The letters of Tab-Pray-Ishara, the ruler of the city of Assyria, to Sargon the Assyrian II
Abstract
Since Ashur Nasir Pal II moved to his new capital, the city of Kalkhu Nimrud in 879 B.C., the city of Assyria continued to receive the attention of the late Assyrian kings despite the fact that they built their own cities, as we find that they are proud of the construction works that they carried out in the city of Assyria by building new temples or maintaining its temples. And its deficiencies in fortifying the city and taking care of its walls.
And in the Assyrian era, Assyria became province in the hands of an influential person in the modern Assyrian era, bearing the title Shaken-Mati, as the obelisks and memorials he left indicate that they were dedicated to this function