Empire and Exploitation: The Neo-Assyrian Empire

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sdam e ieoemn yretvrielysaohr4shfta1seA ht y rnu etyhnrweo c tatiarreehtt
n rene grh fdeteoetrhsotane naimatoposeM mo dfngoaniirkruH d e.itfnalnceaistrtitiMxe
,ecn egdn n inestIptseiedrnwi adi ers. yshyanstdsswriie isohleouAbTontgp neibtsid
etyt ntafm eitooeicsrhcftna A åå ur ( h eg yru, teo)hi hhrtu sttuinrilh,wiaastteAinlocc
t t seonahnietl doyyes trml,ia a alelgsy nd(ad en’ltntetiylaaihuetah pttbiitractucihnsiA
yt t n.if uye o e otdAg h wmiMndteeal inh nr os mastAagpt)dotNpnsrncsiiuaeiklhblsA
fo slaciffo tneserp no ift oa, aeueyihn d t trtinngasiyteantacsnk issooneAcrabbnu
y r . o dn yetfeoetgi oci hiar dngnTuursnei ingeiadllintieatavrrnleuotcluc airyssAsaw
r ad ledus eg s. lnaa ryla pr e boi nmethv, errtaogIceeyhttahcruwtttnhtnamoaiotelhtccs
m oarefra ruhs Ani e,hhttu oost ruD ni(kurrahS )dab ansiro h e K,hshtstorro cnoat alebrA
dre e hf.b a cod msoansuiTtaanhtlw taenmao i hsr. s iy )eneathsephiewsTshatsaAtm(e
s encr nen itrnvseioa hredtp-nrhaotnron an i egmmknaoait rtnoefiphlotcseedM .innatiM
s n s o sAn,idfNoptneti i uaiatfhdlstlhoosnauietnga c otbneidisihtngnktiaiilloepr
d e d t o ee. ebyltenrdlregl hi aolodoinetadAia MnlwibtiM rlio barneaeaoseopydtoiarl
, nteed ou r tl dt dibgetaueeaeg et nh imobthhnswcsinihottiaeeavatsnkwisanvhi
pihsno ihttailwer eht dog et u d.led elonee, tlsi yhrenibvdotuHewainjhm danseeeAlhpmi
de de,huhe ec ltcyrirc ntahe nraicwwrie nl oovderiepfoohebt otviadgostn gnsadoaphser
. s e ee mdee nHs enlc riaerao nfirwhpsgaoehtun nhss ifs etdlodd tneonenaegahiftam
r o. te dacf n liel aostia. Nis hmds guwtcrerslejaseoteeallorfstdgMeitoewxaclem
la n tos u s’eodrghhe enttt dpii ame kwmr etl oeytaadtpbsli nsoyuceausgihcedtruj
, et. lhn eei go gn hhhg uinnaestWnsotaiima iahnmkrewneewteuyrihbvhasptrsueAstni
n o h r ircfedtiinol aaeheudhchw ereitebtf hsislti enasld at el,ire raerohdmymtnasassA
nnwionk re mdunSa .ainolybaB , ed ctneg iaahnstt tiasesa kwihisrtraayw tsaislAim
hg u ,oe rhh yetd rdli s aaadtydfteoaa eilnwee illlhyh i atmc.mgr nnano iisnhorIcterpam
s e s uf gtdtoe,dn snahnaoyeattoelbisilar spr saey ewhmssctrauoaw oratipr gofisoler
d e yilebf lhi fitt, owsssurujaowi g .ieslslrrldeeaAorwwg Ashur.
