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At its height in 660 BCE, the kingdom of Assyria stretched from the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. It was the first empire the world had ever seen. Here, historian Eckart Frahm tells the epic story of Assyria and its formative role in global history. Assyrias wide-ranging conquests have long been known from the Hebrew Bible and later Greek accounts. But nearly two centuries of research now permit a rich picture of the Assyrians and their empire beyond the battlefield: their vast libraries and monumental sculptures, their elaborate trade and information networks, and the crucial role played by royal women.
Although Assyria was crushed by rising powers in the late seventh century BCE, its legacy endured from the Babylonian and Persian empires to Rome and beyond. Assyria is a stunning and authoritative account of a civilization essential to understanding the ancient world and our own.
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Copyright 2023 by Eckart Frahm
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Frahm, Eckart, author.
Title: Assyria : the rise and fall of the worlds first empire / Eckart Frahm.
Description: First edition. | New York : Basic Books, 2023. | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Identifiers: LCCN 2022035344 | ISBN 9781541674400 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781541674394 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: AssyriaHistory. | AssyriaCivilization.
Classification: LCC DS71 .F73 2023 | DDC 935/.03dc23/eng/20220801
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2022035344
ISBNs: 9781541674400 (hardcover), 9781541674394 (ebook)
E3-20230302-JV-NF-ORI
T he following list provides the names and regnal years of Assyrias most important rulers in the somewhat simplified rendering, without special characters, that is used for ancient Near Eastern names throughout this book. The number preceding each rulers name indicates his position within the Assyrian King List (AKL), an Assyrian chronicle known from first-millennium BCE copies. The available manuscripts of the AKL come to an end with Shalmaneser V (no. ); the numerals preceding the names of the kings following him continue the AKLs numbering system, running from to . Ititi and Zarriqum are not mentioned in the AKL but a re included in the list below because of their historical importanc e, while the names of several rulers who feature in the AKL but a re otherwise poorly attested are excluded. If known, the names of t he principal wives of the Neo-Assyrian kings are mentioned below as well, marked by italics.
The regnal dates of the kings from Tiglath-pileser I (no. ) onward can be determined with complete accuracy, while there is a certain margin of error for those of the earlier kings. The dates provided for the Old Assyrian rulers follow Gojko Barjamovic, Assur Before Assyria (forthcoming).
In accordance with Mesopotamian calendrical practices, the first year given for a specific ruler is not his accession year but his first full year in office. Thus, Shalmaneser III (AKL ) is said to have ruled from to BCE , even though he actually ascended the throne at some point in BCE .
Third Millennium BCE
Ititi | twenty-third century | |
Zarriqum (or Sarriqum) | mid-twenty-first century | |
Sulili/Sul | ca. 2025 ? |
Old Assyrian Period
Puzur-Ashur I | ca. 2020 ? | |
Shalim-ahum | ||
Ilushumma | ||
Erishum I | ca. 1969 1930 | |
Ikunum | ca. 1929 1916 | |
Sharrum-ken (Sargon I) | ca. 1915 1876 | |
Puzur-Ashur II | ca. 1875 1868 | |
Naram-Sn | ca. 1867 1834 / 1824 | |
Erishum II | ca. 1833 / 1823 1809 | |
Shamshi-Adad I | ca. 1808 1776 | |
Ishme-Dagan I | ca. 1775 1736 | |
a | Mut-Ashkur | |
b | Rimush | |
d | Puzur-Sn |
Transition Period
Ashur-dugul | ||
Adasi | ca. 1730 | |
Belum-bani | ca. 1729 1719 | |
Kidin-Ninua | ca. 1630 1616 | |
Shamshi-Adad II | ca. 1597 1591 | |
Ishme-Dagan II | ca. 1590 1574 | |
Shamshi-Adad III | ca. 1573 1557 | |
Ashur-nirari I | ca. 1556 1530 | |
Puzur-Ashur III | ca. 1529 1505 | |
Enlil-nasir I | ca. 1504 1491 | |
Ashur-bel-nisheshu | ca. 1417 1409 |
Middle Assyrian Period
Ashur-uballit I | ca. 1363 1328 | |
Adad-nirari I | ca. 1305 1274 | |
Shalmaneser I | ca. 1273 1244 | |
Tukulti-Ninurta I | ca. 1243 1207 | |
Ashur-nadin-apli | ca. 1206 1203 | |
Ashur-nirari III | ca. 1202 1197 | |
Enlil-kudurri-usur | ca. 1196 1192 | |
Ninurta-apil-Ekur | ca. 1191 1179 | |
Ashur-dan I | ca. 1178 1133 | |
Ninurta-tukulti-Ashur | ca. 1133 ? | |
Tiglath-pileser I | 1114 1076 | |
Ashur-bel-kala | 1073 1056 | |
Ashurnasirpal I | 1049 1031 | |
Shalmaneser II | 1030 1019 | |
Ashur-nirari IV | 1018 1013 | |
Ashur-rabi II | 1012 | |
Tiglath-pileser II |
Neo-Assyrian Period
Ashur-dan II | |||
Adad-nirari II | |||
Tukulti-Ninurta II | |||
Ashurnasirpal II |
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