Tiglath-pileser inspecting Gifts from Egypt (litho)

Tiglath-pileser inspecting Gifts from Egypt. The Egyptian king soon heard of Tiglath-pileser's expedition to Northern Syria, in the course of which he had penetrated to the Mediterranean coast; and, in order to gain his good-will, sent him a present. It was doubtless in consequence of Tiglath-pileser's fame as a hunter that the gift he sent took the form of a crocodile and another animal, strange to the Assyrians, which may probably be identified as a hippopotamus. Illustration for Hutchinson's History of the Nations (Hutchinson, c.1920). Note: Image has been digitally enhanced to facilitate repro.