Assyrian may refer to: Someone or something from Assyria. The Assyrian people. One of the Assyrian languages: Akkadian language: an extinct Semitic language spoken in Mesopotamia. The Aramaic language as the official language of the Assyrian Empire. Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: a modern Aramaic language. Syriac language: the classical language of literature and liturgy in the Assyrian Church of the East, and other churches, is sometimes called Assyrian. The Sy

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The Ottoman Empire, before it began to decay, had an elaborate system of administering the non-Muslim "People of the Book." That is, they made allowances for accepted monotheists with a scriptural tradition and distinguished them from people they defined as pagans. (Buddhists and Hindus as well as some African groups were the ones with which they came in contact.) As People of the Book (or dhimmi), Jews, Christians and Mandaeans (in some cases Zoroastrians ...

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At the turn of the century the Christian population in Ottoman regions had numbered about 5,000,000. When the massacres finally ended in 1923, about 20,000 Greeks, 10,000 Armenians and 30,000 Assyrians remained. The Assyrian diaspora includes a community in Chicago numbering as many as 80,000, more than in any other American city. Since World War I, the Assyrian diaspora has steadily increased so that there are now more Assyrians living in western countries (including Australia) than in the Middle East. Södertälje in Sweden is often seen a ...

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This article concerns the Assyrian people. For their ancient empire, see Assyria. United States and Canada:    300,000 (est.) CIS:    64,000 (est.) Europe:    93,000 (est.) Australia, New Zealand and Others:    150,000 (est.) Assyrians are a Syriac-speaking Semitic minority inhabiting northern Iraq, northeastern Syria, southeastern Turkey, and northwestern Iran, some of whom are also identified ...

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Assyrian people - Language Assyrian people - Neo-Aramaic Koine Assyrian people - Assyrians and Islam Assyrian people - Ottoman Assyrians
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Assyrian people - Assyrian Diaspora Assyrian people - Assyrians in Iraq Assyrian people - Neo-Assyrian revival Assyrian people - Assyrian denominations

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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 origin and have a rich history distinct from ethnic Arabs. Historically, they contributed to the rise of Arabic astronomy, philosophy and medicine during the Abbasid period, and many scientists and scholars were in fact of Assyrian birth [1]. Since the early Islamic period, Assyrians, like other non-Muslims, were subjected to the special poll tax on non-Muslims, the jizya, and eventually to severe rest ...

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Many Assyrians currently have an apocalyptic belief in the future of their nation, based on the following passage from the Bible: At that time there will be a highway from Egypt to Assyria. The Assyrians will visit Egypt, and the Egyptians will visit Assyria. The Egyptians and Assyrians will worship together. At that time Israel will be the third member of the group, along with Egypt and Assyria, and will be a recipient of blessing in the earth. The Lord who leads armies will pronounce a blessing over the earth, saying, "Blessed be my people, Egypt, and the work of my hands, Assyria, and my special p ...

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Belus or Belos in classical Greek or classical Latin texts (and later material based on them) in a Assyrian context refers to one or another purportedly ancient and historically nonexistent Assyrian king, such king in part at least an euhemerization of the Babylonian god Bel Marduk. Belus most commonly appears as the father of Ninus who otherwise mostly appears as the first known Assyian king. Ctesias provides not information about Ninus' parentage. But already in Herodotus we find a Ninus son of Belus among the ancestor ...

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Chaldean and Assyrian cuisine are very closely related to other Middle Eastern cuisines. It predates both Arab and Turkish cuisine in Western Asia. It is also similar to Armenian, Persian, Jewish and Greek Cuisine. It is believed that Assyrians invented Baklava in the 8th century BCE. Assyrian cuisine - Ftarta Breakfast ܦܛܪܬܐ. Common breakfast usually contains; eggs (scrambled, sunny side up, hard boiled) usually with fried tomatoes, tahina (sesame seed paste) with either fig jam or date syrup, bastirm ...