le a l dnn.ntsew o sot itoof seetiisintoergt lgLimkhedafuiitpetocll lserwruoOnk
no isngaaiw il.resyrnsas iAsyr e rysc yas f iftnssedtoei Auincidrolaapro ieroegbphitler
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d e ,z hs c i ,t ar ien y yisefthanhetwddestgichioniirrteg uheoadachrteyilhop y.erhuThsA
, eds hleercp nloamdgofeaair(xhsesa ; eedl vnt:oatrlaabthsI ):ehcsia tmdsanuhajShcae
e c n neise ned f oiinyeod(tsirhaieaat hcrmmairp Ishtar: ;alebrA Ninurta: ;uhlaK :ruhsA
she c i n u .thassy sig ia eseeusn lheido uo,l tnthdol)aniitaiyrirclhrbuhaaahsvBsA Enlil,
kdundaraM de p u pnbe iiarohNesswlraow sheciunssoa mnearie nc,o aldiynrbayasBsA
eht Akitu eni v ediehndltap m eseth at lteewfurhoctt ne.ehdcTewor re orlbeawu tir
ge nue tiethe nlsnatrliuuituacor strh hac tlsue.na rleetsetpucnahsmtewT eamattusnom
.s l tey oI p r sseaeadsdel ghc lem aiardracarldon htenorpoiioidihafosfcvrnettnoadosarp
,nf ef,hasc tet,sbis iknlr a ec: ssdnseo eienrhsitko ewutrrsf hoiaoroetivwehriptatvca
, slst lansea awvcrietssemod .sei rdeAaelnn po ismicaaetitwtctnnlo uucafc-fles
,h scy leithye chit hnd rwnisc nn cuuwt rfoasiominaost msmwrrinoeooeewnrcipoohce
t yn yleeyl gdrennen nehoirinewtaesip mwaeeh edhgmr turc,oons hfigft noldiandalloh
s ndcseoei e tiif fdx,utvidoe nayba ecndsottinhleautoroc pliotdilscfbhanewyinoerb
, sdenc an xinevioartprec .sgn i red oeha e tfTef ls ofhoepaevohmwhtett åangû ,
e,l”b riooosht tn w seao.nahr pgewtttsnvsaei iihrkefG ntheegititnm haiddcmkaa“ihtlu
l enn an yd scor te ee sor riwdbl,r iosilenpseetnfaeiiamtphrehbveltastitufpsconopser
y gyoll lodarncta isnfaoi ic.teyap cnseai(h rvtecituDaatesrub n ie)olhhyslttclaiiafwpsitxe
deta cd io snot eu tasimwshdtm ertnion ieue coe vdodficn-nbogn aduiieillshrretyorswsA
r a,h lldt ha u l i. gie echr,wsnurhhricogeniotttetuwn rarsihrsieeehewTakhwmtrptret
sytgs oidn llnih oaatsrioutcboserapesmun d eyhcc iaopttst iae thl xtateyrourodcna
de h oce; tacle taehftlntoaa n pyoe lsalslrpaae m(rpyeectnaerg cnu iaeehethtratiutwbs
provincial governor).
noi tfa o re etrnhsiI tipenm(hietmda ; 7a7v9o1kriceP av o)k7r 8ie9cr1eePh tsawa
,n e nenowoi tteechb n trei,antdeosnliacdh n)r sed ehnecta hn r atieoeivhnmrotoyr(hspsA
hs sdc esseii,cdu xahdnn ofap wniiniotnavkar ooa,irermvdehpeanhthtattohoposeM
seintii r e.a erdleere e itm e hst smuohwmTectai bscotanwsdiiraxeerhfteittwslacgujbus
neoci nteia hsz edgtirc enn enhcial dicakgoenvalrrhuoepo ttrfnpoocro narevog
( re s i yenleli i rrrredaiaohnepltt amuin, ecr i)eir ,0tters8 artoe9tg at1ntnpaesitioslPc
r ,eegd sdnnrs uniaeuaou llbo hfutmn nor reeta mamgnin oeiaraeerhdtyrhfnssotiismdA
t nfao vslra aeaysol h ryt.o caa neeaeidlrrhrnrnaeetce ynacvwuBsswooaisolgehAtrub
l asrd u n.ed tears edlglreecnuaowmaac lyolitla Spraimlg,v aasesrho otpfnsoriedvog
, ns ord ienst bnatafma aroei grt mrfncse yoiuihgl sdantnaesaeiirhAermdttludanbaeelc
gn na r iieu ,drho ,nxuytbo seilsatke tdcslr i,fnnAoe leoeiwhd ilptnrmppaoamAlffa(xe
text no. 4).
