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| 2000 BC |
| | | The god Ashur is worshipped at a shrine on the Tigris known by his name (the origin of the word Assyria) | |
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| c. 1750 BC |
| | | Shamshi-Adad I conquers Ashur and the surrounding areas, beginning Assyria's first brief period as a regional power | |
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| c. 1750 BC |
| | | Zimri-Lim builds himself a spectacular palace with some 300 rooms in his capital city of Mari in northern Mesopotamia | |
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| c. 1740 BC |
| | | Shamshi-Adad I conquers the rich and ancient kingdom of Mari, and puts on the throne his son Yasmah-Adad | |
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| c. 1700 BC |
| | | Hammurabi, in the process of winning control over the whole of Mesopotamia, conquers the northern territories of Mari and Ashur | |
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| c. 1700 BC |
| | | Hammurabi destroys Mari (concealing for posterity an extraordinary cuneiform archive not discovered until 1933) | |
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| c. 1700 BC |
| | | More than 25,000 cuneiform tablets (unearthed since 1933 at Mari) provide a detailed account of Assyria in the late 18th century BC | |
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| c. 1700 BC |
| | | Ashur, or Assyria, sinks into almost a millennium of fluctuating but largely diminished fortunes | |
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| 883-859 BC |
| | | Assyria, during the reign of Ashurnasirpal II, once again recovers an extensive empire | |
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| c. 870 BC |
| | | Ashurnasirpal II creates a spectacular new capital at Nimrud (and claims to have had 69,574 guests at his palace-warming party) | |
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