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.

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Assyrian period canonical 5
Neo-Assyrian period 2
Assyrian culture 1

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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
Ashurnasirpal II
Esarhaddon
Sargon II
Sennacherib
Shalmaneser III
Tiglath-Pileser III
hasReligion ancient Mesopotamian religion
hasSubperiod Middle Assyrian period
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
Kingdom of Judah
Urartu
linked to: Kingdom of Urartu
knownFor extensive road networks
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
military organization of later empires
partOf history of Mesopotamia
history of the Ancient Near East
startTime early 2nd millennium BCE

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Sarah (daughter of Raguel) setIn Assyrian period
Hit hasHistoryPeriod Assyrian period
Sennacherib era Neo-Assyrian period
linked to: Assyrian period
Argishti I timePeriod Neo-Assyrian era
linked to: Assyrian period
Kuyunjik period Neo-Assyrian period
linked to: Assyrian period
Temple of Ishtar of Nineveh periodOfUse Assyrian period
Ninurta worshipPeriod Assyrian period
Nahum the Elkoshite timePeriod Neo-Assyrian period (approximate)
linked to: Assyrian period