Assyriology

American  

[uh-seer-ee-ol-uh-jee] / əˌsɪər iˈɒl ə dʒi /

noun

1. the study of the history, language, etc., of the ancient Assyrians.

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Assyriology British  

/ əˌsɪrɪˈɒlədʒɪ /

noun

1. the study of the culture, history, and archaeological remains of ancient Assyria

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Other Word Forms

• Assyriologist
  noun
• Assyriological
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of Assyriology

First recorded in 1820–30; Assyri(a) + -o- + -logy

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Example Sentences

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Assyriology

Brown University suspended doctoral admissions for six humanities and social-science programs including Egyptology and Assyriology.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

"Using our AI-supported platform, we managed to identify 30 other manuscripts that belong to the rediscovered hymn -- a process that would formerly have taken decades," said Jiménez, who teaches at LMU's Institute of Assyriology.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 11, 2025

Dr. Arboll, in turn, had been looking for a partner that shared his interest in Assyriology, the study of Mesopotamian languages and the sources written in them.

From New York Times ● Feb. 13, 2024

There were precursors to Hammurabi's laws, explains Dr Frances Reynolds, Assyriology expert at Oxford University, but the stele and 130,000 clay tablet documents from the period establish the king as a "fantastic administrator".

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2012

Thanks to these materials, a new science commonly spoken of as Assyriology came into being, and a most important chapter of human history was brought to light.

From A History of Science — Volume 1 by Edward Huntington Williams

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