Assyro-Babylonian literature -- Translations into English
55 In those days the tribute of Ahuni son of Adini of Habini,
of the city of Tul-Abnai,[19] silver, gold, tin,[20] copper,
vestments of wool and linen, wood for bridges,
56 cedar wood, the treasures of his palace I received; their
hostages I took, _rimutu_[21] I imposed upon them.
In the month April[22] and on the eighth day I quitted
Calach; the Tigris
57 I passed; to Carchemish[23] in Syria I directed my steps; to
Bit-Bakhiani I approached; the tribute due from the son[24]
of Bakhiani, swift chariots, horses, silver,
58 gold, tin, copper, _kami_ of copper, I received; the chariots
and warlike engines of the officer of the son of Bakhiani I
added to my magazines;
59 I menaced the land of Anili: the tribute of Hu-immi of
Nilaya, swift war chariots, horses, silver, gold, tin,[25]
copper,
60 _kami_ of copper, oxen, sheep, horses, I received; the
chariots and warlike instruments of the officer I added to my
magazines. From Anili I withdrew; to Bit-Adini I approached;
61 the tribute of Ahuni son of Adini, silver, gold, tin,[5] copper,
wood of _ereru_ and _rabaz_, horns, _sai_-wood, horns[26]
62 of thrones horns of silver, and gold, _sari_, bracelets of gold,
_sahri_ fastenings for covers of gold, scabbards of gold, oxen,
sheep, goats as his tribute I received;
63 the chariots and warlike engines of the officer of Ahuni I
added to my magazines. In those days I received the tribute
of Habini of Tul-Abnai, four maneh of silver and 400
sheep;
64 ten maneh of silver for his first year as tribute I imposed
upon him: from Bit-Adini I withdrew; the Euphrates, in a
difficult part of it, I crossed in ships of hardened skins:
65 I approached the land of Carchemish: the tribute of Sangara
King of Syria, twenty talents of silver, _sahri_ gold, bracelets
of gold, scabbards of gold, 100 talents
66 of copper, 250 talents of annui _kami, harlate, nirmakate
kibil_[27] of copper, the extensive furniture of his palace,
67 of incomprehensible perfection[28] different kinds of woods,[29]
_ka_ and _sara_, 200 female slaves, vestments of wool,
68 and linen; beautiful black coverings, beautiful purple coverings,
precious stones, horns of buffaloes, white[30] chariots,
images of gold, their coverings, the treasures of his
Royalty, I received of him;
69 the chariots and warlike engines of the General of Carchemish
I laid up in my magazines; the Kings of all those
lands who had come out against me received my yoke; their
hostages I received;
70 they did homage in my presence; to the land of Lebanon[31]
I proceeded. From Carchemish I withdrew and marched
to the territory of Munzigani and Harmurga:
71 the land of Ahanu I reduced; to Gaza[32] the town of Lubarna[33]
of the Khatti I advanced; gold and vestments of
linen I received:
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