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This is a large map of Assyria, made by Ningyou. For translations of this map, ... List of ancient great powers; List of conflicts in Asia; List of conflicts in Iraq;
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Map 3 for article "Syria". Syria (and Mesopotamia, Babylonia, and Assyria) in detail. For an index to the names, see below. It would be helpful if someone could add colour to the map (specifically, the oceans, rivers, and lakes), to clarify it/ improve the aesthetic.
English: This map show the territorial organization of Assyrian Empire un times of Ashurbanipal, in dark green is show the pahitu/pahutu (provinces) of the empire, in yellow the matu (subjects kingdoms of the empire) and in cream color the kingdom of Babylon, the yellow points show other subjects kingdoms and the black points the pahitu/pahutu (provinces) of the Babylon kingdom, and with brown ...
This area and other parts of the former Assyrian Empire to the east (including Assyria itself) were renamed Syria (Seleucid Syria), a 9th-century BC Hurrian, Luwian and Greek corruption of Assyria (see Etymology of Syria and Name of Syria), which had for centuries until this point referred specifically to the land of Assyria and the Assyrians ...
c. 1850 BC - c. 1700 BC (Old Assyrian) Map showing the approximate extent of the Upper Mesopotamian Empire at the death of Shamshi-Adad I c. 1721 BC. Map of the Ancient Near East showing the city-state Assur within the territory of the First Babylonian Dynasty during the reign of King Hammurabi's son and successor, Samsu-iluna (light green) c ...
The Middle Assyrian Empire was the third stage of Assyrian history, covering the history of Assyria from the accession of Ashur-uballit I c. 1363 BC and the rise of Assyria as a territorial kingdom [1] to the death of Ashur-dan II in 912 BC. [a] The Middle Assyrian Empire was Assyria's first period of ascendancy as an empire. Though the empire ...
The name Amurru appears in the Old Assyrian period as a geographical designation, often with the divine determinative prefix, bearing similarities to how the god Assur and the city of Assur freely interchange in Old Assyrian texts. [8] The Mari archives also mention Amurru, which may have been the name of a federation.