New sources for Sennacherib's first campaign

Newly recovered manuscripts from Nineveh, Ashur, and Tarbisu reveal previously unknown details of Sennacherib's first military campaign (704–702 BCE) against Marduk-aplu-iddina and his Babylonian allies. The study provides a comprehensive edition of these inscriptions, mapping the Aramean tribes and Chaldean towns targeted by Assyrian forces while challenging assumptions about the authorship of celebratory campaign narratives. By synthesizing fragmented sources, researchers reconstruct the geographical extent and political context of this early Assyrian expansion, offering fresh insights into Near Eastern conflict dynamics during the 8th century BCE.

Frahm, E. (2016). New sources for Sennacherib’s first campaign. Isimu, 6, 129–164. https://doi.org/10.15366/isimu2003.6.008