ABSTRACT

This study sheds light on an important aspect of international

relations of the Assyrian Empire during its new period (911-612 B.C.)
with the Neo-Hittites Kingdom in northern Syria. After the decline of the
Hittites Empire in Anatolia (Asia Minor) about 1200 B.C.

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Hittites Kingdom emerged and tried to make alliances with each other in
order to stand in the face of the Assyrian advance towards the
Mediterranean coasts and their attempt to control the trade passages and
reach the raw materials places in Anatolia .
The major sources of this study are the royal annals :
- Luckenbill,D.D, The Annals of Sennachrib ,(Chicago,1924).
- Luckenbill,D.D, Ancient Records of Assyria and Babylon , Vol I, II
(New York,1926-1927).
- Grayson,A.K,The Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Assyrian
Periods , Vol 2: Assyrian Rulers of the Early First Millennium
B.C. I (1114-859 B.C), II ,(858-745) , (London,
- Tadmor,H, The

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Inscription of Tigth-Pileser III King of

Assyrian(Jerusalem,1994 ).
And the royal letters published in :
- State Archives of Assyrian .
In additional to Hawkinss articles .The relations range from
military campaigns paying tributes and the fall of the Hettite strongholds
in the Assyrian hands till their last stronghold in carkamish Kingdom fell
in about 717B.C . Despite the fact that the Hittites-Assyrian relation
where characterized by the military nature, some political aspects where

present in the correspondence , treaties and kingship in addition to

cultural aspects.
The study is divided into four chapters and an introduction .
Chapter one studies the Neo-Hettite Kingdom in northern Syria
according to their alfabatic name , location and important and a brief
history.
Chapter two is devoted to the political relations during the first Assyrian
Empire (911-745B.C).
Chapter three deals with the political relation during the second
Assyrian Empire (745-612B.C).
Chapter four is devoted to the cultural relations represented by
languages writing , literature , Architecture , arts, trade, law and religion.