Lead him in the right way. It is most curious and interesting that this ghost demon of the Sumerians lived on through all the history of the Babylonian religion, and is mentioned even in one of the Old Testament prophets (Isaiah 34:14; Hebrew Lillith, translated "night monster"). After this, however, Assyria once more fell into a state of decay, from which it was delivered by the successful revolt of a military officer Pulu (Pul), who put an end to the old line of kings and took the name of Tiglath-pileser IV (745-727 B.C.).3. Thebes-"No-amon" (Nahum 3:8)-was destroyed, its booty carried away and two obelisks transported to Nineveh as trophies of victory. III. The laws also have in large measure a religious basis, and the business inscriptions frequently invoke deities at the end. Assyria was one of the Great Mesopotamian powers along with the Babylonians and the nearby Persians. In every instance, they provide a powerful piece of historical evidence for the reliability of the Bible as God's true Word. The unjust judge thou restrainest with force. From these early texts Professor Jastrow has extricated the names of the following deities, gods and goddesses. Of the rituals which have come down to us, the following are the most important:1. One of the ancient kingdoms of Mesopotamia. In one of his campaigns he made his way to the Mediterranean, and received presents from the king of Egypt, which included a crocodile. Assyria was the country of Asshur, the son of Shem and grandson of Noah. /hebrew/2477.htm - 6k, 5614. He also is honored in magnificent hymns in which he is saluted as the enemy and the avenger of evil, but as the benignant furtherer of all good, especially of that which concerns the races of men. At the same time the land of Naphtali was annexed to Assyria, and Yahu-khazi (Ahaz) of Judah became an Assyrian vassal, while in 731 B.C., after the murder of Pekah, Hoshea was appointed king of Israel (compare 2 Kings 15-17).In 728 B.C. Assyrians are Semites while Syrians are mostly Arabic. Around 14 years later, the Babylonian army destroyed Nineveh and effectively ended the Assyrian Empire. 2 Kings 15:29 In the days of Pekah king of Israel came Tiglath Pileser king of Assyria, and took Ijon, and Abel Beth Maacah, and Janoah, and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali; and he carried them captive to Assyria. 804a, 804b. ... /.../maspero/history of egypt chaldaea syria babylonia and assyria v 8/, History Of Egypt, Chaldaea, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, V 4 History Of Egypt, Chaldaea, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, V 4. The Last Things.In Babylonia, the great question of all the ages-"If a man die shall he live again? had only eleven gods in his pantheon: Ashur, Anu, Bel, Ea, Sin, Shamash, Ninib, Nergal, Nusku, Belit and Ishtar. Discover 10 things to know about the Assyrian history, culture, and faith. The Babylonians who built vast temples and composed many inscriptions emphasizing the works of peace rather than of war, naturally conceived their deities in a manner different from the Assyrians whose powers were chiefly devoted to conquests in war, but neither the Babylonians nor the Assyrians arose to any such heights as distinguish the Hebrew book of Psalms. Elam remained to be dealt with, and an Assyrian army made its way to Susa, which was leveled to the ground, the shrines of its gods profaned and the bones of its ancient kings torn from their graves. North of Nineveh was Dur-Sargina (now Khorsabad) where Sargon built his palace (720 B.C.). In other words, we don't have to intentionally choose ignorance in order to believe that the people, places, and events recorded in the Bible are true. He also deprived the heavy-armed bowmen of the long robes they used to wear, and established a body of pioneers with double-headed axes, helmets and buskins. The third period is that of Assur-bani-pal, when the overcrowding is avoided by once more leaving the background bare, while the animal and vegetable forms are distinguished by a certain softness, if not effeminacy of tone. usually mentions only eight; namely, Ashur, Sin, Shamash, Bel (that is, Marduk), Nabu, Nergal, Ishtar of Nineveh and Ishtar of Arbela. To him the Babylonians also ascribe similar powers in war to those which the Egyptians accorded to Re. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV), 2 Chronicles 32:1After these things, and this faithfulness, Sennacherib king of Assyria came, and entered into Judah, and encamped against the fortified cities, and thought to win them for himself. After the rise of the Second Empire the cavalry were increased at the expense of the chariotry, and were provided with saddles and boots, while the unarmed groom who had run by the side of the horse became a mounted archer. Israel was subjugated by one of its monarchs in the period of the Judges, and during the reign of the kings the Assyrian power was an object of perpetual dread. Anu appears first among the great gods in an inscription of Lugalsaggi, and in somewhat later times he made his way to the top of the earliest triad which consists of Ann, Enlil and Ea. The progress of Assyrian research is continually providing corrected readings for words hitherto known to us only in ideograms. The early formations of the Assyrian Empire began with the establishment of city named Ashur (or Asshur), eponymous to its founder Ashur. Compare Yariyb. From the Sumerians there flowed a great stream of religious ideas, subject indeed to modifications from time to time down the succeeding centuries. The Babylonians seem not to have attached so much importance to this after-existence as did the Egyptians, but they did practice burial and not cremation, and placed often with the dead articles which might be used in his future existence. Tammuz13. Word Origin from the ... /hebrew/3641b.htm - 5k, 804. The origin of the Semitic religion brought by the ancient Semitic people and united with this Sumerian faith is also lost in the past.It seems to be quite clear that the gods and the religious ideas which these Semites brought with them from the desert had very little if any importance for the religion which they afterward professed in Babylonia. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV), Isaiah 37:37So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, went away, returned to Nineveh, and stayed there. Nineveh had at that time already become a great resort of merchants, among whom the Semitic Arameans were the most numerous. As a god of vegetation he becomes also a god of healing and his wife Gula was the chief patroness of physicians. History Of Egypt, Chaldaea, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, V 6 G. Maspero. Sennacherib introduced a corps of slingers, clad in helmet and cuirass, leather drawers and boots. All kinds of vases, bowls and dishes were made of earthenware, but they were rarely decorated. History Of Egypt, Chaldaea, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, V 7 G. Maspero. Geography.The origin of the city (now Kala'at Shergat), which was built on the western bank of the Tigris between the Upper and Lower Zab, went back to pre-Sem times, and the meaning of the name was forgotten (see Genesis 2:14, where the Hiddekel or Tigris is said to flow on the eastern side of Asshur). (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV), Isaiah 36:13Then Rabshakeh stood, and called out with a loud voice in the Jews' language, and said, "Hear the words of the great king, the king of Assyria! The Bible mentions the nation of Assyria itself first in Genesis, where it says Nimrod went to the land of Assyria and built Nineveh, Rehoboth Ir, Calah and Resen . Then came the turn of northern Arabia, where the rebel sheikhs were compelled to submit. Over the years, Tiglath-Pileser III saw his armies victorious against a number of major civilizations, including the Babylonians and Samarians. Kelach, a place in Assyria. But the kingdom fell at length into the hands of the Medes, the monarchy was divided between them and the Babylonians, and the very name of Assyria was thenceforth forgotten. ), whose original name was Ulula. Nineveh existed and was inhabited from atlest 6,000 B.C. had neither the military skill nor the administrative abilities of his father. <. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV), 2 Chronicles 32:22Thus Yahweh saved Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem from the hand of Sennacherib the king of Assyria, and from the hand of all others, and guided them on every side. The triangle formed by the Tigris and Zab, which enclosed these cities, was in later times included within the fortifications of the "great city" (Genesis 10:12 Jonah 3:3). Nearly every place in early times would have a sun-god or a moon-god or both, and in the political development of the country the moon-god of the conquering city displaced or absorbed the moon-god of the conquered. 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