Assyrian Arts

Part of the Lion Hunt of Ashurbanipal, c. 645–635 BC

A map of the Neo-Assyrian Empire under Shalmaneser III (dark green) and Esarhaddon (light green)

Mor Mattai Monastery (Dayro d-Mor Mattai) in, Bartella, Nineveh, Iraq. It is recognized as one of the oldest Christian monasteries in existence. It is famous for its magnificent library and a considerable collection of Syriac Christian manuscripts[104]

A map of the Aramaic language and Syriac Christianity in the Middle East and Central Asia until being largely annihilated by Tamerlane in the 14th century

Mar Elias (Eliya), the Nestorian bishop of the Urmia plain village of Geogtapa, c. 1831

A massacre of Armenians and Assyrians in the city of Adana, Ottoman Empire, April 1909

Assyrian troops led by Agha Petros (saluting) with a captured Turkish banner in the foreground, 1918

Assyrian refugees on a wagon moving to a newly constructed village on the Khabur River in Syria

Three Assyrian Iraq Levies, who volunteered in 1946 for service as ground crew with the Royal Air Force, look over the side of the ORBITA as it pulls into the docks at Liverpool. Left to right, they are: Sergeant Macko Shmos, Lance Corporal Adoniyo Odisho and Corporal Yoseph Odisho.

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Assyrians are a distinct ethnic group native to Mesopotamia with roots in ancient Assyria. They speak varieties of Neo-Aramaic, a branch of the Semitic language family that replaced Akkadian during the Neo-Assyrian Empire, and largely adhere to Syriac Christianity. Some members of the community identify alternatively as Chaldeans or Arameans, based on religious, regional, and historic traditions.
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Assyrians are a distinct ethnic group native to Mesopotamia with roots in ancient Assyria. They speak varieties of Neo-Aramaic, a branch of the Semitic language family that replaced Akkadian during the Neo-Assyrian Empire, and largely adhere to Syriac Christianity. Some members of the community identify alternatively as Chaldeans or Arameans, based on religious, regional, and historic traditions.

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