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Assyrian cuisine - Ftarta Breakfast ܦܛܪܬܐ Assyrian cuisine - Maza Appetizer ܡܙܐ Assyrian cuisine - Khadaya w Ashaya Lunch and Dinner ܥܫܝܐ

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Image:Sennacheribprism.gifIn 721 BCE, the Assyrian army captured the Israelite capital at Samaria and carried away the citizens of the northern kingdom into captivity. The virtual destruction of Israel left the southern kingdom, Judah, to fend for itself in the whirlwind of warring Near Eastern kingdoms. At the time of Samaria's fall, there existed two kings in Judah — Ahaz and his son Hezekiah — who ruled as co-regents. Judah existed as a vassal to Assyria during this time and was forced to pay an annual tribute to the powerful empire.< ...

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Assyrian Siege of Jerusalem - Hezekiah's reforms Assyrian Siege of Jerusalem - Jerusalem besieged Assyrian Siege of Jerusalem - The hexagonal prism and other sources Assyrian Siege of Jerusalem - Sennacherib's end

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See Kings of Assyria. See Kings of Osroene. ...

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List of Assyrians, List of Assyrians - Kings, List of Assyrians - Women, List of Assyrians - Religious Figures, List of Assyrians - Writers and Poets, List of Assyrians - Musicians, List of Assyrians - Sports, List of Assyrians - Politicians

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Babylonian and Assyrian religion was a series of belief systems in places in the early civilisations of the Euphrates valley. This article examines the period of c. 3500 BCE to c. 300 CE. The development of the religion of Babylonia was important in the history of the people who practiced it, and in many ways was a direct reflection of developments in their society. Babylonian and Assyrian religion - The impact of Hammurabi. Leaving aside the primitive phases of the religion as lying beyond historical inves ...

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Babylonian and Assyrian religion - The impact of Hammurabi
Babylonian and Assyrian religion - The old regional gods Babylonian and Assyrian religion - The rise of Marduk
Babylonian and Assyrian religion - The cult of Anu Babylonian and Assyrian religion - The triads Babylonian and Assyrian religion - The rivalry between Assur and Marduk Babylonian and Assyrian religion - Chronology Babylonian and Assyrian religion - Astral theology Babylonian and Assyrian religion - Religious practice and rituals Babylonian and Assyrian religion - Ethics Babylonian and Assyrian religion - Later influence

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The Holy Catholic and Apostolic Assyrian Church of the East is a Christian church that traces its origins to the See of Babylon, said to be founded by Saint Thomas the Apostle. It sometimes calls itself the Assyrian Orthodox Church, but should not be confused with the distinct Syriac Orthodox Church, which is an Oriental Orthodox body. In India, it is known as the Chaldean Syrian Church. In the Wes ...

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Assyrian Church of the East - Early history
Assyrian Church of the East - The consolidation of the Church Assyrian Church of the East - Schism with the Western Church Assyrian Church of the East - Subsequent history Assyrian Church of the East - Southern expansion Assyrian Church of the East - Eastern expansion
Assyrian Church of the East - Modern times

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Assyria in earliest historical times referred to a region on the Upper Tigris river, named for its original capital, the ancient city of Ashur. Later, as a nation and Empire, it also came to include roughly the northern half of Mesopotamia (the southern half being Babylonia). Assyria proper was located in a mountainous region, extending along the Tigris as far as the high Gordiaean or Carduchian mountain range of Armenia, sometimes called the "Mountains of Ashur". Assyria - Early history. Of the earl ...

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Assyria - Early history Assyria - Old Assyrian city-state Assyria - Assyrian Empire
Assyria - Assyrian empire-building Assyria - Sargonid dynasty Assyria - Downfall and heritage

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History of Christianity Jesus of Nazareth The Apostles Ecumenical councils Great Schism The Crusades Reformation The Trinity God the Father Christ the Son The Holy Spirit The Bible Old Testament New Testament Apocrypha The Gospels Ten Commandments Sermon on the Mount Christian theology Salvation · Grace Christian worship Christian Church Catholicism Orthodox Christianity Protestantism Christian denominations< ...

