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 - Babylonia And Assyria: Encyclopedia - Babylonia And Assyria
See also Category:Babylonia and Category:Assyria. History of Babylonia and Assyria: Sumer History of Sumer Akkadian Empire Gutian perio...   » 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 And Babylonia Contrasted: Encyclopedia - Assyria And Babylonia Contrasted
The sister-states of Babylonia and Assyria differed essentially in character. Babylonia was a land of merchants and agriculturists; Assyr...   » 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 - 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 - Art And Architecture Of Babylonia And Assyria: Encyclopedia - Art And Architecture Of Babylonia And Assyria
The culture of Assyria, and still more of Babylonia, was essentially literary; we miss in it the artistic spirit of Egypt or Greece. In B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Assur: Encyclopedia - Assur
The city of Ashur (or Assur) on the Tigris was originally a colony of Akkad, and later became the first capital city of Assyria, to which...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Assyriology: Encyclopedia - Assyriology
Assyriology is the historical and archaeological study of ancient Mesopotamia. The field covers not just Assyria but also that nation's e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Assyrian People: Encyclopedia - Assyrian People
This article concerns the Assyrian people. For their ancient empire, see Assyria. United States and Canada:    300,000 (est....   » 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 - Babylonian Literature: Encyclopedia - Babylonian Literature
The Babylonians were an ancient culture located in what is now Iraq. They had very advanced systems of writing, science and mathematics f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Obelisk: Encyclopedia - Obelisk
An obelisk is a tall, thin, four-sided, tapering monument which ends in a pyramidal top. Ancient obelisks were made of a single piece of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Babylonia: Encyclopedia - Babylonia
Babylonia, named for the city of Babylon, was an ancient state in Mesopotamia (in modern Iraq), combining the territories of Sumer and Ak...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nusku: Encyclopedia - Nusku
Adad · Ashnan Asaruludu · Emesh Enbilulu · Enkimdu · Enten Ereshkigal · Kabta Lahar · Mushdamma Nammu · Nanshe · Nergal Nidaba ·...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ashur: Encyclopedia - Ashur
Ashur (אַשּׁוּר), was the son of Shem, the son of Noah. Ashur's brothers were Elam, Aram, Arpachshad and Lud. The Hebrew text of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anamim: Encyclopedia - Anamim
Anamim is, according to the Bible, either a son of Ham's son Mizraim or the name of a people descending from him. The name should perhaps...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ashur-etil-ilani: Encyclopedia - Ashur-etil-ilani
Ashur-etil-ilani was a king of Assyria (630 (or 627 - c.623 BC). He succeeded his father Ashurbanipal II. The reconstruction of the event...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 620s Bc: Encyclopedia - 620s Bc
Centuries: 8th century BC - 7th century BC - 6th century BC Decades: 670s BC 660s BC 650s BC 640s BC 630s BC - 620s BC - 610s BC 600s BC ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Adrammelech: Encyclopedia - Adrammelech
This entry incorporates text from the public domain Easton's Bible Dictionary, originally published in 1897. Adrammelech - Adar the king....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 740s Bc: Encyclopedia - 740s Bc
Centuries: 9th century BC - 8th century BC - 7th century BC Decades: 790s BC 780s BC 770s BC 760s BC 750s BC - 740s BC - 730s BC 720s BC ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 660s Bc: Encyclopedia - 660s Bc
Centuries: 8th century BC - 7th century BC - 6th century BC Decades: 710s BC 700s BC 690s BC 680s BC 670s BC - 660s BC - 650s BC 640s BC ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Assyrian: Encyclopedia - Assyrian
Assyrian may refer to: Someone or something from Assyria. The Assyrian people. One of the Assyrian languages: Akkadian language: an ext...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Asiagh: Encyclopedia - Asiagh
Asiagh or Asiyag or Sihag or Sehwag is a gotra of jats in Rajasthan, Haryana and Madhya Pradesh in India. They were rulers in jangladesh....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chronology: Encyclopedia - Chronology
Chronology is the science of locating events in time. An arrangement of events, from either earliest to latest or the reverse, is also ca...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 17th Century Bc: Encyclopedia - 17th Century Bc
17th century BC - Events. 1700 – 1500 BC -- Hurrian conquests. 1700 BC - Belu-bani became the King of Assyria. c. 1700 BC - Lila-Ir...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shamash: Encyclopedia - Shamash
4 primary: An Enlil Ki Enki 3 sky: Ishtar Sin Sama Shamash or Sama, was the common Akkadian name of the sun-god in Babylonia and Assy...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 7th Century Bc: Encyclopedia - 7th Century Bc
(2nd millennium BC - 1st millennium BC - 1st millennium) 7th century BC - Overview. 7th century BC - Events. the Cimmerians ravage Ph...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Babylonian And Assyrian Religion: Encyclopedia - Babylonian And Assyrian Religion
Babylonian and Assyrian religion was a series of belief systems in places in the early civilisations of the Euphrates valley. This articl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 800s Bc: Encyclopedia - 800s Bc
