King Tukulti-Ninurta II slows down the pace of conquest for a crucial decade. Conquest still happens, and at a breakneck pace, but compared to what we have seen and will see, it is much slower. More importantly, Tukulti-Ninurta spends a lot of his time focused on really establishing what has already been built, constructing more buildings, conducting diplomacy, building out the administration, and that sort of groundwork that will keep the empire stable and strong going forward. Also, Tukulti-Ninurta goes camping, and seems to have a great time doing it. Being an Assyrian king, his version of camping involves razing towns, but cheerfully razing towns rather than being all mean about it. Razing towns and raising spirits, if you like.
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OS 144 - Call of Calhu
OS 143 - Assurnasirpal Has Too Much Energy
OS 141 - The Unintended Aramization of Assyria
OS 140- The Dawning of a New Assyrian Empire
OS 139 - An Iron King for an Iron Age
OS 138 - Erra and Ishum Threaten Destruction
OS 137 - The Oldest Dreams
OS 136 - The Fifty Shades of Marduk
OS 135 - Middle Class Demons of Mesopotamia
OS 134 - Poverty, Pessimism, and Comedy in Ancient Mesopotamia
The Theology Within History
Isaiah 55
The Witness of Lamentations
The Book of Job in a Near Eastern Context
OS 133 - Jerusalem Falls
OS 132 - Judah Ascends
OS 131 - Israel's Brutal Judgement
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OS 130 - Israel Runs Out of Names
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