Neo-Assyrian Empire
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The Neo-Assyrian Empire was the fourth and penultimate stage of ancient Assyrian history. Beginning with the accession of Adad-nirari II in 911 BCE, the Neo-Assyrian Empire grew to dominate the ancien
Early Neo-Assyrian borders and campaigns under Ashur-dan II (r. 934–912 BCEE), Adad-nirari II (r. 911–891 BCEE) and Tukulti-Ninurta II (r. 890–884 BCEE)
Annals of Tukulti-Ninurta II (r. 890–884 BCEE), recounting one of his campaigns
Stele of Ashurnasirpal II (r. 883–859 BCE)
Assyrian borders and campaigns under Ashurnasirpal II (r. 883–859 BCE)
Assyria
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Assyria was a major ancient Mesopotamian civilization that existed from the 21st to 7th centuries BC which conquered and administered most of West Asia from the Assyrian heartland in Upper Mesopotamia
Neo-Assyrian Empire
…The Neo-Assyrian Empire was the fourth and penultimate stage of ancient Assyrian history. Beginning with the accession of Adad-nirari II in 911 BCE, the Neo-Assyrian Empire grew to dominate the ancient Near East and parts of the…
The ancient Assyrian heartland (red) and the Neo-Assyrian Empire in the 7th century BC (orange)
The head of a female statue, dating back to the Akkadian period (c. 2334–2154 BC). Found at Assur, display at the Pergamon Museum in Berlin.
The ruins of the Old Assyrian trading colony at Kültepe
A partial relief of Tiglath-Pileser III, r. 745–727 BC, under whom the Neo-Assyrian Empire was consolidated, centralized and significantly expanded