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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 1
SAA 01 259. Receiving Captives (CT 53 269+)
(1) To the king, my lord: your servant .... Good health to the king, my lord! (4) As to what the king my lord wrote to me: "[...]ṣame the Palace Superintendent is right now bringing [capti]ves [to you]" [...... (Break) (r 1) ... which I] have not brought in (but) have appointed. [On the ...th] I left for my work in Dur-Šarruken.
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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 1
SAA 01 260. Barley for Captives (CT 53 096+)
(Beginning destroyed or too broken for translation) (r 2) Now Bel-i[qbi] (is telling me): "Bring me the barley I gave to your [...] and let me give it to the king's captives!" (r 8) Has the king my lord sent a messenger, and [has he s]een their houses and silos? They have weakened me, and no matter what is told them, they refuse to listen to me. (r 18) Aššur-ašared, a bea[rded] (courtier) [...] in the city of Ni[......]. (Break) (e. 1) [The container]s of water [......] have been finished [.....]
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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 1
SAA 01 261. (no title) (CT 53 863)
(Beginning destroyed) (1) [The king] my [lo]rd should know this. [Wh]y are they [bring]ing me towards Arihu? [He] will deport us! (5) [...h]e said [that the Laq]ean(s) [...... (Rest destroyed or too broken for translation)
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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 1
SAA 01 262. Išmanni-Aššur and Horses (CT 53 618)
(Beginning destroyed) (1) the king [......] (2) As to what the ki[ng, my lord, wrote to me]: "Šimanni- Aššur [......] horse[s ......] guard [......]" (Break) (7) The Ruqa[hu tribe ......] guard [......] in the presence [...... (Rest destroyed)
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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 1
SAA 01 263. Keeping an Eye on Harran and Halahhu (CT 53 419)
(Beginning destroyed) (2) [......] I will inspect the [...] there (3) [...... I will g]o to Harran (4) [......] the mayors (5) [......] have descended ... (6) [......] I will go to Halahhu, and (7) [whatever] I see (8) [wharever] they do (9) [......] I will tell to the king, my lord. (10) [......] It rained on the 16th; (11) [......] pour[ed ...] (12) [......] that [...] (13) [...... who] loves [...] (14) [......] to the king [my lord] (Rest destroyed)
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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 1
SAA 01 264. The Akitu Chapel of Isana (CT 53 214)
(Beginning destroyed) (2) I have appointed [......] of Isana. All is well, nobody is missing. 30 courses of bricks of the akitu chapel were laid on the 3rd. (r 2) The king my lord knows that I have no grain stores. I would like to appoint my major-domo with [my] (other) offici[als] so I could go and [...] grain stores [... (Rest destroyed)
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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 1
SAA 01 265. (no title) (CT 53 348)
(Beginning destroyed) (2) [......] why to [...] (3) [......] the official (4) [......] with Nabû-šumu-uṣur (5) [......] went to Nineveh (6) [......] of their [work as]signment (7) [......] who [...] (Break) (r 2) [At this very mo]ment seven per[sons] (r 3) [......] from [......] (Rest destroyed)
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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5
SAA 05 001. No News is Good News (ABL 0200)
(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Nashir-Bel. Good health to the king, my lord! (4) The land of the king is well; the forts of the king are well. The king, my lord, can be [gl]ad. (7) Perh[aps the king, my lord], will say: "Any news of the Urarṭian?" He is still over there; nobody has come from there, we haven't heard any news about them y[e]t.
