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416 ins STEP-SON URDAMANEH ch. xvi-
maneh heard of the advance of my expedition '—and so forth, as m
the text, No. IV.]
Record or Assurbanipal continued.
(V.) Urdamaneh heard of the advance of my expedition. He'
[lost ?] Me-luhha (Meroe) and Egypt, abandoned Memphis, and
fled to Thebes to save his life. The kings, commanders, and satraps,
whom I had established in Egypt, came to me and kissed my feet.
I directed my march in pursuit of (lit. after) Urdamaneh. I came
to Thebes, the city of his dominion. He saw the strength of my
army, and left Thebes (and) fled to the city of Kipkip. Of that'
whole city, with thanksgiving to (lit. in adoration of) Assur and
Istar, my hands took the complete possession. Silver, gold, metals,
stones, all the treasures of its palace whatsoever, dyed garments of
berom and linen, great horses (elephants ? Oppert), men and women,
great and small, works of zahali (basalt ?) and marble, their kelal
and manzas, the gates of their palace, their ... I tore away and
carried to Assyria. I made spoil of [the animals of the land]
without number, and [carried them forth] in the midst out of
Thebes. ... of my weapons ... I caused a catalogue to be made
[of the spoil]. I returned in safety to Nineveh, the city of my
dominion.
The first lines of another document, which stand in
immediate connection with the inscription No. HI.,
present unfortunately great gaps through obliteration.
According to Oppert's researches, they contained the
enumeration of the tributes and the booty, which the
king of Assyria had carried away out of Egypt, as
well as the account of the end of the campaign.
Sardanapalus increased the tribute imposed by his
father, and set up Necho's son, Nabu-sezi-banni, as
governor of the western districts of Mahariba (?) and
Limirpatesi-Assur. Then the death of Tirhakah is
touched upon, and the king continues his record as
follows:—
(VI.) The fear of the terror of Assur my lord carried off Tarquu,
king of Ethiopia, and his destined night came. Urdamaneh, the
son of his wife, sat upon the throne, and ruled the land. He
brought Ni (Thebes) under his power, and collected his strength-
He led out his forces to make war and battle against my army, and
maneh heard of the advance of my expedition '—and so forth, as m
the text, No. IV.]
Record or Assurbanipal continued.
(V.) Urdamaneh heard of the advance of my expedition. He'
[lost ?] Me-luhha (Meroe) and Egypt, abandoned Memphis, and
fled to Thebes to save his life. The kings, commanders, and satraps,
whom I had established in Egypt, came to me and kissed my feet.
I directed my march in pursuit of (lit. after) Urdamaneh. I came
to Thebes, the city of his dominion. He saw the strength of my
army, and left Thebes (and) fled to the city of Kipkip. Of that'
whole city, with thanksgiving to (lit. in adoration of) Assur and
Istar, my hands took the complete possession. Silver, gold, metals,
stones, all the treasures of its palace whatsoever, dyed garments of
berom and linen, great horses (elephants ? Oppert), men and women,
great and small, works of zahali (basalt ?) and marble, their kelal
and manzas, the gates of their palace, their ... I tore away and
carried to Assyria. I made spoil of [the animals of the land]
without number, and [carried them forth] in the midst out of
Thebes. ... of my weapons ... I caused a catalogue to be made
[of the spoil]. I returned in safety to Nineveh, the city of my
dominion.
The first lines of another document, which stand in
immediate connection with the inscription No. HI.,
present unfortunately great gaps through obliteration.
According to Oppert's researches, they contained the
enumeration of the tributes and the booty, which the
king of Assyria had carried away out of Egypt, as
well as the account of the end of the campaign.
Sardanapalus increased the tribute imposed by his
father, and set up Necho's son, Nabu-sezi-banni, as
governor of the western districts of Mahariba (?) and
Limirpatesi-Assur. Then the death of Tirhakah is
touched upon, and the king continues his record as
follows:—
(VI.) The fear of the terror of Assur my lord carried off Tarquu,
king of Ethiopia, and his destined night came. Urdamaneh, the
son of his wife, sat upon the throne, and ruled the land. He
brought Ni (Thebes) under his power, and collected his strength-
He led out his forces to make war and battle against my army, and