The Construction of the Assyrian Empire : : A Historical Study of the Inscriptions of Shalmaneser III (859-824 B. C. ) Relating to His Campaigns to the West / / S. Yamada.

• Superior document: Culture and History of the Ancient near East Series ; Volume 3
• VerfasserIn: Yamada, S.,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, The Netherlands : : Koninklijke Brill NV,, [2000]; ©2000
• Year of Publication: 2000
• Edition: First edition.
• Language: English
• Series: Culture and history of the ancient Near East ; Volume 3.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.

In numerous ambitious expeditions Shalmaneser III of Assyria (859-824) lay the foundation of the subsequent remarkable military advance to the West of the Neo-Assyrian empire. While systematically scrutinizing and analyzing all accounts of these western campaigns, Shigeo Yamada not only discusses the historiographical problems encountered, together with their impact on the jigsaw of ninth century Ancient Near East history, but also offers new results, and an original historical reconstruction. Ample attention is given to the campaigns' economic and ideological aspects. The book will serve as a useful reference for all students interested in Assyrian historiography and the history of Assyria and Syria-Palestine. It includes an appendix on a new edition of the Kurkh Monolith, based on the author's collation.

Table of Contents

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- List of Tables -- List of Maps -- Abbreviations and Symbols -- Introduction -- Part I. Preliminary Considerations -- 1. The Inscriptions of Shalmaneser III -- 1.1. General Remarks -- 1.2. Catalogue of Texts: Their Dates and Structural Peculiarities -- 1.2.1. Annalistic Inscriptions -- 1.2.2. Summary Inscriptions -- 1.2.3. Miscellaneous Texts -- 2. Chronology of Shalmaneser III's Campaigns -- 3. The Western Frontier of Assyria before Shalmaneser III's Accession -- Part II. Historical and Historiographical Analysis of the Western Campaign Accounts -- 1. The First Year (858): to the Mediterranean Sea -- 1.1. Accounts of the First Year Campaign: Textual Variants -- 1.2. Historical Analysis of the First Year Campaign -- 2. The Second Year (857): to Bit-Adini and Carchemish -- 2.1. Accounts of the Second Year Campaign: Textual Variants -- 2.2. Historical Analysis of the Second Year Campaign -- 3. The Third Year (856): to Bit-Adini -- 3.1. Accounts of the Third Year Campaign: Textual Variants -- 3.2. Historical Analysis of the Third Year Campaign -- 4. The Fourth Year (855): to Bit-Adini -- 4.1. Accounts of the Fourth Year Campaign: Textual Variants -- 4.2. Historical Analysis of the Fourth Year Campaign -- 5. The Sixth Year (853): Battle of Qarqar -- 5.1. Accounts of the Sixth Year Campaign: Textual Variants -- 5.2. Historical Analysis of the Sixth Year Campaign -- 6. The Seventh Year (852): to Til-abne -- 6.1. Accounts of the Seventh Year Campaign: Textual Variants -- 6.2. Historical Analysis of the Seventh Year Campaign -- 7. The Tenth Year (849): to Carchemish and Bit-Agusi -- 7.1. Accounts of the Tenth Year Campaign: Textual Variants -- 7.2. Historical Analysis of the Tenth Year Campaign -- 8. The 11th Year (848): to Hamath.

8.1. Accounts of the 11th Year Campaign: Textual Variants -- 8.2. Historical Analysis of the 11th Year Campaign -- 9. The 12th Year (847): to Paqar(a)hubuni -- 9.1. Accounts of the 12th Year Campaign: Textual Variants -- 9.2. Historical Analysis of the 12th Year Campaign -- 10. The 14th Year (845): to Central Syria -- 10.1. Accounts of the 14th Year Campaign: Textual Variants -- 10.2. Historical Analysis of the 14th Year Campaign -- 11. The 17th Year (842): to Mt. Amanus -- 11.1. Accounts of the 17th Year Campaign: Textual Variants -- 11.2. Historical Analysis of the 17th Year Campaign -- 12. The 18th Year (841): to Aram-Damascus -- 12.1. Accounts of the 18th Year Campaign: Textual Variants -- 12.2. Historical Analysis of the 18th Year Campaign (841) -- 13. The 19th Year (840): to Mt. Amanus -- 13.1. Accounts of the 19th Year Campaign: Textual Variants -- 13.2. Historical Analysis of the 19th Year Campaign -- 14. The 20th Year (839): to Que -- 14.1. Accounts of the 20th Year Campaign: Textual Variants -- 14.2. Historical Analysis of the 20th Year Campaign -- 15. The 21st and 22nd Years = the 21st palû (838-837): to Aram-Damascus -- 16. The 23rd Year = the 22nd palû (836): to Tabal -- 17. The 24th Year = the 23rd palû (835): to Melid -- 18. The 26th, 27th and 28th Years = the 25th and 26th palûs (833-831): to Que -- 19. The 30th Year = the 28th palû (829): to Patin -- Part III. Booty, Tribute and Other Economic Exploitation -- 1. Booty -- 1.1. Booty Taken from Cities after Their Conquest -- 1.2. Booty Taken after Battles -- 1.3. Booty Taken after the Pursuit of Enemies -- 1.4. The Amount of Booty -- 2. Tribute -- 2.1. Spot Tribute -- 2.2. Annual Tribute -- 3. Booty and Tribute Described in Reliefs and Their Captions -- 4. Other Economic Exploitation during Campaigns -- 5. The Goods Gained by Shalmaneser III and Their Provenance -- 5.1. People.

5.2. Horses, Chariots and Cavalry -- 5.3. Livestock and Exotic Animals -- 5.4. Metals and Metal Objects -- 5.5. Textiles -- 5.6. Ivory and Elephant Hide -- 5.7. Wood -- 5.8. Wine -- 6. Conclusion -- Part IV. Ceremonial-Commemorative Acts -- 1. Setting-Up of Royal Monuments during Campaigns -- 1.1. Evidence -- 1.2. Setting Up the Monument -- 1.3. Inscriptions Engraved on Monuments -- 1.4. The Ideological Background of the Location of Monuments -- 2. Washing of Weapons and Other Rituals on the Seashore -- Part V. Concluding Remarks: Shalmaneser III's Dominion over the Countries in the West -- 1. Provinces and Outposts -- 2. Dominion over Vassals -- Appendix A: Aram-Israel Relations as Reflected in the Aramaic Inscription from Tel Dan -- Appendix B: The Commemoration of Dayyan-Ashur's Second Eponymate in the Black Obelisk and the Calah Statue -- Appendix C: The Manipulative Counting of the Euphrates Crossings in the Later Inscriptions of Shalmaneser III -- Appendix D: The Edition of Annals 1 and Annals 3 -- Appendix E: Collations of the Kurkh Monolith Inscription (Annals 3) -- Bibliography and Bibliographic Abbreviations -- Maps -- General Index -- Index of Sources.