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Kings of Assyria*

Ashur-uballit I (1354-1318)   Shamsi-Adad V (824-810)
Adad-nirari I (1318-1264)  

Adad-nirari III (810-782)
Shamaneser I (1245-1234)   Shalmaneser IV (782-773)
Tukulti-Ninurta I (1234-1197)   Ashur-dan III (773-754)
Ashur-dan I (1179-1133)   Ashur-nirari V (754-745)
Tiglath-pileser I (1115-1076)   Tiglath-pileser III (745-727)
Ashur-rabi II (1012-972)   Shalmaneser V (727-722)
Ashur-resh-ishi II (972-967)   Sargon II (721-705)
Tiglath-pileser II (967-935)   Sennacherib (704-681)
Ashur-dan II (935-912)   Esarshaddon (681-669)
Adad-nirari II (912-889)   Ashur-banipal (669-633)
Tukulti-Ninura II (889-884)   Ashur-etil-ilani (633-622)
Ashur-nasir-apal II (884-858)   Sin-shur-ishkun (621-612)
Shalmaneser III (858-824)   Ashur-uballit (612-608)
* Table from John H. Walton, Chronological and Background Charts of the Old Testament, revised edn. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1994. p.65.

Bibligraphy

On-line Resource Annals of the Kings of Assyria
On-line Resource The Code of Hammurabi (Avalon Project)
On-line Resource Gershom Galil, "A New Look at the Inscriptions of Tiglath-Pileser III," Biblica 81 (2000): 511-520.
Book or monograph William R. Gallagher, Sennacherib's Campaign to Judah. Leiden: Brill, 1999. Hbk. ISBN: 9004115374. pp.344.
On-line Resource Roy Gane, "The Role of Assyria in the Ancient Near East During the Reign of Manasseh," Andrews University Seminary Studies 35.1 (Spring 1997): 21-32View in PDF format pdf
Book or monograph Wisdom, Gods, and Literature: Studies in Honor of W. G. LambertA.R. George & Irving L. Finkel, eds., Wisdom, Gods, and Literature: Studies in Honor of W. G. Lambert. Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns, 1999.Pbk. ISBN: 1575060043. pp.462.
Book or monograph Guinan: If a Man Builds a Joyful HouseAnn K. Guinan, If a Man Builds a Joyful House: Assyriological Studies in Honor of Erle Verdun Leichty. Cuneiform Monographs Series. Leiden: Brill, 2006. Hbk. ISBN: 9004146326. pp.265.
On-line Resource Howell M. Haydn, “Azariah of Judah and Tiglath-pileser III,” Journal of Biblical Literature 28.2 (1909): 182-199.View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
On-line Resource Hermann Volrath Hilprecht [1859-1925], Explorations in Bible Lands During the 19th Century. Edinburgh: T & T Clark, 1903. Hbk. pp.810. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
On-line Resource Siegfriend H. Horn, "Did Sennacherib Campaign Once or Twice Against Hezekiah," Andrews University Seminary Studies 4.1 (Jan. 1966): 1-28.View in PDF format pdf
Book or monograph Map, Flat Assyrian Empire. Abingdon Press. ISBN: 0687234875.
Book or monograph Healy: Ancient AssyriansMark Healy, Ancient Assyrians. Osprey, 2000. Pbk. ISBN: 1841760323. pp.64.
On-line Resource Siegfriend H. Horn, "Did Sennacherib campaign once or Twice Against Hezekiah," Andrews University Seminary Studies 4.1 (Jan. 1966): 1-28.View in PDF format pdf
Article in Journal or Book Antti Laato, "Assyrian Propaganda and the Falsification of History in the Royal Inscriptions of Sennacherib," Vetus Testamentum 45.2 (1995): 198-226.
Book or monograph Larson: The Conquest of AssyriaMogens Trolle Larsen, The Conquest of Assyria. Routledge, an imprint of Taylor & Francis Books Ltd., 1996. Hbk. ISBN: 041514356X. pp.416.
On-line Resource Austin Henry Layard [1817–1894], Nineveh and its Remains, abridged. London: John Murray, 1867. Hbk. pp.384.
Book or monograph Raiji Mattila, The King's Magnates: A Study of the Highest Officials of the Neo-Assyrian Empire. Neo-Assyrian Text Corpus Project. Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns, 2000. Pbk. ISBN: 9514590422. pp.201.
