Some archaeologists believe that the name Ashkenaz found at Jeremiah 51: 27 is the equivalent of the Assyrian Ashguzai, a term that was applied to the Scythians.
पू. सातव्या शतकात अस्सिरियाविरुद्ध उठाव केल्याचा काही पुरातन कीलाकार शिलालेखांत उल्लेख आढळतो.