Sargon II

Seventeen years later, she was still sending tribute to Sargon II.

Patt Cottingham: Goodbye/Hello 13: Women Reclaiming Rights to Their Goddess Power 2009

According to Sargon II, 27,290 Israelites were deported from the country, and Israel was made an Assyrian province called Samaria.

841-752 2001

There is considerable debate among scholars whether Shalmaneser V survived to see the capture of Samaria or whether his successor, Sargon II, who came to the throne in722 BCE, was responsible for the coup de gr‚ce.

The Bible Unearthed Israel Finkelstein 2001

In fact, the research of Stephanie Dalley on Assyrian tablets called the “horse lists” provides information on officials, officers, and units in the Assyrian army in the days of Sargon II.

The Bible Unearthed Israel Finkelstein 2001

In fact, the research of Stephanie Dalley on Assyrian tablets called the “horse lists” provides information on officials, officers, and units in the Assyrian army in the days of Sargon II.

The Bible Unearthed Israel Finkelstein 2001

Sargon II (721–706) received tribute from King Ita'amra and Sennacherib from Karib'il (685).

d. Southern Arabia 2001

In 714 Sargon II launched a carefully planned attack against Rusa I (735–714) and defeated the Urartian army.

c. Urartu (Van) 2001

Humban-nikash (743–717) joined forces with Merodoch-Baladan II and defeated Sargon II at the Battle of Der (721).

c. The Elamites 2001

When Sargon II (721–705) mounted the throne, another revolt broke out in Babylon under Merodach-Baladan II, which Sargon failed to quell initially.

f. The Neo-Assyrians and the Neo-Babylonians 2001

There is considerable debate among scholars whether Shalmaneser V survived to see the capture of Samaria or whether his successor, Sargon II, who came to the throne in722 BCE, was responsible for the coup de gr‚ce.

The Bible Unearthed Israel Finkelstein 2001