Centuries: 10th century BC - 9th century BC - 8th century BC Decades: 850s BC 840s BC 830s BC 820s BC 810s BC - 800s BC - 790s BC 780s BC...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 930s Bc: Encyclopedia - 930s Bc
Centuries: 11th century BC - 10th century BC - 9th century BC Decades: 980s BC 970s BC 960s BC 950s BC 940s BC - 930s BC - 920s BC 910s B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ctesias: Encyclopedia - Ctesias
Ctesias of Cnidus (in Caria), was a Greek physician and historian, who flourished in the 5th century BC. In early life he was physician t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ashurbanipal: Encyclopedia - Ashurbanipal
Ashurbanipal, or Assurbanipal, (reigned 669 - 627 BCE), the son of Esarhaddon and Naqi'a-Zakutu, was the last great king of ancient Assyr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Adad-nirari Iii: Encyclopedia - Adad-nirari Iii
Adad-nirari III (also Adad-narari) was King of Assyria from 811 to 783 BC. He was the son and successor of Shamshi-Adad V, and was appare...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Karkar: Encyclopedia - Battle Of Karkar
The Battle of Karkar (or Qarqar) was fought in 853 BC when the army of Assyria, led by king Shalmaneser III, encountered an allied army o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 680s Bc: Encyclopedia - 680s Bc
Centuries: 8th century BC - 7th century BC - 6th century BC Decades: 730s BC 720s BC 710s BC 700s BC 690s BC - 680s BC - 670s BC 660s BC ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sargon: Encyclopedia - Sargon
There have been two monarchs, and a comic book fictional character named Sargon: Sargon of Akkad Sargon II of Assyria Sargon the Sorcere...   » 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 - 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 - 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

Encyclopedia - Assyrian People: Encyclopedia Ii - Assyrian People - Neo-assyrian Revival
Many Assyrians currently have an apocalyptic belief in the future of their nation, based on the following passage from the Bible: At tha...   » 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 - Assyrian Church Of The East: Encyclopedia Ii - Assyrian Church Of The East - Early History
Assyrian Church of the East - The consolidation of the Church. Christian communities existed in the regions of Assyria, Babylonia, and ...   » 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 - 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 - 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 - Obelisk: Encyclopedia Ii - Obelisk - Ancient Obelisks
Obelisk - Egyptian obelisks. In 1911, Encyclopædia Britannica wrote, "The earliest TEMPLE obelisk still in position is that of Senwosr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Names Of The Levant: Encyclopedia Ii - Names Of The Levant - Philistia And Palestine
Palestine derives from Philistia and its Philistine people, first recorded by the ancient Egyptians as a member of the invading Sea Peopl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Obelisk: Encyclopedia Ii - Obelisk - Ancient Obelisks
Obelisk - Egyptian obelisks. In 1911, Encyclopædia Britannica wrote, "The earliest temple obelisk still in position is that of Senwosr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Assyrian Neo-aramaic: Encyclopedia Ii - Assyrian Neo-aramaic - Origin History And Use Today
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic is one of a number of modern Eastern Aramaic languages spoken in the region between Lake Urmia in Iranian Azerbaijan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Names Of The Levant: Encyclopedia Ii - Names Of The Levant - Holy Land
The Holy Land is a somewhat neutral term used in Judeo-Christian tradition to refer to the holy sites of the Levant — especially Shiloh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Babylonia: Encyclopedia Ii - Babylonia - Science And Mathematics
Among the sciences, astronomy and astrology occupied a conspicuous place in Babylonian society. Astronomy was of old standing in Babyloni...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mesopotamian Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Mesopotamian Religion - Religious Practice And Rituals
The most noteworthy outcome of this system in the realm of religious practice was, as already intimated, the growth of an elaborate and c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Babylonian And Assyrian Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Babylonian And Assyrian Religion - The Rivalry Between Assur And Marduk
Originally the patron god of the city of Assur, when this city became the centre of a growing and independent district, Assur was natural...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Babylonia: Encyclopedia Ii - Babylonia - History
During the first centuries of the "Old Babylonian" period (that followed the Sumerian revival under Ur-III), kings and people in high pos...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mesopotamian Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Mesopotamian Religion - The Rivalry Between Assur And Marduk
Originally the patron god of the city of Assur, when this city became the centre of a growing and independent district, Assur was natural...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Two Babylons: Encyclopedia Ii - The Two Babylons - The Mother And Child And The Original Of The Child
In chapter 2, section 2, Hislop alleges that in the same way that first persons in the Godhead (or rather, the Father) was not worshipped...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Babylonian And Assyrian Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Babylonian And Assyrian Religion - Ethics
