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Assyrian Inscriptions

Ancient Records of Assyria and Babylonia (extracts) by Daniel David Luckenbill
Annals of the Kings of Assyria by E. A. Wallis Budge and L. W. King
Annals of Assur-Nasir-Pal by J. M. Rodwell
Mesopotamian Chronicles (Babylonian and Assyrian), at Livius.org


History, Culture, Mythology

Assyria, Its Princes, Priests, and People by A. H. Sayce
   Assyria Wikipedia article. Good summary and additional, recent links

Assyria, by M. Dandamayev, E. Grantovskii, and K. Schippmann at Encyclopaedia Iranica.

The Pre-history of the Armenian People, The Rise of Assyria and Urartu; their wars; their collapse (excerpts) by Igor M. Diakonoff.

Diakonoff, Map 3. Schematic Map of Western Asia at the Beginning of the 1st Millennium B.C. (9-7th Centuries B.C.).

The History of Assyria by Robert William Rogers (online HTML format);
   downloadable .pdf format.

Selected Writings of E. A. Wallis Budge.

The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria by Morris Jastrow. File size: 2.26 mb.
Myths of Babylonia and Assyria by Donald A. Mackenzie. File size: 1.48 mb.

Mesopotamia Page, at Livius.org
Mesopotamian Medicine/Magic and numerous other topics, from Karolinska Institute Library


Art History

Metropolitan Museum of Art (N.Y.) Heilbrunn Timeline of Art Mespot 8000-2000 B.C.
Metropolitan Museum of Art (N.Y.) Heilbrunn Timeline of Art Mespot 2000-1000 B.C.
Metropolitan Museum of Art (N.Y.) Heilbrunn Timeline of Art Mespot 1000 B.C. - 1 A.D.
Metropolitan Museum of Art (N.Y.) Heilbrunn Timeline of Art Mespot 1 - 500 A.D.


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