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The Neo-Assyrian Empire is usually considered to have begun with the accession of Adad-nirari II, in 911 BC, lasting until the fall of Nineveh at the hands of the Babylonians, Medes, Scythians and Cimmerians in 612 BC. The empire was the largest and most powerful the world had yet seen. At its height
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and conquests, but he is also famous due to the large amount of records that exist from the period of his reign. After the death of Hammurabi, the first Babylonian dynasty lasted for another century and a half, but his empire quickly unravelled, and Babylon once more became a small state. The Amorite
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Akkadian gradually replaced Sumerian as the spoken language of Mesopotamia somewhere around the turn of the 3rd and the 2nd millennium BC (the exact dating being a matter of debate), but Sumerian continued to be used as a sacred, ceremonial, literary and scientific language in Mesopotamia until the
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By combining absolute and relative dating methods, a chronological framework has been built for Mesopotamia that still incorporates many uncertainties but that also continues to be refined. In this framework, many prehistorical and early historical periods have been defined on the basis of material
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came to occupy much of the area, although it was Sumer's long-standing rivals to the east, the Elamites, who finally overthrew Ur. In the north, Assyria remained free of Amorite control until the very end of the 19th century BC. This marked the end of city-states ruling empires in Mesopotamia, and
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had developed into increasingly complex societies. Irrigation and other means of exploiting food sources were being used to amass large surpluses. Huge building projects were being undertaken by rulers, and political organization was becoming ever more sophisticated. Throughout the millennium, the
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was still occupied until the 14th century, and Assyrians possibly still formed the majority in northern Mesopotamia until the Middle Ages. Assyrians retain Eastern Rite Christianity whereas the Mandaeans retain their ancient gnostic religion and Mesopotamian Aramaic as a mother tongue and written
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and succeeded by the Late Chalcolithic period. The new period is named Northern Ubaid to distinguish it from the proper Ubaid in southern Mesopotamia, and two explanations were presented for the transformation. The first maintain an invasion and a replacement of the Halafians by the Ubaidians;
500:(PPNB, 8700–6800 BC) at the end of the 9th millennium BC. This transition has been documented at sites like Abu Hureyra and Mureybet, which continued to be occupied from the Natufian well into the PPNB. The so-far earliest monumental sculptures and circular stone buildings from 1054:. The homogeneity of the Jemdet Nasr period across a large area of southern Mesopotamia indicates intensive contacts and trade between settlements. This is strengthened by the find of a sealing at Jemdet Nasr that lists a number of cities that can be identified, including 1337:. For half a century the Guti controlled Mesopotamia, especially the south, but they left few inscriptions, so they are not well understood. The Guti hold loosened on southern Mesopotamia, where the second dynasty of Lagash came into prominence. Its most famous ruler was 408:– the order in which layers were deposited. In general, newer remains are deposited on top of older material. Absolute chronologies are established by dating remains, or the layers in which they are found, through absolute dating methods. These methods include 1108:
were firmly established in Mesopotamia by the middle of the 4th millennium BC, in the archaeological Uruk period, although scholars dispute when they arrived. It is hard to tell where the Sumerians might have come from because the Sumerian language is a
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The chronology for much of the third and second millennia BC is subject to much debate. Based on different estimates for the length of periods for which still very few historical documents are available, so-called Ultra-long, Long,
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was considered to be an important historical source, but recent scholarship has dismissed the utility of this text up to the point that it should not be used at all for the reconstruction of Early Dynastic political history.
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were likely to have been semi nomadic pastoralist rulers, nominally independent but subject to the Akkadian Empire, who dominated the region and at some point during this period became fully urbanised and founded the
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The Neo-Babylonian Empire or Second Babylonian Empire was a period of Mesopotamian history which began in 620 BC and ended in 539 BC. During the preceding three centuries, Babylonia had been ruled by their fellow
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human occupation of Mesopotamia is, like the previous Epipaleolithic period, confined to the foothill zones of the Taurus and Zagros Mountains and the upper reaches of the Tigris and Euphrates valleys. The
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The chronology of this era is particularly uncertain due to difficulties in our understanding of the text, our understanding of the material culture of the Early Dynastic period and a general lack of
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culture that is thought to be representative for each period. These periods are often named after the site at which the material was recognized for the first time, as is for example the case for the
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created the first, if short-lived, empire to extend west of Mesopotamia, at least according to historical accounts dated centuries later. The last native Sumerian to rule over most of Sumer before
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Unlike the south of Mesopotamia, the native Akkadian kings of Assyria repelled Amorite advances during the 20th and 19th centuries BC. However this changed in 1813 BC when an Amorite king named
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p. 2; "Radiometric data suggest that the whole Southern Mesopotamian Ubaid period, including Ubaid 0 and 5, is of immense duration, spanning nearly three millennia from about 6500 to 3800 B.C."
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were occupied, the southern alluvium was settled during the late Neolithic period. Mesopotamia has been home to many of the oldest major civilizations, entering history from the
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into the design to facilitate the reservoirs and canals required to transport water vast distances. The dynasty continued until around c. 2154 BC, and reached its zenith under
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however, there is no hiatus between the Halaf and northern Ubaid that excludes the invasion theory. The most plausible theory is a Halafian adoption of the Ubaid culture.
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are also often included under the wider term Mesopotamia. A further distinction is usually made between Upper or Northern Mesopotamia and Lower or Southern Mesopotamia.
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includes many references to the area of Mesopotamia but little clue regarding their place of origin, perhaps indicating that they had been there for a long time. The
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during this period, but literacy remained in the Sumerian language. The Akkadians further developed the Sumerian irrigation system with the incorporation of large
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was inhabited by several distinct, flourishing cultures between the end of the last ice age (c. 10,000 BC) and the beginning of history. One of the oldest known
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in southeastern Turkey date to the PPNA/Early PPNB and represent, according to the excavator, the communal efforts of a large community of hunter-gatherers.
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and then a further thirteen rulers about all of whom nothing is yet known. These early kings from the 23rd to late 21st centuries BC, who are recorded as
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officially controlled by Ebla. Apart from this reference to trading activity, nothing further has yet been discovered about Tudiya. He was succeeded by
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in 1894 BC. For over a century after its founding, it was a minor and relatively weak state, overshadowed by older and more powerful states such as
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were a people who settled in northwestern Mesopotamia and southeast Anatolia in 1600 BC. By 1450 BC they established a medium-sized empire under a
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overthrew the Amorites of Babylon and a period of civil war with multiple claimants to the throne ensued, ending with the succession of king
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in modern India). Babylonia found itself under Assyrian and Elamite domination for much of the later Kassite period. In the end, the
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for sites in Iraq. Also, the multitude of city-states makes for a confusing situation, as each has its own history. In the past, the
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Later and in the broader sense, the historical region included not only the area of present-day Iraq, but also parts of present-day
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Similar portrait of a probable Uruk King-Priest with a brimmed round hat and large beard, excavated in Uruk and dated to 3300 BC.
