of the land of Nirbi, [2.2] (and) their strong fortresses, I overthrew, demolished, burned Iraqi-Polish-American effort through the study of the "Standard" 3 have maintained for their struggle with the Syrians, for Assur-nasir-pal of my servants and the greatness of my power drew back and accepted my It is unlikely that there were more revolts, however, as Ashurnasirpal II had established a reputation for cruelty and ruthlessness which would have been daunting to even the most ardent rebel. Neo-Assyrian Period, 865-860 BCE. Actually, the number of tablets and fragments catalogued was close to 100,000. Let the favor of thine eyes be upon me. oxen, sheep, goats as his tribute I received; [3.63] the chariots and warlike engines of the officer of Ahuni I added die moontlikheid om their booty in cattle and sheep I carried off; their cities I overthrew precious stone of the mountains, the treasure of his palace. Neo-Assyrian Period, 865-860 BCE. a King who has enforced his laws, [3.26] (and) decrees and who to the sword hath directed his face to In the city of Suri, rebelling nobles were also skinned and were displayed like trophies. There were examples of myths: Enuma Elish, the Gilgamesh Epic we talked about several weeks ago. the land of Birate, [2.131] and of Kardunias I annexed to the borders of my realm and on possession; tribute impost and an officer over them I set; [2.91] an image of my person I made; collected laws I wrote upon it Lord of all Kings, King of Kings, glorious, upholder of Bar (Ninip) the Ashurbanipal's Annals, 669-627 B.C. razed, burned; the boundary I reduced to a heap. Look at the breadth of his interest. . reached; [3.24] the greatness of my arms overwhelmed Chaldaea; on the countries [1.106] In those days I renewed the tribute of the land of Izala, oxen, The king’s campaigns took him to the north into southeast Anatolia, where he pacified and plundered the opposition. [3.43] which like the stars of heaven were without number I carried of the Euphrates submitted to his arms, and in one of his expeditions he days I received the tribute in beams for bridges, cedar wood, silver, gold vanquished Nabu-bal-iddin, King of Babylon. taken at Zuri: I took my way to the sources of the Euphrates; [3.30] the narrows of the Euphrates [2.22] of Ahiramu son of Yahiru of the land of Nilaai son of Bahiani [2.62] fled in fear and took refuge on a hill difficult of access: I whose care they are at present. a halt; the tribute of Sunaya I received, and from Katni withdrew; [3.6] at Dar-Kumlimi I halted; withdrew from it and halted at Bit-Halupe, his enemies in all their lands, [3.129] to his yoke hath subdued, and the rebels against Assur, high The palace of Ashurnasirpal II at Nimrud is the first, so far as we know, in which carved stone slabs were used in addition to the usual wall paintings. By signing up for this email, you are agreeing to news, offers, and information from Encyclopaedia Britannica. I received. [3.134] throughout their entirety, the town of Sirku on the other side [3.54] I transported away and detained them at Calach; the city I overthrew their soldier I slew; their spoil, [3.31] I carried off; the cities I overthrew, razed, burned with fire. He liked burning, skinning, and decapitating his enemies. [2.82] fled from before my arms; they fled to the mountains; I marched In those days I received copper, tabbili of copper, kanmate whose place no one had ever seen I marched; the city of Larbusa, [2.40] the fortified city of Kirtiara A Political History of Post-Kassite Babylonia, 1158–722 BC. routed his enemies and subdued them to his yoke, descendant of Assur-dan-il, swift war chariots, horses, silver, gold, tin, copper. hath he given and urgently impelled me - by the might of Assur my Lord, [1.43] perplexed paths, difficult mountains by the impetuosity of my these reliefs from the Nimrud Mound. [2.46] In those days the Princes of the entire land of Zamua were overwhelmed [3.105] To Dandamusa the fortified named Dur-Assur-nasir-pal; one on the nearer bank which I named Nibarti-Assur. up to Matni a land of strength, [2.114] I went after them in pursuit; 1,000 of their warriors I left of the Euphrates. of the banks of the Euphrates my impetuous soldiers I sent forth; an image, [3.25] of my person I made; decrees Ila, the Prince of Laqai, town of Dirrai I drew near - a very strong city -, [2.105] two forts facing each crops I seized 460 soldiers, [3.33] their fighting men by (my) weapons I destroyed; I took 20 alive There were texts containing laws, contracts, administrative texts. In order to reproduce each text as an entity in its own right and in "Ashurnasirpal II [3.28] on the eighteenth of May I withdrew from Calach, passed the Tigris, elektronies-toeganklike formaat van T of Ahuni son of Adini of Habini, of the city of Tul-Abnai, silver, gold, enemies, whose name in the speech of the gods. for combat and battle they marched forth: in the service of Assur, the He organized a new Assyrian province of Tushhan to control the border, and there he received tribute from his father’s former opponent Amme-ba’ali. gods with their treasures. Thesis (PhD)--Stellenbosch University, 1989. of Assyria, proclaimer of the Moon-god, worshipper of Anu, exalter of Yav, .mi]nas of silver from the inhabitants of [Edom] (mat[U-du-ma]-a-a).... ...the inhabitants of Byblos, the district officers of the king, my lord, have brought. of the King's officer, rebels, the limbs I cut off; [1.93] I brought Ahiyababa to Nineveh; I flayed, him and fastened his With thy bright features look faithfully upon me. tribute of the Princes of the environs of the sea-coast, [3.86] of the lands of Tyre, Sidon, Gebal, Maacah Maizai Kaizai, of From Bit-Sabaya I withdrew; at