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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Neo-Assyrian period 2
Assyrian culture 1
Neo-Assyrian era 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf era of ancient Mesopotamia
historical period
appliesTo Assyrian Empire NERFINISHED
associatedWithLanguage Akkadian language NERFINISHED
Assyrian dialect of Akkadian
associatedWithPeople Assyrians NERFINISHED
associatedWithWritingSystem cuneiform script
dominantPowerIn Ancient Near East NERFINISHED
endsWith collapse of the Neo-Assyrian Empire
fall of Nineveh NERFINISHED
endTime late 7th century BCE
hasCapital Ashur NERFINISHED
Dur-Sharrukin NERFINISHED
Nimrud NERFINISHED
Nineveh NERFINISHED
hasMainRegion Mesopotamia NERFINISHED
Northern Mesopotamia NERFINISHED
Upper Mesopotamia NERFINISHED
hasMajorRuler Ashurbanipal NERFINISHED
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
Neo-Assyrian period NERFINISHED
Old Assyrian period NERFINISHED
involvesConflictWith Babylonia NERFINISHED
Egypt NERFINISHED
Elam NERFINISHED
Kingdom of Israel NERFINISHED
Kingdom of Judah NERFINISHED
Urartu NERFINISHED
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 Assyrian period
this entity surface form: Neo-Assyrian period
Argishti I timePeriod Assyrian period
this entity surface form: Neo-Assyrian era
Kuyunjik period Assyrian period
this entity surface form: Neo-Assyrian period
Temple of Ishtar of Nineveh periodOfUse Assyrian period
Ninurta worshipPeriod Assyrian period
Department of Ancient Near Eastern Art of the Metropolitan Museum of Art collectionIncludesCulture Assyrian period
this entity surface form: Assyrian culture