Tukulti-Ninurta Epic
Tukulti-Ninurta Epic, the only extant Assyrian epic tale; it relates the wars between Tukulti-Ninurta I of Assyria (reigned c. 1243–c. 1207 bc) and Kashtiliashu IV of Babylonia (reigned c. 1232–c. 1225 bc). Written from the Assyrian point of view, the epic gives a strongly biased, though poetic, narrative. It is a late example of the primary epic style that was used especially during the late 3rd and early 2nd millennia bc.
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Article Title:
Tukulti-Ninurta Epic
Website Name:
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Publisher:
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Date Published:
22 November 2000
Access Date:
February 23, 2025