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The reign of Tukulti-Ninurta I was a hallmark of what was to come in the arsenal of Neo-Assyrian subjugation. Before his war with Babylon, Tukulti-Ninurta I presented himself as the king who would restore the will of the gods, thereby justifying his attack. The relationship between the Assyrian ruler and the Assyrian pantheon had been notable since the start of the Old Assyrian period, when the leader was given the title “governor on behalf of Assur.”
By the height of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, the king was essentially the mouthpiece of the gods, acting as their representative on earth. The Assyrians had adopted the ancient concept of divine kingship from the Sumerians and Akkadians, and it is constantly emphasized in art and inscriptions from that time."
The ancient leather armor, datable to 786-543 BCE, was originally made of about 5,444 smaller scales and 140 larger scales, which, together with leather laces and lining, had a total weight of 4-5 kg.
Taking its name from the Assyrian word for “peace,” Shiluh is Turkey’s largest commercial Assyrian-style winery. It is based in Midyat, about 100 km from Mardin in southeastern Turkey, and carries on the winemaking tradition of Christian Assyrians in a modernized way.
We think of ancient civilisations as operating very differently from the way our economy works today. Yet the Assyrians, around 3,000 years ago, began the basis of modern capitalism, in a region spanning most of modern-day Iraq, eastern Syria and southeastern Turkey.
A magnetic survey at Khorsabad, once the ancient Assyrian capital, has revealed the remains of a huge villa (with 127 rooms), royal gardens, the city’s water gate and five large buildings.
After an attack on a synagogue in a Detroit suburb, the Assyrian-owned Shenandoah Country Club opened its doors to shelter families and staff, earning praise for the Assyrian community’s solidarity with Detroit’s Jewish community.
For the ancient Assyrians, emotions were felt differently in the body. A new analysis of Akkadian texts suggests happiness was linked not to the heart but to the liver, offering fresh insight into how Assyrians understood emotions and the human body.
Professor Dr. Artur Margulov, an Assyrian from Ukraine, has conducted unique archival research on Assyrians in Ukraine, tracing their journey from World War I refugees to victims of Soviet repression and the lasting impact on their community today.
A court in Brussels has sentenced Assyrian Paulus Sati, a Chaldean Archdeacon legally known as Atheel Sati, in connection with a major organized crime case in Belgium.
Heather Reilly
