Antiquities of the Orient unveiled, containing a concise description of the remarkable ruins of King Solomon's temple, and store cities ,together with those of all the most ancient and renowned cities of the East, including Babylon, Nineveh, Damascus, and Shushan . In the third year Ahuni, son of Hateni, rebelledagainst me, and having become independent, estab-lished his seat of government in the city of Tel Ba- rasba Then I went out from the city of Nineveh, and crossed the Euphrates. I attacked anddefeated Ahuni in the city of Sitrat, which was situ-ated up the Euphrates, and which Ahuni the
Antiquities of the Orient unveiled, containing a concise description of the remarkable ruins of King Solomon's temple, and store cities ,together with those of all the most ancient and renowned cities of the East, including Babylon, Nineveh, Damascus, and Shushan . In the third year Ahuni, son of Hateni, rebelledagainst me, and having become independent, estab-lished his seat of government in the city of Tel Ba- rasba Then I went out from the city of Nineveh, and crossed the Euphrates. I attacked anddefeated Ahuni in the city of Sitrat, which was situ-ated up the Euphrates, and which Ahuni the son ofllateni, had made one of his capitals. The rest ofthe country I brought under subjection, and Ahuni,son of llateni, with his gods, and his chief priests,his horses, his sons, and his daughters, and all hismen of war, I brought away to my country ofAssyria. In the fifth year I went up to the country of Aby-ari ; I took eleven great cities ; I besieged Akitta ofErri, in his city, and received his tribute. In the sixth year I went out from the city ofNineveh, and proceeded to the country situated onthe river Belek. The ruler of this country havingresisted my authority, I displaced him, and appointedTisimba to be lord of the district; and I there estab-. lished the Assyrian sway From the citj of Unien I went ont and came to the city of Hem-ithra of the country of Atesh, and Arhu-lena, of Ilamath, and the kings of Sheta, and thetribes that were in alliance with them, arose; settingtheir forces in battle array, they came against the grace of Assarac, the great and powerful god,I fought with them, and defeated them ; 25,000 oftheir men I slew in battle, or carried away intoslavery. Their leaders, their captains, and their menof war I put in chains. In the seventh year I proceeded to the country be-longing to Khabni of Tel-ati, the chief city of Tel-ati,which was his chief place, and the towns which weredependent on it I captured and gave up to pillage,I went
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