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~735 BCE·Neo-Assyrian

RINAP 1

Tiglath-pileser III 45

(1') [... (and) the (tribe) Puqu]du, Ara[means, as many as there were on the banks of the Tigris, Euphrates, Surappu], (and) Uqnû [Rivers, ... I placed a] eunuch [of mine as provincial governor over them. ...]

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~735 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 1

Tiglath-pileser III 47

(1) Palace of Tiglath-piles[er (III), great king, mighty king, king of the world, king of Assyria, king of Babylon, king of] Sumer and Akkad, king of the four quarters (of the world); valiant man who, with the help of (the god) Aššur, his lord, [smashed like pots] all [who were unsubmissive to him], swept over (them) like [the] Deluge, and considered (them) as (mere) ghosts; the king who [marched about] at the command of the gods Aššur, Šamaš, and Marduk, the great gods, [and] exercised authority over lands fr[om the Bi]tter Sea of Bīt-Yakīn, as far as Mount Bikni in the east, up to the Sea…

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~735 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 1

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]…

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~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…

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~735 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 1

Tiglath-pileser III 52

(1) [Palace of Tiglath-pileser (III), great king, mighty king, king of the world, king of Assyria, king of Bab]ylon, king of Sumer and Akkad, king of the four quarters (of the world); [valiant man who, with the help of (the god) Aššur, his lord], smashed [like pots all who were unsubmissive to him], swept over (them) like the Deluge, (and) considered (them) as (mere) ghosts; [the king who marched about at the command of the gods Aššur, Šamaš, and Marduk, the great gods, and] exercised authority over lands [from the Bitter] Sea of Bīt-Yakīn, as far as Mount Bikni in the east, [up to the Sea of…

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~735 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 1

Tiglath-pileser III 53

(1) Tiglath-[pilese]r (III), [great] king, [...], conqueror of [...], con[queror of the (tribes) It]uʾu, Rubuʾu, [...]. I defeated [...] (5) (No translation possible) (14) I filled Mount Ḫauranu (Hauran) with [...]. (15) I carried off [...] (and) ... thousand sheep. I conquered [...]. Moreover, as for her (Samsi?), the terrifying radiance of (the god) [Aššur, my lord, overwhelmed her and ...]. I spared her so (she would) praise (the victory of the god Aššur). [... I set up ...] as governors. (18b) At that time, [I ...] Ninurta-ilāya, the provincial governor of [...]. I built (and) completed…

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~735 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 1

Tiglath-pileser III 54

(1) [...] ... them and [...]. I ordered their [...]. I forced open their locked ga[tes] and [...] ... I carried off the people [liv]ing inside it. [...] ... [...] whom [I had] appointed. The kings (of) (5) [...] my [...] from the land Nanpigi (Nippigi) [...] ... [... I annex]ed [to Assyria. I] carried off [...] ... (8) [...] thirteen kings of the land Ḫatti (Syria-Palestine), [...] ..., Raḫiānu (Rezin), (10) [...] ... (and) chariots of Sulumal, [...] ... [...] ... Mount ...ri [...] I left behind ... and [...] together with his land. [...] ... [...] ...

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~735 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 1

Tiglath-pileser III 58

(1) Palace of Tiglath-pileser (III), king of Assyria, son of Adad-nārārī (III), king of Assyria: (this brick) belongs to the platform of the temple of (the god) Aššur.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~735 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 1

Tiglath-pileser III 59

(1) Tiglath-pileser (III), great king, mighty king, king of the world, king of Assyria: (this brick) belongs to the pedestal (under) the bulls of the gateway of the temple of the god Adad.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~735 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 1

Tiglath-pileser III 60

(1) [(Palace of) Tiglath-pileser (III), great king, mi]ghty [king], king of the world, king of Assyria: (this brick) [belongs to the ped]estal (under) the bulls [of] the gateway of the temple of the god Adad.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~735 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 1

Tiglath-pileser III 61

(1) Palace of Tiglath-pileser (III), king of the world, king of Assy[ria].

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~735 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 1

Tiglath-pileser III 62

(1) Palace of Tiglath-pileser (III), great king, mighty king, king of the world, king of Assyria: fifteen minas.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~735 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 1

Tiglath-pileser III 63

(1) Palace of Tiglath-pileser (III), king of Assyria: two minas of the king.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~735 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 1

Tiglath-pileser III 64

(1) Palace of Tiglath-piles[er] (III), great king, mighty king, king of the world, king of [Assyria].

