Tiglath-pileser I
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noun
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His grandson, Marduk-nadin-akhe, came into conflict with Tiglath-pileser I of Assyria, and suffered serious reverses, from the effects of which his country did not recover for over a century.
From Myths of Babylonia and Assyria by Mackenzie, Donald Alexander
Tiglath-pileser I, in one of his inscriptions, recorded significantly: "The feet of the enemy I kept from my country".
From Myths of Babylonia and Assyria by Mackenzie, Donald Alexander
In imitation of Tiglath-pileser I he hunted in northern Mesopotamia, but the elephant had disappeared from the region, and he had to content himself with the wild bull.
From A Primer of Assyriology by Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)
He was given recognition, however, by the Assyrian king, Ashur-bel-kala, son of Tiglath-pileser I, who married his daughter, and apparently restored to him Sippar and Babylon after receiving a handsome dowry.
From Myths of Babylonia and Assyria by Mackenzie, Donald Alexander
A century and a half after Tiglath-pileser I conquered the north Syrian possessions of the Hittites, the Old Assyrian Empire reached the close of its second and last period.
From Myths of Babylonia and Assyria by Mackenzie, Donald Alexander
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