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5 days ago · Ruler of the Neo-Assyrian empire from 721-704 BCE, Sargon II oversaw huge portions of ancient Mesopotamia, and is considered one of the era’s greatest military strategists. By the time of his ...
5 days ago · Interpreting The Assyrian Symbols. The “mystery symbols” — a lion, an eagle, a bull, a fig tree, and a plow — have been documented throughout the ancient city of Dūr-Šarrukīn. Between 721 and 704 B.C.E., the city was ruled by Sargon II, the king of Assyria. According to a new article in the Bulletin of the American Society of ...
5 days ago · The Assyrian king Sargon II (left) and the crown prince Sennacherib (right). After Sargon II's death, his son and successor Sennacherib defeated Gurdi at Til-Garimmu and secured the northwestern Neo-Assyrian borders, due to which the Cimmerians ceased being mentioned in Neo-Assyrian records under his reign (r.
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5 days ago · New research on Assyrian temple images reveals how they seem to spell 'Sargon' and align the king with the cosmos! Ancient symbols on a 2,700-year-old temple which have baffled experts for over a century have been explained by Trinity Assyriologist Dr Martin Worthington.
3 days ago · Sargon II: Šarru-kīn: 710 BC 705 BC palê Ḫabigal 'Dynasty of [Hanigalbat]' King of the Neo-Assyrian Empire — son of Tiglath-Pileser III (?) Sennacherib (First reign) Sîn-ahhe-erība: 705 BC 703 BC King of the Neo-Assyrian Empire — son of Sargon II Marduk-zakir-shumi II: Marduk-zâkir-šumi: 703 BC 703 BC A Arad-Ea 'Son [descendant] of ...
- 539 BC, (last native king), 484 BC or 336/335 BC, (last native rebel), AD 81, (last foreign ruler attested as king), AD 224, (last Parthian king in Babylonia)
- Sumu-abum
- c. 1894 BC
5 days ago · Dr. Worthington’s research demonstrates how they sought to perpetuate the legacy of their rulers through symbolic representations in both earthly and celestial realms. More information: Worthington, M. (2024). Solving the starry symbols of Sargon II. Bulletin of the American Society of Overseas Research, doi:10.1086/730377.
5 days ago · Sargon II himself claimed to have "widened the land" which he had given to Ambaris, and this new enlarged and reorganised kingdom of Tabal was given the new name of Bīt-Burutaš: this reorganisation was part of Sargon II's attempt to establish a centralised authority in the region of Tabal in the form of a single united kingdom incorporating ...