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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5
SAA 05 002. Attacks on Forts (ABL 0548)
(1) [To the k]in[g, my lo]rd: [your servant Nashir]-Bel. Good health t[o the king], my [lord]! (3) [The land] of [the ki]ng is well; the for[t]s are well. The king, my lord, can be glad. (6) As to the news of the Urarṭians, the messenger of mine [wh]om I sent [to] the governor opposite me has come back; he spoke to him as the king, my lord, wrote me, saying: "Why do you capture our forts, while we are at peace?" (r 1) He said: "What should I do? If I have trespassed on your territory or your forts, call me to account." (r 5) His troops are assembled with him; he is keeping watch in Harda. This…
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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5
SAA 05 003. Urarṭu Gets Ready for War (ABL 0424)
(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Nashir-Bel. Good health to the king, my lord! (4) The land of the king is well; the forts are well. The king, my lord, can be glad. (6) As to the news of the Urarṭians, the spies I sent to reconnoiter have informed me as follows: (9) "The governor opposite us is keeping watch with the deputy governor in the city Harda, opposite the Vizier; levied troops are positioned town by town in battle array as far as Ṭurušpâ. (15) "A messenger of Argisti has come by, saying: 'As to the work I ordered you to do, don't do it! Feed your horses until I send you a…
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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5
SAA 05 004. Floating Logs down the River (CT 53 210)
(Beginning destroyed) (6) carries [......] (7) brought out [......] (8) [aler]ted the forts. (9) [I sa]w him and retur[ned] (10) [......] (r 1) I went [t]o Ša-Aššur-dubb[u]; the ci[ty] was taken in [my] presence, and they brought garrison troop[s] into it. (r 5) [The tr]oops inside their country are mo[bilized and as]sembled. (r 6) As for me, I did throw the log[s] into the river. Downstream from Eziat, past [which] I float [the logs], there are tr[oops ...] (Rest destroyed)
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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5
SAA 05 005. Bringing Soldiers into Eziat (CT 53 478)
(Beginning destroyed) (1) I entered [... through] the pa[ss of ...r]uni, [mo]unting [...] on mu[les]. (4) I made 90 soldiers enter Eziat — there is a tower there — and brought 30 soldiers out of it. The vanguard [who] made the soldiers enter [......] (Rest destroyed)
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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5
SAA 05 006. Transporting Logs (ABL 0732)
(1) [To the ki]ng, my lord: your [servant] Nashir-Bel. [Good] health to the king, my lord! (4) The land of the king [is well], the forts of the [king] a[re well]. The king, my lord, can [be glad]. (7) I have b[rought 1],200 [door-beams] and [1],200 roof-b[eams] to the river. [...] the king [...] (Break) (r 2) [...] the [...]s in the r[iver]. (r 3) [As soon as] I have bro[ught] an equ[al number] of troops [into the forts, I will promptly bring them to the ri[ver] bank; afterwards, the king, my lord, may do as pleases.
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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5
SAA 05 007. Log Driving (CT 53 280)
(Beginning destroyed) (1) 2,000 [door-beams ......] (2) 500 roof-b[eams ......] (3) former [......] (4) bri[ng ......] (5) as soon as [......] (6) have co[me ......] (Break) (r 1) [of] the ki[ng ......] (r 2) should req[uest ......] (r 3) The king, my lord, [wrote to me]: (r 4) "[...] the [logs] (r 5) quick[ly ...]" — (r 6) the water [in the river] (Rest destroyed)
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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5
SAA 05 008. Fragment Referring to Messengers and Timber (CT 53 631)
(Beginning destroyed) (1) [......] ... (2) [......] they appoint (3) [... they have retu]rned [...] the wo[rk] (4) [......] of ... (5) [... spoke] as follows: (6) ["W]e are his messengers (7) [......] after you [...] (8) [......] in my presence [...] (9) [......] ...[......] (Break) (r 1) [...... o]f the logs (r 2) [......] we sto[od] (r 3) [......] will hau[l] the logs (r 4) [...... f]or the watch [...] (r 5) [...... se]ttled (Rest destroyed)
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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5
SAA 05 009. (no title) (CT 53 616)
(Beginning destroyed) (1) [......] are entrusted to them (2) [......] said (3) [......] let them return (4) [......] ... (5) [...... On the ...th o]f She[bat] (XI) (6) [......] mul[es] (Rest destroyed)
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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5
SAA 05 010. (no title) (CT 53 708)
(Beginning destroyed) (2) he[re ......] (3) the troop[s ......] (4) the for[t ......] (5) to A[ssyria ......] (6) Now [......] (Rest destroyed)
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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5
SAA 05 011. An Urarṭian Governor in Muṣaṣir (ABL 1083)
(1) To the king, [my lord]: your servant [Nashir-Bel]. Good health t[o the king, my lord]! (4) The land [of the king] is we[ll, the forts] are [well. The king, my lord, can be glad]. (Break) (r 2) in order to make [...] agree [...], (r 3) the Hubuškian w[rote to him], saying: "[They are] no spies; they are Nuraeans who have run away fr[om ...]." (r 6) When the governor of Waisi en[tered] Muṣaṣir, the Hubuškians stood [in his presence, saying: " If] you send [......] (e. 1) you light [...] his [......] (e. 2) [......] Muṣaṣir (e. 3) [......] for the lives [......]
