It was raided in 850 BC by Shalmaneser III of Assyria who crossed it to reach the Perisan Gulf.
This region is first mentioned in the annals of king Ashurnasirpal II, who ruled from 884 to 859 BC. Earlier documents had referred to the same area as "Sealand" or simply southern Babylonia. It was raided in 850 BC by Shalmaneser III of Assyria who crossed it to reach the Perisan Gulf. With the decline of Assyrian power, Nabopolassar became king of Babylon and erected its first and only dynasty until the Persian invasion of 539 BC. FTP, what is this land, frequently mentioned in the Old Testament, bordering the head of the Persian Gulf between the Arabian desert and the Euphrates delta?
This region is first mentioned in the annals of king Ashurnasirpal II, who ruled from 884 to 859 BC.
{Chaldea} or {Chaldaea} (accept early buzz of {Sealand}; prompt on {Babylon}ia)