On the ethical side, the religion of Babylonia more particularly, and to a less extent that of Assyria, advances to noticeable conception...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mesopotamian Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Mesopotamian Religion - Ethics
On the ethical side, the religion of Babylonia more particularly, and to a less extent that of Assyria, advances to noticeable conception...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Babylonian And Assyrian Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Babylonian And Assyrian Religion - Astral Theology
An important factor which thus served to maintain the rites in a more or less stable condition was the predominance of what may be called...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Babylonian And Assyrian Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Babylonian And Assyrian Religion - Religious Practice And Rituals
The most noteworthy outcome of this system in the realm of religious practice was, as already intimated, the growth of an elaborate and c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mesopotamian Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Mesopotamian Religion - Astral Theology
An important factor which thus served to maintain the rites in a more or less stable condition was the predominance of what may be called...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ten Lost Tribes: Encyclopedia Ii - Ten Lost Tribes - Biblical Support Of The Ten Lost Tribes
ISAIAH Chapter 11 verse 11 "And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall set his hand A SECOND TIME to recover the remnant ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Two Babylons: Encyclopedia Ii - The Two Babylons - Roman Catholicism And Babylonian Mystery Religion
Hislop starts by comparing the Babylonians mystery religions to the Roman Catholic church. He links them by quoting Revelation 17:4-5: " ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Two Babylons: Encyclopedia Ii - The Two Babylons - Criticism
The evangelical minister Ralph Woodrow made the case in his book "Babylon Mystery Religion" that Roman Catholicism was a syncretic religi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Two Babylons: Encyclopedia Ii - The Two Babylons - Brief Summary
Hislop identified the Biblical figure of Nimrod with the Mesopotamian ruler Ninus. Based on this supposed connection, and on selected rea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Two Babylons: Encyclopedia Ii - The Two Babylons - Trinity In Unity
After an involved explanation of how the Babylonian culture of idolatory influenced the Ancient Greeks in chapter 2, section 1, Hislop st...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Assyrians: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Assyrians - Kings
See Kings of Assyria. See Kings of Osroene. ... See also:List of Assyrians, List of Assyrians - Kings, List of Assyrians - Women, List ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Syriacs: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Syriacs - Tennis
List of Kings. Kings of Osroene Kings of Assyria Babylonian kings Nabatean kings Famous women. ... See also:List of Syriacs...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sumerian King List: Encyclopedia Ii - Sumerian King List - Description
The list records the location of the "official" kingship and the rulers, with the lengths of their rule. The kingship was believed to be ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Babylonian And Assyrian Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Babylonian And Assyrian Religion - The Triads
Anu's unique position as the chief god of the highest heavens was always recognized in the theological system developed by the priests, w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mesopotamian Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Mesopotamian Religion - The Triads
Anu's unique position as the chief god of the highest heavens was always recognized in the theological system developed by the priests, w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sumerian King List: Encyclopedia Ii - Sumerian King List - The List
Sumerian king list - Early Dynastic I. Ante-diluvian kings, legendary, or earlier than ca. the 26th century BC. Their rules are measure...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Assyrian People: Encyclopedia Ii - Assyrian People - Ottoman Assyrians
The Ottoman Empire, before it began to decay, had an elaborate system of administering the non-Muslim "People of the Book." That is, they...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Babylonian And Assyrian Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Babylonian And Assyrian Religion - The Cult Of Anu
There are some reasons for believing that the oldest seat, and possibly the original seat, of the Anu cult was in Uruk, as that is where ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Assyrian Siege Of Jerusalem: Encyclopedia Ii - Assyrian Siege Of Jerusalem - Hezekiah's Reforms
In 715 BCE, following the death of Ahaz, Hezekiah became the sole regent of Judah and initiated widespread religious reforms — smashing...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Assur: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Assur
Assur (Chald.). A city in Assyria ; the ancient seat of a library from which George Smith excavated the earliest known tablets, to whi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kedesh: Encyclopedia Ii - Kedesh - History
Kedesh was first documented in the Book of Joshua as a Canaanite citadel that was conquered by the Israelites under the leadership of Mos...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mesopotamian Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Mesopotamian Religion - The Cult Of Anu