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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5
SAA 05 012. Fragment Referring to Military Operations and Spies (ABL 1043)
(Beginning destroyed) (r 1) [As to the ... of] the [Hubu]škian, the sc[outs whom I sent] have r[eturned] from his presence, (reporting): (r 3) "He is [in front of] the city, opposite [...]. They [have atta]cked the rest of the [Urarṭian] cam[p]; now, [......]." (r 6) [As to] the Ur[arṭian] spies [about whom the king], my lord, wrote me: "Has the [comman]der of the fort [not] held [them] back?" — [...] the Hubuškian [...] said: (r 10) "[Whichever] spie[s sa]ved themselves [have entered] the towns; we [are sending] fire (signals) [in m]y [country ...]." (r 13) I said: "No [......] (Rest destroye…
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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5
SAA 05 013. (no title)
(Beginning destroyed) (2) news of [......] (3) Already before [they] wro[te to me from the Palace], (5) [(when) there was little] water in the river, (6) [I sent out] scou[ts]; (7) [they went] to the 'head' of the ci[ty], (8) (reporting): "[......] (Rest destroyed)
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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5
SAA 05 014. Chaldeans in Bit-Zamani (ABL 1193)
(1) To the [king, my lord]: your servant [Nashir-Bel]. Good health [to the king, my lord]! (4) [The land of the king] is well; the fo[rts of the king] are well. The king, [my] lo[rd, can be glad]. (7) When the king, my lord, set out to [the country of ...], the ki[ng, my lord], arrived in [...], and I [wrote to ...] to Bit-Zaman[i ...] concerning the kin[g's] me[n]: (12) "Go and get 100 king's men, and come and b[ring them]; I should do [......]." (15) The 'third man' [......] (Break) (r 1) "Why [...] the horses [...]? (r 3) "Why [......] to the Chaldeans? [They should cultivate] the arable…
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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5
SAA 05 015. Building a Town, a Fort and a Palace (CT 53 065)
(1) [To the king, my lord: your servant Liphu]r-Bel. [Go]od hea[lth] to the king, my lord! (4) The land of the king is well; the forts [are w]ell. The king, my lord, can be [gl]ad. (7) [As to] the fields of the patrimony of Aššur-remanni, about which the king, my lord, wrote me, the royal bodyguard shocked me when he said: "Give up the pro[perty], the well, and the arable land!" (14) (Regarding) the fields, the king, my lord, knows that [x] years ago I built a town in the king's field. Under the aegis of [the ki]ng, my lord, I have bought and added to it 400 (hectares of) field from [the…
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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5
SAA 05 016. Exempt Land Provides no Straw (ABL 0201)
(1) To the king, [my lord]: your servant Nashir-[Bel]. Good health to the king, [my] lord! (4) The king, my lord, told [me] the Itu'ean (prefect) should be exempt, so his bow field is exempt from straw and barley (tax). (8) (As for) the field of the Assyrians, held in tenancy, I have told (them) [to ...], but they have not a[greed to ...] (Break) (r 2) I have been using old straw for the work but have run out of it. May the king, my lord, do as he deems best.
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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5
SAA 05 017. Work on a Bull Colossus and Stone (CT 53 386+)
(1) [To the king, my lord: your servant Nashir-Bel. Good health to the king, my lord]! (4) [The land of the king is well; the fo]rts [are well. The king, my lord, can be glad]. (7) [......] (8) [... Bit]-Zamani. (9) [...] for the watch (10) [... should] come up (11) [... should] come out. (12) [... bull] colossus (13) [...] with me (14) [... they should] drag. (r 1) [... in x] days they should alternate. (r 2) [...] the bull colossus (r 3) [...] the stone thresholds (r 4) [... Se']-gabbar (r 5) [... the king], my lord (r 6) [...] I shall forward.
