#assyrian — Public Fediverse posts
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Flooding in Syria Forces Evacuation of Assyrian Villages
Tel Tamar, Syria — Flooding in Hasakah province has become an urgent test of the response capabilities of…
#Conflict #Conflicts #War #analysis #Arab #assyrian #chaldean #christian #east #Iran #Iraq #Israel #jacobite #jordan #Kurd #Lebanon #Maronite #middle #nestorian #News #suryoyo #Syria #syriac #turk #Turkey #Yazidi
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Ancient Star Map Revealed Asteroid Impact ==> Köfels Paleo-Landslide, Austria = Scientific Detective Work!
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https://360onhistory.com/blog-posts/ancient-star-map-reveals-asteroid-impact/ <-- shared technical article, tablet
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https://www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2008/212017945233.html <-- shared technical article, tablet
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https://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/history-of-geology/the-strange-medical-case-of-the-radioactive-landslide/ <-- shared technical article, Köfels landslide/asteroid
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2015.05.001 <-- shared paper, Köfels landslide
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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-21-2461-2021 <-- shared paper, Köfels landslide
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H/T #ArchaeoHistories @histories_arch
#spatial #mapping #ancientmap #starmap #ArchaeoHistories #K8538 #Planisphere #RoyalLibrary #Ashurbanipal #Nenveh #Sumeria #Assyrian #scribe #sumerian #astronomer #astrolab #asteroid #impact #astronomy #KÁ¶fel’ #Köfels #Austria #Tyrol #radioactive #landslide #massmovement #model #modeling #trajectory #clay #tablet #engineeringgeology #paleolandslide #scientific #detectivework
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Ancient Star Map Revealed Asteroid Impact ==> Köfels Paleo-Landslide, Austria = Scientific Detective Work!
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https://360onhistory.com/blog-posts/ancient-star-map-reveals-asteroid-impact/ <-- shared technical article, tablet
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https://www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2008/212017945233.html <-- shared technical article, tablet
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https://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/history-of-geology/the-strange-medical-case-of-the-radioactive-landslide/ <-- shared technical article, Köfels landslide/asteroid
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2015.05.001 <-- shared paper, Köfels landslide
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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-21-2461-2021 <-- shared paper, Köfels landslide
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H/T #ArchaeoHistories @histories_arch
#spatial #mapping #ancientmap #starmap #ArchaeoHistories #K8538 #Planisphere #RoyalLibrary #Ashurbanipal #Nenveh #Sumeria #Assyrian #scribe #sumerian #astronomer #astrolab #asteroid #impact #astronomy #KÁ¶fel’ #Köfels #Austria #Tyrol #radioactive #landslide #massmovement #model #modeling #trajectory #clay #tablet #engineeringgeology #paleolandslide #scientific #detectivework
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Ancient Star Map Revealed Asteroid Impact ==> Köfels Paleo-Landslide, Austria = Scientific Detective Work!
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https://360onhistory.com/blog-posts/ancient-star-map-reveals-asteroid-impact/ <-- shared technical article, tablet
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https://www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2008/212017945233.html <-- shared technical article, tablet
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https://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/history-of-geology/the-strange-medical-case-of-the-radioactive-landslide/ <-- shared technical article, Köfels landslide/asteroid
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2015.05.001 <-- shared paper, Köfels landslide
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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-21-2461-2021 <-- shared paper, Köfels landslide
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H/T #ArchaeoHistories @histories_arch
#spatial #mapping #ancientmap #starmap #ArchaeoHistories #K8538 #Planisphere #RoyalLibrary #Ashurbanipal #Nenveh #Sumeria #Assyrian #scribe #sumerian #astronomer #astrolab #asteroid #impact #astronomy #KÁ¶fel’ #Köfels #Austria #Tyrol #radioactive #landslide #massmovement #model #modeling #trajectory #clay #tablet #engineeringgeology #paleolandslide #scientific #detectivework
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Ancient Star Map Revealed Asteroid Impact ==> Köfels Paleo-Landslide, Austria = Scientific Detective Work!
