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198 TEE CUNEIFORM INSCRIPTIONS AND THE 0. T.
I took from him." Similarly line 102 foil.:— Ina XXI.*
p ali-j a XXI. saniti nar Bu-rat 1-bir, a-na irS,-ni
sa Ha-z a-'-ilu sa m^t Imlri-su a-lik sa ma-ha-
zi-su aksu-ud. Ma-da-tu sa mat Sur-ra-ai m§,t
Si-du-na-ai mS,t Gu-bal-la-ai am-hur i. e. "In
the 21"* year of my reign I crossed the Euphrates the 2P*
time; I marched against the cities of Hazael of Damaskus,
of whose towns ** I took possession. The tribute of the
Tyrians, Sidonians, Byblians I received." On the occasion
of the first of these two expeditions Jehu also was compelled
to submit to the Assyrian supremacy and to a payment of
tribute. On this see chap. IX. 2.
Besides the Syrian Hazael, the Assyrian monarchs after-
wards make mention of Arabian kings who also bore this
name. We read of one such on Asarhaddon's cylinder
col. Ill, 19. Ar-ka Ha-za-llu sim-tav u-bil-su-
208ina*** Ja- '-lu- u abal-su ina kussi-su u-sl-sib-
ma i. e. "after this fate carried off Hazael (root D"'tC)
Ja'lti his son I raised (root '2'Z'ii. = DtJ'"') to his throne."
Notice also the cylinder-inscription of Asurbanlpal col. VIII.
9 which mentions a prince named U-al-ti-' as son of an
Arabian Hazael. Likewise compare the Ja-u-ta-' abal
Ha-za-ilu sar mat Ki-id-ri "Jautah, son of Hazailu,
king of Kedar", ibid, cylind. Bellino VII, 87 (Smith's Assur-
ban. 260. 283; cylind. Rassam, V Rawl. 8. VIII, 1). See
also Keilinsch. u. Gesch. p. 54.
* So ofcourse we should read iu place of XI of the text; comp.
line 100.
** Comp. the Targ. {^PHO "market town". Lotz, Die Inschriften
Tiglath-Pileser's I p. 109.
*** Ubil is Impf. Kal of S^x. root ^3% 1) carry, 2) caiTy away.
On the formation comp. usih from ^^'N) ^o"* ^I^^V
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