The History of Antiquity, Vol. 3 (of 6)Duncker, Max
History
The History of Antiquity, Vol. 3 (of 6)
Duncker, Max
History, Ancient
building and partly in the new structure, with the defacement partially
carried out.[39]
FOOTNOTES:
[1] The older Zachariah mentions the land of Hadrach beside Damascus and
Hamath, Zech. ix. 1, 2.
[2] Fifteen miles to the north-west of Aleppo the ruin-heaps at Tel
Erfad mark the site of the ancient Arpad; Kiepert, "Z.D.M.G." 25, 665.
[3] A document has been preserved from the reign of Assur-nirar,
belonging to the year 747 B.C., regarding the lease of a piece of land;
Oppert et Ménant, "Docum. Juridiq." p. 151.
[4] The list of rulers represents him as marching to the stream, _i.e._
to the Euphrates, immediately after his accession, and afterwards to the
land of Namri, _i.e._ to the Zagrus.
[5] G. Smith reads Zimri.
[6] Nissi in G. Smith, "Disc." p. 260, but in frag. 4 Nissa.
[7] So according to G. Smith [who reads Likruti].
[8] Ll. 29-33 in G. Smith, "Disc." p. 260; Ménant, "Annal." pp. 142,
143.
[9] Ll. 34-42, in G. Smith, "Disc." p. 261; Ménant, _loc. cit._ 143. The
words "I possessed anew" are wanting in G. Smith; cf. Lenormant, "Z.
Ægypt. Sprache," 1870, s. 48 ff. The statement about the subjugation of
Bit Hamban and the regions which follow, ll. 34-37, is repeated in the
inscription in Layard, pp. 17, 18, l. 17; in Ménant, _loc. cit._ 139.
The statement about the campaign of Assurdainani is repeated in frag. 4,
p. 271 in G. Smith, _loc. cit._
[10] This gives 745-744 _B.C._: Bildanil. To the land of Namri; cf.
frag. 3 in G. Smith, "Disc." p. 269.
[11] Ménant translates, "city of Zikruti;" G. Smith's rendering does not
give this description in this passage (p. 260), but on p. 271.
[12] G. Smith, _loc. cit._ p. 279; Ménant, _loc. cit._ p. 146.
[13] L. 17 in Ménant, _loc. cit._ p. 139.
[14] Above, p. 2, _note 4._
[15] Frag. 1, 2 in G. Smith, "Disc." pp. 266, 267.
[16] Ménant, _loc. cit._ p. 139.
[17] The list of rulers inserts a second campaign of Tiglath Pilesar to
the land of the stream in the year 737 B.C.; frag. 8, 11. 18, 19, 52-55
in G. Smith, _loc. cit._ pp. 277, 280, 281.
[18] Ll. 12-19 in G. Smith, "Disc." pp. 255, 256.
[19] Ll. 14-28 in G. Smith, "Disc." pp. 258-260.
[20] G. Smith, _loc. cit._ pp. 255, 258.
[21] Oppert, "Dur Sarkayan," p. 20; Ménant, "Annal." pp. 160, 181.
[22] Vol. II. p. 27; Euseb., "Chron." 1, p. 26, ed. Schöne.
[23] 2 Kings xv. 19, 29; xvi. 7-9; 1 Chron. v. 26.
[24] G. Smith, "Disc." p. 277.
[25] G. Smith, _loc. cit._ p. 263.
[26] G. Smith, _loc. cit._ p. 284.
[27] It is due to E. Schrader.
[28] Frag. 4, ll. 12-23 in G. Smith, "Disc." pp. 271, 272.
[29] Frag. 5 in G. Smith, _loc. cit._ p. 272, 273.
[30] The large inscription, lines 57-59, 64, 65 in G. Smith, _loc. cit._
p. 263.
[31] Frag. 8, l. 33 in G. Smith, _loc. cit._ p. 279.
[32] Frag. 13, l. 3; cf. frag. 10, l. 16; frag. 12, l. 19 in G. Smith,
pp. 283, 285, 286.
[33] Tablet of Chalah, l. 6 in G. Smith, p. 254; stone of Chalah, ll. 6,
8, 13, p. 254.
[34] Stone of Chalah, ll. 53-55 in G. Smith, _loc. cit._ p. 262.
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