Assyro-Babylonian literature -- Translations into English
168 I threw down, dug up, (and) burned with fire. From the
country of the Mannians[3] he departed. To the cities of
Sulu'sunu of the country of Kharru
169 he approached. The city of Mairsuru, his royal city, together
with the cities which depended on it he captured.
(To) Sulu'sunu
170 together with his sons mercy I granted. To his country
I restored him. A payment (and) tribute of horses I imposed.
171 My yoke upon him I placed. To the city of Surdira he
approached. The tribute of Arta-irri
172 of the city of the Surdirians I received. To the country
of Par'sua[4] I went down. The tribute of the Kings
173 of the country of Par'sua I received. (As for) the rest
of the country of Par'sua which did not reverence Assur,
its cities
174 I captured. Their spoil, their plunder to Assyria I
brought. In my 31st year, the second time, the cyclical-feast
175 of Assur and Rimmon I had inaugurated.[5] At the time
while I was stopping in the city of Calah, Dayan-Assur
176 the Tartan, the Commander of my wide-spreading army,
at the head of my army (and) my camp I urged, I sent.
177 To the cities of Datâ of the country of Khupuscä he approached.
The tribute I received.
178 To the city of Zapparia, a stronghold of the country of
Muzatsira, I went. The city of Zapparia together with
179 forty-six cities of the city of the Muzatsirians I captured.
Up to the borders of the country of the Armenians
180 I went. Fifty of their cities I threw down, dug up (and)
burned with fire. To the country of Guzani[6] I went down.
The tribute
181 of Upu of the country of the Guzanians, of the country
of the Mannians, of the country of the Buririans, of the
country of the Kharranians,[7]
182 of the country of the Sasganians, of the country of the
Andians,[8] (and) of the country of the Kharkhanians,
oxen, sheep, (and) horses
183 trained to the yoke I received. To the cities of the country
of ... I went down. The city of Perria
184 (and) the city of Sitivarya, its strongholds, together with
22 cities which depended upon it, I threw down, dug up
185 (and) burned with fire. Exceeding fear over them I cast.
To the cities of the Parthians he went.
186 The cities of Bustu, Sala-khamanu (and) Cini-khamanu,
fortified towns, together with 23 cities
187 which depended upon them I captured. Their fighting-men
I slew. Their spoil I carried off. To the country of
Zimri I went down.
188 Exceeding fear of Assur (and) Merodach overwhelmed
them. Their cities they abandoned. To
189 inaccessible mountains they ascended. Two hundred and
fifty of their cities I threw down, dug up (and) burned
with fire.
190 Into the lowground of Sime'si at the head of the country
of Khalman I went down.
[Footnote 1: The mountainous country near the sources of the Tigris.]
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