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and a flourishing Syriac Christian tradition which remains to this day. A number of Neo-Assyrian kingdoms arose, in particular
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in 627 BC, the Assyrian empire descended into a series of bitter civil wars, allowing its former vassals to free themselves.
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in particular appears to have been a powerful king and the dominant ruler in the region, who made many raids into southern
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as capital from 305 BC. In the 1st century BC, Mesopotamia was in constant turmoil as the Seleucid Empire was weakened by
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was sacked in 612 BC, Assyria fell by 605 BC and the seat of empire was transferred to Babylonia for the first time since
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of Uruk, and the various city-states again vied for power. Power over the area finally went to the city-state of Ur, when
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The Middle Assyrian period begins c. 1720 BC with the ejection of Amorites and Babylonians from Assyria by a king called
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ruling class, and temporarily made tributary vassals out of kings in the west, making them a major threat for the
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in Southern Mesopotamia, where the earliest large excavation of Ubaid period material was conducted initially by
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containing clays were diluted in different degrees or various minerals were mixed to produce different colours.
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after their power was broken by the Assyrians and Hittites, and held the status of vassals to the "Hatti", the
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the end of Sumerian dominance, but the succeeding rulers adopted much of Sumerian civilization as their own.
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script to this day. Among these peoples, the giving of traditional Mesopotamian names is still common.
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Records from the 12th and 11th centuries BC are sparse in Babylonia, which had been overrun with new
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in particular becoming a major source of manpower for the army and a breadbasket for the economy.
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In North Mesopotamia the period runs only between about 5300 and 4300 BC. It is preceded by the
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entered Mesopotamia from the 1st to 3rd centuries AD, and flourished, particularly in Assyria (
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The Akkadian Empire lost power after the reign of Naram-Sin, and eventually was invaded by the
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were in northern Mesopotamia; later settlements in southern Mesopotamia required complicated
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usurped the throne of Assyria. Although claiming descendency from the native Assyrian king
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at an early date, and the state of Mesopotamian royal iconography during the Uruk period.
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were important religious centers, as was Eridu at this point. This was also the time of
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Pottery was decorated with abstract geometric patterns and ornaments, especially in the
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Cylinder seal and modern impression. Presentation scene, ca. 2000–1750 B.C. Isin-Larsa
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names like Syria, Jezirah and Iraq being used to describe the region after that date.
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of the Achaemenid Empire, much as it had done in Assyrian times. Mesopotamia fell to
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of Lagash who also conquered Sumer. His methods were force and intimidation (see the
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The entire Early Dynastic period is generally dated to 2900–2350 BC according to the
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domination occurred from the mid-15th to early 14th centuries BC. This was ended by
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mentions rulers going back to the 23rd and 22nd century BC. The earliest king named
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The development of Mesopotamia in the 7th–5th millennium BC was centered around the
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period. At that time, the area of Mesopotamia proper was not yet settled by humans.
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Kozłowski, Stefan Karol (1998). "M'lefaat: Early Neolithic Site in Northern Irak".
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This page will use Mesopotamia in its widest geographical and chronological sense.
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lasted for five centuries, into the 3rd century AD, when it was succeeded by the
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in 605 BC the Medes and Babylonians ruled Assyria. Babylon and Media fell under
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The late Uruk period (34th to 32nd centuries) saw the gradual emergence of the
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culture by farmers who brought with them the Samarran culture from the north.
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Visible Language: Inventions of Writing in the Ancient Middle East and Beyond
