The Assyrian Sacred Tree

The traditional interpretation of the sacred tree of Assyria is considered a date palm. The depiction of "tree", consisting of a series of nodes and interwoven vines, contradicts the morphological appearance of dates and seems to be a very abstract integration of features of various plants from different species at best. Recently, several art historians and botanists have proposed final decisions of correct classification, but the mystery behind this eternal symbol - the sacred source of many Western religions from the Near East - is still a deep seed I can not eradicate the academic argument of.

Assyrian Tree of Life consists of lines that intersect a series of nodes. It is clearly an important religious symbol, often cared for by the elf of wings in the relief of the Assyrian palace, the king of man, or the head of the eagle, blessed and fertilized with barrels and cones. The Assyrians have not yet reached an agreement on the meaning of this symbol. Modern scholarship named it "Life tree"; it is not used in Assyrian literature. In fact, I do not know that there is literary evidence related to the symbol.

For many years, the expansion and growth of the Assyrian Empire failed and declined many times. The scholars divided the history of Assyria into three main era: the old kingdom, the central empire, and the new Assyrian empire. Assyria ended as a political organization, but Assyrians still live in a part of Iran and Iraq today. Historically, Assyrians are Semitans who lived in the northern part of Mesopotamia, and they speak German alike until the likelihood of Aramaic appearance increases. The Assyrian Empire is considered to be the largest Mesopotamian Empire, due to its size, bureaucratic efficiency, and strong military strategy.

Last name comes from East Asian Ram dialect of Akhad (Asian) Arab (Chaldo-Assyrian). Some surname is related to religious Christianity of Eastern Syria, but Assyrians follow religion from the 1st century CE, others are ancient Assyria / Mesopotamian religion.

After the dispersion and destruction of the population of Assyria, the identity of the Assyrians was greatly attacked in this century. Historically, neighboring countries of Assyria have repeatedly tried to become Arabic, Kurdish, Turkish, or Assyrian. There is little political awareness about the truly unique Assyrian identity. Of course, all of their neighbors shared a common attempt against Assyrian Christian Muslims. Despite the initial hope of respecting all communities in northern Iraq and achieving comprehensive and gradual democracy, the situation has deteriorated rapidly over the past few years. The territory of this area came in the hands of two armed groups of competing Kurds. Humanitarian assistance specially provided to residents in this area was completely monopolized by the two armed groups and the aggravated tension.