Assyrian
Ancient Tigris dweller
Assyrian refers to the ancient Mesopotamian empire centered in northern Iraq, or to its people, language, and culture.
The Assyrian Empire dominated the Near East from roughly 2000 to 600 BCE, known for military prowess and monumental architecture.
Modern Assyrians are an ethnic group descended from ancient Mesopotamian peoples, predominantly Christian, with communities in Iraq, Iran, Syria, and diaspora populations worldwide.
The Assyrian language, also called Neo-Aramaic, descends from the Aramaic spoken in the ancient empire.
Act of unearthing
- reliefsRaised surface carvings
- tabletsFlat portable computing devices
- cuneiformStylus-impressed ancient script
- palaceMonarch's official residence
winged bull · ivories · sculpture · British Museum · stele · obelisk · annals · inscriptions
Assyrian empire's seat
- conquestDefeating and seizing control
- tributeOffering of respect
- vassalLand-holding sworn subordinate
- chariotAncient horse-drawn fighter's vehicle
siege · deportation · provincial · military · expansion · dominion · iron weapons
Stepped ancient temple mound
- IshtarBabylonian goddess of love
- GilgameshMesopotamian epic protagonist
- MardukBabylonian supreme deity
- mythologyBody of traditional tales
divination · library · epic · astrology · polytheism · temple · priest · omen
Western Asian river
- EuphratesMajor Iraqi river
- AkkadianAncient Semitic Mesopotamian language
- BabylonianOf ancient Mesopotamian empire
- SumerianEarliest known civilization
Ur · Fertile Crescent · Hammurabi · Chaldean · city-state · irrigation · cradle of civilization
Ancient Mesopotamian people
- SemiticOf Hebrew or Arabic peoples
- ChristianAdherent of the gospel
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
- genocideSystematic annihilation of a people
minority · indigenous · heritage · ancestry · traditions · Middle East · Iraq · Iran
excavation
Act of unearthing
- reliefsRaised surface carvings
- tabletsFlat portable computing devices
- cuneiformStylus-impressed ancient script
palace · winged bull · ivories · sculpture · British Museum · stele · obelisk · annals · inscriptions · colossal statues
Nineveh
Assyrian empire's seat
chariot · siege · deportation · provincial · military · expansion · dominion · iron weapons
ziggurat
Stepped ancient temple mound
- IshtarBabylonian goddess of love
- GilgameshMesopotamian epic protagonist
- MardukBabylonian supreme deity
mythology · divination · library · epic · astrology · polytheism · temple · priest · omen · ritual
Tigris
Western Asian river
- EuphratesMajor Iraqi river
- AkkadianAncient Semitic Mesopotamian language
- BabylonianOf ancient Mesopotamian empire
Sumerian · Ur · Fertile Crescent · Hammurabi · Chaldean · city-state · irrigation · cradle of civilization
Chaldean
Ancient Mesopotamian people
- SemiticOf Hebrew or Arabic peoples
- ChristianAdherent of the gospel
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
genocide · minority · indigenous · heritage · ancestry · traditions · Middle East · Iraq · Iran · Turkey
- ancient historyancient history, ancient world, classical antiquity, ancient empires, Mesopotamia
- IraqBaghdad, Basra, Mosul, Fallujah, Kurdistan
- MesopotamiaBabylon, Sumer, Tigris, Mesopotamia, Euphrates
- Ancient CulturesAztec, Inca, Mayan, Olmec, Minoan
- ancient languagesLatin, Greek, Sanskrit, Ancient Greek, Sumerian
- ethnic groupsJews, Arabs, Chinese, Irish, Greeks
- Neo-Assyrian EmpireLast Assyrian imperial phase
- Assyrian EmpireAncient Tigris valley state