Numerous inscriptions edited in this volume include accounts of Ashurbanipal's victories on the battlefield. Since all of these campaigns were briefly discussed in Part 1 (pp. 14–26), there is no reason to include that information here. However, the authors feel that it is necessary to provide a few tables for easy reference. Only texts preserving military narration are included. Details on the military campaigns narrated in the texts edited in this volume are presented in Tables 1–2 below.
| Incident(s) | Source(s) |
|---|---|
| Egypt 1 | 72 ii 1´–21´; 73 i 1–8; 117 1–12; 118 1´–3´; 119 1´–3´; 196 10–21; 197 1´–4´´; 207 6´–36´ |
| Egypt 2 | 73 rev. i´ 1´–4´; 93 1´–3´; 118 4´–14´; 119 4´–5´; 121 5´–6´; 122 1´–9´; 197 5´´–6´´, 10´´–24´´; 207 37´–rev. 11; 233 1´–2´ |
| Tyre, Arwad 1–2, Ḫilakku, Tabal, Lydia 1–2 | 74 ii 1´–11´; 91 i 1´–16´; 92 ii 1´–8´; 93 4´–12´; 124 1´–7´; 125 Side A 1´–7´; 207 rev. 19–37 |
| Qirbit | 207 rev. 12–18; 238 1´–rev. 11 |
| Mannea, Media, Urarṭu 1 | 74 iii 1´–iv 16; 75 1´–9´; 76 ii´ 1´–9´; 77 i´ 1´–7´; 78 1´–rev. 3; 91 ii 1´–11´; 92 iii 1´; 171 1´–11´; 195 rev. 10–14 |
| Elam 1–2 | 79 i 1–16, ii 1–18; 80 i´ 1´–22´; 81 1´–7´; 82 1´–13´; 119 rev. 4–14; 120 1´–12´; 121 1´–4´; 135 3´–5´; 186 15–23; 197 7´´–9´´; 240 1´–8´ |
| Elam 3 | 79 ii 19–iv 13´; 83 i´ 1–13; 84 i´ 1´–10´; 85 i 1´–10´; 86 i 1´–9´; 92 iii 2´–15´; 126 rev. 1–4; 128 1´–9´; 135 rev. 1; 155 6´–8´; 161 i 1–ii 14, iii 9´–27´; 162 3´–l.e. 3; 163 1´–rev. 5; 164 1´–12´; 165 1–13, rev. 7´–8´; 166 1´–7´; 168 1´–8´; 169 1´–10´; 170 1´–11´; 171 rev.? 1´–10´; 195 rev. 1–9; 200 7–rev. 14; 201 1´–12´; 202 1´–20´; 228 13´–14´; 233 6´–11´; 234 i´ 1´–4´ |
| Gambulu | 79 iv 14´; 86 i 10´–ii 15´; 89 i 1–ii 12´; 92 iii 16´–26´; 125 Side A 8´–9´; 127 1–9; 161 ii 15–iii 8´, 28´–iv 16; 162 1´–2´; 163 rev. 6–8; 165 rev. 1´–6´, 9´–15´; 167 1´–13´; 169 11´–17´; 170 12´–15´; 195 10–28 |
| Elam 4, Šamaš-šuma-ukīn rebellion | 85 rev. i´ 1–6; 86 iii 1´; 87 ii 1–6; 88 ii´ 1´–21´; 89 ii 13´–vi 14; 92 iii 27´–iv 4; 94 i 1´–12´; 95 i 1–11; 105 rev.? i 1´–12´a; 106 1´–10´; 107 ii´ 1´–13´; 112 ii 1–18; 126 rev. 5–11; 127 rev. 1´–15´; 130 5´–rev. 9, l.e. 1–4; 131 1´–7´; 132 1´–12´; 133 rev. 1–5; 134 1´–21´; 135 rev. 2–3; 137 1´–9´a; 147 1´–9´; 150 1´–16´; 151 6´–14´; 155 9´–rev. 6; 172 1–22; 173 i 1´–ii 11´, iv 1´–9´; 174 1´–4´, rev. 2´–9´; 175 i 1´–14´, ii 1´–iii 14´; 176 1–17; 177 2´–10´; 178 1´–rev. 22; 179 1´–14´; 180 2´–7´, rev.? 7–15; 181 1´–5´, rev.? 2´–9´; 182 1´–rev.? 8´; 183 3´–7´; 184 8´–9´; 188 1–6; 197 1´´´–rev. 12; 203 13–rev. 8; 204 1´–rev. 6; 205 1´–11´; 228 15´–25´, rev. 23–26; 229 ii 1´–16´ |
| Elam 5 | 91 iv 1–8´; 112 iii 1´–8´; 133 rev. 6–16; 136 rev. 1–18; 137 9´b–16´; 197 rev. 13–23; 228 26´–29´; 229 iii 1´–4´; 234 ii´ 1´–17´ |