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https://360onhistory.com/blog-posts/ancient-star-map-reveals-asteroid-impact/ <-- shared technical article, tablet
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https://www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2008/212017945233.html <-- shared technical article, tablet
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https://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/history-of-geology/the-strange-medical-case-of-the-radioactive-landslide/ <-- shared technical article, Köfels landslide/asteroid
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2015.05.001 <-- shared paper, Köfels landslide
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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-21-2461-2021 <-- shared paper, Köfels landslide
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H/T #ArchaeoHistories @histories_arch
#spatial #mapping #ancientmap #starmap #ArchaeoHistories #K8538 #Planisphere #RoyalLibrary #Ashurbanipal #Nenveh #Sumeria #Assyrian #scribe #sumerian #astronomer #astrolab #asteroid #impact #astronomy #KÁ¶fel’ #Köfels #Austria #Tyrol #radioactive #landslide #massmovement #model #modeling #trajectory #clay #tablet #engineeringgeology #paleolandslide #scientific #detectivework
@histories_arch | #BritishMuseum | #UniversityofBristol -
Ancient Star Map Revealed Asteroid Impact ==> Köfels Paleo-Landslide, Austria = Scientific Detective Work!
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https://360onhistory.com/blog-posts/ancient-star-map-reveals-asteroid-impact/ <-- shared technical article, tablet
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https://www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2008/212017945233.html <-- shared technical article, tablet
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https://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/history-of-geology/the-strange-medical-case-of-the-radioactive-landslide/ <-- shared technical article, Köfels landslide/asteroid
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2015.05.001 <-- shared paper, Köfels landslide
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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-21-2461-2021 <-- shared paper, Köfels landslide
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H/T #ArchaeoHistories @histories_arch
#spatial #mapping #ancientmap #starmap #ArchaeoHistories #K8538 #Planisphere #RoyalLibrary #Ashurbanipal #Nenveh #Sumeria #Assyrian #scribe #sumerian #astronomer #astrolab #asteroid #impact #astronomy #KÁ¶fel’ #Köfels #Austria #Tyrol #radioactive #landslide #massmovement #model #modeling #trajectory #clay #tablet #engineeringgeology #paleolandslide #scientific #detectivework
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Did you know that #Ancient #Greeks & #Romans would use an #Assyrian king to shame self-indulgence?
#Aristotles said that those in power shared the tastes of Sardanapalus - the (fictional) last king of Assyria.
He had male & female concubines, dressed in women's clothes & ate lavishly; he felt that hedonism was the purpose of life.
Due to his lack of virtue, a rival besieged his city & after some years, the king burnt his wealth, his retainers & himself on a pyre.
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Rare Assyrian inscription found in Jerusalem
Archaeologists have unearthed an extraordinary Assyrian inscription from the First Temple period in Jerusalem—the first of its kind to be discovered in the city. The tiny fragment of pottery, just 2.5 centimeters in diameter and inscribed in Akkadian cuneiform, was discovered close to the Temple Mount’s Western Wall...
More info: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/10/rare-assyrian-inscription-found-in-jerusalem/
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#archaeology #archaeologynews #assyrian #akkadian #assyrianempire
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The Mystery of the World's Oldest Writing System Remained Unsolved Until Four Competitive Scholars Raced to Decipher It [Shared]
In the 1850s, cuneiform was just a series of baffling scratches on clay, waiting to spill the secrets of the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia
#history #discovery #language #cuniform #Assyrian #discovery #translation #smithsonian #shared
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Assyrian swimmers: 2,900-year-old carving of soldiers using inflatable goat skins to cross a river.
A carved panel found at Nimrud depicts #Assyrian soldiers swimming across a river and using inflatable goat skins as floaties.
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/assyrian-swimmers-2-900-year-old-carving-of-soldiers-using-inflatable-goat-skins-to-cross-a-river #globalmuseum #history
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Live Science: #Assyrian swimmers: 2,900-year-old carving of soldiers using inflatable goat skins to cross a river #history, #ancienthistory
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/assyrian-swimmers-2-900-year-old-carving-of-soldiers-using-inflatable-goat-skins-to-cross-a-river -
#archaeology #assyrian #mesopotamia
Archaeologists have found a rare carving depicting an Assyrian emperor surrounded by deities. The slab was found in the throne room of the North palace near Mosul. The slab was not only remarkable for its size, but also for the depictions. the fact that the slab was buried has probably helped it to survive. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/assyrian-king-stone-carving-gods-b2751495.html
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It's Autumnal Equinox day for us here in the southern hemisphere (and the vernal equinox for friends in the north).
