Middle Assyrian Empire
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The Middle Assyrian Empire was a powerful Late Bronze Age Mesopotamian state centered on Assur that expanded across northern Mesopotamia and the Near East, laying foundations for the later Neo-Assyrian Empire.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Middle Assyrian Empire canonical | 8 |
| Middle Assyrian period | 3 |
| Middle Assyrian Kingdom | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bronze Age state
ⓘ
Mesopotamian polity ⓘ historical empire ⓘ |
| archaeologicalCulture | Middle Assyrian period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Assur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Babylonia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hittite Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Mitanni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| currency | silver by weight ⓘ |
| endTime | c. 934 BC ⓘ |
| era |
Early Iron Age
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Late Bronze Age ⓘ |
| expandedUnder |
Adad-nirari I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ashur-uballit I NERFINISHED ⓘ Shalmaneser I NERFINISHED ⓘ Tiglath-Pileser I NERFINISHED ⓘ Tukulti-Ninurta I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Neo-Assyrian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Old Assyrian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | monarchy ⓘ |
| hasCapitalCity | Assur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChronologicalPosition | middle phase of Assyrian history ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Middle Assyrian Laws
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
development of Assyrian imperial administration ⓘ laying foundations for the Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ military expansion in northern Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| language |
Akkadian
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Assyrian dialect of Akkadian ⓘ |
| legalCode | Middle Assyrian Laws NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Near East
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Upper Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
Iraq
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ Turkey ⓘ |
| majorCity |
Arbela
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Assur NERFINISHED ⓘ Nineveh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Assyrian civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patronDeity | Ashur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessorState | Old Assyrian city-state of Assur ⓘ |
| religion | Mesopotamian religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | c. 1392 BC ⓘ |
| stateReligion | cult of the god Ashur ⓘ |
| successorState | Neo-Assyrian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| territoryIncluded |
Zagros foothills
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern Mesopotamia ⓘ parts of the Levant ⓘ upper Tigris region ⓘ |
| usedTitleForRuler | šar māt Aššur (king of the land of Assur) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingSystem | cuneiform script ⓘ |
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Middle Assyrian Kingdom
subject surface form:
Ziggurat of Ashur
subject surface form:
Ashur-uballit I
this entity surface form:
Middle Assyrian period
subject surface form:
Ashur-uballit I
this entity surface form:
Middle Assyrian period
this entity surface form:
Middle Assyrian period