The king today is Adad-Nirari II, but we have a lot to discuss in the background as well. The Nairi get their spotlight right before they get destroyed, and we look at the dating system for the Neo-Assyrian period and why it is so reliable, compared to the earlier parts of ancient history. And we also ask what an Empire is and whether or not the Neo-Assyrian Empire counts as one, which it does. Adad-Nirari is a conquering king, and though we know little about the army at this point, we know it is doing quite well under his leadership.
--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/oldeststories/messageOS 144 - Call of Calhu
OS 143 - Assurnasirpal Has Too Much Energy
OS 142 - The Assyrian Empire Takes Shape
OS 141 - The Unintended Aramization of Assyria
OS 139 - An Iron King for an Iron Age
OS 138 - Erra and Ishum Threaten Destruction
OS 137 - The Oldest Dreams
OS 136 - The Fifty Shades of Marduk
OS 135 - Middle Class Demons of Mesopotamia
OS 134 - Poverty, Pessimism, and Comedy in Ancient Mesopotamia
The Theology Within History
Isaiah 55
The Witness of Lamentations
The Book of Job in a Near Eastern Context
OS 133 - Jerusalem Falls
OS 132 - Judah Ascends
OS 131 - Israel's Brutal Judgement
Oldest Stories is now a Book!
OS 130 - Israel Runs Out of Names
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