BROKEN OBELISK OF [ASSUR-BEL-KALA] (Excerpts)

Source: Grayson, ARI, LXXXIX, 2.

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.... with the support of .... people ... Marduk-nadin-ahhe, king of Akkad.

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In that year, in the month Tammuz, the city… of the Muš[ku…]

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In that year [eponym of Assur-...], in the month of Kislev, ... from the River Habur of the land Harku to the city Carchemish of the land Hatti he plundered. ......rafts (made of) goatskins.

 

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In that year, in the same month, he attacked a contingent of Arameans at the city Šasiru which is in the district of the city of ...

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In that year, in the month Tammuz, he attacked a contingent of Arameans at the city ... of the land ...

 

 

 

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In that year, in the month Shebat, the chariots and … went from Inner City and conquered the cities …-indishulu and …-sandu, cities which are in the district Dur-Kurigalzu. They captured Kadashman-Buriash, son of Itti-marduk-balatu, governor of their land.

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In that year, in the month Iyyar, he attacked a contingent of Arameans at the city Pauza which is at the foot of Mount Kašiyari. In that year, in the same month, he attacked a contingent of Arameans at the head (ina ri-iš) of the city Nabula.

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In that year, in the month Sivan, he uprooted the troops of the land Musri. In that year, in the same month, he attacked a contingent of Arameans at the city ...-tibua which is on the Tigris.

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In that year, in the month ab, he attacked a contingent of Arameans of Lišur-sala-Assur which are in the district of Šinamu. In that year, in the same month, he uprooted the city Šu...ru of the land Hanigalbat. He conquered the city Hulzu which is within Mt Kašiyari and the city Erešu which the people of the land Habhu held. He brought out 3,000 hostages.

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In that year, in the month Elul, he attacked a contingent of Arameans at the city Muratrir of the land Šubru.

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In that year, in the month [Arah]samnu, he plundered the Arameans from the land Mahiranu to the city Šuppu of the land Harran.

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In the month Kislev, eponym of Ili-idinna, he attacked a contingent of Arameans at the city Makrisu of the land Yaru. In that year in the same month, he attacked a contingent of Arameans at the city Dur-katlimmu. In that year in the same month, [he plundered the Arame]ans opposite the city Sangaritu [which is on] the Euphrates...

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[In] that [year, in the month…] he attacked [a contingent of Arameans] in the land Gulgulu.

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[In that year in the month… he … the Arameans at the city…]  at …-siku of Mount Hanu…

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In that year in the month Arahsamnu, [he…the Arameans…] together with the drinking places. [In that year in ] the same [month he attacked] a contingent of Arameans [at…[ faces…

 

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The gods Ninurta and Palil who love his priesthood gave to him the hunt and in boats of the land Arvad he rode and killed a nahiru in the Great Sea. He killed ... superb wild bulls and cows at the city Araziqu which is before the land Hatti and at the foot of Mt Lebanon...

 

Assur-bel-kala Grayson #4

Source: VAT 9539, BM 134497 Grayson ARI, Assur-bel-kala #4

By command of the gods Assur, An and Adad ..... in pursuit of the Arameans, which twice in one year ... I brought about their [defeat from the city An]at of the land Suhu and the city [Tadmar of the land Amurru as fas as Rapiqu of Karduniash. I brought their] tribute and [tax to my city Assur. The ....]-dayu, Sutu, Na-...-mirayu, who [live] at the foot of Mt Lebanon [...in] rafts (of inflated} goatskins [I crossed the Suphrates. I conquered the city Pitru which is  on] the opposite bank of the [Euphrates] on the River Saggurru. At that time the region of the Ahlamu ... numerous .... the city Mi-...

 

 

 

Assur-bel-kala #4

Source: VAT 9539, BM 134497 Grayson ARI, Assur-bel-kala #4

By command of the gods Assur, An and Adad ..... in pursuit of the Arameans, which twice in one year ... I brought about their [defeat from the city An]at of the land Suhu and the city [Tadmar of the land Amurru as fas as Rapiqu of Karduniash. I brought their] tribute and [tax to my city Assur. The ....]-dayu, Sutu, Na-...-mirayu, who [live] at the foot of Mt Lebanon [...in] rafts (of inflated} goatskins [I crossed the Suphrates. I conquered the city Pitru which is  on] the opposite bank of the [Euphrates] on the River Saggurru. At that time the region of the Ahlamu ... numerous .... the city Mi-...

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