Talk:Neo-Assyrian Empire

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• References to the bible*

It seems that far too much is made of biblical references in this section. Surely a book which contains so much fiction can hardly be referenced as a reliable and/or academic source? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.11.126.162 (talk) 22:38, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

The Bible happens to be one of our main sources of historical data for this period that is outside of Assyrian records -- which some also suspect of including plenty of "fiction". If you took away all the primary sources on grounds they may be inaccurate, there would be nothing left. So what we do as an encyclopedia is try to include multiple perspectives whenever possible, and note where they corroborate each other, and where they do not. (We also try to avoid directly opining that major religious works followed today such as the Bible or Koran etc. are "fiction", on account of our neutrality policy!) Regards, Til Eulenspiegel (talk) 01:32, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Map

The current map in use is a redrawn version of this map. It seems to be a good map, but the original is filled with more details. Not sure about how accurate the borders are. Is there a map from academic sources available? I don't know how reliable these maps actually are, since they all come with different borders. Though the original version of this map, seems to be, at a fast glance, pretty accurate. Any opinions on this? — EliasAlucard|Talk 14:30 10 Aug, 2007 (UTC)

all these borders are approximations. The original map is from 'Atlas of the Bible Lands' - C S Hammond & Co - 1959 ISBN 9780843709414 and as such copyrighted. dab (𒁳) 12:55, 10 August 2007 (UTC)

Seems so.[1] — EliasAlucard|Talk 19:31 10 Aug, 2007 (UTC)

Actually there is one major error with the map: the Assyrian empire didn't encompass the Arabian desert - its people were subservient, in that they paid tribute, but the concept of Mat Ashur never incorporated the Arabian desert. Furthermore, Assyria was not able to fully conquer the Arabs due to logistical reasons. --Šarukinu 18:17, 11 August 2007 (UTC)

So, what should we do about this? We must use accurate maps. — EliasAlucard|Talk 12:54 14 Aug, 2007 (UTC)

have you considered sitting down with a graphics editor? But be sure to produce something that matches the graphical quality of Image:Map_of_Assyria.png (which im my book is perfectly satisfactory). --dab (𒁳) 12:05, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

That is a good map, dab, but as I stated before, the Arabian desert was never conquered by the Assyrians. Perhaps we can just use this map but edit out the Arabian desert? --Šarukinu 12:09, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

Well, I've never played around with graphic editors. There's always a first time though. Any recommendations? — EliasAlucard|Talk 15:41 14 Aug, 2007 (UTC)

I have editted a number of maps but I don't know how to keep its svg type file - I can only upload it as a JPEG or PNG file. Also, tell me exactly how much of the desert i should get rid of.Man of Bravery!! 03:00, 15 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Sections

I wanna break the main body of text into more sections. That means that I will be making "Sargonid dynasty" a heading rather than a subheading. Tourskin 20:51, 11 August 2007 (UTC)

I have made more sections so it will be easier to expand this article. Then when I have finished expanding, I;ll see what refereces can be added.Tourskin 21:00, 11 August 2007 (UTC)