Assyrian period
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The Assyrian period refers to the era dominated by the ancient Assyrian Empire in Mesopotamia, marked by its powerful military, extensive conquests, and influential administrative and cultural achievements.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Assyrian period canonical | 5 |
| Neo-Assyrian period | 2 |
| Assyrian culture | 1 |
| Neo-Assyrian era | 1 |
| Neo-Assyrian period (approximate) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5260385 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Assyrian period Context triple: [Sarah (daughter of Raguel), setIn, Assyrian period]
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Neo-Assyrian
Neo-Assyrian is a later dialect of the Akkadian language used in the Neo-Assyrian Empire for administration, literature, and inscriptions.
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Old Assyrian
Old Assyrian is an early dialect of the Akkadian language used in the ancient city-state of Assur and in Old Assyrian trade colonies during the early second millennium BCE.
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Kassite period
The Kassite period was a phase in Mesopotamian history (c. 16th–12th centuries BCE) when the Kassite dynasty ruled Babylonia, overseeing a stable, long-lasting regime marked by administrative continuity, religious patronage, and extensive cultural and diplomatic ties across the Near East.
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Middle Assyrian
Middle Assyrian is a historical dialect of the Akkadian language used in Assyria during the late second millennium BCE, notable from administrative, legal, and literary cuneiform texts.
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Samarra period
The Samarra period was a mid-9th-century phase of the Abbasid Caliphate marked by the relocation of the capital to Samarra and characterized by heightened military influence, political instability, and cultural development.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Assyrian period Target entity description: The Assyrian period refers to the era dominated by the ancient Assyrian Empire in Mesopotamia, marked by its powerful military, extensive conquests, and influential administrative and cultural achievements.
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A.
Neo-Assyrian
Neo-Assyrian is a later dialect of the Akkadian language used in the Neo-Assyrian Empire for administration, literature, and inscriptions.
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B.
Old Assyrian
Old Assyrian is an early dialect of the Akkadian language used in the ancient city-state of Assur and in Old Assyrian trade colonies during the early second millennium BCE.
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C.
Kassite period
The Kassite period was a phase in Mesopotamian history (c. 16th–12th centuries BCE) when the Kassite dynasty ruled Babylonia, overseeing a stable, long-lasting regime marked by administrative continuity, religious patronage, and extensive cultural and diplomatic ties across the Near East.
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D.
Middle Assyrian
Middle Assyrian is a historical dialect of the Akkadian language used in Assyria during the late second millennium BCE, notable from administrative, legal, and literary cuneiform texts.
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E.
Samarra period
The Samarra period was a mid-9th-century phase of the Abbasid Caliphate marked by the relocation of the capital to Samarra and characterized by heightened military influence, political instability, and cultural development.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
era of ancient Mesopotamia
ⓘ
historical period ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Assyrian Empire
ⓘ
linked to:
Assyria
|
| associatedWithLanguage |
Akkadian language
ⓘ
linked to:
Akkadian
Assyrian dialect of Akkadian ⓘ |
| associatedWithPeople | Assyrians ⓘ |
| associatedWithWritingSystem | cuneiform script ⓘ |
| dominantPowerIn | Ancient Near East ⓘ |
| endsWith |
collapse of the Neo-Assyrian Empire
ⓘ
fall of Nineveh ⓘ
linked to:
Fall of Nineveh
|
| endTime | late 7th century BCE ⓘ |
| hasCapital |
Ashur
ⓘ
Dur-Sharrukin ⓘ Nimrud ⓘ Nineveh ⓘ |
| hasMainRegion |
Mesopotamia
ⓘ
Northern Mesopotamia ⓘ
linked to:
Upper Mesopotamia
Upper Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| hasMajorRuler |
Ashurbanipal
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Ashurnasirpal II ⓘ Esarhaddon ⓘ Sargon II ⓘ Sennacherib ⓘ Shalmaneser III ⓘ Tiglath-Pileser III ⓘ |
| hasReligion | ancient Mesopotamian religion ⓘ |
| hasSubperiod |
Middle Assyrian period
ⓘ
linked to:
Middle Assyrian Empire
Neo-Assyrian period ⓘ
linked to:
Neo-Assyrian Empire
Old Assyrian period ⓘ
linked to:
Old Assyrian Empire
|
| involvesConflictWith |
Babylonia
ⓘ
linked to:
Babylon
Egypt ⓘ Elam ⓘ Kingdom of Israel ⓘ
linked to:
Northern Kingdom of Israel
Kingdom of Judah ⓘ Urartu ⓘ
linked to:
Kingdom of Urartu
|
| knownFor |
extensive road networks
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imperial administration ⓘ iron weaponry ⓘ mass deportations of populations ⓘ military expansion ⓘ monumental palace architecture ⓘ provincial governance system ⓘ relief sculpture ⓘ royal inscriptions ⓘ siege warfare techniques ⓘ |
| legacyIn |
imperial governance models
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military organization of later empires ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of Mesopotamia
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history of the Ancient Near East ⓘ |
| startTime | early 2nd millennium BCE ⓘ |
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Subject: Assyrian period Description of subject: The Assyrian period refers to the era dominated by the ancient Assyrian Empire in Mesopotamia, marked by its powerful military, extensive conquests, and influential administrative and cultural achievements.
Referenced by (10)
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