Noun
The science or study of the antiquities, language, etc., of ancient Assyria.
Source: Webster's dictionaryAssyriology has since pieced together the formerly largely forgotten history of Mesopotamia. Source: Internet
Students concentrating (majoring) in the department choose a track of either Egyptology or Assyriology. Source: Internet
Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology 12:203–14. Source: Internet
The isolation of Assyriology, Egyptology, and even Biblical Studies from Biblical archaeology may have been necessary for each discipline to better define its own identity and to achieve adequate confidence in its own area. Source: Internet