utes of horses upon them.

24 I besieged and took the town of Eristana, and the surrounding
towns in the country of Bait-Ili; I carried away the
spoil.

25 The countries of Agag[17] and Ambanda,[18] in Media, opposite
the Arabs of the East, had refused their tributes, I destroyed
them, laid them waste, and burnt them by fire.

26 Dalta of Ellip was subject to me, and devoted to the worship
of Assur; 5 of his towns revolted and no longer recognized
his dominion. I came to his aid, I besieged and
occupied these towns, I carried the men and their goods
away into Assyria with numberless horses.

27 Urzana, of the town of Musasir, had attached himself to
Urzaha the Armenian, and had refused me his allegiance.
With the multitude of my army, I covered the city of Musasir
as if it were with ravens, and he to save his life, fled
alone into the mountains.

28 I entered as a Ruler into Musasir. I seized as spoil Urzana's
wife, sons and daughters, his money, his treasures, all
the stores of his palace whatever they were, with 20,100
men and all that they possessed, the gods Haldia and Bagabarta,
his gods, and their holy vessels in great numbers.

29 Urzaha, King of Armenia, heard of the defeat of Musasir
and the carrying away of the god Haldia[19] his god, he cut
off his life by his own hands with a dagger of his girdle.
I held a severe judgment over the whole of Armenia. I
spread over the men, who inhabit this country, mourning
and lamentation.

30 Tarhunazi, of the town of Melid, sought for revenge. He
sinned against the laws of the great gods, and refused his
submission. In the anger of my heart, I crushed like
briars Melid, which was the town of his kingdom, and the
neighboring towns. I made him, his wife, sons and daughters,
the slaves of his palace whoever they were, with 5,000
warriors, leave Tel-Garimmi; I treated them all as booty.
I rebuilt Tel-Garimmi; I had it entirely occupied by some
archers from the country of Khammanua, which my hand
had conquered, and I added it to the boundaries of this
country. I put it in the hands of my Lieutenant, and I
restituted the surface of the dominion, as it had been in
the time of Gunzinan, the preceding King.

31 Tarhular, of Gamgum, had a son Muttallu, who had murdered
his father by the arms, and sat on the throne against
my