~~NOTOC~~

[[palu|Return to assyrian palûs]]

====== Sargon II ======

[[sargon ii|Go here for a biography of Sargon II]]\\
[[year_numbers_sargon_ii|Go here for the year numbers of Sargon II (Reign over Babylonia)]]\\
Click [[http://cdli.ucla.edu/search/search_results.php?SearchMode=Text&requestFrom=Search&PrimaryPublication=&Author=&PublicationDate=&SecondaryPublication=&Collection=&AccessionNumber=&MuseumNumber=&Provenience=&ExcavationNumber=&Period=&DatesReferenced=sargon2&ObjectType=&ObjectRemarks=&Material=&TextSearch=&TranslationSearch=&CommentSearch=&StructureSearch=&Language=&Genre=&SubGenre=&CompositeNumber=&SealID=&ObjectID=&ATFSource=&CatalogueSource=&TranslationSource=|here]] for all the texts dated to Sargon II

===== Introductory remarks =====

Forthcoming

===== palûs of Sargon II =====

| **Year** | **Year number** | **//palû//** **dating** | **Major event(s)** | **[[List of Neo Assyrian limmu officials|Eponym]]** |
| 722 | 0 | //reš šarrūti// | Sargon II ascends the throne ; Campaign to Samaria | Ninurta-ilāya |
| 721 | 1 | //palû// 1 | no events had occurred | Nabû-tāriṣ |
| 720 | 2 | //palû// 1 or //palû 2//  | Battle against Elam at Der ; Campaign to the land Amattu | Aššur-nīrka-daʾʾin ; [n] //šanāti// |
| 719 | 3 | //palû// 2 or //palû// 3  | Campaign to the land of Manneans and on the border of Urartu | Šarru-kēn (II) |
| 718 | 4 | //palû// 3 or //palû// 4  | Campaign to Šinuhtu in Tabal | Zēru-ibni |
| 717 | 5 | //palû// 4 or //palû// 5  | ́Campaign to Qarqemiš | Ṭāb-šār-Aššur |
| 716 | 6 | //palû// 5 or //palû 6//  | Campaign against Manneans and Medians | Ṭāb-ṣil-Ešarra |
| 715 | 7 | //palû// 6 or //palû// 7  | Campaign to the land Andia against Urartu | Taklāk-ana-bēli |
| 714 | 8 | //palû// 7 or //palû// 8  | Campaign to city Muṣaṣir, against Urartu | Ištar-dūrī |
| 713 | 9 | //palû// 8 or //palû// 9  | Campaign to Karalla, Ellipi and Tabāl ; campaign to Bīt-purutaš | Aššur-bāni |
| 712 | 10 | //palû// 10 | Sargon II stayed "in the land" | Šarru-ēmuranni |
| 711 | 11 | //palû// 9, //palû// 10 or //palû// 11  | Campaign to Ašdod and Gurgum | Ninurta-ālik-pāni |
| 710 | 12 | //palû// 12 | Campaign to Babylonia against Merodach-baladan II | Šamaš-bēlu-uṣur |
| 709 | 13 | //palû// 13 | Sargon II takes the title of "King of Babylon" and participates in the //akītu//-festival | Mannu-kī-Aššur-lēʾi |
| 708 | 14 | //palû// 13 or //palû// 14  | Sargon II stayed in Babylon, campaign to Kummuhi | Šamaš-upaḫḫir |
| 707 | 15 | //palû// 13 or //palû// 15  | Campaign to Ellipi | Ša-Aššur-dubbu |
| 706 | 16 | //palû// 16 | Campaign to Karallo | Mutakkil-Aššur |
| 705 | 17 | //palû// 17 | Campaign to Tabal where Sargon II died | Nasḫur-bēl |

 
From Fuchs A., //Die Annalen des Jahres 711 v. Chr.,// SAAS VIII,p. 83.


[[palu|Return to assyrian palûs]]