On-line Resource Frances Collins Norton [1848-1921], Bible Student's Handbook of AssyriologyFrances Collins Norton [1848-1921], Bible Student's Handbook of Assyriology. A Popular Manual of Useful Information for the Elementary Study of Oriental Archaeology, and a Help for Young Students and Teachers of the Old Testament with nine plates and a Map. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co., Ltd., 1913. Hbk. pp. pp.226. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
Book or monograph Simo Parpola & Michael Porter, eds. The Helsinki Atlas of the Near East in the Neo-Assyrian Period. The Neo-Assyrian Text Corpus Project, 2001. Pbk. xii + 33 maps + 1 foldout wall map.
On-line Resource Theophilus G. Pinches [1856-1934], The Old Testament. In the Light of The Historical Records and Legends of Assyria and Babylonia. London: SPCK, 1902. Hbk. pp.520. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
Article in Journal or Book J.N. Postgate, "Land Tenure in the Middle Assyrian period: a reconstruction," Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies 34.3 (1971): 496-520.
Article in Journal or Book J.N. Postgate, "On Some Assyrian Ladies," Iraq 41 (1979): 89-103.
On-line Resource Stolen Stones: The Modern Sack of Nineveh (John Malcolm Russell)
Book or monograph Russell: The Writing on the Wall: Studies in the Architectural Context of Late Assyrian Palace InscriptionsJohn Malcolm Russell, The Writing on the Wall: Studies in the Architectural Context of Late Assyrian Palace Inscriptions. Mesopotamian Civilizations. Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns, 1997. Hbk. ISBN: 0931464951. pp.348.
On-line Resource Archibald Henry Sayce [1846-1933], Fresh Light From the Ancient MonumentsArchibald Henry Sayce [1846-1933], Fresh Light From the Ancient Monuments, 5th edn.London: The Religious Tract Society, 1890. Hbk. pp.160. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
Book or monograph Sayce: Assyrian GrammarA.H. Sayce, Assyrian Grammar: An Elementary Grammar; With Full Syllabary; And Progressive Reading Book of the Assyrian Language, in the Cuneiform Type. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock Publishers, 2002. Pbk. ISBN: 1579109659. pp.131.
On-line Resource William H. Shea, "The New Tirhakah Text and Sennacherib's Second Palestinian Campaign," Andrews University Seminary Studies 35.2 (Autumn 1997): 181-187.View in PDF format pdf
Book or monograph Hayim Tadmor, The Inscriptions of Tiglath-Pileser III: King of Assyria. Israel Academy of Sciences & Humanities, 1999. Hbk. ISBN: 9652081116. pp.320.
On-line Resource William Sandys Wright Vaux [1876-1941], Nineveh and Persepolis: An Historical Sketch of Ancient Assyria and Persia, with an Account of the Recent Researches in those Countries. London: Arthur Hall, Virtue, & Co., 1850. Hbk. pp. 436. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
Article in Journal or Book Donald J. Wiseman, "Jonah's Nineveh," Tyndale Bulletin 30 (1979): 29-51. View in PDF format pdf
Book or monograph Yamada: The Construction of the Assyrian EmpireShigeo Yamada, The Construction of the Assyrian Empire: A Historical Study of the Inscriptions of Shalmanesar III Relating to His Campaigns in the West. Culture and History of the Ancient Near East, Vol. 3. Leiden: Brill, 2000. Hbk. ISBN: 9004117725. pp.450.
Article in Journal or Book K.L. Younger, Jr., "Yahweh at Askelon and Calah? Yahwistic Names in Neo-Assyrian," Vetus Testamentum 52.2 (2002): 207-218.
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