Old Assyrian Empire
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Old Assyrian Empire  mat aš-šur KI | |||||||||||||
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| 2025 BC–1378 BC | |||||||||||||
 Map showing the approximate extent of the Upper Mesopotamian Empire at the death of Shamshi-Adad I c. 1721 BC. | |||||||||||||
| Capital | Assur 2025 BC Shubat-Enlil 1754 BC Assur 1681 BC | ||||||||||||
| Common languages | Akkadian (official) Sumerian (official) Hittite Hurrian Amorite | ||||||||||||
| Religion | Ancient Mesopotamian religion | ||||||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||||||
| išši’ak Aššur | |||||||||||||
• c. 2025 BC | Puzur-Ashur I (first) | ||||||||||||
• c. 1378 BC | Ashur-nadin-ahhe II (last) | ||||||||||||
| Historical era | Bronze Age | ||||||||||||
• Established | 2025 BC | ||||||||||||
• Disestablished | 1378 BC | ||||||||||||
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| Today part of | Turkey Syria Iraq | ||||||||||||
The Old Assyrian Empire (Sumero-Akkadian cuneiform: