Encyclopedia - Assyria: Encyclopedia - Assyria
Assyria in earliest historical times referred to a region on the Upper Tigris river, named for its original capital, the ancient city of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1300s Bc: Encyclopedia - 1300s Bc
Centuries: 15th century BC - 14th century BC - 13th century BC Decades: 1350s BC 1340s BC 1330s BC 1320s BC 1310s BC - 1300s BC - 1290s B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chronology Of The Ancient Near East: Encyclopedia - Chronology Of The Ancient Near East
The Chronology of the Ancient Near East deals with the notoriously difficult task of assigning dates to various events, rulers and dynast...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mitanni: Encyclopedia Ii - Mitanni - History
As early as Akkadian times, Hurrians are known to have lived east of the river Tigris on the northern rim of Mesopotamia, and in the Khab...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kings Of Assyria: Encyclopedia Ii - Kings Of Assyria - Early Period
"Kings who dwelled in tents" Ikunum Tudiya Adamu Yangi Suhlamu Harharu Mandaru Imsu HAR-su Didanu Hana Zuabu Nuabu Abazu Belu Azarah Ush...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mitanni: Encyclopedia Ii - Mitanni - History
As early as Akkadian times, Hurrians are known to have lived east of the river Tigris on the northern rim of Mesopotamia, and in the Khab...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Assyria: Encyclopedia Ii - Assyria - Old Assyrian City-state
The city-state of Ashur had extensive contact with cities on the Anatolian plateau. The Assyrians established "merchant colonies" in Capp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chronology Of The Ancient Near East: Encyclopedia Ii - Chronology Of The Ancient Near East - Divergent Chronological Views
The divergent chronologies of Babylonia and Assyria can cause confusion for readers with no specialist knowledge. In this section an atte...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Assyria: Encyclopedia Ii - Assyria - Old Assyrian City-state
The city-state of Ashur had extensive contact with cities on the Anatolian plateau. The Assyrians established "merchant colonies" in Capp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mitanni: Encyclopedia Ii - Mitanni - Hurri Mitanni/maitani And Hanilgalbat
"Mitanni" seems to have been the native term; this entity may also have been the Biblical Harran, though this is contested. We may assume...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mitanni: Encyclopedia Ii - Mitanni - Possible Connections To Sanskrit And Indo-aryans
Some scholars try to equate the deities venerated by the Mitanni with Vedic deities, and trace the names used by the aristocracy to Indo-...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Assyria: Encyclopedia Ii - Assyria - Early History
Of the early history of the kingdom of Assyria, little is positively known. According to some Judeo-Christian traditions, the city of Ash...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Assyria: Encyclopedia Ii - Assyria - Early History
Of the early history of the kingdom of Assyria, little is positively known. According to some Judeo-Christian traditions, the city of Ash...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chronology Of The Ancient Near East: Encyclopedia Ii - Chronology Of The Ancient Near East - Primary Sources
The chronology of this region is based on five sets of primary materials. They are, from the most recent to the earliest: 1. The Canon of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chronology Of The Ancient Near East: Encyclopedia Ii - Chronology Of The Ancient Near East - Synchronisms Between Assur And Babylon
The chronology of Babylon and Assur can be aligned by the list of wars and treaties between the two cities from the time of king Ashurban...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mitanni: Encyclopedia Ii - Mitanni - Hurri Mitanni/maitani And Hanilgalbat
"Mitanni" seems to have been the native term; this entity may also have been the Biblical Harran, though this is contested. We may assume...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chronology Of The Ancient Near East: Encyclopedia Ii - Chronology Of The Ancient Near East - Synchronisms Between Mesopotamia And The Hittite Empire
The sack of Babylon by the Hittite king Mursilis I, which ended the reign of Samsu-Ditana, provides an anchor for the earliest dates in H...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mitanni: Encyclopedia Ii - Mitanni - Possible Connections To Sanskrit And Indo-aryans
Some scholars try to equate the deities venerated by the Mitanni with Vedic deities, and trace the names used by the aristocracy to Indo-...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chronology Of The Ancient Near East: Encyclopedia Ii - Chronology Of The Ancient Near East - Synchronisms Between Mesopotamia And Egypt
It is possible that mutual influences existed between the Nile Valley and Mesopotamia since very early times. Some authorities believed t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chronology Of The Ancient Near East: Encyclopedia Ii - Chronology Of The Ancient Near East - Babylon And Assyria
The Chaldean king Nabonidus (reigned from 556 BC), who was more of an antiquarian than a politician, and spent his time in excavating the...   » Read the article