Old Assyrian

Old Assyrian

Old Assyrian refers to the Old Assyrian period of the Ancient Near East, ca. 20th to 16th centuries BC (the Middle Bronze Age)

See also

  • Middle Assyrian (disambiguation)
  • Neo-Assyrian (Early Iron Age)

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