Battle of Arrapha

Battle of Arrapha

Battle of Arrapha took place in 616 B.C. between the Assyrian forces and the Babylonians. [Reallexikon der Assyriologie, By Bruno Meissner, Erich Ebeling, Ernst Weidner, Wolfram von Soden, Dietz Otto Edzard. Page 14 [http://books.google.com/books?id=3q2DZPc-XCMC&pg=PA14&ots=k5C1V4Vh8z&dq=%22arrapha%22+battled&sig=m4srIBbYjbQh4ZcIgANVjZvJeiw] ] Babylonian king Nabopolassar succeeded by driving the Assyrians back to the Zab river, in doing so capturing many Assyrian prisoners, horses, and chariots. [The Ancient Near East: C.3000-330 B.C., By Amélie Kuhrt, page 544 [http://books.google.com/books?id=6kDJ8DBRq9oC&pg=PA544&ots=uIVQVef5r1&dq=%22arrapha%22+616+BC&sig=EDComH0HZmfTkwVUatGYpKliln0#PPA544,M1] ]

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