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Teumman, Nabo-Usallim and
Shamash-Shuma-Ukin all formed a coalition and marched against Assurbanipal and met his forces on the banks of the Ulai River (hence the name "Battle of the Ulai River") where they were defeated. Teumman was killed in battle and his head was carried to Nineveh and placed on
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The Battle of Ulai is well known because of the relief carvings found in
Ashurbanipal's palace in Nineveh. These chaotic images portray the torture and death of countless enemy soldiers. The severed head of Teumman can be found in nearly every panel including the panel depicting the king's victory
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seized the throne and formed a coalition including the
Chaldeans, Aramaens, Elamites, and Babylonians and went to battle in 691 near the city of Halule. The coalition was defeated and Sennacherib began a 15-month campaign against Babylonia, sacking palaces and burning temples. Sennacherib's son,
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A few years before, Teumman (or Te'uman, 664-653 BCE), a known enemy of
Assyria, had usurped the Elamite throne, forcing the sons of Urtaki to flee to Nineveh, the Assyrian capital. Teumman demanded they be extradited, but Ashurbanipal refused. Teumman began a campaign against
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banquet. This is consistent with the
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Narrative Scheme of Assurbanipal's Reliefs".
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As an innovation for
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