| Elam 6–7 | 91 v 1–vi 17; 92 v 1–4; 94 ii 1´–iii 23´; 95 rev. i´ 1´–6´; 96 rev. i´ 1´–13´; 97 rev. i´ 1´–4´; 100 ii´ 1´–10´; 101 rev. ii´ 1´–7´; 102 i´ 1´–rev. 12; 103 ii´ 1´–8´; 108 rev.? i´ 1´–19´; 112 iii 9´–16´; 133 rev. 17–20; 134 22´–30´; 135 rev. 4–8; 138 1´–9´; 139 1´–11´; 140 1´–rev. 4; 141 1´–14´; 142 rev. 1´–7´; 143 1´–3´; 152 1´–6´; 154 1´–10´; 155 rev. 7–14; 188 7–rev. 2; 194 v 24–vi 23; 197rev. 24–41; 198 rev. 1´–11´; 199 rev. 1´–7´; 215 iii 2´–iv 35; 217 1´–rev. 19´; 224 18–19; 227 rev. 1–17; 228 rev. 1–22; 229 iii 1´–v 12; 234 rev. i 1´–9´; 235 1´–7´ |
| Arabs 1 | 86 iii 2´–iv 18´; 90 i 1´–13´, ii 1´–9´; 129 1´–rev. 7; 172 rev. 1´–9´; 180 8´–rev.? 5; 194 i 1–iii 11 |
| Arabs 2 | 109 i´ 1´–10´; 156 20–rev. 12; 194 iii 12–v 2; 215 v 1–13 |
| Elam 8 | 110 1´–5´; 143 4´–11´; 144 1´–9´; 145 rev. 1´–9´a; 157 6–14; 158 4´–5´; 194 vi 27–43 |
| Urarṭu 2 | 110 6´–9´ |
| Cyrus | — |
| Ḫudimiri | — |
| Tugdammî | 224 20–25 |
| Date | Incident(s) | Source(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 668 | Qirbit | 207 rev. 12–18; 238 1´–rev. 11 |
| 667 | Arwad 1 | 91 i 9´–16´; 207 rev. 33–37 |
| 667 | Egypt 1 | 72 ii 1´–21´; 73 i 1–8; 117 1–12; 118 1´–3´; 119 1´–3´; 196 10–21; 197 1´–4´´; 207 6´–36´ |
| ca. 666–665 | Lydia 1 | 74 ii 1´–11´; 92 ii 2´–8´; 125 Side A 1´–7´; 207 rev. 19–27 |
| ca. 666–664 | Egypt 2 | 73 rev. i´ 1´–4´; 93 1´–3´; 118 4´–14´; 119 4´–5´; 121 5´–6´; 122 1´–9´; 197 5´´–6´´, 10´´–24´´; 207 37´–rev. 11; 2331´–2´ |
| ca. 664 | Elam 1 | 79 i 1–16; 80 i´ 1´–22´; 119 rev. 4–8; 186 15–16; 197 7´´ |
| 664 | Elam 2 | 79 ii 1–18; 81 1´–7´; 82 1´–13´; 119 rev. 9–14; 120 1´–12´; 121 1´–4´; 135 3´–5´; 186 17–23; 197 8´´–9´´; 240 1´–8´ |
| ca. 662 | Tyre | 91 i 1´–8´; 93 4´–12´; 124 1´–7´ |
| ca. 662 | Ḫilakku, Tabal | 207 rev. 28–32 |
| ca. 662 | Arwad 2 | 92 ii 1´ |
| ca. 660 | Mannea | 74 iii 1´–iv 11; 75 1´–9´; 76 ii´ 1´–9´; 77 i´ 1´–7´; 78 1´–3´; 91 ii 1´–11´; 92 iii 1´; 171 1´–11´; 195 rev. 10–14 |
| ca. 658 | Media | 74 iv 12–16; 78 4´–6´ |
| ca. 657 | Urarṭu 1 | 78 rev. 1–3 |
| 653 | Elam 3 | 79 ii 19–iv 13´; 83 i´ 1–13; 84 i´ 1´–10´; 85 i 1´–10´; 86 i 1´–9´; 92 iii 2´–15´; 126 rev. 1–4; 128 1´–9´; 135 rev. 1;155 6´–8´; 161 i 1–ii 14, iii 9´–27´; 162 3´–l.e. 3; 163 1´–rev. 5; 164 1´–12´; 165 1–13, rev. 7´–8´; 166 1´–7´; 168 1´–8´; 169 1´–10´; 170 1´–11´; 171 rev.? 1´–10´; 195 rev. 1–9; 200 7–rev. 14; 201 1´–12´; 202 1´–20´; 228 13´–14´; 2336´–11´; 234 i´ 1´–4´ |
| 653 | Gambulu | 79 iv 14´; 86 i 10´–ii 15´; 89 i 1–ii 12´; 92 iii 16´–26´; 125 Side A 8´–9´; 127 1–9; 161 ii 15–iii 8´, 28´–iv 16; 162 1´–2´; 163 rev. 6–8; 165 rev. 1´–6´, 9´–15´; 167 1´–13´; 169 11´–17´; 170 12´–15´; 195 10–28 |
| before 652 and ca. 650 | Arabs 1 | 86 iii 2´–iv 18´; 90 i 1´–13´, ii 1´–9´; 129 1´–rev. 7; 172 rev. 1´–9´; 180 8´–rev.? 5; 194 i 1–iii 11 |
