Researchers piecing together ancient tablets, inscriptions and a statue argue that three forgotten kings ruled Assyria more than 2,700 years ago, potentially changing part of the empire’s accepted chronology
- Representative Image (AI-generated)For more than 2,700 years, the story of Assyria’s kings has survived through fragments of clay tablets, royal inscriptions, monuments and carefully preserved lists of rulers.
- Together, these records have allowed historians to reconstruct the succession of one of the ancient Near East’s most powerful kingdoms.
- Yet ancient history is rarely as complete as surviving records make it appear.
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- Representative Image (AI-generated)For more than 2,700 years, the story of Assyria’s kings has survived through fragments of clay tablets, royal inscriptions, monuments and carefully preserved lists of rulers.
- Together, these records have allowed historians to reconstruct the succession of one of the ancient Near East’s most powerful kingdoms.
- Yet ancient history is rarely as complete as surviving records make it appear.
Sources: Times of India