The Chaldean Assyrian Syriac People of Iraq: An Ethnic Identity Problem – Shak Hanish
Abstract (Summary) King Sennacherib built Nineveh on the Tigris River, as a new capital, destroyed Babylon (where citizens had risen in revolt), and made Judah a vassal state. Chaldea, which is a land in southern Babylon, was first mentioned in the annals of the Assyrian King, Ashur Nasirpal II (reigned 883-859 B.C.). King Nebuchadnezzar (605-562 B.C.) conquered the Kingdom of Judah and destroyed Jerusalem in 586 B.C. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, was built during that period. Akkadian was the lingua franca of Mesopotamia, with its...
Read MoreThe Chaldean Assyrian Syriac People of Iraq: An Ethnic Identity Problem – Shak Hanish
Abstract (Summary) King Sennacherib built Nineveh on the Tigris River, as a new capital, destroyed Babylon (where citizens had risen in revolt), and made Judah a vassal state. Chaldea, which is a land in southern Babylon, was first mentioned in the annals of the Assyrian King, Ashur Nasirpal II (reigned 883-859 B.C.). King Nebuchadnezzar (605-562 B.C.) conquered the Kingdom of Judah and destroyed Jerusalem in 586 B.C. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, was built during that period. Akkadian was the lingua franca of Mesopotamia, with its...
Read MoreThe Chaldean Assyrian Syriac People of Iraq: An Ethnic Identity Problem – Shak Hanish
Abstract (Summary) King Sennacherib built Nineveh on the Tigris River, as a new capital, destroyed Babylon (where citizens had risen in revolt), and made Judah a vassal state. Chaldea, which is a land in southern Babylon, was first mentioned in the annals of the Assyrian King, Ashur Nasirpal II (reigned 883-859 B.C.). King Nebuchadnezzar (605-562 B.C.) conquered the Kingdom of Judah and destroyed Jerusalem in 586 B.C. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, was built during that period. Akkadian was the lingua franca of Mesopotamia, with its...
Read More