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Forthcoming
Year | Year number | palû dating | Major event(s) | 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.