We will reach the equinox at exactly 20:01 AEDT this evening, where the Sun will be directly over the equator crossing from south to north.
The March Equinox has its roots in ancient astronomy, which helped people like my ancient Assyrian ancestors who lived in Mesopotamia to build their calendars and farm their lands.
As it's the spring equinox in the north, it meant it was the time of 'rebirth', and was the start of their new year.
This was only possible because many ancient cultures studied the position of objects like the Sun in the sky, and measured how long their day was. The collection of data, interpreting it, and recording it for future generations is very good science (even though it was tied to paganism/mythology).
Today, Assyrians celebrate NYE like most others, but some continue the tradition of celebrating NYE around this time of the year too. We call it “Resha-d-Sheta” which means “head of the year”. Here is how we write it:
ܪܫܐ ܕܫܢܬܐ
It ties into an ancient 12-day NYE celebration known as 'Akitu'.
So, when you think about the equinox today, think about how the calendars we use today, how we measure time passing, and how our base understanding of astronomy is connected in a very deep and long line of humans that stretches back thousands of years and will do so far into the future too.
📸 time and date
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https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/611-ancient-dms
Les histoires de #bibliotheque qui brûle c'est toujours super intéressant
Shurbanipal’s #library was burned to the ground and buried under rubble when the Neo #Assyrian’s vassal states rose up and destroyed Nineveh in 612 BCE But in a further irony the burning of the city might have been precisely what saved the library’s contents in the long run, burning the tablets, far from destroying them, baked the tablets’ soft clay into something more like terracotta
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Assyrian military camp found, potentially supporting biblical account of angels killing 185,000 soldiers
Recent archaeological discoveries may lend credence to a Biblical story recounting a divine intervention that saved Jerusalem from an Assyrian invasion approximately 2,700 years ago...
More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2024/06/assyrian-camp-biblical-account-of-angels-killing-soldiers/
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Assyrian conquest and ruralization: unveiling territorial dynamics in the provinces of Magiddû and Samerina
“This study has illustrated that the Assyrian territorial strategy implemented in the provinces of Magiddû and Samerina, established upon the remnants of the Kingdom of Israel, manifested as clusters of sites, termed ‘islands of control’. These ‘islands’ comprised a rural landscape overseen by the principal cities of Tel Dan, Megiddo and Samaria. This territorial approach mirrors a broader modus operandi adopted by the Assyrians across their empire to manage agricultural production.”
Squitieri, A. (2024) ‘Assyrian conquest and ruralization: unveiling territorial dynamics in the provinces of Magiddû and Samerina’, Levant, pp. 1–20. doi: https://www.doi.org/10.1080/00758914.2024.2351677.
#OpenAccess #OA #Research #Article #DOI #History #Histodon #Histodons #Ancient #Antiquity #Antiquiodons #Assyria #Assyrian #Empire #Imperialism #Colonisation #Colonization #Levant #MiddleEast #NearEast #Asia #Agriculture @histodon @histodons @antiquiodons
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Exploring the city of Gezer: a meeting point for radiocarbon, egyptology, and the Bible
Researchers have unveiled new radiocarbon dates that provide detailed insights into the ancient city of Gezer. Gezer, a southern Levantine city mentioned in Egyptian, Assyrian, and Biblical texts, has long been associated with power struggles, conquests, and historical figures such as Joshua and Solomon..
More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2023/11/the-city-of-gezer-a-meeting-point-for-radiocarbon-egyptology-and-the-bible/
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This Assyrian Font empowers you to effortlessly produce designs of top-notch quality.
