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Tiglath-Pileser III (Neo-Assyrian cuneiform: Tukultī-apil-Ešarra, meaning "my trust belongs to the son of Ešarra"; Biblical Hebrew: תִּגְלַת פִּלְאֶסֶר Tīglaṯ Pīlʾeser) was the king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire from 745 BC to his death in 727.
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Tiglath-pileser III, king of Assyria (744-727 BC) Assyria's territories were greatly enlarged during the reign of Tiglath-pileser (or Tiglatpileser) III who annexed regions to the west of the Euphrates river and to the east of the Zagros main ridge. In 729 BC, this Assyrian king also seized the crown of Babylon.
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Nov 8, 2019 · Summary. The Bible describes the interactions between Tiglath-Pileser III and various Hebrew kings. Assyrian inscriptions describe these same interactions, albeit from the Assyrian perspective. At many points, the details in Scripture are affirmed by details in the Assyrian texts.
Tiglath-Pileser III (Akkadian: Tukultī-apil-Ešarra, "my trust is in the son of Esharra") was a prominent king of Assyria in the eighth century B.C.E. (745–727 B.C.E. ). He initiated a major phase of Assyrian expansion and is widely regarded as the founder of the Neo-Assyrian Empire.
A military coup deposed King Ashur-nirari V and raised a general to the throne. Under the name of Tiglath-pileser III (745–727), he brought the empire to its greatest expanse. He reduced the size of the provinces in order to break the partial independence of the governors.
Tiglath-pileser III, (flourished 8th century bc ), King of Assyria (r. 745–727 bc) who led the last and greatest phase of Assyrian expansion. On taking the throne, he immediately set about strengthening Assyria.
May 2, 2019 · Tiglath-Pileser III - King of Assyria. source. What is known of Tiglath Pileser III is that he was a powerful governor of Kalhu or biblical Nimrud and Calah. During a civil war in 745 BC that took place after 80 years of peaceful Assyrian existence, Pulu, Tigath Pileser’s real name, assumed the name he is known by in Assyrian and biblical ...
