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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 197. Bel-ibni in Birati (CT 53 770)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) Now the king, [my] lor[d ...] (3) in Birat[i ...] (4) Bel-ibni in Bir[ati ...] (5) If these three [...] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 198. (no title) (CT 53 369)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [...] the city Birati (2) [...] cavalry (3) [...] will bring in (4) [...] outriders (5) [...] to Dur-Šarrukin (6) [...] do (7) [...] once (8) [...] it/she (9) [...]s (r 1) [... the king my lord] knows [that w]e are the king [my lord's servant]s. (r 4) [......] him/his (r 5) [......] deficit (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 199. A Ruse for Capturing the City Darati (ABL 0222)

(1) Sapiku, Aqaba, La-baši, Zaqiru, and Bel-le'i, a total of five men from Darati, have spoken thus: (3) "We bear the responsibility for Darati. We shall bring Sa'eru and whatever men are loyal to him into the city by means of tunnels, capture Darati and give it to Marduk-šarru-uṣur. Let them work on the houses. At a house which lends itself to the work we will cut a tunnel inside, and we shall bring in the men through it. They should work on (the houses of) Eriba and Sîn-duru-uṣur. (r 2) "After one of them has by studied words entered Darati, we shall bring the men in through the tunnels and…

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 200. Merodach-Baladan Contacts the King of Elam (CT 53 186)

(Beginning destroyed) (3) They will be [in Ca]lah on the 16th day. [The ... ...]ed the work, (but) they have finished their [w]ork. (r 1) [Concerning wh]at the king, my lord, wrote to me: "The son of Yakin has written to the king of Elam: 'The king of Assyria [is ma]rching aga[inst me]. You, [... a messeng]er [...]'" (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 201. Fragment Concerning the King of Elam and Merodach-Baladan (CT 53 716)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) did not ass[emble ......] (2) 6 days [...] (3) The king of Elam [has ......] to Merodach-[Baladan]. (5) When [......] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 202. Report on Merodach-Baladan and the King of Elam (CT 53 884)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [...... wh]at (2) [......] the Ru['uean(s)] (3) [...... sp]eak (4) [Now the]n to (5) [...... we]nt (6) [......] the me[ss]enger (7) [......] (He said): "I shall send (8) [...... Mero]dach-Baladan (9) [......] I shall fetch (Break) (r 1) [......] we arri[ved] (r 2) [......] said to me. (r 3) [Now then] I have written [to] the king, my lord; [the king, my lord], may do [as] he deems best. (r 5) [Perhaps the king], my [lo]rd, will say: "[Wh]ere is [the king of Elam]?" He has set out [......] and gone [......]

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 203. Fragment Referring to Elam (ABL 1267)

(Beginning destroyed) (r 1) [......] to [...] (r 2) [......] to [NN] (r 3) [... fr]om Elam [...] (r 4) [...] Ištaran-[...] (r 5) [... Nabû]-zeru-ibni son of [NN] (r 6) [......] who in the ha[nds of NN] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 204. Fragment Reporting on Merodach-Baladan (CT 53 649)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) [......] their messenger (3) [......] came [before m]e. (4) [I shall w]rite [to the king, my lord, ... whatev]er it is. (6) [...... Merodach]-Baladan (7) [......] the king, my lord (Break) (r 1) [......] speak (r 2) [......] to do (r 3) [......] us (r 4) [......] their [w]atch (r 5) [...... r]eport (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 205. Fragment Concerning Merodach-Baladan (CT 53 546)

(r 1) of [PN ......] (r 2) no[w] the mes[senger ......] (r 3) thereto [......] (r 4) in the presence of Merodach-Baladan [......] (r 5) saying, "[......] (Break) (e. 1) [...] it is mine [......]

