[2] Botta and Flandin published their findings in 1849, in a paper entitled Les Monuments de Ninive.

[3] The Annals cover an eleven-year campaign against a number of Assyrian vassal states, divided by the years of Sargon II's reign.

I placed an officer of mine as governor over them and imposed upon them tribute as is customary for Assyrian citizens.Yahu-Bihdi, a Hittite, establishes allegiances with Arvad, Simirra, Damascus and Samaria and declares independence from Assyria.

[2] Sargon attacks a number of Arabic tribes, including the Thamud, Ephah, Ibadidi and Marsimani; deporting the survivors of his campaign to Samaria.

The Hittites revolt against this edict; Sargon in response lays siege to Ashdod, conquering it and making it a vassal state.