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For two centuries of Achaemenid rule both Assyria and Babylonia flourished,
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Arbil, Iraq Discovery Could be Earliest Evidence of Humans in the Near East
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Inside the Shanidar Cave, where the remains of eight adults and two infant
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people (belonging to the linguistic "centum" group) who dominated most of
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participated in these wars toward the end of the period, overthrowing the
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Dating the Fall of Babylon: a Reappraisal of Second-Millennium Chronology
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Syntactic Change in Akkadian: The Evolution of Sentential Complementation
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The Akkadian period is generally dated to 2350–2170 BC according to the
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that is roughly dated to 5500–4800 BCE. It partially overlaps with the
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in the southeast, which later expanded to encompass the whole region.
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In South Mesopotamia the period is the earliest known period on the
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of the mid-7th century AD, Mesopotamia saw an influx of non native
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reorganized and modernized the Median Army, then joined with King
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Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Babylonian dynasties ("Period of Chaos")
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By 1300 BC the Hurrians had been reduced to their homelands in
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although it is likely earlier periods exist obscured under the
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dating to the early sixth millennium BC. It is named after the
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Although the Hittites overthrew Babylon, another people, the
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that came to dominate Mesopotamia and much of the ancient
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Alabaster pot Mid-Euphrates region, 6500 BC, Louvre Museum
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states, which endured in the region for many centuries.
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Jar in calcite alabaster, Syria, late 8th millennium BC.
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between 1945 BC and 1906 BC, attacking the independent
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Rulers with names in italics are considered fictional.
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in Sassanid Persian), which became the center of the
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dynasty ended in 1595 BC, when Babylonia fell to the
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chieftain the following year. In alliance with king
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Speakman; Hector Neff (2005). 3145: 3143: 2826: 2785: 2745: 2718: 2716: 2447:conquest of Mesopotamia, dissolution of 2172: 2027: 1894: 1525: 1379:(three centuries before the more famous 1265: 1253: 1192: 1170: 1079: 1069: 1039:The Jemdet Nasr period, named after the 1022: 788: 712:Halaf culture (Northwestern Mesopotamia) 635: 466: 258: 237:, for which reason it is often called a 196: 130:This article includes a list of general 100:of all important aspects of the article. 12084: 7056:Bactria–Margiana Archaeological Complex 4432: 4334: 4277:. London: University of Chicago Press. 4232: 4213: 4062: 4027: 3971:Atlas of Preclassical Upper Mesopotamia 3930: 3899: 3437: 3423:. London: Routledge. pp. 159–174. 3418: 3277: 3215: 3115: 3113: 2940: 2929: 2842: 2771: 2637: 2208:of the Medes, and with the help of the 2032:Assyrian Crown-Prince, ca. 704–681 BC. 1391: 1355:Eventually the Guti were overthrown by 978:Sumerian civilization took form in the 492:, while the oldest evidence for animal 14: 13136: 12213: 12211: 12209: 11949: 11179: 10977: 8757: 8748:(Governor of Umma, King of all Sumer) 8652: 7576: 4353: 4270: 4153:Margins of Writing, Origins of Culture 3841:Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition 3543:Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition 3536: 3126:. Penguin Books Limited. p. 101. 3096:. John Wiley & Sons. p. 190. 3085: 3083: 3041: 2951:Carter, Robert A. and Philip, Graham 2722: 2509:History of institutions in Mesopotamia 2017: 2012: 1982: 1396: 1007: 734:Hassuna culture (Northern Mesopotamia) 631: 96:Please consider expanding the lead to 12275: 12229: 12074: 12041: 12036: 12027: 11979: 11918: 11913: 11904: 11899: 11890: 11880: 11875: 11870: 11865: 11856: 11722: 11694: 11689: 11684: 11674: 11665: 11655: 11650: 11639: 11630: 11524: 11259: 11166: 11064: 11054: 10940: 10788: 10697: 10519: 10512: 10470: 10394: 10372: 10340: 10326: 10295: 10279: 10153: 10125: 10101: 10056: 10017: 9962: 9898: 9731: 9716: 9693: 9680: 9643: 9493: 9450: 9324: 9300: 9292: 9255: 9193: 9182: 9152: 9136: 9105: 9072: 9052: 9030: 8997: 8906: 8838: 8826: 8785: 8697: 8689: 8617: 8398: 8152: 8145: 8107: 8034: 8016: 7985: 7938: 7904: 7889: 7881: 7868: 7849: 7837: 7820: 7804: 7767: 7720: 7694: 7616: 7581: 7509: 7333: 7302: 7295: 7284: 7265: 7138: 6811: 6498: 6390: 6212: 6087: 5660: 5612: 5594: 5573: 5563: 5481: 5452: 5384: 5360: 5175: 4406: 4312: 4173: 4143: 3949: 3908:. New York: Kluwer. pp. 95–105. 