The Orient in Bible Times

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The conqueror took back with him to Assyria the king of Babylon, the statue of Marduk and much treasure. With the treasure he set about building his triumphal city called i ' The Fortress of Tukulti-Ninib. ' ' His achievements should be cred- ited in part to the preparations for them due to the notable energy of several strong ancestors who occu- pied the Assyrian throne before him, including his own father, Shalmaneser I, the builder of Assyria's second capital Kalah. In the beautiful new city... which Tukulti-Ninib built out of the proceeds of his Baby- lonian triumphs he met his tragic death by the hands of a son. The conquest of Babylon was undone and had to be re-enacted in the next century. Frequently the ferocity of the Assyrian turned in upon himself in the awful palace intrigues and assassinations. The THE ORIENT IN BIBLE TIMES 133 Kassites were able to regain their lost control in Babylon because of the troubles in the north. It was the last nickering, however, of their power, which went out before the successes of Ashurdan I.

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