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~735 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 1

Tiglath-pileser III Series A Annals

Beginning of the Annals missing (Frgm._A1 1) Precious scion of Baltil (Aššur), beloved of the god(dess) [(DN and) Šē]rūa, ..., creation of the goddess Ninmena, who [(...)] ... for the dominion of the lands, (...) who grew up to be king, ... [(...)] governor, [(...)] ..., the one who increases voluntary offerings for ..., ... [(...)] of emblems, (5) powerful male, light of all of his people, lord of [(...) all] rulers ..., the one who overwhelms his foes, valiant man, the one who destroys [(...)] enemies, who cuts (straight) through interlocking mountains like a (taut) string and ... [...] ...…

Law·Religion & Myth

~735 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 1

Tiglath-pileser III Series B Annals

Beginning of the Annals missing (Frgm._1 1) [... I] adorned them (statues of the gods) and they (the gods) went (back) to their land. I rebuilt th[ose] cities. I built a city on top of a tell (lit. “a heaped-up ruin mound”) called [Ḫumut]. I b[uilt (and) co]mpleted (it) from its foundations to its parapets. [Inside (it), I founded] a palace for my royal residence. I named it Kār-Aššur, set up the weapon of (the god) Aššur, my lord, therein, (and) settled the people [of (foreign) lands] conquered by me therein. [I] imposed upon them [tax (and) tribute], (and) considered them as inhabitants of…

Tiglath-pileser III 45

Tiglath-pileser III 47

Tiglath-pileser III 48

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Tiglath-pileser III 53

Tiglath-pileser III 54

Tiglath-pileser III 58

Tiglath-pileser III 59

Tiglath-pileser III 60

Tiglath-pileser III 61

Tiglath-pileser III 62

Tiglath-pileser III 63

Tiglath-pileser III 64

Tiglath-pileser III Series A Annals

Tiglath-pileser III Series B Annals

SAA 19 001. Soothing Babylon (CTN 5 p. 13)

SAA 19 002. “You Are my Deputy” (CTN 5 p. 240)

SAA 19 005. Madayu to Meet the King in Urzuhina with 30 Riding Horses (CTN 5 p. 252)

SAA 19 007. Equipment from the Palace (CTN 5 p. 321)

SAA 19 008. Emissaries from the West (CTN 5 p. 182)

SAA 19 010. Crown Prince Ululayu Sending Bales of Reed of the Magnates (CTN 5 p. 195)

SAA 19 016. Aššur-šimanni Reporting on People (CTN 5 p. 267)

SAA 19 019. Favourable Exchange Rate (CTN 5 p. 193)

SAA 19 021. Works in Turmuna (CTN 5 p. 257)

SAA 19 024. Matenni of Tyre Pays Tribute (CTN 5 p. 152)

SAA 19 025. Ionian Raids on Levant (CTN 5 p. 164)

SAA 19 026. Digging a Moat; Pursuit to the Mountain (CTN 5 p. 166)

SAA 19 027. Tabal, Que and Captives (CTN 5 p. 187)

SAA 19 032. (no title) (CTN 5 p. 245)

SAA 19 033. Horses, Oxen and Sheep from Tabal (CTN 5 p. 290)

SAA 19 036. Raising Barley (CTN 5 p. 273)

SAA 19 037. Guard of Riblah (CTN 5 p. 161)

SAA 19 038. Chief of Trade Falling Sick (CTN 5 p. 295)

SAA 19 039. Problems in Exacting Corn Taxes (CTN 5 p. 132 and p. 285)

SAA 19 040. Captives from Til-Barsip (CTN 5 p. 180)

SAA 19 042. Unclear Status of a Town Near Guzana (CTN 5 p. 179)

SAA 19 043. Archers, Şimirra, and Work to be Finished (CTN 5 p. 145)

SAA 19 045. Building Works in Damascus (CTN 5 p. 181)

SAA 19 046. Horses, Horse Trainers and Captives (CTN 5 p. 184)

SAA 19 049. Should They Cross the River or be Detained? (CTN 5 p. 245)

SAA 19 051. Unable to Take Care of Pack Animals (CTN 5 p. 312)

SAA 19 054. Emissaries from Que Coming to Calah (CTN 5 p. 186)

SAA 19 055. Should Tutammu of Unqi Come Together with his Eunuchs? (CTN 5 p. 140)

SAA 19 057. Cultivating Seed with Ploughs of Barhalza and Oxen of Arpad (CTN 5 p. 178)

SAA 19 058. Report on an Estate in Dur-ayumma (CTN 5 p. 321)

SAA 19 060. Building a Garrison on the Tigris (CTN 5 p. 215)

SAA 19 063. Duri-Aššur to the King (CTN 5 p. 204)

SAA 19 066. Nabu-eṭiranni to the King (CTN 5 p. 248)

SAA 19 067. Cultivating in Hunaba (CTN 5 p. 244)