There are some reasons for believing that the oldest seat, and possibly the original seat, of the Anu cult was in Uruk, as that is where ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Babylonian And Assyrian Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Babylonian And Assyrian Religion - Later Influence
The influence exerted by the Babylonian-Assyrian religion was particularly profound on the Semites, while the astral theology affected th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Babylonian And Assyrian Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Babylonian And Assyrian Religion - Chronology
There can be considered to have been four periods in the development of the Babylonian-Assyrian religion: the oldest period from c. 3500...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tigris And Euphrates: Encyclopedia Ii - Tigris And Euphrates - Theme
The game is named after the rivers Tigris and Euphrates in the region we now call the Middle-East. The rivers together formed natural bor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mesopotamian Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Mesopotamian Religion - Chronology
There can be considered to have been four periods in the development of the Babylonian-Assyrian religion: the oldest period from c. 3500...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mesopotamian Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Mesopotamian Religion - Later Influence
The influence exerted by the Babylonian-Assyrian religion was particularly profound on the Semites, while the astral theology affected th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Assyrian People: Encyclopedia Ii - Assyrian People - Language
The modern Assyrian language belongs to the Eastern Aramaic branch of the Afro-Asiatic family. It is a Semitic language similar to Hebrew...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Assyrian People: Encyclopedia Ii - Assyrian People - Assyrians And Islam
Assyrians are not Arabs yet may speak Arabic and/or other languages of their adopted nations as well as their own. They are of Semitic or...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Babylonian And Assyrian Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Babylonian And Assyrian Religion - The Impact Of Hammurabi
Leaving aside the primitive phases of the religion as lying beyond historical investigation, a sharp distinction can be made between the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mesopotamian Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Mesopotamian Religion - The Impact Of Hammurabi
Leaving aside the primitive phases of the religion as lying beyond historical investigation, a sharp distinction can be made between the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Assyrian People: Encyclopedia Ii - Assyrian People - Neo-aramaic Koine
Beside local Aramaic vernacular forms, there is a literary language, based primarily on the dialect used in the Urmia district of northwe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Children Of Israel: Encyclopedia Ii - Children Of Israel - Other Appearances
There is an ethnic-religious group in Afghanistan which refers to itself as the Bnai Israel, or House of Israel, or Bani Israel. This gro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religions Of The Ancient Near East: Encyclopedia Ii - Religions Of The Ancient Near East - Overview
There were many different cultures in the Ancient Near East with different languages, different cultures, different religions, and differ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tarsus City: Encyclopedia Ii - Tarsus City - History
The pre-historical development of Tarsus reaches back to Neolithic Period. The Neolithic Period is followed by the Kalkeolitic and Early ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Assyrian People: Encyclopedia Ii - Assyrian People - Assyrian Diaspora
At the turn of the century the Christian population in Ottoman regions had numbered about 5,000,000. When the massacres finally ended in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Assyrian People: Encyclopedia Ii - Assyrian People - Assyrians In Iraq
In 1933, the Iraqi government held the Patriarch of the Church of the East, the Mar Shamun, under house arrest. When he left Iraq to appe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nahum: Encyclopedia Ii - Nahum - Historical Context
Assyria for a very long time were vicious overlords of the Fertile Crescent. They were ferocious fighters and were well known for their b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fire And Brimstone: Encyclopedia Ii - Fire And Brimstone - Biblical References
Several Biblical passages use the image of burning sulfur, or brimstone, to respresent divine wrath. The King James translation often ren...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Diaokhi: Encyclopedia Ii - Diaokhi - History
Diaokhi emerged as an union of proto-Georgian tribes to counter Assyrian attacks to the north at the end of the second millennium BC. An ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - King Solomon's Mines: Encyclopedia Ii - King Solomon's Mines - History
The book was first published in September 1885 with billboards and posters around London announcing "The Most Amazing Book Ever Written"....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Umbrella: Encyclopedia Ii - Umbrella - History
Depictions on ancient artifacts provide evidence that umbrellas have existed for over four thousand years. The civilizations of ancient A...   » 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