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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5
SAA 05 018. (no title) (CT 53 335)
(1) [To the king, my lord: your servant] Nashir-B[el. Good health] to the king, my lord! (4) The land of the king, my lord, [is well]; the forts [are well]; the king, my lord, [can be glad]. (7) [The ...] have left (8) [... fr]om the country [...] (Break) (r 2) [......] "Come (r 3) [... to] greet (r 4) [...] the king, my lord, (r 5) [...] from his presence (Rest destroyed)
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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5
SAA 05 019. Rendezvous (CT 53 625)
(1) To [the king, my lord]: your [servant Nashir-Bel]. Go[od health to the king, my lord]! (Break) (r 4) "We [shall be] in the city [... by the ...th of ...]; (r 7) They left on the f[irst], saying: "[......] for 5 days in the city [...] before us." (e. 1) [I said]: "Find out [what]ever it is [and report it to me]." (e. 2) I am [now] waiting [for th]em, and sh[all] write [to the king, m]y [lord, as soon as they have returned].
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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5
SAA 05 020. (no title) (CT 53 264)
(1) [To the king, my lord: your servant Nashir-Bel. Good he]alth t[o the king, my lord]! (3) [We are doing] the king's [wor]k. (4) As to the oxe[n concerning which NN wrote] to the king, my lord, saying: "Nashir-Bel [......] " — (8) [...] before the king [...] (Rest too broken for translation)
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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5
SAA 05 021. Tension on the Urarṭian Border (ABL 0506)
(1) [To the king], my lord: [your servant] Ašipâ. The best of health to the king, my lord! (5) The forts and the land of the king, my lord, are well. (7) The 'third man' of the king, my lord, who came, told me: "Your guard should be strong!" The guard is very strong. (11) Three governors in Pulua and another three in Danibani are gathered with pack animals opposite us. We are keeping watch opposite them. All the people are inside fortified places; the oxen and sheep are on this side [o]f the river. We are standing by and keeping wa[tch] in [...]. (r 1) As to the stra[w] concerning which the…
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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5
SAA 05 022. News from the Urarṭian Border (CT 53 584)
(1) [To the king, my lord: your servant Ašipâ]. The bes[t of health t]o the king, [my lord]! (5) [The f]orts [and the land of] the king, my lord, [are well]. (7) [As to the news] of the Urarṭians, (8) [......] opposite [me] (Rest destroyed)
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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5
SAA 05 023. (no title) (ABL 0508)
(1) To the king, [my] lord: your servant Ašipâ. The bes[t] of health to the ki[ng], my [lo]rd! (5) The [forts] and the land of the king, my [lord], are [we]ll. (7) [x] governors [......] (Rest destroyed)
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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5
SAA 05 024. People from a Mountain Town (ABL 0509)
(1) [To] the king, my lord: your ser[vant] Ašipâ. The bes[t] of health to the king, my lo[rd]! (5) The forts and the land of the king, my [lo]rd, are well. (7) (Regarding) these later people from Abâ whom they are now bringing out, I have, [firs]tly, left [x] men carrying ... [wi]th the prostitutes. (13) [I have assigned x] men as scouts to guard the pass of [Ab]â above them. (16) [...] the town at the foot [......] (Rest destroyed)
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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5
SAA 05 025. Felling Trees in Šubria (ABL 0507)
(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Ašipâ. The best of health to [the king], my lord! (5) The forts and the land of the king, [my] lo[rd], are well. (7) The Šubrian (king) makes a detailed [report] in Kulimme[ri], and they [act] in [th]is way in the Palace! They [have s]eized [......] and [...] (12) [...] he [...] (13) [...] ... (14) [... roof-be]ams and door-beams [...] (Break) (r 2) [I shall th]row the [rem]aining [door-beams in the ri]ver, and transport and deliver them. (r 4) All (my) men are in the mountains, felling trees in groves where there are (trunks suitable for) door-beams and…
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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5
SAA 05 026. No Water in the River (CT 53 213)
(Beginning destroyed) (2) has been sending [...] (3) you cam[e ...] (Break) (9) [Because] it has neither rained nor snowed [...], the[re is] no water in the river. (r 2) Ever since I ca[me] (back) from the [king], my lord, and cros[sed] (the river), I have been at ease [...]. (r 6) 3,000 door-bea[ms ......] (Rest destroyed)
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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5
SAA 05 027. Pulling up Fruit Tree Saplings (ABL 0510)
(1) [To] the king, [my lord]: your [se]rvant Ašipâ. [T]he [be]st of health to the ki[ng], my lord! (5) The fo[rts] and the land of the king, [my] lo[rd], are well. (7) As to the saplin[gs] concerning which the king, my lord, wr[ote me], (9) since the orde[r] was given to me, I have pulled up ...... of plum and apple trees [......] (Rest destroyed)
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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5
SAA 05 028. Red Wool for the King (ABL 0431)
(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Ašipâ. The best of health to the king, my lord! (5) The forts and the land of the king, my lord, are well. (7) Last year, the king, my lord, told me: "[S]end me red wool!" (10) Now then Metu[nu ......] (Break) (r 3) have been brought [to me].
