Questions tagged [assyrian-empire]
Questions regarding the history of Assyria, between the fall of the Old Assyrian Empire in the 14th century BC and the establishment of the Neo-Assyrian Empire in the 10th century BC.
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Did Nebuchadnezzar And The Medes Ever Go To War After Their Alliance Against Assyria?
I know this is not a biblical group but there is history in the bible so I was curious about something. I was reading Jeremiah 25 which, to summarize, says that the nations will serve the king of ...
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Based on the Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III, Did Assyrians of 825 (or) 840 BCE associate the מָגֵן דָּוִד Magen David as a symbol of Yisrael?
The Assyrian Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III (in the British Museum) could have associated the nation of Yisrael with a Menorah, but chose to distinguish Yehudim with an encircled star similar to the ...
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What is the etymology of the word "Mehrgarh", one of the earliest Neolithic site in South Asia?
Mehrgarh is a Neolithic site near the Bolan Pass in Pakistan.
I am wondering if the Neolithic site has simply been dubbed "Mehrgarh" or was it the actual name of the Neolithic culture ...
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Was there a biblical prophet whos position was validated by the fall of Egypt? [closed]
I thought that there was a prophet who was particularly opposed to allying with Egypt. Egypt subsequently fell and his position became validated. The Judeans lasted a little longer and then came under ...
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Why hasn't this revised translation of Atra-Hasis gained traction?
I am an enthusiast with no background in Assyriology. I hope you would be willing to answer a small question for me.
A few years ago, I had the joy of stumbling onto Irving Finkel's book about the ...
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Are there any Egyptian, Babylonian, Assyrian, or any foreign account of the demise of the Hittites?
The Hittite Empire collapsed due to a civil war inside the capital (ignoring the territorial losses that occurred earlier).
Are there any foreign accounts of that era (non-Hittite) that describe ...
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Did Marduk-balassu-iqbi help Assur-Danin-Pal?
This is a question about Assur-Danin-Pal and his relationship to the Babylonian kings. First I need to introduce the characters:
Shalmaneser III: King of Assyria (859-824)
Assur-Danin-Pal: His son, ...
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Are there any theories of Tiglath Pileser III's origins?
Most histories gloss over the low point of Assyria from 800-745. I have become interested in the period because of Shammuramat, the Babylonian regent, and her sons, who struggled for power with an ...
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Could the warriors of the Tollense battlefield be considered the world's first standing army?
Slaughter at the bridge: Uncovering a colossal Bronze Age battle - from Science Mag (2016)
Apparently an amateur archaeologist discovered this site in 1996 and there were thousands of warriors ...
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What was the strategic importance of Judea?
I'm interested in ancient Judea, from the dissolution of the monarchy to the beginning of John Hyrcanus. It was a small wedge to the west of the Dead Sea. What was the strategic significance of this ...
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Is there any evidence that Assyrian or Babylonian kings ate their enemies?
Is there any evidence that Assyrian or Babylonian kings took their captive/conquered enemies and actually ate their bodies (dead or alive)?
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How old is the Egyptian winged disk? Is it Assyrian?
I assumed that the Winged disk was brought to Egypt by the Assyrians, and used prolifically during the Amarna period. However, I read on Wikipedia and elsewhere that it's known since the Old Kingdom, ...
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Can we say that the first empire that divided its territory into provinces was the Neo-Assyrian Empire?
It is well known that the Persian Empire was divided into 20 smaller territories governed by satraps, and even Persian territories conquered by Alexander The Great kept their satraps. However, the Neo-...
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How is it known that Xenophon saw the ruins of Nineveh?
It seems commonly accepted that Xenophon saw the ruins of Nineveh during the Ten Thousand Retreat.
In the days of the Greek historians Ctesias and Herodotus, 400 BC, Nineveh had become a thing of ...
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Did Assyrians have a wig beard?
I was wondering if Assyrians and relative people on far past had beard wigs, artificial beard? Or did they really use that much time on beauty and hair beauty parlor? Or are sculptures just overly ...
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Were people in the Neo-Assyrian or Achaemenid Empire aware of the empires before them?
The history of ancient civilizations in Mesopotamia has been a complex one, with several empires spanning a couple of millennia. Were the people from latter empires, say Neo-Assyrian or Achaemenid ...
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