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.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Neo-Assyrian period | 2 |
| Assyrian culture | 1 |
| Neo-Assyrian era | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
era of ancient Mesopotamia
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historical period ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Assyrian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithLanguage |
Akkadian language
NERFINISHED
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Assyrian dialect of Akkadian ⓘ |
| associatedWithPeople | Assyrians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithWritingSystem | cuneiform script ⓘ |
| dominantPowerIn | Ancient Near East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endsWith |
collapse of the Neo-Assyrian Empire
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fall of Nineveh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | late 7th century BCE ⓘ |
| hasCapital |
Ashur
NERFINISHED
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Dur-Sharrukin NERFINISHED ⓘ Nimrud NERFINISHED ⓘ Nineveh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMainRegion |
Mesopotamia
NERFINISHED
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Northern Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ Upper Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMajorRuler |
Ashurbanipal
NERFINISHED
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Ashurnasirpal II NERFINISHED ⓘ Esarhaddon NERFINISHED ⓘ Sargon II NERFINISHED ⓘ Sennacherib NERFINISHED ⓘ Shalmaneser III NERFINISHED ⓘ Tiglath-Pileser III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReligion | ancient Mesopotamian religion ⓘ |
| hasSubperiod |
Middle Assyrian period
NERFINISHED
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Neo-Assyrian period NERFINISHED ⓘ Old Assyrian period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvesConflictWith |
Babylonia
NERFINISHED
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Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ Elam NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Judah NERFINISHED ⓘ Urartu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Neo-Assyrian period
this entity surface form:
Neo-Assyrian era
Department of Ancient Near Eastern Art of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
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collectionIncludesCulture
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Assyrian period
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this entity surface form:
Assyrian culture