subjugated. He still continued, however, his operations against Merodach-baladan, who was by no means willing to give up the struggle, to which there could be one end only, namely, the overthrow of the Chaldean king, which took place in 709 B.C. Whilst Sargon was busy in Babylonia, the governor of Quê invaded Musku (Mesech) and brought the country to subjection. The seven kings of Cyprus also sent gifts, and a stele of Sargon was set up in the island, which, though mutilated, is of considerable importance, and is now preserved in the Berlin Museum. Kummuḫ (Comagene) was also added to the Assyrian empire (708 B.C.), and probably in the same year, a new king (in consequence of a dispute concerning the succession) set up in the land of Ellipu. In this reign also, the Elamites were generally against the Assyrians in their conflicts in Babylonia and on the eastern borders. Concerning his death there is much uncertainty. The supposition is, that he was assassinated by one of his soldiers, as is indicated by the entry in an eponym-list with historical references— _Lîmme Upaḫḫir-bêlu, D.P. šakin âl Amedi ..._ _îna êli purussî Kulummâa...._ _amēl tidûki madaktam ša šar mât Aššur D.S...._ _âraḫ Abi, ûmu šinšēru, Sin-âḫê-êriba (îna_ _kussī ittušib)._ “Eponymy of Upaḫḫir-bêlu, prefect of the city Amedu.... according to the oracle of the Kulummite(s).... a soldier (entered) the camp of the king of Assyria (and killed him?). month Ab, day 12th, Sennacherib (sat on the throne”). [Plate X.] Reception by Sennachereb of Prisoners and Spoil. British Museum, Nineveh Gallery, No. 57. That he died a violent death seems to be nearly certain, and how many others of the overbearing rulers of Assyria had come to an end in the same way is not known. The fate of his son, to which reference will be made in its place, is a historical fact. Sennacherib.