Hi everyone this is Scott if you're a fan of the ancient world please support the

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Facebook.com forward slash ancient world podcast. Thanks again for listening. The Syrian rebels weren't the only ones vibing on the historical resonance. As a story in Mordecai Kogan notes,

the legend of Karkar was very much on the minds of the scribes of Sargan II, and therefore likely of the king himself when they wrote

the account of the battle or at least of its aftermath. And there was a fair amount of consistency between the two rebel coalitions.

In both 853 and 720 BC, the largest contingents likely hailed from Hamas,

and the former territories of Israel.

The 853 battle took place in the wake of Shalamaneser's conquest of northern Syria.

So few northern kingdoms were able to take part.

720 differed in including the forces of both Arpad and Patton.

It's also worth noting that in 853, the coalition included 500 soldiers from Kweh. This time our friend Awariku of Kweh was a loyal

Assyrian vassal, either fighting in the ranks of Sargon's forces or instructed to wait on the sidelines.

Both conflicts included forces from Phoenicia, in particular Arward, though Tyre was absent from both, in 853 out of excess caution, in 720 because it was still

under siege.

Both also included Arab contingents. While the Philistine

sat out 853, the current coalition included the forces of both Iamani of Ashdod and Hano of Gaza.

And rounding things out was a very interesting entry,

an army dispatched from Kushite Egypt.

Egypt, Egypt or misery is sometimes credited for involvement in 853,

but as I mentioned at the time, that was more likely a reference to Masura near Kweh.

This time is much more straightforward. Sargon's annals record not only a Turtano or general of Egyptian forces named

Sebei, but also an Egyptian ruler named Piru, likely a reference to Pharaoh, aka PA or Pianke of Kush.

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