Chronicle of Aššur-reš-iši
A. Green, Gods, demons and
symbols of ancient
Mesopotamia, 1992; ©!!!)
For a very brief introduction to the literary genre of chronicles, go here. More information can be found in Jean-Jacques Glassner, Mesopotamian Chronicles (Atlanta, 2004), in which this is text CM 14.
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[...] against them [...] their [...] an alliance [...] the merchants [...] he inflicted a defeat on them. |
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| [...] conquest. Aššur-reš-iši, king of Assyria, [...] in this fortress [...] the residence of Aššur, his lord, [...] of bronze [...] the towns [...] the majesty of Aššur [...] of his bravery [...] and the lands of Assyria [...] the sides [...]. |
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| [...] the lands [...] the other side [...] he killed. [...] the desert [...] he killed. That year, Aššur-reš-iši, king of Assyria, took his soldiers and his chariots and marched on Arbela. Ninurta-nadin-šumi, the king of Karduniaš, heard of the march of Aššur-reš-iši, king of Assyria. He [recalled?] his troops. The forces and the king of Karduniaš fled [...] with hum [...] he sent [...] against [...] |
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