Saul-Mugina then lost the most important of his allies at the moment of his greatest danger for his brother had at length marched against him at the head of an immense army, and was overrunning his northern provinces.

Without the Elamites it was impossible for Babylon to contend with Assyria in the Open field.
All that Saul-Mugina could do was to defend his towns, which Asshur-bani-pal besieged and took, one after another.

The rebel fell into his brother's hands, and suffered a punishment more terrible than any that the relentless conqueror had as yet inflicted on his captured enemies.

Others had been mutilated, or beheaded; Saul-Mugina was burnt.
The tie of blood, which was held to have aggravated the guilt of his rebellion, was not allowed to be pleaded in mitigation of his sentence.
A pause of some years' duration now occurred.

The relations between Assyria and Susiana were unfriendly, but not actually hostile.