Tukulti-Ninurta epic
Tukulti-Ninurta epic, the only extant Assyrian epic tale; it relates the wars between Tukulti-Ninurta I of Assyria (reigned c. 1243βc. 1207 bc) and Kashtiliashu IV of Babylonia (reigned c. 1232βc. 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
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Encyclopaedia Britannica
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Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Date Published:
06 November 2026
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November 14, 2026