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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5
SAA 05 029. Forwarding Hewn Stone Objects (ABL 0952)
(1) To the king, [my lord]: your servant [Ašipâ]. The [best] of he[alth] to the king, [my lord]! (5) The forts and the land of the king, my lord, are well. (8) As to the hewn [...] stone about which the king, [my] lo[rd], gave [me] orders, (r 3) I am no[w] se[nding] to the ki[ng, my lord], four tal[ents] of he[wn ...] stone.
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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5
SAA 05 030. (no title) (CT 53 328)
(1) [To the king, my lord: your servant Ašipâ]. The be[st] of hea[lth to the king], my lord! (5) The fo[rts and the land] of the king, [my] lo[rd], are well. Al[l] the borde[rs of the country ......] (Rest destroyed)
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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5
SAA 05 031. Argisti Puts Pressure on Hu-Tešub of Šubria (ABL 0139+)
(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Ša-Aššur-dubbu. The best of health to the king, my lord! (4) The forts and the land of the king, my lord, are well. (6) As to the news of the priest of Penzâ about whom the king, my lord, wrote me: "What did the king of Urarṭu send and decree for him about the official of [Ta]si? They should ask [...]" — (13) [......] the king, my lord, (14) [......] the royal bodyguard (15) [......] the messengers (16) [of the governor] of Pulua (17) [......] of Alzunu (18) [have co]me [... and arbitrated be]tween [... and] his brothers. (20) [With] clean [hands], the…
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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5
SAA 05 032. Soldiers Captured by the Šubrians (ABL 0138)
(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Ša-Aššur-dubbu. The best of health to the king, my lord! (5) The forts and the land of the king, my lord, are well. (7) I sent two eunuchs of mine with six soldiers and a seal(ed order) for the deserters in Penzâ; they went off with two cohort commanders and had the men brought down. (13) They had dinner there; the brother of the Šubrian (king) too dined with them there. (16) They set out together and were on their way home, when the Šubrians attacked them from an ambush and captured my two eunuchs and the six soldiers. Both of my cohort commanders…
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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5
SAA 05 033. Cutting Timber in Urarṭian Territory (ABL 0705)
(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Ša-Aššur-dubbu. [The best] of health to the king, [my lord]! (4) The for[ts] and the land of the king, [my] lo[rd], are well. (6) When I wr[ote] to the king, my lord, that the king of Šu[b]ria had captured [my men], the king, my lord, [wrote me back]: (9) "Capt[ure] his men in eq[ual number] to your men, [until] he releases [them]." (12) [...] I took [......] (Break) (r 1) As to what [I wrote] to the king, my lord: "They have se[lected] 500 roof-beams [in the territory] of the Urarṭian " — (r 4) [now] my 'third man' who did the s[election] has felled…
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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5
SAA 05 034. Problems in Cutting Timber in Šubria (CT 53 095)
(1) [To the ki]ng, [my] lord: [your servant] Ša-Aššur-dubbu. The best [of health] to the king, my lord! (4) The forts and [the land of the king, my lord, are well]. (5) [As to the ne]ws of the Ur[arṭian(s) about which the king, my lord, wrote] me: "Inquire (about it)!" — (7) I have (already) sent [a detailed report to] the king, my lord, [......]! Let me [no]w [send it] for a second time. (9) [A Šubri]an with two [......] (10) [......] a eunuch [......] (Break) (20) "[We did] not [...] you, so we deserted." (21) They spoke w[i]th them as follows: "[......] has occurred in the house of your…
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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5
SAA 05 035. The King of Šubria Refuses to Extradite Deserters (CT 53 160)
(1) [To the king, my lord: your servant Ša-Aššur-dubbu. The best of health to the king, my lord]! (4) [The forts and the land of the king, my lord, are well. The king, my lord, can be gl]ad. (7) [......] (8) [......] my messenger (9) [......] my [mes]senger (10) [......] (11) [... they s]tay [...] his [...] (12) [......] day(s) (13) [......] they come (14) [...... has been se]rving [...]. (15) Now that my messenger wanted to make him leave, they protected him with axes and [...]. (17) I a[sk]ed the [Šubria]n: "Why do you seize deserters [f]rom the Urarṭian (king) fleeing to Assyria, and…
