Talk:Assyria
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" It was founded in 1700 BC under Bel-kap-kapu, and became an independent and a conquering power, and shook off the yoke of its Babylonian masters. It subdued the whole of Northern Asia."
Now I know the Assyrians walked far and wide, but is it really so they they conquored Siberia? Perhaps the writer was refering to Anatolia
- Yes, this must be incorrect. Maybe the writer's perception of "Asia" was limited... Brutannica 01:09, 12 Oct 2004 (UTC)
The writer also seems to have a very limited view of Assyrian conquests...apparently the only historical importance is how they conquered Israel. Great for some, but he may like to mention some of the more significant battles: Egypt, for instance. Nov 22, '04
- Do it! dab 12:10, 22 Nov 2004 (UTC)
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Modern Assyrians
I would like also to know something about modern Assyrians, who they are and whether they relate to historical Assyrians
- would you? well, it says "see Assyrian" in the very first line of the article (a hyperlinked encyclopedia is not good enough, you want one that actually fetches the article for you) dab
how could assyira be after babylon if it began during the time of sumer and akkad, which were before babylon?
Dates
Reading the current version, it seems that Assyria established "merchant colonies" in Kültepe 2 centuries before it was founded. Then again, the article doesn't seem to be in chronological order, so maybe I just misunderstood something. Illuvatar 00:54, 28 Jan 2005 (UTC)
No, you were quite right, Illuvatar - the chronology IS bad, and the entire article seems to be a composite of two or three parallel accounts, that desperately need to be better synthesized. I will volunteer to work on this; anyone care to help? Codex Sinaiticus 13:55, 26 Apr 2005 (UTC)
- Good job, you greatly improved the article.Illuvatar 10:48, 27 May 2005 (UTC)
Assyrian Telescopes
I removed the "(this is indeed of great interest. Sources?)" parenthetical statement/question from the article proper. Such questions belong in the discussion page, not the article proper. --Venerable Bede 23:57, 10 Apr 2005 (UTC)
Biblical Homage?
Are all of these references to the OT necessary? Isn't this meant to be an encyclopaedia, rather than a surmising of the Bible? I may be wrong here, and the OT may be our only source of historical knowledge on Assyria (which I sincerely doubt), but this entire page reads a hell of a lot like a paraphrasing of the OT. The following is my biggest bone of contention: "in fulfillment of the prophecies of Isaiah (10:5–19), Nahum (3:19), and Zephaniah(3:13)." I mean, what the heck is that all about? Is Wikipedia now a Christian apologetics ministry? I am going to remove this at once, and I am sorely tempted to remove the Bible references (and perhaps put them in a separate Sources section at the bottom for reference?). Polocrunch