Abstract

This article examines the evidence from SAA 19 text 28, which apparently mentions Ashdod, as well as several towns in the surrounding region, on which Tiglath-pileser III imposed a loyalty oath. It discusses the Assyrian practice of imposing loyalty oaths, and their use in the Assyrian West in the period of Tiglath-pileser III. Furthermore, the towns mentioned in this text are identified, and the implications of an Assyrian loyalty oath being imposed in the period of Tiglath-pileser III on a polity bordering Judah are explored.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)275-289
Number of pages15
JournalOrientalia
Volume87
Issue number3
StatePublished - 2018

RAMBI Publications

  • RAMBI Publications
  • Tiglath-pileser -- III -- King of Assyria -- -727 B.C
  • Oaths -- Middle East -- History
  • Assyrians -- Middle East -- History
  • Ashdod (Israel) -- History
  • Assyria -- Relations -- Eretz Israel
  • Assyria -- In the Bible

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