Empire whose capital was Nineveh (7)

I believe the answer is:

assyria

(Other definitions for assyria that I've seen before include "Ancient Middle East kingdom - Ira says (anag)" , "old kingdom" , "Ancient empire of Iraq" , "Ancient empire in western Asia" , "Ancient nation in Iraq" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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