Assyrian Empire
major Mesopotamian East Semitic kingdom
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Summary
Assyrian Empire is a historical country[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of historical country entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22,504 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Continent: Asia[3], Africa[4]
- Instance of: empire[5]
- Capital: Assur[6], Ekallatum[7], Nineveh[8], Tell Leilan[9], Kar-Tukulti-Ninurta[10], Nimrud[11], Dur-Sharrukin[12], Harran[13], Carchemish[14]
- Official language: Akkadian[15], Aramaic[16], Sumerian[17]
- Commons category: Assyria[18]
- Inception: 2025 BC[19]
- Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 609 BC[20]
- Topic's main category: Category:Assyria[21]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[22], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[23], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[24], Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[25], Orthodox Theological Encyclopedia[26], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[27], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[28], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[29], Kościelna encyclopedia[30], The Catholic Encyclopedia[31], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[32], The New Student's Reference Work[33]
- Replaces: Allabria[34]
- Demonym: Aisiriach[35], אשורים[36], Asiriano[37]
- Language used: Aramaic[38], Akkadian[39]
- Official religion: Sumerian religion[40]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[41]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Assyria[42]
Why It Matters
Assyrian Empire has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] It is known by 94 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]