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The problem with determining Tiglath Pileser III's origins is lack of evidence.
As Amélie Kuhrt has repeatedly observed in her 2-volume work The Ancient Near East, C. 3000-330 BC, alteration of Assyrian inscriptions in antiquity was commonplace.
In the case of Tiglath Pileser III, we have contradictory evidence. As Dr Floyd Nolen Jones noted:
It is well ...
answered Oct 17 '17 at 8:19
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We know that Assur-danin-pal rebelled even before the death of his father, King Shalmaneser III. We know that it was a serious rebellion that spread to at least 27 cities, including Ashur Nineneh, and Arbela. We know that it took four years to put the rebellion down [Kuhrt, 1995, Vol 2 p490].
It seems that the rebellion was eventually put down by Assur-...
answered Jan 14 '18 at 3:08
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