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=== Ancient History ===
The earliest settlement in what is now known asmodern-day Sayyed was nearfounded thein Riveraround Ashur1300 BCE, callednamed Salaharkesh, theand foundingis beingthe datedprecursor to aroundthe 1300metropolis BCEof byAl archeologistsSalarqa. InThe asettlement 1987of excavation,Salaharkesh archeologistsis foundmost intricateknown artfor andthe potteryintricate atclay aroundstructures theand time,pottery asfounded wellby asarcheologists thein firsta examples1987 ofexcavation. Sayyed’sIn earliestthe writingsame system: abhadexcavation, inthe severalfirst claywritten tabletsform aroundof the newSayqidi metropolislanguage, abhad, was discovered.
Records reveal that for most of its history, Salaharkesh, and eventually the Ashurian Kingdom was ruleda bymonarchal monarchscity-state, one of the first monarchs being King Niiqiarusu the Great, who wrote the basis of the declaration ofestablished the Kingdom of Ashur in 1000 BCE. NiiqiarusuHe was regardednamed as“the Great” for his significant contributions to Ashurian society and civilization. As Ashurian scholars described him, “A wise and dignified ruler who made significant changes to the kingdom and has made an impact so large it is still felt many generations after his passing.” DuringIt Niiqiarusu’swas reignalso wasduring his reign when the Ashurian Code was written., A text detailingdescribing every law and every punishment for when the laws werebreaking brokenthem.
==== King Issaruutunu III ====
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