Assyrian+Texts+concerning+Israel

(a) Inscriptions of a General Nature- states Sargon, king of Assyria, took over Samaria and Israel, and several other regions.
 * What:** Sargon II (721-705): The Fall of Samara

(b) From Annalistic Reports- States Sargon defeated Samaria and took 27,290 inhabitants. He put a governor over the Samarians and made them pay tribute. Did the same thing at Ashod by putting a governor in charge and making them pay tribute. He also conquered lots of other random people and talked about how awesome he is at taking them over. Lots of stories about people refusing to pay tribute and raising armies, only to be annhialated by Sargon.

(c) From Broken Prisms- since the king of Ashdod rebelled against Sargon, his younger brother was put in charge. They later made a random Greek person their ruler, so Sargon sent his armies across the Tigris and Euphrates to fight them. This Greek did not bow to Sargon, and as Sargon's army approached, the Greek was overwhelmed by the splendor of Sargon's god Asher and so the Greek fled.

Sennacherib (704o-681): The Siege of Jerusalem

Sennacherib, king of Assyria, did more ownage (<New term for Ancient Empires students), and more people paying tribute. The common people of Ekron threw their king Padi into jail for holding true to his solemn oath to the god Asher, and was turned over to King Hezekiah. Hezekiah got Egypt and Ethiopia to join him, but was still beaten. Hezekiah did not submit to Sennacherib, so Sennacherib destroyed 46 of his major cities. After trapping Hezekiah in his palace, Hezekiah finally paid tons of tribute to Sennacherib who went back home to Nineveh with all his money and goods.