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Tartan; Assyrian military title (field marshal) for supreme commander
Not a personal name but a military title borrowed from Akkadian 'turtanu,' meaning field marshal or commander-in-chief. The Tartan appears twice: leading Sargon II's campaign against Ashdod (Isaiah 20:1) and as one of three high officials sent by Sennacherib against Jerusalem (2 Kings 18:17, alongside the Rabsaris and Rabshakeh). This shows the historical accuracy of biblical accounts, which correctly use Mesopotamian military terminology. The transliterations across languages preserve the term as a title rather than translating it.
Sentidos
1. sense 1 — In both occurrences, Tartan designates the highest military commander under the Assyrian king—equivalent to modern 'commander-in-chief.' In Isaiah 20:1, the Tartan personally leads the assault on Ashdod, showing these were not ceremonial positions. In 2 Kings 18:17, the threefold delegation (Tartan, Rabsaris, Rabshakeh) represents military, palace, and diplomatic authority—a full-spectrum show of Assyrian power. The Akkadian loan-word confirms biblical chronology: these accounts preserve authentic 8th-7th century BC Assyrian administrative titles, not later inventions. 2×
AR["تَرْتَانَ"]·ben["তর্তন", "তর্তনকে"]·DE["Tartan", "[תרתן]"]·EN["Tartan"]·FR["Tartan", "[תרתן]"]·heb["תרתן"]·HI["तर्तान"]·ID["Tartan"]·IT["Tartan", "[תרתן]"]·jav["Tartan"]·KO["다르단이", "다르탄과"]·PT["Tartan"]·RU["Тартана"]·ES["Tartán"]·SW["Tartani"]·TR["Tartan", "Tartan'ı"]·urd["ترتان"]
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Referencia BDB / Léxico
† תַּרְתָּן n.m. title of Assyrian general = field-marshal (loan-word from Assyrian tartânu, turtânu DlWB 716 TieleGesch. 495 f. PinchesHast. DB Tartan JohnsEncy. Bib. Id.);—Is 20:1 2 K 18:17 (+ רַב־סָרִיס, רַב־שָׁקֵה; only this last in ‖ Is 36:2).