Tukulti–Nunurta I, King of Assyria, (1243–1207 BCE), successor to Shalmaneser I, vanquishes Babylon and the vestiges of the Hittite Empire. The statue of Marduk is brought from Babylon to Assyria; the “Epic of Creation” is written in celebration of this victory.
After his death (murder), the Assyrian Empire fell into decline.