Section 5 Chapter 2 of John Heise's 'Akkadian language' about the history of the Iron Age in the Ancient Near East.

V. History of the Iron Age in Mesopotamia

A bird's eye view: important time periods, famous city names, dynasties, terminology, as an invitation to see literature on the Ancient Near East.

Contents of this section:

  1. History of the Iron Age in Mesopotamia
    1. New Assyrian period
      1. A urnasirpal (883-859 BC)
      2. Sargon-II (772-705 BC)
      3. A urbanipal (669-625 BC)
      4. Downfall of the New Assyrian empire
    2. New Babylonian empire
      1. Nebudkadnesar-II (605-565 BC)
      2. Seleucides (312 BC-64 AD)

Ashurnasirpal II

A Great Assemblage clay cylinder about Nebukadnezar II

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last modification on Feb 10, 1996

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