Identifier: cu31924091767503 (find matches)
Title: History of Egypt, Chaldea, Syria, Babylonia and Assyria
Year: 1903 (1900s)
Authors: Maspero, G. (Gaston), 1846-1916 Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry), 1845-1933 McClure, M. L., d. 1918
Subjects: Civilization, Ancient History, Ancient
Publisher: London : Grolier Society
Contributing Library: Cornell University Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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ITUKI BREAKS HIS BOW WITH A BLOW OF HIS SWORD, AND GIVES HIMSELi UP TO THE EXECUTIONER. expecting reinforcements, he endeavoured to gain time bydespatching Ituni, one of his generals, with orders tonegotiate a truce. The Assyrian commander, suspecting aruse, would not listen to any proposals, but ordered the envoyto be decapitated on the spot: Ituni broke his bow with ablow of his sword, and stoically yielded his neck to the ^ Drawn by Boudier, from a photograph taken from the original in theBritish Museum.
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THE BATTLE OP TULLIZ 209 executioner. The issue of the battle was for a long timeundecided, but the victory finally remained with the heavyregiments of Assyria. The left wing of the Susians, driveninto the Ulai, perished by drowning, and the river waschoked with the corpses of men and horses, and the dSbrisof arms and broken chariots. The right wing took to flightunder cover of a wood, and the survivors tried to reach the 1^^ ■^T-^ ^

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