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 th...

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.