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~735 BCE·Neo-Assyrian

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Tiglath-pileser III 48

(1') [...] ... [...] his [...] ... on dry land [...] I made (them) lay down [their lives. ...] that city, to[gether with ... in] the midst of the sea I swept over them and anni[hilated (them). (5´) ... As for him, terror of my battle array fe]ll [upon him] and his heart pounded. He put on sackcloth ... [... of] ivory, ebony, inlaid with (precious) stones (and) gold, together with ... [...], ivory, fine oil, all types of aromatics, E[gyptian] horses, [... I est]ablished [... I exercised authority] from the city Kašpūna, which is on the shore of the [Upper] Sea, [as far as ... (and) I placed]…

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~735 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 1

Tiglath-pileser III 49

(1') [I ut]terly [defeated him and took his entire camp away from him. He became frightened of the terrifying radiance of my weapons], mounted [a mare in order to save his life, escaped during the night] <to> Mount Sizir, a [rugged] mountain, [and ascended] (it). (3') I confined [Sarduri of the land Urarṭu to the city Ṭurušpâ, his city], and [inflicted] a gre[at] defeat upon him [before his city gates. I fashioned my royal image and erected] (it) in front of the city Ṭuru[špâ]. (5') [For a distance of seventy leagues], I proudly march[ed through the extensive land of Urarṭu, from] one end to…

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SAA 15 042. Feeding Hittite Deportees (ABL 1082)

SAA 15 072. Adda-rami and Horses (CT 53 606)

SAA 15 105. Horses and Recruitment Officers of Calah (ABL 0127)

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