A Companion to Assyria.

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I Geography and History -- Chapter 1 Physical and Cultural Landscapes of Assyria -- Introduction -- Physical Environment of Assyria -- Cultural Landscapes: Past Research and Methods -- Emergent Landscapes of the Early Bronze Age -- Imperial Landscapes of the Neo‐Assyrian Period -- Conclusions and Future Prospects -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Further Reading -- Chapter 2 "Assyria" in the Third Millennium bce -- Introduction -- Regionalization (3200-2700 bce) -- The Second Urban Revolution (2700-2400 bce) -- The Ebla World-System (2400-2300 bce) -- Merchants and Empires (2300-2000 bce) -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Further Reading -- Chapter 3 The Old Assyrian Period (20th-18th Century bce) -- Sources, Rulers, and Chronology -- Old Assyrian History -- The Political Institutions of Ashur -- The End of the Old Assyrian Period -- Notes -- Abbreviations -- References -- Further Reading -- Chapter 4 Economy, Society, and Daily Life in the Old Assyrian Period -- Introduction -- Ashur and Kaniš -- Slaves -- The Assyrian Family -- Economy and Daily Life -- References -- Further Reading -- Chapter 5 The Transition Period (17th to 15th Century bce) -- Two King Lists and the Period after Šamši-Adad I -- Signs of Prosperity -- Mittanian Dominion -- Notes -- References -- Further Reading -- Chapter 6 The Middle Assyrian Period (14th to 11th Century bce) -- Assyria Joins the Scene -- The First Half of the 13th Century bce -- Territorial Expansion and Consolidation: A First Attempt -- The Decline of Power in the Period after Tukulti-Ninurta I -- Territorial Expansion and Consolidation: A Second Attempt -- Concluding Remarks -- Abbreviations -- References -- Further Reading.

Chapter 7 Economy, Society, and Daily Life in the Middle Assyrian Period -- The Middle Assyrian State -- The King -- The Royal Palace -- The Administrative Structure of the  Middle Assyrian Kingdom -- The Military -- Recruitment and Labor Administration -- Taxation -- Middle Assyrian Society: Social Strata -- The Middle Assyrian Family -- Ethnic Groups -- Abbreviations -- References -- Further Reading -- Chapter 8 The Neo-Assyrian Period (ca. 1000-609 bce) -- Introduction -- Chronology and Sources -- The Crisis Years (ca. 1050-935) -- The Reconquista Period (934-824) -- Internal Conflicts and Fragmentation of Power: The Age of the "Magnates" (823-745) -- Genesis of an Empire: Assyria from Tiglath-pileser III to Sargon II (744-705) -- Imperial Heydays: From Sennacherib to Assurbanipal (704-631) -- Assyria's Downfall (631-609) -- The "Afterlife" and Legacy of the Assyrian Empire -- Notes -- Abbreviation -- References -- Further Reading -- Chapter 9 Economy, Society, and Daily Life in the Neo-Assyrian Period -- The Crucible of Mass Deportation -- The Heartland of Assyria -- The Provinces -- The Nineveh Region -- Farmers and Pastoralists -- Four Vignettes of Neo-Assyrian Life -- Note -- Abbreviations -- References -- Further Reading -- Chapter 10 Post-Imperial Assyria -- Introduction -- The Early Post-imperial Period -- Restructuring and Revitalization: The Seleucid and Arsacid Periods -- Notes -- References -- Further Reading -- Part II The Fringes of Empire: Assyria and its Neighbors -- Chapter 11 Assyria and the North: Anatolia -- The Eastern Taurus Mountains -- Eastern Anatolia and Urartu -- The Western Taurus and Central Anatolia -- References -- Further Reading -- Chapter 12 Assyria and the East: Western Iran and Elam -- The Assyrian Expansion in the East -- Western Iran beyond Assyria's Provinces -- Elam and Anšan -- References -- Further Reading.

