Babylonian and Assyrian Literature eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 377 pages of information about Babylonian and Assyrian Literature.

Babylonian and Assyrian Literature eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 377 pages of information about Babylonian and Assyrian Literature.
     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: 
72 crossing the river Abrie I halted and then leaving that
     river approached the town of Kanulua a royal city belonging
     to Lubarna of the Khatti: 
73 from before my mighty arms and my formidable onset he
     fled in fear, and for the saving of his life submitted to my
     yoke; twenty talents of silver, one talent of gold,
74 100 talents in tin, 100 talents in annui, 1,000 oxen, 10,000
     sheep, 1,000 vestments of wool, linen, nimati and ki
     woods coverings,
75 ahuzate thrones, kui wood, wood for seats, their
     coverings, sarai, zueri-wood, horns of kui in abundance,
     the numerous utensils of his palace, whose beauty
76 could not be comprehended:[34] ... pagatu(?)[35] from
     the wealth of great Lords as his tribute
77 I imposed upon him; the chariots and warlike engines of
     the land of the Khatti I laid up in my magazines; their
     hostages I took. 
     In those days (I received) the tribute of Guzi
78 of the land of Yahanai, silver, gold, tin,[36] ... oxen,
     sheep, vestments of wool and linen I received:  from Kunalua
     the capital of Lubarna I withdrew,
79 of the land of the Khatti, crossed the Orontes,[37] and after
     a halt left it, and to the borders
80 of the land of Yaraki and of Yahturi I went round:  the
     land[38] ... had rebelled:  from the Sangura after a
     halt I withdrew;
81 I made a detour to the lands of Saratini and Girpani[39]
     ...  I halted and advanced to Aribue a fortified city
     belonging to Lubarna of the land of the Khatti: 
82 the city I took to myself; the wheats and barleys of Luhuti
     I collected; I allowed his palace to be sacked and settled
     Assyrians there.[40]
83 While I was stationed at Aribua, I captured the cities of the
     land of Luhiti and slew many of their soldiers; overthrew
     razed and burned them with fire;
84 the soldiers whom I took alive I impaled on stakes close
     by their cities. 
     In those days I occupied the environs of Lebanon; to the
     great sea
85 of Phoenicia[41] I went up:  up to the great sea my arms I
     carried:  to the gods I sacrificed; I took tribute of the
     Princes of the environs of the sea-coast,
86 of the lands of Tyre, Sidon, Gebal, Maacah[42] Maizai Kaizai,
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