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Oriental Orthodoxy - Oriental Orthodox Communion Oriental Orthodoxy - Assyrian Church of the East

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Nestorianism is the Christian doctrine that Jesus existed as two persons, the man Jesus and the divine Son of God, rather than as a unified person. This doctrine is identified with Nestorius (c.386–c.451), Patriarch of Constantinople, although it is inappropriately named since he himself denied holding this belief. This view of Christ was condemned at the Council of Ephesus in 431, and the conflict over this view led to the Nestorian schism, separating the Ass ...

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Nestorianism - Nestorius Nestorianism - Christological implications Nestorianism - The involvement of the Assyrian Church Nestorianism - The spread of Nestorianism Nestorianism - Modern Nestorianism

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History of Christianity Jesus of Nazareth The Apostles Ecumenical councils Great Schism The Crusades Reformation The Trinity God the Father Christ the Son The Holy Spirit The Bible Old Testament New Testament Apocrypha The Gospels Ten Commandments Sermon on the Mount Christian theology Salvation · Grace Christian worship Christian Church Catholicism Orthodox Christianity Protestantism Christian denominations< ...

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Ecumenical council - Council documents Ecumenical council - List of ecumenical councils
Ecumenical council - Councils #1 to #7 Ecumenical council - Councils #8 and #9 Ecumenical council - Councils #10 to #21 Councils of Rome
Ecumenical council - Acceptance of the councils
Ecumenical council - Mormonism: accept none Ecumenical council - Nontrinitarian churches: accept none Ecumenical council - The Assyrian Church: accept #1 and #2 Ecumenical council - Oriental Orthodoxy: accept #1 #2 and #3 Ecumenical council - Protestantism: accept #1-#7 with reservations Ecumenical council - Eastern Orthodoxy: accept #1-#7; some also accept #8eo #9eo Ecumenical council - Roman Catholicism: accept #1-#7 #8cor #9cor #10-#21

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Babylon is the Greek variant of Akkadian Babilu, an ancient city in Mesopotamia (Location: 32°32′11″N, 44°25′15″E, modern Al Hillah, Iraq). It was the "holy city" of Babylonia from early times, and the seat of the Neo-Babylonian empire from 612 BC. In the Hebrew Bible, the name appears as בבל (Babel), interpreted by popular etymology to mean "confusion". Akkadian bāb-ilû means "Gate of God", translating Sumerian Kadingirra. One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, the Hanging Gar ...

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Babylon - History
Babylon - Assyrian period Babylon - Beautification of Babylon by Nebuchadrezzar II Babylon - Babylon under the Persians Babylon - Hellenic period
Babylon - Archaeology of Babylon

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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 appeal to the British with regard to how the Assyrians were being mistreated in Iraq contrary to the agreement at Iraq's independence to refrain from discrimination against minorities, he was stripped of his citizenship and refused reentry. During July 1933, about 800 armed Assyrians headed for the Syrian border, where they were turned back. While King Faisal had briefly left the country for medical reas ...

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The following is a list of the Kings of Babylon, a major city of ancient Mesopotamia, in modern Iraq. List of kings of Babylon - First Dynasty of Babylon. This uses the traditional Middle Chronology, although there is now reason to believe it may be too early by as much as a century. Sumu-abum 1894-1881 BC Sumu-la-El 1880-1845 BC Sabium 1844-1831 BC Apil-Sîn 1830-1813 BC Sin-muballit 1812-1793 BC Hammurabi 1792-1750 BC Samsu-I ...

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List of kings of Babylon - First Dynasty of Babylon List of kings of Babylon - Early Kassite Monarchs List of kings of Babylon - Sealand Dynasty Dynasty II of Babylon List of kings of Babylon - Kassite Dynasty Third Dynasty of Babylon List of kings of Babylon - Dynasty IV of Babylon from Isin List of kings of Babylon - Dynasty V of Babylon List of kings of Babylon - Dynasty VI of Babylon List of kings of Babylon - Dynasty VII of Babylon List of kings of Babylon - Dynasty VIII of Babylon List of kings of Babylon - Dynasty IX of Babylon List of kings of Babylon - Dynasty IX of Babylon List of kings of Babylon - Dynasty X of Babylon Assyrians and Chaldeans List of kings of Babylon - Dynasty XI of Babylon Neo-Babylonian or Chaldean

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