Definitions for assyriology
əˌsɪər iˈɒl ə dʒias·syri·ol·o·gy

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1. Assyriologynoun

   archeology of the ancient Assyrians

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1. assyriologynoun

   The study of the ancient Assyrian language and culture.

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1. Assyriology

   Assyriology (from Greek Ἀσσυρίᾱ, Assyriā; and -λογία, -logia) is the archaeological, anthropological, and linguistic study of Assyria and the rest of ancient Mesopotamia (a region that encompassed what is now modern Iraq, northeastern Syria, southeastern Turkey, and northwestern and southwestern Iran) and of the related cultures that used cuneiform writing. The field covers Pre Dynastic Mesopotamia, Sumer, the early Sumero-Akkadian city-states, the Akkadian Empire, Ebla, the Akkadian and Imperial Aramaic speaking states of Assyria, Babylonia and the Sealand Dynasty, the migrant foreign dynasties of southern Mesopotamia, including the Gutians, Amorites, Kassites, Arameans, Suteans and Chaldeans. Assyriology can be included to cover Neolothic pre Dynastic cultures dating to as far back as circa. 8000 BC through to the Islamic Conquest of the 7th century AD The large number of cuneiform clay tablets preserved by these Sumero-Akkadian and Assyro-Babylonian cultures provide an extremely large resource for the study of the period. The region's (and indeed the world's) first cities and city-states like Ur are archaeologically invaluable for studying the growth of urbanization. Scholars of Assyriology develop proficiency in the two main languages of Mesopotamia: Akkadian (including its major dialects) and Sumerian. Further, familiarity with such neighbouring languages as Biblical Hebrew, Hittite, Elamite, Hurrian, Indo-Anatolian (also called Indo-Hittite), Imperial Aramaic, Eastern Aramaic dialects, Old Persian, and Canaanite are useful for comparative purposes, and the knowledge of writing systems that use several hundred core signs. There now exist many important grammatical studies and lexical aids. Although scholars can draw from a large corpus of literature, some tablets are broken, or in the case of literary texts where there may be many copies the language and grammar are often arcane. Moreover, scholars must be able to read and understand modern English, French, and German, as important references, dictionaries, and journals are published in those languages.

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1. assyriology

   Assyriology is a branch of archaeological science that involves the study of ancient Mesopotamian history, culture, languages, and legacy. This includes the realms of the Akkadian, Babylonian and Assyrian empires, as well as their related contemporaries such as the Sumers and Elamites. It primarily uses archaeological artifacts and writings, such as cuneiform inscriptions, to study and interpret these ancient societies.

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1. Assyriologynoun

   the science or study of the antiquities, language, etc., of ancient Assyria

2. Etymology: [Assyria + -logy.]

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1. Assyriology

   Assyriology is the archaeological, historical, and linguistic study of ancient Mesopotamia and of related cultures that used cuneiform writing. The field covers the Akkadian sister-cultures of Assyria and Babylonia, together with their cultural predecessor; Sumer. The large number of cuneiform clay tablets preserved by these cultures provide an extremely large resource for the study of the period. The region's first cities such as Ur are archaeologically invaluable for studying the growth of urbanization. Scholars need a good knowledge of several languages: Akkadian and its major dialects and Sumerian, aided by such languages as Biblical Hebrew, Hittite, Elamite and Aramaic for comparative purposes, and the knowledge of writing systems that use several hundred core signs. There now exist many important grammatical studies and lexical aids. Although scholars can draw from a large corpus of literature, some tablets are broken, or in the case of literary texts where there may be many copies, the language and grammar are arcane. Moreover, scholars must be able to read and understand modern English, French, and German, as important references, dictionaries, and journals are published in those languages.

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1. Assyriology

   the study of the monuments of Assyria, chiefly in a Biblical interest.

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   The numerical value of assyriology in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=assyriology
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Assyriology
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assyriology
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/assyriology
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=assyriology
7. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Assyriology