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BOOK OF ISAIAH XX. 9
former, refused recognition of authority, over them.
150, 1. In the rage of my heart my whole army 2. I
gathered not, did not even collect my baggage, 3. with
my chief warriors, who did not retreat from the victorious
track of my arms, 5. I advanced to Ashdod. The above
Jaman, as he of the approach of my expedition 6. heard
from far, fled to a district (?) of Aegypt, 7. which is
situated on the frontier of Miluhha; not a trace of him was
seen. 8. Ashdod, Gimt-Ashdudim, 1 besieged, I captured;
his gods, his wife, his sons, his daughters, 10. the treasures,
possessions, valuables of his palace, together with the inhabi-
tants of his land 12. I destined for capture. Those towns I
restored again. 13. The inhabitants of the countries which
my hands had seized, 151. 10, 1. which amid .... in
the East, 1 settled there; I treated them like unto the
Assyrians ; they tendered obedience. The king of Miluhha, 400
2. who in a strong, a waste (?) region, on a path ,
whose fathers since distant times, (since?) the aM (?) of
the moon, to my royal predecessors 3. had not sent their
envoys, to beg for themselves peace : the might ... of
Merodach [overpowered him ?], the dread of my royal
majesty overcame him, fear seized him. 4. Into bonds
.... iron chains he cast him (Jaman) ; caused him to take
his distant way to Assyria and appeared before me."
Notes amd Illustrations. 149. 6. NaSi', na§& Infin. Kal, root
tJtj;^;— 7. See note on Exod. IX. 7, Vol. I, p. 141; livftu "neighbourhood";
see Sanherib Taylor-cylind. Ill, 14;— 8. zirftt "(summons to)
revolt", root ^!)] 'turn aside'; aSsu, see Assyr. Babyl. Keil. p. 296,
No. 7;— 10. "Achimit", see note on Josh. XI. 22, Vol. I, p. 150; talimsu,
see footnote in preceding page and glossary;— 11. bi'l kussi "master
of the throne" i. e. "one who has a claim to the throne", comp. bi-il
li§^ni "master of language" i. e. skilled in language, "interpreter"*
[* The reader will not fail to compare the corresponding Hebrew
use of '^j^a, Ewald § 287 f.—Transl.]
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