| 652–648 | Šamaš-šuma-ukīn rebellion | 89 iv 2´b–v 18´´; 94 i 1´–12´; 105 rev.? i 1´–12´a; 130 5´–rev. 9, l.e. 1–4; 134 1´–21´; 172 9–22; 173 ii 9´–11´; 174 1´–4´; 175 i 1´–7´, ii 1´–25´; 176 1–8; 180 2´–7´; 181 rev.? 2´–9´; 183 3´–7´; 228 rev. 23–26 |
| ca. 651–650 | Elam 4 | 85 rev. i´ 1–6; 86 iii 1´; 87 ii 1–6; 88 ii´ 1´–21´; 89 ii 13´–iv 2´a, v 19´´–vi 14; 92 iii 27´–iv 4; 95 i 1–11; 106 1´–10´; 107 ii´ 1´–13´; 112 ii 1–18; 126 rev. 5–11; 127 rev. 1´–15´; 131 1´–7´; 132 1´–12´; 133 rev. 1–5; 135 rev. 2–3; 137 1´–9´a; 147 1´–9´; 150 1´–16´; 151 1´–14´; 155 9´–rev. 6; 172 1–8; 173 i 1´–ii 8´, iv 1´–9´; 174 rev. 2´–9´; 175 i 8´–14´, ii 26–iii 14´; 176 9–17; 177 2´–10´; 178 1´–rev. 22; 179 1´–14´; 180 rev.? 7–15; 181 1´–5´; 182 1´–rev.? 8´; 184 8´–9´; 188 1–6; 197 1´´´–rev. 12; 203 13–rev. 8; 204 1´–rev. 6; 205 1´–11´; 228 15´–25´; 229 ii 1´–16´ |
| 647 | Elam 5 | 91 iv 1–8´; 112 iii 1´–8´; 133 rev. 6–16; 136 rev. 1–18; 137 9´b–16´; 197 rev. 13–23; 228 26´–29´; 229 iii 1´–4´; 234ii´ 1´–17´ |
| 646 | Elam 6 | 91 v 1–vi 17; 92 v 1–4; 94 ii 1´–iii 23´; 95 rev. i´ 1´–6´; 96 rev. i´ 1´–13´; 97 rev. i´ 1´–4´; 100 ii´ 1´–10´; 101 rev. ii´ 1´–7´; 102 i´ 1´–rev. 12; 103 ii´ 1´–8´; 108 rev.? i´ 1´–19´; 112 iii 9´–16´; 133 rev. 17–20; 134 22´–30´; 135 rev. 4–6; 138 1´–9´; 139 1´–11´; 140 1´–rev. 4; 141 1´–14´; 152 1´–6´; 154 1´–10´; 155 rev. 7–14; 188 7–rev. 2; 197 rev. 24–41; 198 rev. 1´–11´; 199 rev. 1´–7´; 215 iii 2´–iv 35; 217 1´–rev. 19´; 224 18–19; 227 rev. 1–17; 228 rev. 1–22; 229iii 1´–iv 13; 234 rev. i 1´–9´; 235 1´–7´ |
| ca. 645 | Elam 7 | 135 rev. 7–8; 142 rev. 1´–7´; 143 1´–3´; 194 v 24–vi 23; 229 v 1–12 |
| ca. 645–643 | Arabs 2 | 109 i´ 1´–10´; 156 20–rev. 12; 194 iii 12–v 2; 215 v 1–13 |
| ca. 645–643 | Elam 8 | 110 1´–5´; 143 4´–11´; 144 1´–9´; 145 rev. 1´–9´a; 157 6–14; 158 4´–5´; 194 vi 27–43 |
| ca. 645–643 | Lydia 2 | — |
| ca. 645–643 | Urarṭu 2 | 110 6´–9´ |
| ca. 642–640 | Cyrus | — |
| ca. 642–640 | Ḫudimiri | — |
| ca. 640–639 | Tugdammî | 224 20–25 |
[32] The abbreviations for the "incidents" follow the designation of A.K. Grayson, ZA 70 (1980) pp. 240–244 (with minor changes); Gambulu is treated separately from Elam 3 here. See the introduction of Part 1 for more details about Ashurbanipal's campaigns and Grayson's classifications of them. There are a few incidences that are not included in Tables 1–2. These are no. 110 lines 10´–13´ (mentions Bīt-Ḫumbê); no. 197 lines 25´´–27´´ and no. 233 lines 3´–5´ (tribute from kings in the Levant); and text no. 224 line 25 (Sandak-šatru incident), which is subsumed under the Tugdammî incident.
[33] Information on the dates can be found in Novotny and Jeffers, RINAP 5/1 pp. 16–26.
Jamie Novotny
Jamie Novotny, 'Military Campaigns', RINAP 5: The Royal Inscriptions of Ashurbanipal, Aššur-etel-ilāni, and Sîn-šarra-iškun, The RINAP/RINAP 5 Project, a sub-project of MOCCI, 2022 [http://oracc.org/rinap/rinap5/rinap52introduction/militarycampaigns/]