event · evt_srsc1_shalmaneser_iii_urartu_campaigns
Shalmaneser III's northern campaigns involving Urartu
Assyrian inscriptions record campaigns and encounters involving the emerging Urartian state and other northern lands.
What is the evidence?
observation
Assyrian inscriptions record campaigns and encounters involving the emerging Urartian state and other northern lands.The campaigns and state names are secure; itinerary, territorial control, and causal importance remain debated.
Inspect the sources →Review and provenance
Specialist reviewer: not recorded. Review date: not recorded.
Dataset workflow: proposed. This is separate from specialist review.
Confidence describes the stated assessment; it does not certify expert approval. How review works.
Chronology
Dating intervals may describe uncertainty or phases; their width alone does not establish event duration.
858 BCE–845 BCE
Precision: range
Chronology model: release preferred synthesis
highPreferred display range synthesized from the cited source roles. It preserves a range and does not imply every component occurred continuously or synchronously.
- supports · provides primary evidence
Shalmaneser III 040 (RIAO Q004645) — Royal Inscriptions of the Neo-Assyrian Period / ORACCProvides the critical royal-inscription edition.
Locator: Q004645 northern campaign passages - contextualizes · contextualizes
The Kingdom of Urartu — Yervand H. Grekyan (2023)Provides political chronology and source criticism.
Locator: Ninth-century formation and Assyrian relations
Interpretation and caveats
The event demonstrates interstate conflict and Assyrian geographic knowledge near the end of the interval, not continuous Assyrian rule across the highlands.
Event context
Classification
Event type: royal campaign and state interaction
Evidence layer: historical
Timeline role: cross regional context
People and places
Locations: Shalmaneser III northern campaign records, Urartu, Northern Mesopotamia and Upper Tigris
Why it matters to the timeline
The campaigns directly contextualize Urartu's emergence and Mesopotamian pressure on the highland political landscape.
Research notes
- Provides the critical royal-inscription edition. Role: provides primary evidence. Locator: Q004645 northern campaign passages.
- Provides political chronology and source criticism. Role: contextualizes. Locator: Ninth-century formation and Assyrian relations.
Evidence and sources
- contextualizes · contextualizes
The Kingdom of Urartu — Yervand H. Grekyan (2023)Provides political chronology and source criticism.
Locator: Ninth-century formation and Assyrian relations - supports · provides primary evidence
Shalmaneser III 040 (RIAO Q004645) — Royal Inscriptions of the Neo-Assyrian Period / ORACCProvides the critical royal-inscription edition.
Locator: Q004645 northern campaign passages
Referenced records
- Northern Mesopotamia and Upper Tigris · entity
- Urartu · entity
- Shalmaneser III northern campaign records · entity