Assyria began as a small trading community centered at the ancient city of Ashur and grew to become the greatest empire in the ancient world prior to the conquests of Alexander the Great and, after him, the Roman Empire. https://www.worldhistory.org/Assyrian_Warfare/ #History #AdadNirariI #Ashur #Ashurbanipal

The Enuma Elish (also known as The Seven Tablets of Creation) is the Babylonian creation myth whose title is derived from the opening lines of the piece, "When on High". https://www.worldhistory.org/article/225/enuma-elish---the-babylonian-epic-of-creation---fu/ #History #Ashurbanipal #Babylon #Enlil

The Third Intermediate Period (c. https://www.worldhistory.org/Third_Intermediate_Period_of_Egypt/ #History #Amun #Ashurbanipal #CambysesII

The Enuma Elish (also known as The Seven Tablets of Creation) is the Babylonian creation myth whose title is derived from the opening lines of the piece, "When on High". https://www.worldhistory.org/article/225/enuma-elish---the-babylonian-epic-of-creation---fu/ #History #Ashurbanipal #Babylon #Enlil

The Enuma Elish (also known as The Seven Tablets of Creation) is the Babylonian creation myth whose title is derived from the opening lines of the piece, "When on High". https://www.worldhistory.org/article/225/enuma-elish---the-babylonian-epic-of-creation---fu/ #History #Ashurbanipal #Babylon #Enlil

Libraries were a feature of larger cities across the ancient world with famous examples being those at Alexandria, Athens, Constantinople, Ephesus, and Nineveh. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1428/libraries-in-the-ancient-world/ #History #Alexandria #Ashurbanipal #Cuneiform

The Myth of Etana is the story of the Sumerian antediluvian King of Kish who ascends to heaven on an eagle to request the Plant of Birth from the gods so that he might have a son.https://www.worldhistory.org/article/224/the-myth-of-etana/ #Akkad #Ashurbanipal #Etana #History

Ashurbanipal's collection of Sumerian and Babylonian proverbs formed part of the famous Library of Ashurbanipal (7th century BCE) established at Nineveh for the express purpose of preserving the knowledge of the past for future generations. They are thought to have influenced the works included in the biblical Book of Proverbs, among other later wisdom texts. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/181/ashurbanipals-collection-of-sumerian-and-babylonia/ #Ashurbanipal #History

The Library of Ashurbanipal (7th century BCE) is the oldest known systematically organized library in the world, established in Nineveh by the Neo-Assyrian king Ashurbanipal (r. 668-627 BCE) to preserve the history and culture of Mesopotamia. Over 30,000 texts were discovered at Nineveh in the mid-19th century, but the original collection is thought to have been much larger. https://www.worldhistory.org/Library_of_Ashurbanipal/ #Neo-AssyrianEmpire #Ashurbanipal #History

The Myth of Etana is the story of the Sumerian antediluvian King of Kish who ascends to heaven on an eagle to request the Plant of Birth from the gods so that he might have a son. Etana is named as the first king of Kish in the Sumerian King List (composed c. 2100 BCE) which claims he reigned early in the 3rd millenium BCE. According to the Sumerian King List, Etana was known as "he who stabili...https://www.worldhistory.org/article/224/the-myth-of-etana/ #Akkad #Ashurbanipal #Etana #History

King Ashurbanipal collected over 30,000 clay tablets at Nineveh to establish easily the greatest library of his age. Though not nearly as well known as the sayings collected and preserved in the Biblical Book of Proverbs, the Babylonian proverbs preserved by Ashurbanipal are most likely older works and, possibly, a source of inspiration for the Biblical work (as the first proverbs in the Bible ...https://www.worldhistory.org/article/181/ashurbanipals-collection-of-babylonian-proverbs/ #Ashurbanipal #BabylonianLiterature #History

The foundation of the Assyrian dynasty can be traced to Zulilu, who is said to have lived after Bel-kap-kapu (c. 1900 BCE), the ancestor of Shalmaneser I. The city-state of Ashur rose to prominence in northern Mesopotamia, founding trade colonies in Cappadocia. King Shamshi-Adad I (1813-1791 BCE) expanded the domains of Ashur by defeating the kingdom of Mari, thus creating the first Assyrian ki...https://www.worldhistory.org/article/106/history-of-assyria/ #Ashur #Ashurbanipal #AshurnasirpalII

The Myth of Etana is the story of the Sumerian antediluvian King of Kish who ascends to heaven on an eagle to request the Plant of Birth from the gods so that he might have a son. Etana is named as the first king of Kish in the Sumerian King List (composed c. 2100 BCE) which claims he reigned early in the 3rd millenium BCE. According to the Sumerian King List, Etana was known as "he who stabili...https://www.worldhistory.org/article/224/the-myth-of-etana/ #Akkad #Ashurbanipal #Etana

The Third Intermediate Period (c. 1069-525 BCE) is the era following the New Kingdom of Egypt (c. 1570-c.1069 BCE) and preceding the Late Period (c.525-332 BCE). Egyptian history was divided into eras of 'kingdoms' and 'intermediate periods' by Egyptologists of the late 19th century CE to clarify the country's history, but were not used by the ancient Egyptians themselves.
https://www.worldhistory.org/Third_Intermediate_Period_of_Egypt/ #Amun #Ashurbanipal #CambysesII

The Myth of Etana is the story of the Sumerian antediluvian King of Kish who ascends to heaven on an eagle to request the Plant of Birth from the gods so that he might have a son. Etana is named as the first king of Kish in the Sumerian King List (composed c. 2100 BCE) which claims he reigned early in the 3rd millenium BCE. According to the Sumerian King List, Etana was known as "he who stabili...https://www.worldhistory.org/article/224/the-myth-of-etana/ #Akkad #Ashurbanipal #Etana

What Do We Lose When We Sack Libraries?: The Cult of Efficiency Demands Sacrifices

https://takeonrules.com/2021/07/10/what-do-we-lose-when-we-sack-libraries/

#Ashurbanipal #Gilgamesh #Myth