citsin riya lt,linalo iiistmtan awegrsnts i sen,dei aeuhneitltihracmTytndssiasA
e cy ird vlannri taeevniesi olwcniitotm ei cd bte nnearyia lzeltstihlsatntaiwiaudlgsruo
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yleta il ms d d eeoy snn e.tovnrataa iemeateofwowmfahmchllnmohTiitaocvcres
s l dsr anira; dt iw m e ftenncocoeaeedenhwaetidhrvhrmetorftyatoocrifpgsacdojda
y t figeorn ho iet heek l. tnhli rtue teh yea avngvWtnt ydrin ehatenaeiolgahahtktimtnri
,t nd ,en rd daeee ,lehpttdnactm fii eogeeyomsk iertliacyglpllwebianhlcuce irsnahwcet
sden lasbiohn y lnee arve rii hns p tdt o ’;m ecnspgseetheaiunlhstf(hoiataftrkclegiffo
hs iglngin w Eso.ellfh all t) ti oa e (stAcelfhrre’ riraeoehyxufeybihttiofwontiscoreesd
sste pl em tor eoitaetmt kto:eeaad)m sm-no(enro sh eoiftrsjtoiaiemshotp akil/ /bar å a
um ææ i illake (rollecnahc-eci veh t ,) mmu â nu la(hsram-dl e ei,hf)t trut (cid:31) nu ), the palace
dlare(h n (cid:31) rig illake ,) erfheetlithuc(b bar å (cid:31) eq ,) d n da )refahewtieht(cs( ukkaraba
[ bar û ] s s teo cctegec hnra etiirnv d eoasemlhrhra e to. st( f )leisoeahvrwryTditeoafwr
re cefivofie fth,do a t) e dre,gedhrt hynh atisetmitserhih rk ahutntfaewoiehfmitdhac
llaa yikoc ore,o pytd sr rnhaeeatihdxttninuse t, domheeplt htiafsstc neia’aeerfghlntpik
slai c e.ie ms fsfoe .feoSil sohta entuur Wodtit oiceuhwtdsahocoostbunniamkmmoc
dsdee e rce d se ncny edrrt oineb,caieshtvev mhtehicosieeahtnirbgrhtoihpaetmwwda
court ( ;e5t9a9g1tsoP n ina et ooevrsstrietl eg cnadw.an)r a0gaL0l0i2ttaM
sro ttaar tes h i tts nlxr:ieeenmvniwdezoal(idv ullakus hc u(f n e,uei)ehhtc bar åËå 1 th)e,
efceiithscu(j unnetras ylla c,issrao bn. r)l ea tv ils Aooceiegsnv hrlieeteavlhwotrp
sdu no na i r ilrrgeo. eaiih)d mee tttetonh ysizshTnheioicrnmrpa (agarreoih
syyel rileyata re t icdseh.ielinrwtllrinaeiiebhbv mwicmifseeconTmo pe shtetrruotcub
, n e o, d .di teioset trhsse vaguuttlcnrrn bouAn iet i fcoiessndhovhi ingotneairihthpmtsda
erew eht fseriohtcartsinimda( ûgnaå s sr deo)en( ly h afpanteommiheattm æ unnazra )fo
s r l reeefe.ebrvordwmeeenouhlwalnTl tsn re a raieinoe thrijheityahcsmtsA
;”sreitruoc“ (srotartsinimda znam (cid:31)z p (cid:31) ne rr dfeeeeedkh zinat)ih ub ncoeahrgwerwo
( bar na æ emmita rtice ehslttfaerrc u ) u salne roteele teoyalritfohi(htuwfontntiboets
s srl r do aedo .nte yrnfo)acrro easeleeorxhlcelw faTai hlctvstoirnct eisnsgeiimrood
.desem en oecgfeSsnioreisehvswtoarp ds ekhnzscoiau il tssstafea cioseecrhleotlphosc
rof eht ,, tlrtneeuavwbt eorgd d lloneolsponsur mmo loe .iaieahcyytbsimmnfrrefAamo
. sslnaiiactipfafCo( bar ik œ ir de d)n a yman masop rcmf eooyect tf.o(inifermahC å a
erregum n dis e h en ddgty ca)teunimeo rawliwrrss ohec taelaeftinehwatvihgitilfe
,,syr re d,teenynnha rait tlf ggsand nnavieyeil amtmecairhnro toffjoa m.eshptoort
eyccn t aisi tr setace s uhur ei woWaufwrsoe toain rfc hksuouetsbrhattlsc
la ydeooehtrhtca tets aoe hmtt ax,ceg n n e si ph.eaktotrhwAtet dlraoi cedohesttcelfer
sr en cie,ihsf tl fsesouvr oeotiltaraar vttsr i u r nto,oneirce ehm ucfh tdnonoteawcihortrpc
’essrrene ed eh eranztseum ai(i ro(yitn,fb rri a)-a,aycoimilyns‘nrrmmisyeerdAstsarsoA
ry erav eesvne(v ae lrmseo wt d,tetn)ohaad btne at dlanetok srosohewwetr o ppfueod
d ;e s rc en e eusga, mobdrriee otmeeargrtsurhlyaebntsdweosndAob srenoi sfiorp.)raw
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sd p ey us glrt oonesnioastrargomh ngle nlatn acwniefit irpbrrru uaeytfopgsorrsgaAl
