900–600 BCE

Period · Near East & Mesopotamia

Neo-Assyrian

900–600 BCE

The Neo-Assyrian empire dominated the Near East from Nimrud, Nineveh and Khorsabad, leaving palace reliefs, ivories and royal archives. Cylinder and stamp seals, bronze bowls and Nimrud ivories are the portable objects. It fell to the Babylonians and Medes in 612 BCE.

Dates900–600 BCE
RegionNear East & Mesopotamia
PeriodO definition899–599 BCE — The royal city of Susa : ancient Near Eastern treasures in the Louvre (1992)· PeriodO — Periods, Organized

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Stratum Strata. "Neo-Assyrian" (Period). Stratum Strata pack 2026.09, as of 2026-09-21. https://stratum.black/strata/periods/neo-assyrian. Accessed 2026-09-21.

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