. History of Egypt, Chaldea, Syria, Babylonia and Assyria . remony performed, he returnedto the port of Bab-Salimeti with his guard, while thebulk of his forces continued their voyage eastward. Thepassage took place without mishap, but they could notdisembark on the shore of the gulf itself, which was un-approachable by reason of the deposits of semi-liquid mudwhich girdled it; they therefore put into the mouth ofthe Ulai, and ascended the river till they reached a spotwhere the slimy reed-beds gave place to firm ground,which permitted them to draw their ships to land.^ Theinhabitants assemble
. History of Egypt, Chaldea, Syria, Babylonia and Assyria . remony performed, he returnedto the port of Bab-Salimeti with his guard, while thebulk of his forces continued their voyage eastward. Thepassage took place without mishap, but they could notdisembark on the shore of the gulf itself, which was un-approachable by reason of the deposits of semi-liquid mudwhich girdled it; they therefore put into the mouth ofthe Ulai, and ascended the river till they reached a spotwhere the slimy reed-beds gave place to firm ground,which permitted them to draw their ships to land.^ Theinhabitants assembled hastily at sight of the enemy, andthe news, spreading through the neighbouring tribes, ^ Billerbeck recognises in the narrative of Sennacherib the indication oftwo attempts at debarcation, of which the second only can have been success-ful ; I can distinguish only one crossing. 52 SENNACHERIB brought together for their defence a confused crowd ofarchers, chariots, and horsemen. The Assyrians, leapinginto the stream and climbing up the bank, easily over-. A SKIRMISH IN THE powered these undisciplined troops. They captured atthe first onset Nagitu, Nagitu-Dibina, Khilmu, Pillatu,and Khupapanu; and raiding the Kalda, forced themon board the fleet with their gods, their families, theirflocks, and household possessions, and beat a hurried ^ Drawn by Faucher-Gudin, from Layard. THE INVASION OF ELAM 53 retreat with their booty. Merodach-baladan himself andhis children once more escaped their clutches, but theState he had tried to create was annihilated, and hispower utterly crushed. Sennacherib received his generalswith great demonstrations of joy at Bab-Salimeti, andcarried the spoil in triumph to Nineveh. Khalludush, ex-asperated by the affront put upon him, instantly retaliatedby invading Karduniash, where he pushed forward as faras Sippara, pillaging and destroying the inhabitants with-out opposition. The Babylonians who had accompaniedMerodach-baladan into exile, retu
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