Assyria
There are 273 items in Assyria:
Byblos
Byblos (Hebrew גבל; Greek Βύβλος): one of the oldest cities in the world, inhabited from the Neolithic until the Middle Ages, modern Jubayl.Origins …Byblos, Well
Byblos (Hebrew גבל; Greek Βύβλος): one of the oldest cities in the world, occupied from the Neolithic until the Middle Ages, modern Jubayl. …
Cherub on a Neo-Assyrian seal |
Chicago, Oriental Institute
The Museum of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago has a large collection of finds from excavation in Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Syria, and Turkey, Among the most famous objects are the Megiddo Ivories, bronzes from Luristan, a…CM 11 (Chronicle of Enlil-nirari)
The Chronicle of Enlil-nirari is the obverse of a tablet from Aššur that contained an Assyrian chronicle; the Chronicle of Tiglath-pileser I may have been part of the same tablet. It describes the relations between Assyria and Babylonia during the…CM 12 (Chronicle of Arik-den-ili)
The Chronicle of Arik-denili is a fragment of an Assyrian chronicle; the tablet was found in Aššur. It describes the wars of king Arik-den-ili (r.1308-1296) against an enemy that cannot be identified.For a very brief introduction to the literary genre…CM 13 (Chronicle of Tukulti-Ninurta I)
The Chronicle of Tukulti-Ninurta I is a very small fragment of an Assyrian chronicle; the tablet was found in Aššur. It describes the war between the Assyrian king Tukulti-Ninurta I (r.1234-1197) and the Babylonian ruler Kaštiliašu IV (r.1233-1225), which culminated…CM 14 (Aššur-reša-iši Chronicle)
The Chronicle of Aššur-reš-iši is a fragment of an Assyrian chronicle; the tablet was found in Aššur. It describes the war of king Aššur-reš-iši (r.1133-1115) against the Babylonian king Ninurta-nadin-šumi (r.1132-1126).For a very brief introduction to the literary genre of…CM 15 (Tiglath-pileser I Chronicle)
The Chronicle of Tiglath-Pileser I is a tablet from Aššur that contained an Assyrian chronicle; the Chronicle of Enlil-nirari may have been part of the same tablet. It describes the unfriendly relations between Assyria, the Aramaeans, and Babylonia during the…The Tell al-Rimah Stela
Tell al-Rimah Stela (797 BCE): inscription by Assyrian king Adad-Nirari III, in which he describes his successes in the west. Adad-Nirari…Dur-Šarrukin (Khorsabad)
Dur-Šarrukin: one of the capitals of ancient Assyria, founded by king Sargon II (r.721-705) but soon abandoned, modern Khorsabad. Khorsabad, Two…Edessa (Şanlı Urfa)
Edessa or Urhai: ancient city in northwest Mesopotamia, capital of Osrhoene, modern Şanlı Urfa in Turkey. The citadel of Edessa The origins…