Middle Assyrian refers to the Middle Assyrian period of the
Ancient Near East
The ancient Near East was the home of early civilizations within a region roughly corresponding to the modern Middle East: Mesopotamia (modern Iraq, southeast Turkey, southwest Iran and northeastern Syria), ancient Egypt, ancient Iran (Ela ...
, ca. 16th to 10th centuries BC (the
Late Bronze Age
The Bronze Age is a historic period, lasting approximately from 3300 BC to 1200 BC, characterized by the use of bronze, the presence of writing in some areas, and other early features of urban civilization. The Bronze Age is the second pri ...
). It may refer to:
*The
Middle Assyrian Empire
The Middle Assyrian Empire was the third stage of Assyrian history, covering the history of Assyria from the accession of Ashur-uballit I 1363 BC and the rise of Assyria as a territorial kingdom to the death of Ashur-dan II in 912 BC. ...
*The Middle Assyrian language, see
Akkadian language
Akkadian (, Akkadian: )John Huehnergard & Christopher Woods, "Akkadian and Eblaite", ''The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the World's Ancient Languages''. Ed. Roger D. Woodard (2004, Cambridge) Pages 218-280 is an extinct East Semitic language th ...
*Middle Assyrian cuneiform, see
Cuneiform script
See also
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Old Assyrian (disambiguation) Old Assyrian refers to a period of the Ancient Near East, ca. 20th to 16th centuries BC (the Middle Bronze Age). It may refer to:
*The Old Assyrian Empire
*The Old Assyrian language
*Old Assyrian cuneiform, see Cuneiform script
See also
*Middle A ...
(Middle Bronze Age)
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Neo-Assyrian
The Neo-Assyrian Empire was the fourth and penultimate stage of ancient Assyrian history and the final and greatest phase of Assyria as an independent state. Beginning with the accession of Adad-nirari II in 911 BC, the Neo-Assyrian Empire grew t ...
(Early Iron Age)
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