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~850 BCE·

Neo-Assyrian

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Shalmaneser III 100

(1) Shalmaneser (III), king of the world, son of Ashurnasirpal (II), king of the world, son of Tukultī-Ninurta (II), (who was) also king of the world: belonging to the wall of the Inner City (Aššur).

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~850 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Shalmaneser III 1001

(1') [...] Ashurnasirpal (II) [...] (3') [In] my accession year (and) [in my first regnal year, after I sat on] the throne of (my) royal majesty [in a grandiose manner, ... Simer]ra, Ul[mānia], cities [... I carried off] from them [booty], property, (and) possessions. [(...)] (8') [In my second regnal year, with the support of (the god) Aššur], the great lord, my [lord, I mustered my] chariotry (and) [army (and)] marched [to ... I (besieged and) captured] the city [... I carried off ...] cavalry, [...] their [..., their] oxen [...] (r 1') [...] which Shalman[eser (I), ... who] came before me,…

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