3722: 3357: 3308: 3302: 3239: 3140: 2901: 2860: 2848: 2713: 2389:Mesopotamia (4th to 2nd centuries BC) 2286:rule for another two centuries, with 2228:Classical Antiquity to Late Antiquity 1963:) at this time from their capital of 1012: 779:Samarra culture (Central Mesopotamia) 201:Map showing the extent of Mesopotamia 12182: 6837: 6792: 6734:Mesopotamian spring festival (Akitu) 3968: 3858:"Settlement Continuity in Kurdistan" 3682: 3266: 3110: 2612: 2399:) (2nd century BC to 3rd century AD) 1733:(1392 BC - 1366), and his successor 824:Ubaid culture (Southern Mesopotamia) 300: 116: 69: 28: 12206: 6782: 4176:"The Earliest Mesopotamian Writing" 3885:. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 3283: 3080: 1282:, or 2230–2050 BC according to the 1121:is identifiable from its initially 1100:, or 2800–2230 BC according to the 1076:Early Dynastic Period (Mesopotamia) 877:Northern expansion of Ubaid culture 388:Dating methodologies in archaeology 380:Chronology of the ancient Near East 24: 12303:Chronology of the Neolithic period 12162:. Getty Publications. p. 14. 12081:Chronology of the Neolithic period 11733: 11363: 11180: 11162:First Achaemenid conquest of Egypt 10947: 10838: 10154: 10126: 10069: 9899: 9506: 9160: 7521: 6870:List of Paleolithic sites in China 4226: 4109:Journal of Archaeological Research 3070:"Site officiel du musée du Louvre" 3025:"Site officiel du musée du Louvre" 2985:. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2405:(2nd century BC to 3rd century AD) 2188:speakers and northern neighbours, 1502:city states of the region such as 1243: 1175:Chronology of the main dominations 913:. This work of art suggests early 587:Mace-head, late 8th millennium BC. 136:it lacks sufficient corresponding 25: 13155: 11738:Coin of Ardashir I, Hamadan mint. 10074:Pharaoh Ahmose I slaying a Hyksos 7885:("made the land of Elam submit") 7091:List of Bronze Age sites in China 3987:Sagona, A.; Zimansky, P. (2009). 2708:Foster & Polinger Foster 2009 2615:"The Ancient World | Mesopotamia" 1717:Middle Assyrian Period and Empire 971:Named after the Sumerian city of 44:This article has multiple issues. 12159:Mesopotamia: Civilization Begins 12085: 12075: 9380: 9268: 9263: 9091: 8820: 8815: 8646: 8492: 8487: 8342: 8241: 8172: 8085: 8080: 7950: 7913: 7908: 7898: 7893: 7688: 7338: 7325: 7313: 7278: 7118: 7108: 6791: 6781: 6771: 6762: 6761: 6067:2021–2022 Iraqi political crisis 5641: 5151:Pennsylvania Sumerian Dictionary 4642: 4320:. London: Sidgwick and Johnson. 3727:Ancient Near East c. 3000–330 BC 2478: 2464: 1573: 1559: 1344: 1310:came into widespread use as the 1131:By the 3rd millennium BC, these 930: 890: 700:methods. The first of these was 619: 604: 592: 580: 568: 548: 529: 509: 355:is the area from Baghdad to the 121: 74: 33: 12223: 12176: 12145: 12131: 12109: 12100: 11156:Twenty-seventh Dynasty of Egypt 6546:Iraqi Turkmen/Turkoman dialects 5969:1979–1980 Shia uprising in Iraq 5959:1974–1975 Shatt al-Arab clashes 5698:Halaf-Ubaid Transitional period 4354:Wencel, Maciej Mateusz (2017). 4181:. In Woods, Christopher (ed.). 3610:Journal of Near Eastern Studies 3393: 3381: 3372: 3338: 3313: 3271: 3245: 3233: 3221: 3209: 3197: 3170: 3062: 3048:. Eisenbrauns. pp. 10–14. 3035: 3017: 2988: 2975: 2945: 2934: 2923: 2912: 2908:Moore, Hillman & Legge 2000 2890: 2866: 2831: 2820: 2765: 2196:, and Babylonia rebelled under 1518:during the reign of Erishum I. 954:Halaf-Ubaid Transitional period 652:in central Mesopotamia and the 88:may be too short to adequately 52:or discuss these issues on the 12091:Rulers of Ancient Central Asia 11229:Twenty-eighth Dynasty of Egypt 10776:Twenty-fourth Dynasty of Egypt 10700:Twenty-second Dynasty of Egypt 9262:"Kings of Ur, Sumer and Akkad" 5829:Muslim conquest of Mesopotamia 4708:Pre-Pottery Neolithic B (PPNB) 4703:Pre-Pottery Neolithic A (PPNA) 2631: 2606: 2581: 2557: 2282:in 330 BC, and remained under 1741:Empire and founded a powerful 960: 98:provide an accessible overview 13: 1: 12061:Muslim conquest of the Levant 11307:Cleopatra II Philometor Soter 11250:Thirty-first Dynasty of Egypt 11235:Twenty-ninth Dynasty of Egypt 11073:Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt 10943:Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt 10744:Twenty-third Dynasty of Egypt 10443:Twenty-first Dynasty of Egypt 6088: 5090:Ancient Mesopotamian religion 4487:Tigris–Euphrates river system 3647:Civilizations of Ancient Iraq 2919:Akkermans & Schwartz 2003 2873:Akkermans & Schwartz 2003 2534: 1809:land, sacking and dominating 555:Reconstitution of housing in 540:II, c. 60,000 to 45,000 BCE. 451: 13120:Historical Ancient Near East 10610:Fourth Babylonian dynasty (" 7344:(Uruk influence or control) 6325:in ISIL-controlled territory 6213: 2613:Wood, Michael (2010-11-10). 2539: 2256:rule in the 6th century BC ( 1797:Empire, annexing swathes of 1409:, who was a contemporary of 1375:, one of the earliest known 905:, dated circa 3300-3200 BC, 559:, Upper Mesopotamia, modern 463:Pre-Pottery Neolithic period 374:Chronology and periodization 366:in the 7th century AD, with 291: 245:Short outline of Mesopotamia 7: 11304:Ptolemy VII Neos Philopator 10343:Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt 10142:Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt 9689:Fourteenth Dynasty of Egypt 9683:Thirteenth Dynasty of Egypt 8943:(Vassals of the Akkadians) 7930:Indus-Mesopotamia relations 7331:(Anonymous "King-priests") 7286:Egypt-Mesopotamia relations 6943:Early Neolithic settlements 6499: 6391: 6236:Council of Representatives 5974:Weapons of mass destruction 5661: 5156:Chicago Assyrian Dictionary 5038:Egypt-Mesopotamia relations 5033:Indus-Mesopotamia relations 4318:Assyria: The Might that Was 4174:Woods, Christopher (2010). 4144:Woods, Christopher (2006). 3593:. Oxford University Press. 