Around 1300 BCE, a high priest named Ashur-uballit I took the title of king and initiated a tradition of military campaigns, effectively transforming Assyria from a city-state to a territorial state.

公元前 1300 年左右， 一位名叫亚述乌巴利特的大祭司获得了国王的头衔，并开创了军事行动的传统，有效地将亚述从城邦国家转变为领土国家。