Acta judicial (1950-1835 a.C.) de los archivos mercantiles asirios de Kültepe sobre el reparto de una herencia paterna, que 3 años después de morir no se había resuelto. Amur-Šamaš lo había cuidado en los últimos meses de vida, pero Ikūnum se negaba a pagar por el funeral y acusó a su hermano de quedarse las propiedades de su padre, incluido su sello, perjudicando también a su hermana.🏛️Museo de las Civilizaciones de Anatolia #asiria #assyria
#Assyria
El asedio neoasirio de Laquís en el 701 a.C. contado en el Antiguo Testamento (2 Reyes 18; 2 Crónicas 32) representado en el palacio de Senaquerib en Nínive. 🏛️Museo Británico 📷Shadsluiter #asiria #assyria #mesopotamia
Fragments of huge relief discovered at Nineveh:
https://www.uni-heidelberg.de/en/newsroom/spectacular-find-in-the-ancient-city-of-nineveh
#Nineveh #Mesopotamia #Assyria #Ashur #Inanna #Ishtar #Ashurbanipal #history #archaeology #QueenOfHeaven
🔴 **Triumph and Betrayal: Assyria's Path to Empire, 935-745 BC**
“_This book re-examines the historical question of Assyria’s expansion, presenting a novel reconstruction of the early Neo-Assyrian period with the latest data (including new Assyrian kings), detailed regional studies synthesising the newest historical and archaeological findings, and interpretative essays outlining new historical factors._”
Edmonds, A. 2025. Triumph and Betrayal: Assyria’s Path to Empire, 935–745 BC. Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111593715.
#OpenAccess #OA #Nonfiction #Book #Ebook #Bookstodon #Academia #Academic #History #NeoAssyrian #Assyria #Empire @bookstodon
~ The story of Semiramis part III ~
She is one of the more controversial figures from ancient history and has become more so since the 19th century CE when the Christian minister Alexander Hislop published his book The Two Babylons (originally in 1853 CE and a more popular edition in 1858 CE), linking Semiramis with the whore of Babylon from the biblical Book of Revelation. Even though The Two Babylons is clearly anti-Catholic propaganda and has no claim to biblical or historical accuracy, it is still cited by certain protestant Christian works as an authority on the subject, and the book therefore contributes to the controversy surrounding Semiramis.
The book claims, to cite only two examples of biblical inaccuracy, that Semiramis was Nimrod's wife, whereas Chapter 10 of Genesis says no such thing, and famously insists that Semiramis is the whore of Babylon when her name is nowhere mentioned in the Bible. The book continues to exert a powerful influence over certain readers and their understanding of ancient history in general and Semiramis specifically.
Whether Sammu-Ramat was the model for Semiramis continues to be argued by modern historians, who often cite the same ancient inscriptions for their conflicting arguments, and it does not seem to be a debate that will be settled anytime soon. Based simply on the evidence of Sammu-Ramat being able to erect her own stele at the prestigious city of Ashur, however, it would appear she was a very impressive and very powerful Assyrian queen who was known to later generations as Semiramis.
Painting : Semiramis at the corpse of Ara the Beautiful, by Vardges Sureniants
#semiramis #babylon #antiquity #assyria #painting #art #arthistory #history #womenfromhistory
She is one of the more controversial figures from ancient history and has become more so since the 19th century CE when the Christian minister Alexander Hislop published his book The Two Babylons (originally in 1853 CE and a more popular edition in 1858 CE), linking Semiramis with the whore of Babylon from the biblical Book of Revelation. Even though The Two Babylons is clearly anti-Catholic propaganda and has no claim to biblical or historical accuracy, it is still cited by certain protestant Christian works as an authority on the subject, and the book therefore contributes to the controversy surrounding Semiramis.
The book claims, to cite only two examples of biblical inaccuracy, that Semiramis was Nimrod's wife, whereas Chapter 10 of Genesis says no such thing, and famously insists that Semiramis is the whore of Babylon when her name is nowhere mentioned in the Bible. The book continues to exert a powerful influence over certain readers and their understanding of ancient history in general and Semiramis specifically.
Whether Sammu-Ramat was the model for Semiramis continues to be argued by modern historians, who often cite the same ancient inscriptions for their conflicting arguments, and it does not seem to be a debate that will be settled anytime soon. Based simply on the evidence of Sammu-Ramat being able to erect her own stele at the prestigious city of Ashur, however, it would appear she was a very impressive and very powerful Assyrian queen who was known to later generations as Semiramis.
Painting : Semiramis at the corpse of Ara the Beautiful, by Vardges Sureniants
#semiramis #babylon #antiquity #assyria #painting #art #arthistory #history #womenfromhistory
~ The story of Semiramis part II ~
Whatever she did, it stabilized the empire after a civil war and provided her son with a sizable and secure nation when he came to the throne. It is known that she defeated the Medes and annexed their territory, may have conquered the Armenians and, according to Herodotus, may have built the embankments at Babylon on the Euphrates River which were still famous in his time. What else she did, however, merged with myth in the years after her reign.
