Chronicle 15 – Shamash-šuma-ukin Chronicle

The 6th [ye]ar of Assur-nadin-šumi: on the 1st day of the month Shebat Anu-rabu went from Der to Assyria.

The 4th [ye]ar of Shamash-šuma-ukin: on the 12th day of the month Tishri

The elamite prince fled [to] Assyria.

The 14th year: the former bed of Bel went [from baltil (Assur)] to Babylon.

The 15th year: the new chariot of Bel …. He took to Babylon.

The 16th year: on the 8th day of the month Shebat the king withdrew b[efore the enemy int]o Babylon.

The 17th year: on the 9th day of the intercalary month Elul Shamsh-šuma-u[kin….]… mustered his army

Marched to Cuthah [and] took [the city].

[He def]eated the army of Assyria and the C[utheans].

He captured the … of Nergal and [too]k (it) to [Babylon].

[On the ]27th [d]ay [of the month …] the officers of A[ssyria rebelled]

…. Rider of a horse…. Went

[Nabu-be]l-šumati, governor of [the Sealand]

…. Ed them and as ….

….his… causd him to enter…

he established their [defeat] and did not leave anyone

army of Assyria he captured and

… when he had (finished) his conquest he took (him)to the king of Babylon.

The 18th year: on the 11th day of the month Tammmuz the enemy invested Babylon.

For 3 months Shirikti-Shuqamuna, brother of Nabu!-kudurri-usur, ruled Babylon.

The 5th year and the 6th year of Nabu-šuma-iškun: Nabu did not come out for the procession of Bel.

Non-integrated lines from a writing-board of Urshidazimeni.

One-column tablet of Nabu-kasir, descendant of Ea-iluta-ibni.

 

 

 

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