from the book, also from #Assyria

"A message from Silla-Labbum and Elani: Tell Puzur-Assur,
Amua, and Assur-Samsi:
Thirty years ago you left the city of Assur. You have never made
a deposit since, and we have not recovered one shekel of silver
from you, but we have never made you feel bad about this. Our
tablets have been going to you with caravan after caravan, but
no report from you has ever come here. We have addressed claims
to your father but we have not been claiming one shekel of..."

these next few are from a pdf/book, so i don't have pictures.

https://isac.uchicago.edu/sites/default/files/uploads/shared/docs/letters_from_mesopotamia.pdf

this pretty short one is from #Assyria

"A message from Usupisqum: Tell Amur-ili and Puzur-Istar:
I keep hearing reports that you have sent merchandise to Ina-
Sin and to Inarawe. Both these men are dead! Although I searched
for evidence for the arrival of any silver, there isn't any. One of
you should come here from where you are, or else the silver
belonging to your father will be lost."

Haven't done one of these in a while. Let's talk about calendars of the ancient Near East.

1/?

#Caledar #Calendars #History #Timekeeping #Sumer #Assyria #Babylon #Anatolia #Mesopotamia #Babylonia

The Assyrian Empire: Prototype of the Ancient War Machine

🏛️ The Assyrian Empire: The First Military Superpower? Discover how Assyria (911–609 BCE) created a true war machine. Standing army, efficient bureaucracy, and sophisticated propaganda: the ingredients of ruthless domination. A model that shaped military history.#History #Assyria #War #Sociology #Philosophy Military history is full of examples of dominant powers, but few have shaped their era as decisively as…

https://homohortus31.wordpress.com/2025/09/17/the-assyrian-empire-prototype-of-the-ancient-war-machine/

The Assyrian Empire: Prototype of the Ancient War Machine

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In early 20th-century NYC, Assyrian palaces rose again — but this time, they served lobster.

Opulence, orientalism, and cocktails.

#Brewminate #Architecture #Assyria #NYCHistory #LobsterPalaces

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'Lobster Palaces': Ancient Assyrian Architecture in Early-20th Century New York City

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Más de 2650 años nos separan de estos perros asirios, pero aún podemos recordar sus nombres, de arriba a abajo: "Ladra fuerte", "mordedor de su enemigo", "no pienses, muerde", "capturador del enemigo" y "expulsor del mal". 🏛️Museo Británico #perros #dogs #asiria #assyria
The Descent of Inanna into the Underworld (or, in its Akkadian version, Descent of Ishtar into the Underworld) or Angalta ("From the Great Sky") is a Sumerian myth that narrates the descent of the goddess Inanna (Ishtar in Akkadian) into the Underworld to overthrow its ruler, her sister Ereshkigal, the "Queen of the Dead. #MostDiscussed #AncientNearEast #Assyria #Mythology #Intertra https://www.mostdiscussed.com/article/409585
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Strange but true..Discover how 5,000-year-old Mesopotamian clay tablets used the same principles as modern blockchain technology! Ancient scribes created immutable records and distributed networks that mirror today's cryptocurrency systems.
#mesopotamia #cuneiform #Assyria #Babylon #accounting #bitcoin #blockchain
https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/ancient-blockchain-0022307