Shalmaneser III, Kurkh Monolith
853–824 BCE
In the eponymate of Dayan-Ashur, on the 14th of Aiaru (Iyyar), I set out from Nineveh . . .
I set out from the Euphrates and approached Aleppo. They (i.e., the inhabitants of Aleppo) were afraid of battle and seized my feet. I received their tribute, silver and gold, and offered sacrifices to the god Adad of Aleppo.
I set out from Aleppo and…
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