Battle of Arrapha

The Battle of Arrapha took place in 616 BC between Assyrian forces against the Babylonians and Medes .[1] Babylonian king Nabopolassar with the help of other rebellion forces succeeded by driving the Assyrians back to the Little Zab, near Arrapha - in doing so capturing many Assyrian armoury, horses, and chariots.[2] The next year, Cyaxares, king of the Medes went to battle the Assyrians and conquered the region around Arrapha in preparation for a great campaign against the Assyrians.[3]

  1. ^ Ebeling, Erich; Meissner, Bruno; Edzard, Dietz Otto; Streck, Michael P. (2001). Reallexikon der Assyriologie und Vorderasiatischen Archäologie: Nab - Nuzi / unter Mitw. von M. Krebernik ... (in German). De Gruyter. p. 14. ISBN 978-3-11-017296-6.
  2. ^ Kuhrt, Amélie (1995). The Ancient Near East, C. 3000-330 BC. Taylor & Francis US. p. 544. ISBN 978-0-415-16764-2.
  3. ^ Lipschitz, Oded (2005). The Fall and Rise of Jerusalem: Judah Under Babylonian Rule. Eisenbrauns. p. 17. ISBN 978-1-57506-095-8.