The policy of amnesty of the kings of the modern Assyrian kingdom (911-612 BC). Analytical historical study

Abstract

The research sheds light on the policy of amnesty as a most prominent policies adopted by the Assyrian kings towards the rulers of their territories and the inhabitants of those regions during the era of the neo- Assyrian kingdom (911-612 BC). This amnesty were created in various situations depending on the state of conflict or rebellion . The second period of the neo Assyrian kingdom (745-612) was characterized by the expansion of the Assyrian kingdom through the extension of its authority over the new provinces. Thus we have cases of amnesty and forgiveness for the rulers and inhabitants of many regions in different parts of the Ancient Near East..All amnesty cases issued and documented by the Assyrian kings were studied and analyzed in line with the descriptive historical approach based on the analysis of the cuneiform texts (translated) and adopted in the reading of Assyrian history and the history of Mesopotamia in general .