n by Faucher-Gudin, from the plan published in Luschan.

The inaction of Sharduris clearly showed that he was no longer in a
position to protect his allies, and that the backbone of his kingdom
was broken; the kings who had put faith in his help now gave him up, and
ambassadors flocked in from all parts, even from those which were not as
yet directly threatened. Kushtashpi of Kummukh, Tark-hulara of Gturgum,
Pisiris of Carchemish, Uriaik of Kui, came to Arpad in person to throw
themselves at the conqueror's feet, bringing with them offerings of
gold and silver, of lead and iron, of ivory, carved and in the tusk,
of purple, and of dyed or embroidered stuffs, and were confirmed in the
possession of their respective territories; Hiram II. of Tyre, moreover,
and Eezin of Damascus sent their greetings to him.*

* _Annals of Tiglath-pileser III_., where the statement at
the close indicates that Tiglath-pileser received the
tributary kings of Syria "in Arpad," after he had captured
that city.

The Patina, who in days gone by had threatened the fortunes of
Assur-nazir-pal, once again endeavoured to pose as the rivals of
Assyria, and Tutammu, sovereign of Unki, the most daring of the minor
states into which the Patina had been split up, declined to take part
in the demonstrations made by his neighbours. Tiglath-pileser marched
on Kinalua, sacked it, built a fortress there, and left a governor and
garrison behind him: Agusi and Unki henceforth sank down to the level of
mere provinces, administered by royal officers in the king's name, and
permanently occupied by Assyrian troops.

Northern Syria was thus again incorporated with the empire, but Urartu,
although deprived of the resources with which Syria had supplied it,
continued to give cause for apprehension; in 739 B.C., however, a large
proportion of the districts of Nairi, to which it still clung, was
wrested from it, and a fortress was built at Ulluba, with a view to
providing a stable base of operations at this point on the northern
frontier. A rebellion, instigated, it may be, by his own agents,
recalled Tiglath-pileser to the Amanus in the year 738. The petty kings
who shared with Assyria the possession of the mountains and plains of
the Afrin could not succeed in living at peace with one another, and
every now and then their disputes broke out into open warfare. Samalla
was at that time subject to a family of which the first members known to
histor