These legends concerning Semiramis and her marriage to Ninyas (also known as Ninus) inspired still more tales of the queen's reign. According to the Gesta Treverorum (12th century CE), an account of the Germanic Treveri tribe, Semiramis even exerted influence over ancient Germania. According to the story, Ninyas had a son by an earlier marriage named Trebeta. Semiramis hated her stepson and saw him as a threat. After Ninus' death, she either exiled him or he, fearing for his life, left Assyria with a band of followers and eventually founded the city of Trier, which would become one of the largest cities in the Roman Empire.
Other ancient accounts, such as those by Diodorus Siculus, also seem to have combined earlier accounts of Sammu-Ramat's reign with myths and legends relating to the goddess Astarte and Ishtar/Inanna so that, in time, the historical queen became the mythical, semi-divine, Semiramis.
Painting : Semiramis Called to Arms, by Le Guerchin
#semiramis #babylon #antiquity #assyria #painting #art #arthistory #history #womenfromhistory
Whatever she did, it stabilized the empire after a civil war and provided her son with a sizable and secure nation when he came to the throne. It is known that she defeated the Medes and annexed their territory, may have conquered the Armenians and, according to Herodotus, may have built the embankments at Babylon on the Euphrates River which were still famous in his time. What else she did, however, merged with myth in the years after her reign.
These legends concerning Semiramis and her marriage to Ninyas (also known as Ninus) inspired still more tales of the queen's reign. According to the Gesta Treverorum (12th century CE), an account of the Germanic Treveri tribe, Semiramis even exerted influence over ancient Germania. According to the story, Ninyas had a son by an earlier marriage named Trebeta. Semiramis hated her stepson and saw him as a threat. After Ninus' death, she either exiled him or he, fearing for his life, left Assyria with a band of followers and eventually founded the city of Trier, which would become one of the largest cities in the Roman Empire.
Other ancient accounts, such as those by Diodorus Siculus, also seem to have combined earlier accounts of Sammu-Ramat's reign with myths and legends relating to the goddess Astarte and Ishtar/Inanna so that, in time, the historical queen became the mythical, semi-divine, Semiramis.
Painting : Semiramis Called to Arms, by Le Guerchin
#semiramis #babylon #antiquity #assyria #painting #art #arthistory #history #womenfromhistory
~ The story of Semiramis part I ~
Semiramis is a legendary queen thought to be based on the historical Sammu-Ramat (r. 811-806 BCE), the queen regent of the Assyrian Empire who held the throne for her young son Adad Nirari III until he reached maturity.
She was the wife of Shamshi-Adad V (r. 823-811 BCE) and, when he died, she assumed rule until Adad Nirari III came of age, at which time she passed the throne to him. Women were not admitted to positions of authority in the Assyrian Empire, and to have a woman ruler would have been unthinkable unless that particular woman had enough power to take and hold it.
This, however, is precisely the problem with Sammu-Ramat's reign: there is very little information about what she did and how she went about doing it and some scholars refer to her simply as “an obscure Assyrian lady of the eighth century B.C. of whom we know nothing for certain except that she is named on an inscription as lady of the palace”. It would seem, however, that she was much more than that and, however little may be left to record her reign, there is enough to suggest that she was the equal of her predecessors and secured the kingdom after the death of her husband.
It is not known what year she married the king, but when her husband died and she took the throne, she was able to provide the nation with the stability it needed. It seems that, after the death of her husband she continued to lead military campaigns herself although this claim, like those concerning much of her reign, has been challenged.
Painting : Semiramis, Queen of Assyria, by Cesare Saccaggi
#semiramis #babylon #antiquity #assyria #painting #art #arthistory #history #womenfromhistory
Semiramis is a legendary queen thought to be based on the historical Sammu-Ramat (r. 811-806 BCE), the queen regent of the Assyrian Empire who held the throne for her young son Adad Nirari III until he reached maturity.
She was the wife of Shamshi-Adad V (r. 823-811 BCE) and, when he died, she assumed rule until Adad Nirari III came of age, at which time she passed the throne to him. Women were not admitted to positions of authority in the Assyrian Empire, and to have a woman ruler would have been unthinkable unless that particular woman had enough power to take and hold it.
This, however, is precisely the problem with Sammu-Ramat's reign: there is very little information about what she did and how she went about doing it and some scholars refer to her simply as “an obscure Assyrian lady of the eighth century B.C. of whom we know nothing for certain except that she is named on an inscription as lady of the palace”. It would seem, however, that she was much more than that and, however little may be left to record her reign, there is enough to suggest that she was the equal of her predecessors and secured the kingdom after the death of her husband.
It is not known what year she married the king, but when her husband died and she took the throne, she was able to provide the nation with the stability it needed. It seems that, after the death of her husband she continued to lead military campaigns herself although this claim, like those concerning much of her reign, has been challenged.
