Old Assyrian Period

GPTKB entity

Statements (59)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Middle_Assyrian_Period
gptkb:Assyrian_Mythology
gptkbp:art_style realistic sculpture
detailed reliefs
gptkbp:artifacts gptkb:Assyrian_cylinder_seals
bronze tools
clay tablets
gptkbp:cultural_contribution gptkb:legislation
gptkb:literary_work
gptkb:organization
gptkbp:cultural_practices with Elamites
with Hittites
with Babylonians
gptkbp:economy trade-based economy
gptkbp:end_date circa 1378 BC
gptkbp:follows Early Bronze Age
gptkbp:government_type gptkb:Monarch
gptkbp:historical_period circa 2025–1378 BC
gptkbp:historical_significance influence on trade routes
cultural exchange with other civilizations
foundation for later Assyrian empires
gptkbp:historical_site gptkb:Niniveh
gptkb:Assur
Kahlu
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Old Assyrian Period
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Akkadian_culture
Sumerian culture
gptkbp:is_characterized_by gptkb:metropolitan_area
trade expansion
gptkbp:known_for seals and inscriptions
trade with Anatolia
artifacts in pottery
use of silver as currency
gptkbp:language gptkb:Akkadian
gptkbp:launch_date circa 2025 BC
gptkbp:leadership gptkb:Ishme-Dagan
gptkb:Adad-nirari_I
gptkb:Shamshi-Adad_I
gptkbp:located_in gptkb:Mesopotamia
gptkbp:major_city gptkb:Niniveh
gptkb:Assur
Kahlu
gptkbp:market gptkb:beer
gptkb:item
metals
timber
precious stones
gptkbp:precedes gptkb:Middle_Assyrian_Period
gptkbp:reduces internal strife
invasions by neighboring peoples
gptkbp:religion gptkb:church
gptkb:worship_of_Ishtar
worship of Ashur
gptkbp:significant_event construction of temples
establishment of trade networks
development of cuneiform writing
gptkbp:social_structure class stratification