Packet 8: Tossup 19

Karen Radner estimated this empire had around 150 (15[1])“Great Ones” that could stamp messages with an unqu showing a lion being stabbed, which the kalliu system of mule riders delivered. A king of this empire declared “because I wanted to, I built a city,” which he developed from the village of Maganubba into a capital. (15[1])A ruler of this empire created the title King of All Lands, expanding on King (*) Adad-nirari (10[3])II’s revival (10[2])of the King of Four Corners (-5[1])after centuries of disuse. (10[1]-5[1])A (10[1])triangular (-5[1])area (-5[1])of this (-5[1])empire’s cities, (10[1]-5[1])including Dur-Sharrukin, (10[1]-5[1])was resettled by (10[1])millions of conquered people. (10[2]-5[1])Old Aramaic first (10[1])became (10[1])a lingua franca (10[1]-5[1])under this (10[1])empire, (10[2]-5[1])causing its own Akkadian dialect to (10[1])decline. (-5[1])For 10 points, name this empire ruled by kings like (-5[2])Tiglath-Pileser (10[4])III and Sennacherib, (10[2])who made Nineveh (10[2])its capital. (10[2])■END■ (10[12])

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