Old Assyrian Empire
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The Old Assyrian Empire was an early Bronze Age Mesopotamian state centered on the city of Aššur, known for its extensive long-distance trade networks and foundational role in Assyrian political and cultural development.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Old Assyrian Empire canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bronze Age state
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Mesopotamian polity ⓘ historical empire ⓘ |
| archaeologicalSite |
Assur ruins
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kültepe (Kaneš) tablet archives ⓘ |
| capital |
Ashur
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Aššur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Assyria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalPeriod | Old Assyrian period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economy | long-distance caravan trade ⓘ |
| endTime | c. 1364 BCE ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Assyrians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| export |
textiles
ⓘ
tin ⓘ |
| flourished | early 2nd millennium BCE ⓘ |
| followedBy | Middle Assyrian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Early Assyrian city-state period ⓘ |
| governmentType | monarchy ⓘ |
| hasChronologicalPosition | early phase of Assyrian history ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Assur (city)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Assyrian merchant colonies in Anatolia ⓘ |
| import |
copper
ⓘ
silver ⓘ |
| influenced |
Middle Assyrian Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Near Eastern trade systems ⓘ later Assyrian administrative practices ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early Assyrian political development
ⓘ
extensive use of written commercial contracts ⓘ foundational role in Assyrian culture ⓘ long-distance trade networks ⓘ merchant colonies in Anatolia ⓘ |
| languageVariant | Old Assyrian dialect of Akkadian ⓘ |
| legalSystem | commercial law based on contracts and tablets ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Tigris River region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Upper Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | Akkadian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Ancient Near East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patronDeity | Ashur (god) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStructure | city-state centered kingdom ⓘ |
| precededBy | Ur III period influence in Assur ⓘ |
| religion | Mesopotamian polytheism ⓘ |
| sourceOfKnowledge | Old Assyrian cuneiform tablets ⓘ |
| startTime | c. 2025 BCE ⓘ |
| tradedWith |
Anatolia
NERFINISHED
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Kaneš (Kültepe) NERFINISHED ⓘ central Anatolian city-states ⓘ |
| tradeRoute | Assur–Kaneš trade route NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingSystem | cuneiform ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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