Painting : Semiramis, Queen of Assyria, by Cesare Saccaggi
#semiramis #babylon #antiquity #assyria #painting #art #arthistory #history #womenfromhistory
'The Seventh Wonder: The Riddle of Babylon's Hanging Gardens'
🪴🌷🌱
People reel off details of the pyramids of Egypt, the Colossus of Rhodes and other wonders of the ancient world. But they are silent on the Hanging Gardens. How much do we really know about this ancient wonder?
🌳 🌻 🥀
medium.com/@weareji/the...
#History#Babylon #Assyria #archaeology #research
#Iraq #AncientWorld #AncientHistory #MiddleEast
💥👀💥 WOW! 💥👀💥
When the data were visualized as grayscale images, ghostly outlines emerged of structures as deep as six to ten feet (two to three meters) below ground. The data revealed the location of the city’s water gate, possible palace gardens, and five enormous buildings, including a 127-room villa twice the size of the U.S. White House."
🔴 **Darius as “King of Assyria” (Ezra 6:22)**
_“The use of the title of King of Assyria in Ezra 6:22 is related to the Persian satrapy of Abar-Nahara.”_
Silverman, J. M. (2024) “Darius as ‘King of Assyria’ (Ezra 6:22)”, Studia Orientalia Electronica, 12(1), pp. 81–83. doi: https://doi.org/10.23993/store.145487.
Que hayas conseguido el platino en ese videojuego que te tiene viciado está muy bien pero, ¿acaso tienes un prisma de ocho caras como Tiglath-Pileser I (1114-1076 a.C.), rey de Asiria, con sus logros militares? Él venció a los arameos y extendió sus dominios hasta el Mediterráneo. No creo que suelan decir eso de ti. 🏛️Museos Estatales de Berlín #Asiria #Assyria #mesopotamia
#2Kings set forth the demise of the Kingdom of #Israel.
Pekah and Rezin conspired against #Ahaz king of Judah to remove him from his throne. Ahaz became a vassal of #Assyria, and the Assyrians wiped out the Arameans and the Israelites.
The Assyrians would later exile the Israelites to the land of Assyria, and re-populated Israel with people from elsewhere. Thus the land became known as Samaria, and its people #Samaritans.
Did an extraterrestrial civilization use high-tech weapons in 701 BC? Today’s story concerns the killing of 185,000 Assyrian soldiers by an angel of Yahweh in a single night... https://anuchildren.org/did-an-extraterrestrial-civilization-use-high-tech-weapons-in-701-bc/ #assyria #bible #extraterrestrials #gods #judah
I really enjoy how snooty Eckart Frahm is when he describes Ashurbanipal (king of the world, king of Assyria, 7th century BCE):
"Yes, yes, he assembled the world's largest library of cuneiform texts; and we're very grateful and all, but, look, despite his boasts to the contrary, the dude was not that great a scholar. His handwriting is shitty, and letters addressed to him show that his correspondents had to put in explanations of all the difficult words."
My new favorite genre of writing is griping cuneiform letters. Here's what a former exorcist and physician had to say when Ashurbanipal came to power and fired him (transcription in alt-text).
My favourite bit is the dry commentary of Eckart Frahm at the end of the paragraph: '. . . it is clear that academic pursuits were far less lucrative in ancient Assyria than commercial ones — a situation not so different from that of today.'
Source: https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/2d3bb3b2-df20-480f-9625-e47ca9bad611
Professor of Assyriology, Matthew Stolper standing in front of the Colossal Bull Sculpture from the Achaemenid capital Persepolis, dating back to 486-424 BCE
[📷 University of Chicago]
@Rainmaker1973 #Assyria
Dang, those Assyrians really did not know how to receive a gift gratefully.
Pic 1 a kid from 2000BCEish, complaining about his wardrobe budget, which is proof that his mother doesn't love him; and Pic 2 is the first self-styled 'Great King' of Assyria, Ashur-Uballit, complaining that his Egyptian counterpart didn't give a nice enough royal gift.
(Transcription of relevant bits in alt-text; do read it!)
(source: this book: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/121495511-assyria)
![From year to year, the clothes of the young gentlement here become better, but you let my clothes get worse... At a time when in our house wool is used up like bread, you have made me poor clothes. The son of Adad-iddinam, whose father is only an assistant of my father, (has) two new sets of clothes[...] while you fuss even about a single set of clothes for me. In spite of the fact that you bore me and his mother only adopted him, his mother loves him, while you, you do not love me.](https://files.mastodon.social/cache/media_attachments/files/113/069/512/931/300/793/original/418b961d369bf6fc.jpg)
WRITER FUEL: The Gilgamesh flood tablet is a 2,600-year-old text that's eerily similar to the story of Noah's Ark.
#LimFic #LiminalFiction #WriterFuel #Writers #Authors #WritersofMastodon #StoryIdeas #Gigamest #Assyria #Mesapotamia #NoahsArk #ClayTablet #Flood #History #Babylon
The city of #Madyat in #Türkiye has a whole other city under it, dating back to #Assyrian times
#archaeology #Assyria #Mesopotamia
https://www.newarab.com/features/ancient-secrets-unearthed-vast-turkish-cave-city
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