14 And he went to Media, and gave [for safekeeping] to Gabriel the brother of Gabriel, in the Ragas of Media, ten talents of silver. (Media is a historical region in the northwestern part of the Iranian plateau, in the 70s of the 7th – mid-6th centuries BC, a kingdom with its capital in Ecbatana (in the southwest of Media), the heyday of Media under Cyaxares, in 550 -549 BC conquered by the Persians. Raga of Media or Raga is a city in Media, in the area of the modern Iranian capital of Tehran, through which the route from Ecbatana to the Caspian Sea passed. It is believed that the talent was approximately 30 kg).
15 When Enemesar died, his son Sennacherib reigned in his place, whose ways were not constant, and I could no longer go to Media. (Historical error. Sargon II became the heir of Enemesar (Shalmaneser V). Sargon II (Sharrukin), reign: 722-705 BC, defeated the Kingdom of Israel in 722 BC, defeated Urartu in 714 BC, but Sennacherib became the heir of Sargon II (705-680 BC), trade with Media ceased).
16 In the days of Enemeser I did many good deeds to my brothers: (Tobit helped his “chosen people”).
17 I gave my bread to the hungry, my clothes to the naked, and if I saw anyone from my tribe dead and thrown beyond the wall of Nineveh, I buried him. (The Assyrians threw the dead Israelites outside the city walls and did not allow them to bury them.)
18 I also secretly buried those whom King Sennacherib killed when he returned from Judea in flight. And he killed many in his rage. And the king looked for the corpses, but they were not found. (Tobit secretly buried the dead and murdered Israelites).
19 One of the Ninevites went and told the king that I was burying them; then I disappeared. Having learned that they were trying to kill me, I ran away [from the city] out of fear. (Tobit was denounced and Tobit fled from Nineveh).
20 And all my property was stolen, and nothing was left to me except Hannah my wife and Tobiah my son. (All of Tobit’s property was plundered; he was left with only his wife and son).
21 But before fifty days had passed, his two sons killed him and fled to the mountains of Ararat. And his son Saherdan reigned in his stead, and he placed Ahiahar Anael, my brother’s son, over the entire portion of his kingdom and over the entire administration. (Sennacherib was killed in 680 BC, the conspiracy was led by his two sons, who fled to the mountains. This was due to the fact that Sennacherib appointed Esarhaddon (Ashurahiddin), his son from a Syrian woman, as his heir and ruler of Babylon. which most likely caused discontent in court circles. Tobit’s nephew took an important position under the new king, apparently he helped the new king cope with the rebels. 2 Kings, 19:37 “And while he was worshiping in the house of Nisroch , his god, then Adramelech and Sharezer, his sons, killed him with the sword, and they themselves fled to the land of Ararat. And Asardan, his son, reigned in his place. (The Assyrian slave-holding power was created by force of arms, was maintained mainly by force of arms and was constantly in need in new military victories. Any, even insignificant military failure had great political consequences. A long war with varying success would inevitably bring the Assyrian state to the brink of destruction. For the Assyrian slave owners, the first task was to strengthen their military power. She needed more and more predatory victories)»).
22 And Ahiachar interceded for me, and I returned to Nineveh. Ahiachar was also the cupbearer and the keeper of the ring, and the steward and treasurer; and Saherdan placed him second in line; he was my brother’s son. (Tobit returned to Nineveh).
Chapter 2