Chapter 50: Old Enemies

Question 1

Kar Assur

Answer 1

This is the the name of the new city Tigalth-Pileser built in the north of Babylon. It means Wall of Assur.

Question 2

Nabonassar

Answer 2

He was a Chaldean, however, he manged to get control of Babylon, he then quelled the revolts and soothed the discontented.

Question 3

Merodach-baladan

Answer 3

He was a local warlord in Babylon. He was, Tiglath-Pileser made a special note “a king of the sea land who had not submitted to any of the kings, my fathers, and had not kissed their feet.” But now he swore allegiance, and brought lovely presents as tribute.

Question 4

Pul

Answer 4

He is the governor of Caleh, seven years into his reign, he led an insurrection against the king. He murdered the king Ashur-nirari V and became king in the month of May, 746.

Question 5

Sapea

Answer 5

This is the three walled city, the shortest a good fifteen feet high and the other two ascending progressively higher that belonged to Tiglath-Pileser.

Question 6

Sarduri I

Answer 6

He is the king of Urartu, he went east to make an alliance with the Mada and Parsua tribes against Assyria.

Question 7

Syria

Answer 7

The capital kingdom of the Armanean kingdom is called Damascus. They were strong enough to beat the Assyrians, but not the other way around.

Question 8

Urartu

Answer 8

It is the name of of the mountain peoples who were forced to organize themselves into a coalition. They borrowed the Assyrian script for inscriptions, and the Assyrian royal customs for their own.