2983:Al-'Ubaid. Ur Excavations 1 2457: 2438:) (3rd to 7th centuries AD) 2417:(2nd to 7th centuries AD), 2324:Assyrian Church of the East 1932: 1890: 1506:, and founding colonies in 915:Egypt-Mesopotamia relations 10: 13160: 13028: 12096: 11931:Sasanian conquest of Egypt 11358: 11241:Thirtieth Dynasty of Egypt 11125: 11099: 11051:Assyrian conquest of Egypt 10397:Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt 10162:Third Babylonian dynasty ( 10059:Fifteenth Dynasty of Egypt 10021:Second Intermediate Period 8831:(vassal of the Akkadians) 8219: 7364:Early or legendary kings: 5964:1977 Shia uprising in Iraq 5161:Chicago Hittite Dictionary 4151:. In Sanders, S.L. (ed.). 3183:. UNM Press. p. 128. 3042:Cooper, Jerrol S. (1996). 2885:Sagona & Zimansky 2009 2519:Levantine Iron Age Anomaly 2176: 2038:Metropolitan Museum of Art 2021: 1986: 1936: 1902: 1832: 1829:Kassite dynasty of Babylon 1533: 1348: 1247: 1232:established supremacy was 1088:, possible founder of the 1073: 1016: 964: 827: 782: 737: 715: 455: 377: 280: 248: 13116: 13106: 13073: 13044: 13040: 12983: 12929: 12898: 12873: 12852: 12840: 12806: 12795: 12784: 12766: 12749: 12734: 12714: 12709: 12704: 12693: 12678: 12665: 12649: 12637: 12619: 12610: 12597: 12584: 12558: 12545: 12530: 12513: 12504: 12502: 12500: 12498: 12496: 12494: 12492: 12489: 12472: 12470: 12468: 12454: 12452: 12450: 12448: 12446: 12444: 12442: 12440: 12438: 12436: 12434: 12432: 12333: 12309: 12065: 12058: 12051: 12022: 11972: 11969: 11928: 11887: 11853: 11834: 11676:Parthamaspates of Parthia 11662: 11627: 11486: 11454: 11247: 11226: 11153: 11150: 11056:Assyrian conquest of Elam 11049: 10937: 10903: 10837: 10798: 10662: 10651: 10608: 10436:Third Intermediate Period 10251: 10122: 9966:Second Babylonian dynasty 9911:("Old Babylonian Period") 9677: 9629: 9393: 9361: 9333:Eleventh Dynasty of Egypt 9305: 9289: 9236: 9233: 9216: 9138: 9123: 9082: 9049: 8995: 8979: 8953: 8945: 8916: 8841:First Intermediate Period 8835: 8811: 8767: 8752: 8736: 8711: 8702: 8676: 8671: 8483: 8462: 8443: 8434: 8395: 8370: 8353: 8329: 8316: 8311: 8297: 8282: 8273: 8225: 8201: 8126: 8066: 8049: 8014: 7993: 7987:Early Dynastic Period III 7935: 7919: 7847: 7845: 7834: 7761: 7712: 7702: 7613: 7590: 7506: 7437: 7368: 7351: 7348: 7289: 7262: 7189: 7173: 7104: 7041: 7013: 6928: 6845: 6757: 6656: 6511: 6507: 6494: 6399: 6386: 6221: 6208: 6096: 6083: 5904: 5821: 5673: 5669: 5656: 5591: 5570: 5558: 5555: 5548: 5545: 5527: 5517: 5500: 5493: 5491: 5457: 5445: 5436: 5427: 5422: 5394: 5377: 5348: 5333: 5328: 5307: 5302: 5290: 5280: 5268: 5258: 5240: 5237: 5227: 5222: 5217: 5210: 5128: 5082: 5056: 4960: 4857: 4750: 4658: 4651: 4640: 4522: 4449: 4440: 4233:Joannès, Francis (2004). 3290:Marchesi, Gianni (2010). 2638:Seymour, Michael (2004). 2411:(1st to 2nd centuries AD) 2383:(6th to 4th centuries BC) 1737:completely overthrew the 1580:Components of the relief. 1027:Administrative tablet in 884:Uruk period "King-Priest" 458:Prehistory of Mesopotamia 404:and reconstructing their 12054:Muslim conquest of Egypt 11518:Antiochus XIII Asiaticus 11349:Cleopatra VII Philopator 10846:Eight Babylonian Dynasty 9908:First Babylonian dynasty 9646:Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt 9150:(vassal of the Gutians) 8847:Seventh Dynasty of Egypt 7839:Early Dynastic Period II 7096:Seima-Turbino phenomenon 6315:in Saddam Hussein's Iraq 6226:Administrative divisions 5219:Northwestern Mesopotamia 4271:Nissen, Hans J. (1988). 4252:Matthews, Roger (2000). 4221:. New York: W.W. Norton. 3843:. Leiden: Brill Online. 3816:Matthews, Roger (2003). 3797:Matthews, Roger (2002). 3545:. Leiden: Brill Online. 3366: 1925:is related to the later 1821:and becoming a rival to 1427:kings who lived in tents 846:. The name derives from 668:sites in Mesopotamia is 255:Geography of Mesopotamia 12668:Pre-Pottery Neolithic C 12533:Pre-Pottery Neolithic B 12475:Pre-Pottery Neolithic A 12139:"Rulers of Mesopotamia" 11882:Province of Mesopotamia 11691:Province of Mesopotamia 11667:Province of Mesopotamia 11642:Roman conquest of Egypt 11483:Antigonus II Mattathias 11277:Ptolemy II Philadelphus 10850:Ninurta-kudurri-usur II 9327:Middle Kingdom of Egypt 8853:Eighth Dynasty of Egypt 8161:Fourth Dynasty of Egypt 7696:Early Dynastic Period I 7619:Second Dynasty of Egypt 7004:Pre-Pottery Neolithic B 6998:Pre-Pottery Neolithic A 6880:Paleolithic Mesopotamia 5874:Mandate for Mesopotamia 5748:First Babylonian Empire 4292:Postgate, J.N. (1992). 4121:10.1023/A:1009487620969 4028:Schmidt, Klaus (2003). 4021:10.3406/paleo.1997.4646 3952:The Archaeology of Elam 3931:Pollock, Susan (1999). 3914:10.1007/0-306-47153-1_7 3773:10.1126/science.1066112 3565:Sumer and the Sumerians 3559:Crawford, Harriet E. W. 3506:Brinkman, J.A. (1977). 2338:in the 630s. After the 1871:Empire and besting the 1540:First Babylonian Empire 1302:. The Akkadians were a 1000:and corresponds to the 838:(c. 6500–3800 BC) is a 498:Pre-Pottery Neolithic B 486:Pre-Pottery Neolithic A 151:more precise citations. 13144:History of Mesopotamia 12900:Linear Pottery culture 11739: 11521:Philip II Philoromaeus 11515:Antiochus XII Dionysus 11509:Demetrius III Eucaerus 11506:Antiochus XI Epiphanes 11497:Antiochus IX Cyzicenus 11369: 11337:Cleopatra VI Tryphaena 11292:Arsinoe III Philopator 11185: 10953: 10843: 10680:Ninurta-kudurri-usur I 10612:Second Dynasty of Isin 10159: 10132: 10075: 9904: 9787:(Non-dynastic usurpers 9511: 9196:Tenth Dynasty of Egypt 9165: 9055:Ninth Dynasty of Egypt 8620:Sixth Dynasty of Egypt 8401:Fifth Dynasty of Egypt 8228:Second kingdom of Mari 7941:Third Dynasty of Egypt 7875:Dumuzid, the Fisherman 7527: 7518:First Dynasty of Egypt 7114:Archaeological periods 6033:Insurgency (2011–2013) 5954:Iraqi–Kurdish conflict 5758:Middle Assyrian Empire 5379:Middle Hittite Kingdom 4993:Babylonian mathematics 3470:; Howe, Bruce (1960). 