Tiglath-pileser I

[ tig-lath-pi-lee-zer, -pahy- ]

noun

1. died 1102? b.c., king of Assyria c1115–1102?.

Tiglath-pileser I

/ ˈtɪɡlæθpɪˈliːzə; -paɪ- /

noun

1. Tiglath-pileser I?1116 bc?1093 bcMAssyrianPOLITICS: hereditary ruler king of Assyria (?1116–?1093 bc ), who extended his kingdom to the upper Euphrates and defeated the king of Babylonia

Example Sentences

It had reached such strength that though Tiglath-Pileser I. reduced the whole of northern Syria, and by the fame of his victories induced the king of Egypt to send him presents, yet he did not venture to attack Kadesh and Damascus, so that this kingdom acted as a “buffer” between the king of Assyria and the rising kingdom of Saul.

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As the western boundary of this state is entirely unknown, the full value of Tiglath-pileser I.'s boast cannot be estimated, but the district ravaged must have been a considerable stretch of country.

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That it was of old, as now, a fertile spot, may be gathered from the fact that the Assyrian king Tiglath-pileser I. speaks of having taken or killed elephants in that district— Ešrit pirê buḫali dannūti Ten powerful bull-elephants ina mât Ḫarrāni u šidi nâr in the land of Haran and on Ḫabur the banks of the Ḫabour lu-adûk; irbit pirê balṭūti I killed; four elephants alive lu-uṣabita.

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Farther on in his record, Tiglath-pileser I. states that he collected his chariots and warriors, and took to the desert, going to the border-people of the Arameans, enemies of Ašur his lord.

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Copies of the annals of Tiglath-pileser I, which had been found at Kalah Sherghat, were sent to Rawlinson, Hincks, Fox Talbot, and Oppert; they were asked to translate them independently of one another, and send the translations under seal by a given date to the Secretary of the Society.

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