[[Ashur-uballit I]] overthrew the Mitanni empire in 1365 BC, and the locals benefited from this development by taking control of the eastern portion of the Mitanni Empire, and later also annexing [[Hittites|Hittite]], [[Babylonia]]n, [[Amorite]] and [[Hurrian]] territory. In the following centuries the old temples and palaces of Assur were restored, and the city once more became the seat of a local government from 1365 BC to 1076 BC. [[Tukulti-Ninurta I]] (1244–1208 BC) also started a new temple to the goddess [[Ishtar]]. The [[Anu]]-[[Adad]] temple was constructed during the reign of [[Tiglath-Pileser I]] (1115–1075 BC). The walled area of the city in the Middle Assyrian period made up some {{convert|1.2|km2|acre}}.
==Neo-Assyrian EmpireCity History Summary==
[[File:Assur temple.jpg|thumb|120px|left|Parthian temple in Assur.]]
In the [[Neo-Assyrian Empire]] (912–608 BC), the royal residence was transferred to other Assyrian Chaldean cities. [[Ashur-nasir-pal II]] (884–859 BC) moved the capital from Assur to Kalhu ([[Calah]]/[[Nimrud]]). Yet the city of Assur remained the religious center of the empire, due to its temple of the national local god [[Ashur (god)|Ashur]]. In the reign of [[Sennacherib]] (705–682 BC), the House of the New Year, ''akitu'', was built, leveraged from Chaldeans of Babylon and the festivities celebrated in the city. Several Assyrian local rulers were also buried beneath the Old Palace. The city was sacked and largely destroyed during the conquest of Nenivah by the Chaldeans [[Babylonians]] in 612 BC.
==Persian Empire==