2504:Cradle of civilization 2045:Assyria conquered the 2041: 1900: 1531: 1275: 1263: 1202: 1176: 1093: 1036: 806:archaeological culture 794: 753:archaeological culture 657: 648:in the northwest, the 476: 438:Old Babylonian periods 272: 239:cradle of civilization 229:periods only parts of 202: 12317:Pre-Pottery Neolithic 12125:The Ancient Near East 12043:Byzantine Mesopotamia 11957:Province of Asoristan 11920:Byzantine Mesopotamia 11737: 11730:Province of Asoristan 11512:Philip I Philadelphus 11500:Seleucus VI Epiphanes 11494:Antiochus VIII Grypus 11491:Seleucus V Philometor 11446:Antiochus VII Sidetes 11440:Antiochus VI Dionysus 11367: 11340:Berenice IV Epiphanea 11301:Ptolemy VI Philometor 11289:Ptolemy IV Philopator 11286:Berenice II Euergetis 11283:Ptolemy III Euergetes 11184: 11102:Neo-Babylonian Empire 11012:Marduk-apla-iddina II 11009:Marduk-zakir-shumi II 11000:Marduk-apla-iddina II 10951: 10906:Humban-Tahrid dynasty 10842: 10563:Ninurta-tukulti-Ashur 10253:Middle Elamite period 10158: 10130: 10073: 9903: 9510: 9164: 8919:Third kingdom of Mari 8640:Merenre Nemtyemsaf II 7715:First kingdom of Mari 7525: 7512:Early Dynastic Period 7354:Proto-Dynastic period 6910:South Asian Stone Age 6320:in post-invasion Iraq 6026:U.S. troop withdrawal 5788:Neo-Babylonian Empire 5502:Neo-Babylonian Empire 5335:Old Babylonian Empire 5250:Early Dynastic period 4298:. London: Routledge. 4092:. Malden: Blackwell. 3991:. London: Routledge. 3731:. London: Routledge. 3704:Cahiers de l'Euphrate 3120:Georges Roux (1992). 2357:peoples. The city of 2179:Neo-Babylonian Empire 2173:Neo-Babylonian Empire 2031: 1997:settlers, namely the 1898: 1548:Anubanini rock relief 1534:Further information: 1529: 1269: 1257: 1218:Stele of the Vultures 1196: 1174: 1083: 1070:Early Dynastic period 1026: 897:Mesopotamian king as 792: 704:, settled during the 639: 470: 378:Further information: 269:Pre-Pottery Neolithic 262: 200: 12883:Tepe Muhammad Djafar 11488:Alexander II Zabinas 11352:Ptolemy XV Caesarion 11328:Ptolemy XI Alexander 11310:Ptolemy VIII Physcon 10865:Marduk-zakir-shumi I 10853:Mar-biti-ahhe-iddina 10677:Eulmash-shakin-shumi 10618:Marduk-kabit-ahheshu 10242:Marduk-apla-iddina I 10136:New Kingdom of Egypt 9959:Early Kassite rulers 9253:(Vassals of Ur III) 9234:(Vassals of UR III) 8634:Merenre Nemtyemsaf I 8604:Mesh-ki-ang-Nanna II 8155:Old Kingdom of Egypt 6988:Neolithic South Asia 6983:Neolithic Revolution 6860:Japanese Paleolithic 6269:Council of Ministers 6151:Mesopotamian Marshes 5229:Southern Mesopotamia 5224:Northern Mesopotamia 4988:Babylonian astronomy 4467:Mesopotamian Marshes 3950:Potts, D.T. (1999). 3468:Braidwood, Robert J. 3440:Current Anthropology 3321:"Ancient Irrigation" 2644:Current Anthropology 2524:Music of Mesopotamia 2294:on one hand and the 2057:dynasty) as well as 1392:Second millennium BC 536:Skeletal remains of 402:archaeological sites 11993:Shapur-i Shahrvaraz 11503:Antiochus X Eusebes 11331:Ptolemy XII Auletes 11322:Ptolemy X Alexander 11316:Ptolemy IX Lathyros 11295:Ptolemy V Epiphanes 10980:Neo-Assyrian Empire 10868:Marduk-balassu-iqbi 10801:Neo-Assyrian Empire 10624:Ninurta-nadin-shumi 10515:Syro-Hittite states 10221:Shagarakti-Shuriash 9894:Ashur-nadin-ahhe II 8888:Neferkare Pepiseneb 8787:Akkadian Governors: 7291:Pre-Dynastic period 7066:Bronze Age Caucasus 7061:Bronze Age Anatolia 6531:Mesopotamian Arabic 6337:Freedom of religion 5783:Neo-Assyrian Empire 5753:Old Assyrian Period 5738:Neo-Sumerian Empire 5483:Neo-Assyrian Empire 5397:Bronze Age Collapse 5330:Old Hittite Kingdom 5304:Old Assyrian period 5282:Third Dynasty of Ur 5069:Destruction by ISIL 5023:Sumerian literature 4998:Akkadian literature 4434:Ancient Mesopotamia 4380:10.1017/RDC.2016.60 4372:2017Radcb..59..635W 3764:2001Sci...294.2532M 3758:(5551): 2532–2535. 3683:Hunt, Will (2010). 2897:Manning et al. 2001 2815:van de Mieroop 2007 2803:van de Mieroop 2007 2367:Classical Antiquity 2336:Khalid ibn al-Walid 2280:Alexander the Great 2232:After the death of 2024:Neo-Assyrian Empire 2018:Neo-Assyrian Empire 2013:First millennium BC 1989:Bronze Age collapse 1983:Bronze Age collapse 1881:Dravidian languages 1552:(Isin-Larsa period) 1397:Old Assyrian Period 1351:Third Dynasty of Ur 1272:Third Dynasty of Ur 1092:, 26th century BCE. 1090:First Dynasty of Ur 1008:Third millennium BC 903:Gebel el-Arak Knife 632:Chalcolithic period 430:Jemdet Nasr periods 398:absolute chronology 394:relative chronology 18:Ancient Mesopotamia 12587:Egyptian Neolithic 12219:Sumerian King List 12033:Palaestina Secunda 11910:Palaestina Secunda 11740: 11471:Alexander Jannaeus 11370: 11360:Hellenistic Period 11186: 10954: 10932:Humban-haltash III 10896:Nabu-shuma-ukin II 10844: 10809:Tukulti-Ninurta II 10790:Kingdom of Samaria 10686:Mar-biti-apla-usur 10683:Shirikti-shuqamuna 10653:Neo-Elamite period 10636:Marduk-shapik-zeri 10621:Itti-Marduk-balatu 10602:Tiglath-Pileser II 10599:Ashur-resh-ishi II 10554:Enlil-kudurri-usur 10245:Zababa-shuma-iddin 10230:Kadashman-Harbe II 10215:Kadashman-Enlil II 10160: 10133: 10076: 9905: 9891:Ashur-rim-nisheshu 9888:Ashur-bel-nisheshu 9879:Ashur-nadin-ahhe I 9638:Siwe-Palar-Khuppak 9512: 9166: 8541:Lugal-kinishe-dudu 7922:Old Elamite period 7814:Mesh-ki-ang-gasher 7667:Sekhemib-Perenmaat 7584:Jemdet Nasr period 7528: 6953:Trialetian culture 6462:Telecommunications 6437:Foreign Investment 6374:Wars and conflicts 6310:in pre-Saddam Iraq 6274:Presidency Council 6060:2019–2021 protests 5989:Invasion of Kuwait 5813:Sassanid Asorestan 5808:Parthian Babylonia 5803:Seleucid Babylonia 5798:Achaemenid Assyria 5713:Jemdet Nasr period 5339:Southern Akkadians 5246:Jemdet Nasr period 5105:Mesopotamian myths 4086:van de Mieroop, M. 3723:Kuhrt, A. (1997). 