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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5
SAA 05 036. Joint Sacrifices (CT 53 163)
(Beginning destroyed) (1) [......] what [...] (2) ... We made many sacrifices. [The]y went away to their country, (while) [w]e [...ed] hither. (6) Their people, [who] had f[led to] Urarṭu, have [like]wise [retu]rned [...] (Break) (r 6) [...... the It]u'eans [...] (Rest destroyed)
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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5
SAA 05 037. Defense Against Accusations (CT 53 101)
(1) [To the king, my lord: your servant Ša-Aššur-dubbu. The best of health to the king, my lord]! (4) [The forts and the land of the king, my lord, are well]. (Possibly one line missing) (5) (......) who [......] — the king, my lord, should [not believe him]! (7) No Tazir[u ......] (8) I do [not] conceal [...]. (9) Let the king, my lord, not [...]! (10) If I [......], I will not be able to [...] and to [...]. (12) The sheep are at the disposal of the people; [......]. (13) I [...] here; I have [......], (14) and will bring out [...]. My [servant]s have [...ed] to [...] and questioned (him).…
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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5
SAA 05 038. A Visit by Duri-Adad and a Royal Delegate (ABL 0703)
(1) [To the king, my l]ord: [your servant Š]a-Aššur-d[ubbu. Good h]ealth to the kin[g, my lord]! (4) Duri-A[dad the ...] has just come [with ...]tušu, the (royal) delegate; [I shall write] through Urda-[...] whatever he had to te[ll] and [rep]ort. (8) Right now, Duri-Adad [...] is leaving, and the delegate is lea[ving] with him; they are on their way. [The king, my lord, can] be glad. (11) [...] my presence [......] (Rest destroyed)
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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5
SAA 05 039. Fragment Concerning Tree Trunks (CT 53 726)
(Beginning destroyed) (1) [... wh]ich are in the cit[y ...] (2) [...] he [...] (3) [...] in the river [...] (4) [...] ... [...] (5) [...] the beams [...] (6) [...] afterwards [...] (7) [... wh]ich we [...] (8) [...] to [...] (Rest destroyed)
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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5
SAA 05 040. A Šubrian Emissary on His Way to the King (CT 53 004)
(1) [To the king], my [lord: your servant ...]-ka''in. [Good health to the king], my lord! (4) [The for]ts [and the land of the king, m]y lo[rd, are well]. (Break) (10) [......] we [don't] know [...] (11) [......] told me: "He has se[t out] (12) [......] "He has not s[et out] (13) [......] "In [...] (Break) (21) "They are keeping [an eye] on them." (22) I have sent (scouts) to go and inquire; (when) they come back with a detailed report, I shall write to the king, my lord. (r 2) A Šubrian emissary is just coming to the king, my lord. [Let them ...] in the presence of the king, my lord, whateve…
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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5
SAA 05 041. (no title) (CT 53 697)
(Beginning destroyed) (1) [...]a, the gov[ernor oppo]site me is here. (3) He is [...]; the gra[pes] (4) [...] the men (5) [...] where 10 [...] (Rest destroyed)
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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5
SAA 05 042. (no title) (CT 53 424)
(Beginning destroyed or too broken for translation) (7) [... s]peak [...] (8) [...] garden [...] (9) The king, [my] lo[rd, can be glad]. (r 1) Also, they are bring[ing out] the re[st] of their brothers, including people from Labir and Sakkuana. [No]w then, these have come and said: (r 6) "[Should we l]ay hands on Assyrian territory, we would be ...ed; re[port to] the Palace [......]" (Rest destroyed)
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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5
SAA 05 043. Fetching Beams (CT 53 283)
(1) [To the king, my lord: your servant NN. Good health to the king], my lord! (4) As to the [...]ans [concerning whom] I appealed [to the Palace, saying]: "Let them fetch [the door-beam]s" — [...]-balliṭ the royal bodyguard [and NN have spok]en with them (as follows): (9) "[...] the beams [and do] whatever [...] said to you; (12) [... y]our commanders-of-fifty [......] (Rest too broken for translation)
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