1.8 to 1.10

The eleventh year [615-614]: The king of Babylonia mustered his army, marched along the bank of the Tigris, and in the month Ajaru he encamped against Aššur. On the . . . day of the month Simanu he did battle against the city but he did not capture it. The king of Assyria mustered his army, pushed the king of Babylonia back from Aššur and marched after him as far as Takrit, a city on the bank of the Tigris. The king of Babylonia stationed his army in the fortress of Takrit. The king of Assyria and his army encamped against the army of the king of Babylonia, which was stationed in Takrit, and did battle against them for ten days. But the king of Assyria did not capture the city. Instead, the army of the king of Babylonia, which had been stationed in the fortress, inflicted a major defeat upon Assyria. The king of Assyria and his army turned and went home. In the month Arahsamna the Medes went down to Arraphu [modern Kirkuk] and . . . . The twelfth year [614-613]: In the month Âbu [July/August] the Medes, after they had matched against Nineveh . . . ,hastened and they captured Tarbisu, a city in the district of Nineveh. They went along the Tigris and encamped against Aššur. They did battle against the city and destroyed it. They inflicted a terrible defeat upon a great people, plundered and sacked them. The king of Babylonia and his army, who had gone to help the Medes, did not reach the battle in time. The city . . . The king of Babylonia and Cyaxares the king of the Medes met one another by the city and together they made an entente cordiale . . . . Cyaxares and his army went home. The king of Babylonia and his army went home.