3074:cartelfr.louvre.fr 3029:cartelfr.louvre.fr 2959:2013-11-15 at the 2838:Gasche et al. 1998 2761:Miquel et al. 2011 2736:, pp. 222–223 2693:Miquel et al. 2011 2569:www.britannica.com 2432:Sassanid Asuristan 2393:Parthian Asuristan 2381:Achaemenid Assyria 2298:on the other. 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Heritage Key 3680: 3674: 3661: 3655: 3642: 3622:10.1086/371676 3605: 3599: 3585:Deutscher, Guy 3581: 3575: 3555: 3539:Bosworth, C.E. 3534: 3528: 3503: 3464: 3452:10.1086/661207 3446:(5): 619–660. 3435: 3429: 3416: 3410: 3395: 3392: 3390: 3389: 3380: 3370: 3368: 3365: 3363: 3362: 3360:, p. 318. 3350: 3337: 3312: 3301: 3282: 3270: 3256: 3244: 3232: 3220: 3208: 3196: 3189: 3169: 3162: 3139: 3132: 3109: 3102: 3079: 3061: 3054: 3034: 3016: 3000: 2987: 2974: 2944: 2933: 2922: 2911: 2900: 2889: 2877: 2865: 2863:, p. xxix 2853: 2841: 2830: 2819: 2807: 2790: 2775: 2764: 2750: 2738: 2734:Wilkinson 2000 2726: 2712: 2697: 2685: 2672:10.1086/383004 2656:10.1086/383004 2650:(3): 351–368. 2630: 2605: 2580: 2556: 2543: 2541: 2538: 2536: 2533: 2532: 2531: 2526: 2521: 2516: 2511: 2506: 2501: 2496: 2490: 2489: 2475: 2459: 2456: 2455: 2454: 2453: 2452: 2439: 2427:Late Antiquity 2424: 2423: 2422: 2412: 2406: 2400: 2390: 2384: 2378: 2372: 2229: 2226: 2177:Main article: 2174: 2171: 2143:Ancient Greece 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10785: 10782: 10778: 10777: 10771: 10768: 10765: 10762: 10759: 10756: 10753: 10750: 10746: 10745: 10738: 10735: 10734: 10730: 10727: 10724: 10721: 10718: 10715: 10712: 10709: 10706: 10702: 10701: 10694: 10693: 10690: 10687: 10684: 10681: 10678: 10675: 10672: 10671:Ea-mukin-zeri 10669: 10668:Simbar-shipak 10665: 10660:1025–934 BCE 10659: 10658: 10654: 10649: 10646: 10643: 10640: 10637: 10634: 10631: 10628: 10625: 10622: 10619: 10615: 10613: 10606: 10603: 10600: 10597: 10596:Ashur-rabi II 10594: 10591: 10588: 10585: 10582: 10581:Eriba-Adad II 10579: 10576: 10573: 10570: 10567: 10564: 10561: 10558: 10555: 10552: 10549: 10546: 10543: 10542:Shalmaneser I 10540: 10539:Adad-nirari I 10537: 10534: 10531: 10528: 10524: 10523: 10517: 10516: 10510: 10506: 10502: 10498: 10494: 10493: 10487: 10483: 10482:Kings of Tyre 10479: 10475: 10474: 10468: 10467: 10464: 10461: 10458: 10455: 10452: 10449: 10445: 10444: 10438: 10437: 10431: 10428: 10425: 10422: 10421:Ramesses VIII 10419: 10416: 10413: 10410: 10407: 10404: 10399: 10398: 10391: 10390: 10387: 10383: 10382: 10377: 10376: 10370: 10367: 10364: 10361: 10358: 10355: 10352: 10349: 10345: 10344: 10339: 10336: 10331: 10330: 10324: 10321: 10318: 10315: 10312: 10311: 10307: 10304: 10303:Amenhotep III 10301: 10298: 10294: 10291: 10288: 10285: 10282: 10278: 10275: 10272: 10268: 10267: 10262: 10261: 10254: 10249: 10246: 10243: 10240: 10237: 10234: 10231: 10228: 10225: 10222: 10219: 10216: 10213: 10210: 10207: 10204: 10201: 10198: 10195: 10192: 10189: 10186: 10183: 10180: 10177: 10174: 10171: 10167: 10165: 10157: 10151: 10148: 10144: 10143: 10138: 10137: 10129: 10121: 10118: 10115: 10112: 10106: 10105: 10099: 10096: 10093: 10090: 10087: 10086: 10082: 10081: 10072: 10066: 10061: 10060: 10054: 10053: 10049: 10048: 10043: 10039: 10038: 10033: 10029: 10028: 10023: 10022: 10016: 10013: 10010: 10009:Melamkurkurra 10007: 10003: 10002:Ayadaragalama 10000: 9997: 9993: 9990: 9987: 9983: 9980: 9979:Itti-ili-nibi 9977: 9973: 9971: 9960: 9955: 9952: 9949: 9946: 9943: 9940: 9937: 9934: 9931: 9928: 9925: 9922: 9918: 9916: 9909: 9902: 9896: 9895: 9892: 9889: 9886: 9883: 9880: 9877: 9874: 9873:Ashur-shaduni 9871: 9868: 9867:Enlil-nasir I 9865: 9862: 9859: 9856: 9853: 9850: 9847: 9844: 9841: 9838: 9835: 9832: 9831:Sharma-Adad I 9829: 9826: 9822:1700–722 BCE) 9820: 9814: 9811: 9808: 9805: 9802: 9799: 9796: 9793: 9784: 9781: 9778: 9775: 9772: 9769: 9766: 9763: 9760: 9757: 9754: 9753:Ishme-Dagan I 9751: 9742: 9736: 9735: 9726: 9721: 9720: 9714: 9710: 9709:Kings of Tyre 9706: 9701: 9696: 9691: 9690: 9685: 9684: 9676: 9673: 9670: 9667: 9666:Amenemhat III 9664: 9661: 9658: 9655: 9652: 9648: 9647: 9642: 9639: 9634: 9633: 9626: 9622: 9618: 9614: 9610: 9607: 9604: 9601: 9598: 9595: 9592: 9589: 9586: 9583: 9580: 9577: 9574: 9571: 9567: 9563: 9560: 9557: 9554: 9551: 9548: 9545: 9542: 9539: 9536: 9533: 9530: 9527: 9524: 9521: 9517: 9516: 9509: 9503: 9498: 9497: 9491: 9487: 9483: 9479: 9475: 9471: 9467: 9463: 9459: 9458:Puzur-Ashur I 9455: 9454: 9447: 9443: 9440: 9437: 9434: 9429: 9424: 9423: 9417: 9409: 9405: 9400: 9397: 9391: 9388: 9383: 9378: 9373: 9368: 9365: 9364:Third Eblaite 9360: 9357: 9356:Mentuhotep IV 9354: 9351: 9350:Mentuhotep II 9348: 9345: 9342: 9339: 9335: 9334: 9329: 9328: 9323: 9319: 9315: 9311: 9309: 9303: 9298: 9296: 9288: 9285: 9282: 9279: 9276: 9271: 9266: 9260: 9259: 9251: 9247: 9243: 9239: 9230: 9229: 9226: 9222: 9220: 9214: 9211: 9208: 9207:Wahkare Khety 9205: 9202: 9198: 9197: 9190: 9189: 9186: 9181: 9178: 9174: 9170: 9163: 9159: 9155: 9148: 9144: 9142: 9134: 9130: 9126: 9121: 9117: 9110: 9109: 9103: 9099: 9094: 9089: 9085: 9081: 9078: 9076: 9075:Ur III period 9070: 9067: 9064: 9063:Neferkare VII 9061: 9057: 9056: 9048: 9045: 9041: 9037: 9033: 9027: 9023: 9019: 9015: 9011: 9010:Ur-Ningirsu I 9007: 9003: 9001: 8993: 8989: 8985: 8983: 8977: 8973: 8968: 8964: 8960: 8956: 8952: 8949: 8941: 8937: 8933: 8926: 8921: 8920: 8914: 8911: 8904: 8901: 8898: 8895: 8892: 8889: 8886: 8883: 8880: 8877: 8874: 8871: 8868: 8865: 8862: 8859: 8855: 8854: 8849: 8848: 8843: 8842: 8834: 8829: 8823: 8818: 8814: 8808: 8807: 8804: 8800: 8796: 8792: 8788: 8783: 8780: 8777: 8772: 8771: 8766: 8763: 8761: 8755: 8751: 8746: 8742: 8740: 8734: 8730: 8726: 8723: 8721: 8718: 8717: 8714: 8709: 8705: 8700: 8693: 8687: 8683: 8679: 8674: 8668: 8667: 8662: 8658: 8656: 8649: 8644: 8641: 8638: 8635: 8632: 8629: 8626: 8622: 8621: 8614: 8613: 8610: 8607: 8605: 8599: 8597: 8593: 8591: 8587: 8583: 8579: 8576: 8573: 8568: 8564: 8560: 8557: 8555: 8551: 8548: 8546: 8545:Lugal-kisalsi 