Chapter 13 Assyria and the West: Syria and the Levant -- Introduction -- The Levant until the Time of Tiglath-pileser III: Exploration and Exploitation -- The Levant at the Time of Tiglath-pileser III: The Great Annexation -- The Levant after Tiglath-pileser III: The Taming of the Insurgents -- References -- Further Reading -- Chapter 14 Assyria and the Far West: The Aegean World -- Notes -- Abbreviations -- References -- Further Reading -- Chapter 15 Assyria and the South: Babylonia -- Introduction -- The Third and Second Millennium bce -- The First Millennium bce -- Note -- Abbreviations -- References -- Further Reading -- Chapter 16 Assyria and the Far South: The Arabian Peninsula and  the Persian Gulf -- Introduction -- From the Beginnings to the Reign of Tiglath-pileser III -- Sargon II and Sennacherib -- From Esarhaddon to the Downfall of the Assyrian Empire -- Conclusion -- Abbreviations -- References -- Further Reading -- Part III Elements of Assyrian Civilization -- Chapter 17 Languages and Writing Systems in Assyria -- Languages -- Writing Systems -- Main Features of Assyrian Grammar -- Abbreviations -- References -- Further Reading -- Chapter 18 Assyrian Religion -- The City of Ashur and its Temples in the  Third Millennium bce -- The God Assur -- The Theology of Assur and His Elevation to Universal Dominion -- Assur, His Earthly Representative, and  the Community of Gods -- Politics as Religion and Religion as Politics -- Swan Song -- Notes -- References -- Further Reading -- Chapter 19 Assyrian Literature -- Old Assyrian Period -- Middle Assyrian Period -- Neo-Assyrian Period -- Notes -- References -- Further Reading -- Chapter 20 Assyrian Scholarship and  Scribal Culture in Ashur -- Assyrian Interest in Babylonian Scholarship -- Middle Assyrian Scholarship -- The Alleged Royal Library of Tiglath-pileser I.

Middle Assyrian Scholarly Families -- The Scholars of Ashur between the Ninth and  the Seventh Century bce -- References -- Further Reading -- Chapter 21 Assyrian Scholarship and Scribal Culture in Kalḫu and Nineveh -- Introduction -- Libraries of Neo-Assyrian Scholars and Temples -- The Growing Role of Divination and Scholarship for the Neo-Assyrian Kings -- How the Neo-Assyrian Kings Obtained Access to Babylonian Scholarship -- Assembling Tablets for Assurbanipal's Library in Nineveh -- The Archaeology of the Royal Library in Nineveh -- The Tablets of the Library Collection in Nineveh Written by Babylonian Scholars -- The Tablets of the Library Collection in Nineveh Written by Assyrian Scholars -- Note -- Abbreviations -- References -- Further Reading -- Chapter 22 Assyrian Legal Traditions -- The Many Strands of Assyrian Legal Traditions -- Old Assyrian Legal Practices -- Middle Assyrian Legal Practices -- Neo-Assyrian Legal Practices -- References -- Further Reading -- Chapter 23 Assyrian Cities and Architecture -- Introduction -- Ashur in the Third Millennium bce -- The Old-Assyrian Period -- The Transition Period (17th to 15th centuries bce) -- The Middle Assyrian Period -- The Neo-Assyrian Period -- References -- Further Readings -- Chapter 24 Assyrian Art -- Introduction -- Ashur in the Third Millennium bce -- The Old Assyrian Period -- The Middle Assyrian Period -- The Neo-Assyrian Period: Sculpture and Painting -- The Neo-Assyrian Period: Portable Arts -- References -- Further Reading -- Chapter 25 Assyrian Technology -- Introduction -- City Planning and Monumental Buildings -- Hydraulic Engineering -- Bridges -- Transportation of Materials and Heavy Loads -- Abbreviation -- References -- Further Reading -- Chapter 26 Assyrian Warfare -- References -- Further Reading -- Chapter 27 Thoughts on the Assyrian Empire and Assyrian Kingship.

Translatio imperii -- World Empires: Size vs. "Mission" -- Enlarging Assyria -- Prerequisites of the Imperial Project -- Imperial Practice and Theory -- Destruction and Reconstruction -- The Advantages of Direct Rule -- References -- Further Reading -- Part IV The Afterlife and  Rediscovery of Assyria -- Chapter 28 Assyria in Late Babylonian Sources -- Assyria in the Royal Inscriptions of the  Babylonian Empire -- Assyria in Everyday Documents -- Assyria in the View of the Persians -- Hellenistic Babylonia Remembers Assyria -- References -- Further Reading -- Chapter 29 Assyria in the Hebrew Bible -- Introduction -- Terminology -- History -- Stories -- Political Ideology and Law -- More Immediate Assyrian Influences on Religion and Culture in Israel and Judah? -- Conclusions -- Abbreviations -- References -- Further Reading -- Chapter 30 Assyria in Classical Sources -- Assyria's Changing Image in Greek and Roman Texts -- Assyrian Rulers in Classical Sources -- Notes -- References -- Further Reading -- Chapter 31 The Archaeological Exploration of Assyria -- Botta, Layard, and the Rediscovery of Assyria in the Nineteenth Century -- Twentieth Century Excavations of Assyrian Sites -- Notes -- References -- Further Reading -- Chapter 32 Assyrian Christians -- Introduction -- Assyria and Assyrian in Pre‐Modern Syriac Sources -- Assyrian Christians in Nineteenth‐Century Literature from the West -- Assyrian Identity and the Church of the East -- Assyrian Identity and the Greater Syriac Heritage -- Conclusion -- Appendix: The Churches of the Syriac Heritage -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Abbreviation -- References -- Further Reading -- List of Assyrian Kings -- Notes -- Index -- EULA.

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