Episode 187 - The Neo-Assyrians
Settle in for a HEFTY episode, folks! This week, your best Assurbani-pals Amber and Anna examine the world of the Neo-Assyrian empire. This means some substantial time spent context-setting, thanks to the complex nature of early Mesopotamian politics, religion, warfare, and state propaganda. Then we look further at that carefully crafted state propaganda and its influence on Assyriology. THEN we get into a bit of archaeology, and finally, discuss the Neo-Assyrian legacy and descendant communities. What a ride!
*LISTENER NOTE* We discuss some pretty graphically violent art in this episode, starting around time stamp 35:00. Content warning for war crimes and sexual assault--skip ahead about 25 minutes.
Links
Cultural Atlas of Mesopotamia and the Ancient Near East (via WorldCat)
Ideology and Propaganda in Assyrian Art (Power and Propaganda: A Symposium on Ancient Empires)
The Assyrians — The Appalling Lords of Torture (Medium, cn illustrations of graphic violence)
Assyria: Lion hunts, Siege of Lachish and Khorsabad (The British Museum)
Ancient salmu and the (Post-) Modern Scholar (JAGNES, via Academia.edu)
Approaching ancient Assyria through archaeology leads to new insights (Universiteit Leiden)
Archaeologists Find 2,700-Year-Old Assyrian-Style Leather Armor in China (Sci-News)
(Re)Animating The Oikos: Tell Billa’s Domestic Space In 3D (UPenn)
The sack of Nineveh in 612 (Nineveh. The Great City. Symbol of Beauty and Power, via Academia.edu)
Assyrian Aramaic Dialects | Similarities & Differences (via YouTube)
Assyrians Celebrate Akitu In Northern Syria (North Press Agency Syria)