Assyrian, Babylonian, and Near Eastern witnesses to Scythians, Cimmerians, Medes, and the northern frontier.
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Assyrian Annals on Ishpakai, Bartatua, and Madius — Esarhaddon's annals name Ishpakai the Scythian, while Assyrian oracles and Greek testimony preserve the neighboring Scythian royal line of Bartatua and Madius.
Assyrian Oracles on Bartatua and the Scythians — Neo-Assyrian extispicy queries ask whether Bartatua, king of the Scythians, will keep faith with Esarhaddon after receiving an Assyrian princess.