Peter Dubovský, «Tiglath-pileser III’s Campaigns in 734-732 B.C.: Historical Background of Isa 7; 2 Kgs 15–16 and 2 Chr 27–28», Vol. 87 (2006) 153-170
The aim of this article is to investigate Tiglath-pileser III’s campaigns against the
Levant in 734-732 B.C. The campaigns can be divided into three phases. In the
first phase, the Assyrians conquered Tyre and the coast. In the second phase, they
defeated Syrian troops in battle, conquered Transjordan and made a surprise
attack on the Arabian tribes. In the last phase, they conquered Damascus, Galilee
and Gezer. In the second part of this article, the author investigates the logistics
of these campaigns and at the end the author evaluated the consequences of the
Assyrian invasion in terms of human and material losses and the administrative
reorganization of the region.
Table 1. Material and human losses during Tiglath-pileser III’s campaigns against the Levant.
Tribute
Captured
Region Human losses and Material losses and Captured cities
Livestock
deportation captured possession
Cattle and
Rezin’s chief ministers Rezin’s gardens and [URUx]-ha-a-da-ra – Rezin home city; city of Kurus≥s≥a,
sheep of 800
were impaled alive (Ann orchards were destroyed Sama and Metuna; 591 cities of 16 districts of
deportees of
23:9’-10’); 800 captives (Ann 23:12’); Assyrians Damascus (Ann 23:16’-7’; 18:3’; 24:3’);
Damascus from [ URUx ] - h a - a - d a - r a captured possession of 800 Damascus was captured and its walls were torn down [ URUx ] - h a - a -
(Ann 23:14’), 750 captive
region deportees of [URUx]-ha-a- (2 Kgs 16,9). da-ra (Ann
from Kurus≥s≥a and Sama, da-ra (Ann 23:14’). 23:14’).
550 captives from Metuna
(Ann 23:13’-17’);
Rezin was executed (2 Kgs
16,9).
10 talents of gold, [x]
13,520 deportees (Ann Possession of 13,520 15 citi[es …] (Ann 18:12’)
talents of silver [with]
24:9’); people (? Ann 24:9’-10’);
GALILEE (demolished) their [property] from
Hoshea (Summ. 4:18’-
deportation from the cities of Possession of Pekah and URU
9’).
Aram/ Ijon, Abel-beth-maacah, Hoshea (? Summ. 4:17’; 16 districts of Bit-[Humri] (Ann 18:3’; 24:3’); Ku-
[…] (Ann 18:5’); Hinatuna = biblical Hannathon (Ann
Israel Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, 13:18’).
18:5’); [Ya]tbite = biblical Jotbah (Ann 18:6’); URUSa-
Gilead, Galilee, and the land
¢xÜ-[…] (Ann 18:6’) = either Khirbet Saruna or Khirbet
of Naphtali (2 Kgs 15,29);
Semuniye (Tell Shimron); Aruma = Rumah (Ann
18:7’); Marum = either bibl. Merom or Madon/Maron
deportation of the
(Ann 18:7’).
Reubenites, the Gadites,
and the half-tribe of
Ashtaroth was captured (Tadmor, Inscriptions, fig. 11);
Manasseh (1 Chr 5,26) and
of Beerah, the chieftain of TRANSJORDAN (Annexed)
the Reubenites (1 Chr 5,6).
[..]-¢niÜ-te = Kenath; Gilead; […URU]A-bi-il-x1-x2 =
Abel-Shittim (Summ. 4:6’).
Ijon, Abel-beth-maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead,
Tiglath-pileser III’s Campaigns in 734-732 B.C.
Galilee, and all the land of Naphtali (2 Kgs 15:29).
Ashqelon Mitinti [died] in the middle 100 talents
Ashqelon and 15 cities (? Ann 18:12’)
of [conflagration] (Ann of silver
18:9’) (Summ.
9:12)
[x talents] of gold, 800
Gaza Property of Hanunu and his
169
talents of silver, multi-
gods (Summ. 4:10’; 8:16’)
colored garments, linen
garments, [horses].
(Summ. 8:15’; 4:14’-5’)
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