3 An Overview of the Middle Assyrian Period

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents VII
3. Principles of Transcription XIII
4. Introduction 1
5. 1 The Sources 3
6. 2 Narrating the Empire with Images: Assyrian Narrative Art 29
7. 3 An Overview of the Middle Assyrian Period 47
8. 4 Socio-political Landscapes from the Late 11th to the Early 8th Century всᴇ 73
9. 5 The Rise of Assyria as a Supraregional Power (from Aššur-dan II to Ashurnasirpal II) 112
10. 6 The Imperial Construction (from Shalmaneser III to Aššur-nirari V) 126
11. 7 Tiglath-pileser III (745 –727 всᴇ) 161
12. 8 Sargon (721– 705 всᴇ) 187
13. 9 Sennacherib (705 – 681 всᴇ) 240
14. 10 Esarhaddon (680– 669 всᴇ) 266
15. 11 Ashurbanipal (668– 630? всᴇ) 293
16. 12 The Epilogue 329
17. 13 The Urban Landscape 338
18. 14 The Rural Landscape 368
19. 15 The System of Power and Governance 388
20. 16 Gods, Kings and Empire 456
21. 17 Scribal Culture and Sciences 479
22. 18 The Aftermath: Interpretations, Memories and a Complex Legacy 510
23. 19 The Assyrian “Empire” 530
24. Appendix 543
25. Abbreviations 552
26. Literature 556
27. Indices 623