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Origin of the name TIGLATH.
Etymology of the name TIGLATH.
Meaning of the baby name TIGLATH.
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TIGLATH. Or
Tuklat. The Assyrian
name which the Egyptians changed into Takarut
or Takelot, when it was borne by the kings of the XXIInd dynasty.
Tiglath Pileser I., or Tuklat-pal-assur I.,
one of the most famous of the older Assyrian monarchs. He was the
son and successor of Assur-ris-ilim, about B.C. 1120. He began his
reign by resubduing the tribes around Assyria which had revolted from
their allegiance, after which he conquered the Muski, a people of Hittite
origin, who had invaded the region of the Upper Euphrates, and ravaged the
land. These nations with their kings were defeated by the king of
Assyria, who marched into Kummuha, re-annexed the country, and subdued all
the petty kingdoms on the borders of the Tigris. Seris, with its
monarch Kiliteru, was plundered and burnt, as were also Urrahinas, which
with its king Saditeru, submitted and escaped complete destruction.
The states of Subari, Alzi, and Puruluz, were next reduced, and this was
followed by a desperate attempt of the Hittites to again repulse the
Assyrians, but on the approach of the king their army of 4000 men
surrendered at discretion, and 120 chariots were delivered up to Tiglath
Pileser, who a second time plundered Kummuha. The four following
years of his reign were simply a series of victories over the Adavas of
the mountains, the people of the plain country by the Lower Zab, and the
districts of the Northern Sugi, Kirhi, Luhi, Arirgi, Alamun, and Elani.
From these countries the Assyrian conqueror carried off as trophies
twenty-five images of their respective gods, which he placed in the
temples of Beltis, Anu, Vul, and Ishtar. Nairi and sixteen districts
North of the Upper Euphrates were then annexed. The Nairi gathered
an army headed by sixty local kings, but all were defeated by Tiglath
Pileser, who imposed on the confederation a tribute of 1200 horses and
2000 oxen. In his later years Karchemish, Northern Syria, and part
of Babylonia, then ruled by Maruduk-nadin-ahi, were invaded, as also the
Nairi for a third time. Tiglath Pileser was passionately fond of
hunting. He chased wild bulls on the Lebanon, he slaughtered 120
lions, besides numerous other wild animals. At his capital city
Assur he established a park or plaisaunce for battues of wild
animals. The local princes paid him tribute of bulls and beasts, and
the king of Egypt sent him a present of a crocodile. In his domestic
or official capacity the king was a great builder and restorer of the
various national temples and public works, and on his death "Tiglath
Pileser I. left Assyria the foremost monarchy of the world, his empire
extending from below the Lower Zab to Lake Van and the Upper Euphrates (Karasu),
and from the mountains East of Assyria to Pethor in Syria, including all
the region of the Khabour, while his conquests and expeditions extended on
every side outside this line, on the West to the Mediterranean, and on the
South to Babylon." (Smith.) Tiglath Pileser I. reigned in all
about twenty years, and he was succeeded by his son Assur-bel-kala, of
whom little is known, and under whose feeble reign, and that of his
brother Samsi-Vul III., nearly all the conquests of the great king were
lost.
Tiglath Pileser II. According to the
inscriptions this monarch was not related to the royal family, but was an
usurper who fought his way to the throne of Assyria, B.C. 745, during the
revolts which followed the death of Assurnirari II. As soon as he
had firmly established himself he made a war against the princes of
Armenia, who incited by Sarduri of Ararat, disputed the power of
Assyria. These rebels he utterly defeated at the battle of Kummuha (Commagene),
and again crossed the Euphrates and conquered the city of Arpad, which
required a year's warfare to subdue it. He then divided the
conquered country of Hamath among his generals, and in a few years
afterwards had again to fight against the armies of Sarduri and his
allies. These he again defeated, and ravaged their country.
Scarcely was that war terminated when his aid was implored by Ahaz, king
of Judah, against Rezon of Damascus. Advancing therefore to his aid
Tiglath Pileser conquered the whole of Syria, and delivering Ahaz
compelled him to pay tribute. About the time he obtained possession
of Damascus, and held there a grand court, where nearly the whole of the
princes of Syria and Mesopotamia paid him homage and brought
offerings. He then returned to Nineveh, and declared himself king of
Babylon, of Sumir, and of Accad, a proclamation which stirred up a fresh
revolt which was headed by the chief of the city of Silani, Nabuusabsi.
Him he defeated and crucified on the walls of his city. After this
he returned in peace to Babylon, and held a great festival to the deity
Bel. Scarcely had that finished when another revolt arose, of which
no particulars remain. Tiglath Pileser was for a fourth time
victorious, and shortly afterwards died, leaving the throne of the united
empire to his successor Shalmaneser IV. His empire extended from
Persia to Egypt, and from the Persian Gulf to Armenia, respectively 1200
by 800 miles.
(An Archaic Dictionary, Cooper, 1876).
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