After the Cimmerians who had migrated into West Asia had divided into two groups, the western horde living in Anatolia had become sedentary and were living in settlements, some of which were fortified, and which had either been founded by them or were native Anatolian settlements over whom the Cimmerians had established their rule. The capital of these Anatolian Cimmerians was a city by the name of Ḫarzallē.{{sfn|Ivantchik|1993a|p=103-104}}{{sfn|Adalı|2017|p=64}}{{sfn|Adalı|2023|p=216}}

These settlements were administered by leaders who were part of a hierarchical system, and who were either Cimmerians themselves or belonged to the various ethnic groups living within the Cimmerian kingdom in Anatolia. The Neo-Assyrian Empire considered these leaders to be equivalents of the rulers of the contemporary Median city-states, due to which they referred to the leaders of these Cimmerian rulers as {{lit|city-lords}} ({{langx|akk-x-neoassyr|{{cuneiform|11|𒇽𒂗𒌷𒈨𒌍}}|translit=bēl ālāni}}), which was the same designation that they had used for the Median petty-rulers as well.{{sfn|Ivantchik|1993a|p=103-104}}{{sfn|Adalı|2017|p=64}}{{sfn|Adalı|2023|p=216}}