esvt isd ton,apa es r lhud st.sattnss ss’iaaue dieecthcyoenbnostcltliiOsallmraadtucasu
s tt n a deehn emm tahdua, ltnl c mnci eo.oeo/whpmd thyceeeet lidghetihntnImwooalfeb
s e,h i n g olrotu etiomoo,vmfmnhe oaotl pmfclb ns uais eul saevtanswniaiioogtcprsoos
. le sna cyiIue oi eahd tetvgnwtiyahrn ov btteisinssl ndarfonioiittsar eenreogm
gn i e cdf c lin or dnea m ayeeleahidoltlbhulhtcnnusimtoonoaofmechescsamwesfeccus
d meleon etactasta i nnirsr eceii reygyhors.ynsebt sey sgtewlesinmihAeioemtrStaoaffl
rnsa aeey em prtm ahpu aaynt atsr rhhnlA.egegeee viricvrneeheuih ltTeschsutarltcs
, ,nebaraiernwAo lrsayerbbe amn fBug’ro(nieeeehrrtofof‘ de n) inooaahstewltaaalabaT
s rgr dunedeo idnicbnd ngdraolyaiolilefulr bao .rfh yegkcninaeha rGrnci ueahetrub
s e disse tety n e ilcolidl sncpelanariiamj piarowpeoemnuratrreetecpemlhwutcoirga
.secalap
d .ee d nhtntw Tnasonsul a- or oe vyfiedmrolotmea ehiarkewwmlarhaufotfpwop
.s g ln raies e rdWndhsulaet e to lvengr lhocigiaarud/loleic stlneiteihroivtgnlwaiomnakF
g dn hni dc ovreaa yaozeoeh yi hbrsansewiemaareggw eh arewtwlosolehihvt
s tda ln rodaaochens uwt o ls ac eieaaleeaeg tta rrhdeiacaoutuvdto(fbjiasletrbattneserper
e l,psmleati ceic fasf l tora na e pearnhe[lhcetn o tuva oyr;ai rybeegentrhaautmtbs
r roy se heil teelodtr el]ikiotei oe hescitrtw lmhntslalrcaatinapaaiuiap coccaicidfufjo
,ssn e wsgdn oeaneadtil arietlnenvi iawolc.vhlo)tyv t bnaneaieg B mddoeuehgjswdsuajp
d es zn sio’ l risy ine tnbn ci tlae.ionafcanzshut oagiieworeremtscedalriacaheccmct‘ed
de n nir iaa rtlgebin homirtih oesttheoWmnos air yssi s .Atnown o eentWmkhug,siosmsa
y l fbd y om n hntreerir ca u osra ka. u sbsnyseealtts yeiidahpuxoonooTppennadbaotp
e yvs dtdinnelao tr wku hbfaeeoaoet otchnmclenntk pheorootsciteeeprhpter- iysnaauq
sgnyib sr i a r re el.edprysr ue veueniesplseyh ahwroopnaTet opralh.yhptsarrmeePlur
s n.os iyee lbehyltTle nnbei oevotri ps tspnenanaihwraato tigrrsraco iysnstisimAda
n iesehtnhtiot ilitwesc n ehe,lctsfirehorwn rl e aseveinsor caogefnih woirtevyhostrspA
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p.i n eheloflsg l ioarrsdAetceanehcs nlattufwea d oomneoeitrhmapTotds
noitcf uo,,rt stnhgs ec nnnmuliootsa dcistslte naicvfeu unomberiuhtntsonmoc
no ieet rra onhuurltoc tto aniu,l clw risssu,upefsenacsrxnoanaeidteiprrasmxagoaearrfni
ne k y a. ,bttn ensrwsho oeoatifMd rw tontecea undht seatio amrosdwnt llnrnpaaeixveog
h g ,uessomdrhono tsatyl hc aaed a.mteersatvtr v cano nieahotoertrcatePatrbvneioprcop
n ,o nki f ortsoe lioca hrwatwustae yc riennou dtlirrels c thuned rstooberonccsojoufacm
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d te dn f ed eeyyhr .rn .tmb btaeeeaeeate lwhtwhtrshteadtattaeetite tItnvawssenvgiirP
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del l,o)rasteneo tcerre uo rsoprgfabe en-wa dty iile(so ,dmhelfruetgpoulsrmocaebnlail
d ehlclu omf,ro)tennhooti ctn coleui agdtfrroro uaroe tlpphd ltnd uansclaui(hrtga
,g ndi nrdau l tne.ycohsl ailo a ftapfnuaroointen ainoemoimhlmtpxe
de r nuyhit m ccsoed uuanhes srwoT weatc oos see tlu yrefltathpawrntrhoeutcs
er ed wees curn.oa )f nflseeoatht irtne cuihegnoattnicmaivt dosnsurielp ccennhiitv(orp
d. esygibaht tn e ateotnvsrhia doewli namwer sIyeashwstA Postgate (1979) sees three
.sr ioehtt Tca,evr SiotrtnPceemSn rs,err vooef ott co:Gcceayeehlms StaoAPnNoce
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rs. omept et rach eeooletys rt Frsolecrebe hsev trti ho oeedntgwlhaontpthimateorbc
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