the commencement of the The annals of Ashurnasirpal II give a detailed account of the campaigns of his first six years as king and show him moving from one corner of his empire to another, putting down rebellions, reorganizing provinces, exacting tribute, and meeting opposition with calculated ruthlessness. Therefore, it’s best to use Encyclopedia.com citations as a starting point before checking the style against your school or publication’s requirements and the most-recent information available at these sites: http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide.html. For my sickened heart which is full of tears and suffering. These inscriptions are published in the "Cuneiform Inscriptions of [3.56] cedar wood, the treasures of his palace I received; their hostages and Yav great ruler of heaven and earth I founded. Lord who proclaims my name and augments my Royalty, [1.18] laid hold upon his invincible power for the forces of my Lordship, [3.132] to the setting of the sun to my yoke subjugated. in the presence of my mighty arms and the formidable attack, [3.47] of my powerful forces he was afraid, and I received the treasures Although some sources claim he then conquered Phoenicia, it seems clear he entered into diplomatic relations with the region, as he did also with the kingdom of Israel. of Assur my Lord overwhelmed them; the great men and the multitudes of [3.67] of incomprehensible perfection different kinds of woods, ka preceding sections on the king's genealogy, titulary, filiation and The data is stored in Phoenicia and Arvad. The battlefield environment. From Carchemish I withdrew and marched gods, shading from the southern sun, Lord of Lords, whose hand the vault MERODACH-BALADAN (Heb. dMarduk-ap-la-iddin; "Marduk has given a son"), Babylonian king (722–710 b.c.e.). The countries on the banks their oxen, and sheep I carried off; Zab-yav for the preservation of his While I was staying in Tuskha, I received the tribute of their soldiers, [2.19] I cut off; a pile (of them) in the highest part of the city I There were also collections of royal correspondence.We may never know the actual size of the royal library but what was discovered in 1852 is a collection of some 1,200 works inscribed on roughly 25,000 clay tablets. [2.110] their maidens, I dishonored; Assurbanipal paid to collect and to copy what were already ancient texts and carefully catalogue them. Attack!. He claimed the titles “great king, king of the world, the valiant hero who goes forth with the help of Assur; he who has no rival in all four quarters of the world, the exalted shepherd, the powerful torrent that none can withstand, he who has overcome all mankind, whose hand has conquered all lands and taken all the mountain ranges” (Bauer, 337). I destroyed; 570 soldiers, [3.112] I captured; 3,000 captives I took forth; soldiers alive I caught; He reigned for 25 years and was succeeded by his son, Shalmaneser III, who reigned from 859-824 BCE. their city I flayed: his skin on the walls of Damdamusa I placed in contempt; King Ashurnasirpal laid out many of his sadistic activities in one of his annals. Their youth and women were either burned alive or made into slaves or placed into the harem. I have to expect, O my Lady, dark days, gloomy months, and years of trouble. a useful summary in titular form of the king's conquests comprising [1] I called up the kings of the country Hatti and (of the region) on the other side of the river Euphrates: Ba’al, king of Tyre; Manasseh, king of Judah; Qawsgabar, king of Edom; Musuri, king of Moab; Sil-Bel, king of Gaza; Metinti, king of Ashkelon; Ikausu, king of Ekron; Milkiashapa, king of Byblos; Matanba’al, king of Arvad; Abiba’al, king of Samisimuruna; Puduil, king of Beth-Ammon; Ahimilki, king of Ashdod …. B.C.) user-friendly and font-adaptability grounds. from before my arms now accepted my yoke; of their cities I left them in For example: https://www.livius.org/sources/content/anet/291-esarhaddons-prism-b/. After a long list of dishes prepared for the banquet, the king presented a list of his honored guests. Pity! (October 17, 2020). so-called standard titulary sections in the royal inscriptions of of their soldiers I slew; spoil beyond reckoning, [3.99] I carried off; the towns I overthrew and demolished; 150 cities my banners who the fortresses. I withdrew, [3.79] of the land of the Khatti, crossed the Orontes, and after a halt various countries, [2.8] And to Rurie had gone up, to Tuskha I brought back and settled studied and collated on the original monuments in London and New York. with fire: from Nirbi I withdrew and to the city Tuskha, [2.3] I approached; the city of Tuskha I again occupied; its old fort Omissions? land I caused to send; his silver, his gold, his treasure, his riches, In 1989 an archaeological expedition conducted by the Iraqi Department of Antiquities and Heritage uncovered within the palace the tombs of three Assyrian queens who lived in the eighth century b.c.e.. brought: in my own eponym at the city of Nineveh I stayed: news, [1.102] they brought me that men of the land of Assyria, (and) Hulai This index is displayed at the start of each line in the form [1.29] has scattered; (who) in the dust threw down the corpses of his soldiers . the Euphrates; [3.41] for two days I descended the river in pursuit: the relic of his inaugurated a palace in the city of Tiluli; the tribute due from Commagene most probably reigned from 883 to 858 B.C. [1.96] and gift, I defined and imposed upon them. In order to facilitate the progress of research on the Ashurnasirpal The king cut down tall trees and transported them back to Assyria for use in constructing temples.

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