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https://www.freefontdownload.org/en/assyrian.font#Assyrian #AssyrianFont #AssyrianFontDownload #freefontdownload #freefont #art #creative #graphicdesign #wallpaper #fonts #typography #calligraphy #design #webdesign #handwritten #calligraphic #type #typeface #lettering #handlettering #weddingfonts #weddinginvites #savethedate #weddingdetails #weddinginspiration #brand #branding #branddesign #ttf #otf
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But before that, there was and is #Akitu, the #Assyrian and #Babylonian equinox celebration (which also seems to have a counterpart in #Sumer). Modern #Assyrians celebrate Akitu on 1 April to coïncide with the beginning of a Gregorian month, but in ancient times, it was on the day of the actual equinox. My understanding is that the civil year officially began on the day of the new moon close to the equinox, but I might be wrong about that.
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I'm not a massive fan, as i said before they're a band i vaguely remembered finding last time i was looking for Middle Eastern metal bands.
But this is an interesting little educational case study for me to explore … and I'm wondering why #spotify moved them?
#Wikipedia describes #Melechesh as "an ethnically #Assyrian #BlackMetal band that originated in #Jerusalem and is currently based in Amsterdam" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melechesh
They seem to currently be based in Greece https://www.facebook.com/melechesh
and #EncyclopaediaMetallum list as assortment of locations in Europe https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Melechesh/424#band_tab_membersSo… a #European #BlackMetal band who formed in Palestine and have Middle Eastern heritage? #IsraeliMetal seems like an odd label for them?
#Assyrians don't generally identify as Arabs https://www.middleeasteye.net/discover/assyrian-people-not-muslim-arab-asian-jenan-younis-meet
https://www.middleeasteye.net/discover/assyrian-people-not-muslim-arab-asian-jenan-younis-meetSo the #ArabMetal designation seems inaccurate, but I think it's a slightly odd label to use in general. The theme seems to be "metal from the Arab world" https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DXaqykGqi6KX8
…but identity is a foggy thing…
cc @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected]
(side note - infosec.exchange seems to have a lot more #metal related tags chiming up as suggestions than mastodon.social did? i think i like this server) #MetalHead #MetalBands #MiddleEasternMetal
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Some missionaries' lives are too tangentially connected with #Wales to be considered for inclusion in the #Bywgraffiadur. That said, their lives are not less worthy of recognising, but may need a different format or place for publication. Such as the case of Issac Khamis. From what I can piece together, he was born c.1859 into an #Assyrian Christian family. He spent some time preaching and acting as a missionary when he decided in the late 1880s to walk across Europe to London to enroll at a college and learn English to improve his chance at collecting financial support for the Christian mission in the #MiddleEast. As part of this journey, he also spent considerable time in Wales, speaking to many congregations about the #EasternChurch and his own life. In the early 1890s then he returned home to continue his work.
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Music: "Morningstar" from "Set Is Now" (2021)
"Repent all ye sinners
Before the Morning Star
Our Lady of Babylon
All praise unto Ishtar"#art #music #electronic #ambient #trance #metal #goth #industrial #darkwave #pagan #polytheist #mesopotamian #babylonian #goddess #Ishtar #worship #prayer #devotion #faith #inspiration #motivation #repent #women #feminism #assyrian #venus #morningstar #lucifer
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Relief panel
Period: Neo-Assyrian, ca. 883–859 B.C.
From Mesopotamia, Nimrud
© The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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CW: iran pol
RT by @DastanJasim: Calling on @DisneyPlus to cancel its series glorifying Mustafa Kemal Ataturk - a Turkish dictator and genocide killer with the blood of millions of #Greek #Armenian #Assyrian #Chaldean #Syriac #Aramean #Maronite and other #Christian martyrs on his hands.
IMDB:… https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1674459393952186368
Source: https://nitter.cutelab.space/ANCA_DC/status/1674459393952186368#m
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Over on the #ISAWNYU News blog today: "ISAW Professor Dan Potts Co-Edits Oxford History of the Ancient Near East"
https://isaw.nyu.edu/news/dan-potts-co-edits-oxford-history-of-the-ancient-near-east
"With the appearance of Volumes IV and V, covering the #Assyrian and #Achaemenid empires, publication of the five-volume Oxford History of the Ancient Near East is now complete. Co-edited by Karen Radner (Ludwig-Maximilian University, Munich), Nadine Moeller (Yale University) and Dan Potts (ISAW), the five volumes cover the entire ..."