8542: 8539: 8537: 8534: 8532: 8528: 8524: 8522: 8518: 8516: 8512: 8508: 8505: 8502: 8501: 8495: 8490: 8486: 8481: 8478: 8475: 8474: 8471: 8467: 8457: 8454: 8453: 8450: 8446: 8441: 8437: 8432: 8429: 8426: 8423: 8420: 8417: 8414: 8411: 8408: 8403: 8402: 8394: 8391: 8387: 8383: 8379: 8375: 8374: 8368: 8364: 8360: 8356: 8351: 8345: 8340: 8335: 8333: 8327: 8322: 8320: 8314: 8309: 8303: 8301: 8295: 8291: 8287: 8286: 8280: 8276: 8271: 8267: 8263: 8259: 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7652: 7651: 7647: 7646: 7642: 7641: 7637: 7636: 7632: 7629: 7626: 7625:Hotepsekhemwy 7621: 7620: 7612: 7606: 7601: 7600: 7595: 7594: 7593:Proto-Elamite 7586: 7585: 7579: 7574: 7573: 7569: 7568: 7564: 7561: 7558: 7555: 7551: 7548: 7545: 7542: 7538: 7535: 7532: 7524: 7520: 7519: 7514: 7513: 7505: 7501: 7500: 7496: 7495:Double Falcon 7493: 7492: 7488: 7487: 7483: 7482: 7478: 7477: 7473: 7472: 7468: 7467: 7463: 7462: 7458: 7457: 7453: 7452: 7448: 7447: 7442: 7441: 7435: 7431: 7428: 7427: 7423: 7420: 7417: 7416: 7412: 7411: 7407: 7406: 7402: 7401: 7397: 7396: 7392: 7389: 7388: 7384: 7383: 7379: 7378: 7373: 7372: 7367: 7361: 7356: 7355: 7347: 7341: 7336: 7328: 7322: 7316: 7308: 7307: 7301: 7298: 7292: 7287: 7281: 7276: 7275: 7270: 7269: 7261: 7258: 7255: 7253: 7250: 7248: 7245: 7242: 7239: 7237: 7234: 7232: 7229: 7227: 7222: 7219: 7217: 7212: 7209: 7207: 7204: 7202: 7199: 7197: 7194: 7192: 7183: 7182: 7179: 7178: 7172: 7168: 7160: 7155: 7153: 7148: 7146: 7141: 7140: 7137: 7125: 7117: 7115: 7107: 7106: 7103: 7097: 7094: 7092: 7089: 7087: 7084: 7082: 7079: 7077: 7074: 7072: 7069: 7067: 7064: 7062: 7059: 7057: 7054: 7052: 7049: 7048: 7046: 7044: 7040: 7034: 7031: 7029: 7028:Halaf culture 7026: 7024: 7021: 7020: 7018: 7016: 7012: 7006:(Mesopotamia) 7005: 7002: 7000:(Mesopotamia) 6999: 6996: 6994: 6991: 6989: 6986: 6984: 6981: 6979: 6976: 6974: 6971: 6969: 6966: 6964: 6961: 6959: 6956: 6954: 6951: 6949: 6946: 6944: 6941: 6939: 6936: 6935: 6933: 6931: 6927: 6921: 6918: 6916: 6913: 6911: 6908: 6906: 6903: 6901: 6898: 6896: 6893: 6891: 6888: 6886: 6883: 6881: 6878: 6876: 6873: 6871: 6868: 6866: 6863: 6861: 6858: 6856: 6853: 6852: 6850: 6848: 6844: 6840: 6833: 6828: 6826: 6821: 6819: 6814: 6813: 6810: 6798: 6790: 6788: 6780: 6778: 6774: 6770: 6768: 6760: 6759: 6756: 6740: 6737: 6735: 6732: 6731: 6730: 6727: 6725: 6722: 6720: 6717: 6715: 6712: 6710: 6707: 6705: 6702: 6700: 6697: 6695: 6692: 6690: 6687: 6685: 6682: 6680: 6677: 6675: 6672: 6670: 6667: 6665: 6662: 6661: 6659: 6655: 6647: 6644: 6642: 6639: 6637: 6634: 6632: 6629: 6627: 6624: 6623: 6622: 6619: 6617: 6614: 6610: 6607: 6604: 6603:Iraqi Turkmen 6601: 6599: 6596: 6594: 6591: 6589: 6586: 6584: 6581: 6579: 6576: 6574: 6571: 6569: 6566: 6564: 6561: 6560: 6559: 6556: 6552: 6549: 6547: 6544: 6542: 6539: 6537: 6534: 6532: 6529: 6528: 6527: 6524: 6522: 6519: 6518: 6516: 6514: 6510: 6506: 6502: 6497: 6493: 6483: 6480: 6478: 6475: 6473: 6470: 6468: 6465: 6463: 6460: 6458: 6455: 6453: 6450: 6448: 6445: 6443: 6440: 6438: 6435: 6433: 6430: 6428: 6422: 6420: 6417: 6415: 6412: 6410: 6407: 6405: 6402: 6401: 6398: 6394: 6389: 6385: 6375: 6372: 6370: 6367: 6365: 6362: 6360: 6357: 6355: 6352: 6350: 6347: 6343: 6340: 6338: 6335: 6333: 6330: 6326: 6323: 6322: 6321: 6318: 6316: 6313: 6311: 6308: 6307: 6306: 6303: 6297: 6294: 6293: 6292: 6289: 6285: 6282: 6281: 6280: 6277: 6275: 6272: 6270: 6267: 6266: 6265: 6262: 6260: 6257: 6255: 6252: 6250: 6247: 6245: 6242: 6240: 6238:(legislative) 6234: 6232: 6229: 6227: 6224: 6223: 6220: 6216: 6211: 6207: 6197: 6194: 6192: 6189: 6187: 6184: 6182: 6179: 6177: 6174: 6172: 6171:Syrian Desert 6169: 6167: 6166:Shatt al-Arab 6164: 6162: 6159: 6157: 6154: 6152: 6149: 6147: 6144: 6142: 6139: 6137: 6134: 6132: 6129: 6127: 6124: 6122: 6119: 6117: 6114: 6112: 6109: 6107: 6104: 6102: 6101:Faw peninsula 6099: 6098: 6095: 6091: 6086: 6082: 6068: 6065: 6061: 6058: 6057: 6056: 6053: 6049: 6046: 6044: 6043:Fall of Mosul 6041: 6040: 6039: 6036: 6034: 6031: 6027: 6024: 6022: 6019: 6017: 6016:U.S. invasion 6014: 6013: 6012: 6009: 6007: 6004: 6000: 5997: 5996: 5995: 5992: 5990: 5987: 5985: 5982: 5980: 5979:Iran–Iraq War 5977: 5975: 5972: 5970: 5967: 5965: 5962: 5960: 5957: 5955: 5952: 5950: 5947: 5944: 5940: 5937: 5936: 5933: 5927: 5925: 5922: 5920: 5917: 5915: 5912: 5911: 5909: 5907: 5903: 5897: 5894: 5890: 5887: 5886: 5885: 5882: 5880: 5877: 5875: 5872: 5869: 5865: 5862: 5860: 5857: 5855: 5852: 5850: 5847: 5845: 5844:Buyid dynasty 5842: 5840: 5837: 5835: 5832: 5830: 5827: 5826: 5824: 5820: 5814: 5811: 5809: 5806: 5804: 5801: 5799: 5796: 5794: 5791: 5789: 5786: 5784: 5781: 5779: 5776: 5774: 5771: 5769: 5766: 5764: 5761: 5759: 5756: 5754: 5751: 5749: 5746: 5744: 5741: 5739: 5736: 5734: 5731: 5729: 5726: 5724: 5721: 5719: 5716: 5714: 5711: 5709: 5706: 5704: 5701: 5699: 5696: 5694: 5693:Halaf culture 5691: 5689: 5686: 5684: 5681: 5680: 5678: 5676: 5672: 5668: 5664: 5659: 5655: 5650: 5644: 5634: 5629: 5627: 5622: 5620: 5615: 5614: 5611: 5597: 5590: 5586: 5585: 5580: 5576: 5569: 5566: 5561: 5554: 5551: 5544: 5540: 5539: 5535: 5530: 5524: 5523: 5520: 5514: 5513: 5509: 5508: 5503: 5497: 5496: 5488: 5487: 5484: 5478: 5477: 5474: 5473: 5468: 5467: 5462: 5461: 5455: 5450: 5449: 5443: 5439: 5434: 5430: 5425: 5419: 5418: 5415: 5414: 5410: 5407: 5405: 5399: 5398: 5391: 5390: 5387: 5382: 5380: 5374: 5373: 5369: 5368: 5363: 5357: 5356: 5351: 5345: 5344: 5340: 5336: 5331: 5325: 5324: 5321: 5319: 5314: 5310: 5305: 5300: 5298: 5293: 5287: 5286: 5283: 5277: 5276: 5273: 5272: 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Paleolithic
Late antiquity
Paleolithic
early Neolithic
Upper Mesopotamia
Early Bronze Age
cradle of civilization
Mesopotamia
Geography of Mesopotamia

Fertile Crescent
Pre-Pottery Neolithic
Ancient Greek
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