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 206. Fragment Referring to Merodach-Baladan (CT 53 634)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [which he se]nt [to] Merodach-Baladan, [Bel-iqi]ša has said as follows: "[The ...]ean(s) [...] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 207. Fragment Referring to Merodach-Baladan (CT 53 313)

(1) [To the king, my lord]: yo[ur] servant [NN]. Good hea[l]th [to the ki]ng, [my] lord! (4) [Concerning what the king], my lord, wr[o]te to [me: "...."] (Break) (8) [...] Merodach-[Baladan] (Break) (r 1) [...... the] Chalde[an] (r 2) [......] Nanî [...] (Remainder too broken for translation)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 209. The Son of Yakin and Elam (ABL 1463)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) [...... o]f the son of Yakin (3) [......] (4) [...... hor]ses (5) [......] (6) [......] (7) [......] (8) [...... gr]ound (Break) (r 2) [......] bridge (r 3) [......] "they are readying (r 4) [......] Bit-Imbî (r 5) [......] "... (r 6) [......] is crossing over (r 7) [......] of the king of Elam (r 8) [......] (r 9) [...... E]lam (r 10) [...... the son] of Yakin (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 210. The Messenger of the Son of Zeri (CT 53 277)

(Beginning destroyed) (3) Let [the king, my lord], do [as he deems best]. (4) [Concerning the messenger] of the son of Zer[î about whom the king, my lord], wrote to me: "Speak [kindly wi]th him; [...] not your [...]" (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 211. Fragment Mentioning the Son of Zeri (CT 53 700)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [......] the son of Zer[î] (2) [...... t]o him (3) [...] whose arm therein (4) [...] We rejoiced (5) [...] there is (6) [... up]on him (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 212. Fragment Concerning the Son of Zeri (CT 53 767)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) should [......] (2) the son of Ze[rî ......] (3) therefore [......] (4) The heart [of the king, my lord, can be glad]. (5) His father's house [......] (6) the heart [......] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 213. Messengers to the Son of Zeri (CT 53 877)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) "in your hands. [The king should hear] what [I] have to say." Now then I am sending [him] to the ki[ng my lord's] presence. Let the king, my lord, que[stion him]. (6) [...... said to me] as follows: (7) "The watch of [......] (8) "during the days [of ......] (9) "I have rul[ed] the country [......] (10) "should be confident [......] (11) "During [......] (12) I have not [......] (Break) (r 1) a let[ter ......] (r 2) "[......] (r 3) and a le[tter ......] (r 4) before [......] (r 5) The messengers [whom ......] (r 6) to the son of Ze[rî ......] (r 7) [have not] yet [ret…

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 214. Fugitives from the Son of Zeri Sold for Money (ABL 0962)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [...... Ašš]ur (2) [......] (r 1) Three tailors of the son of Zerî ran away here, but they have sold them for money to Tešî-eṭir, son of Badaya. If my lord submits a report to the Palace, my lord should write (about it). I will bring Yadi' the Itu'ean with me. (Side destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 215. Opening Letters from the Babylonians and the Son of [...] (CT 53 880)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) to [......] (2) of the eunuch [......] (3) including those of the son of [NN ...] (4) there I op[ened ......] (5) letters [......] (6) to me [......] (7) which they brin[g ......] (8) with them [......] (9) I se[n]t [......] (Break) (r 1) the Baby[lon]ians [...] (r 2) letters [......] (r 3) they bring [......] (r 4) Perhaps [the king, my lord, will say: "...] do you [...]?" (r 6) from ther[e ......] (r 7) there i[s ......] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 216. A Chaldean Switching Sides (CT 53 091)

(Beginning destroyed) (3) [...] should [......] (4) [...] he is from ther[e ......] (5) "He has made Ahi[...]-naṣir the 'third man' [... to ...] with him instead of me and does not speak with me. Now he has been inciting the men, saying: 'I will [...] and run away to the king. Let the king swear to me in the name of god; if and when the king comes to Chaldea, the king should give me all the people of mine whom I shall conquer.'" (13) [... to] me repeatedly about (14) [......] Elam (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 217. Babylon and Borsippa in Assyrian Hands (ABL 0313)

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Šarru-emuranni. Good health to the king, my lord! Babylon, Borsippa, [and] all the [...] civilians are well. [The king, my lord], can be glad. (7) [Concerning the ... ab]out which the king, my lord, [wrote to me] (Break) (r 1) [I shall wr]ite [...]. (r 2) [... in K]iš. It is a matter of the k[ing] and the palace, that is why I wrote this to the Palace. (r 6) I sent the letter to the Palace on the 25th of Tishri (VII).

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 219. The Son of Zeri in Uruk (ABL 0314)

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Šarru-emuranni. Good health to the king, my lord! The fort is well. (5) Perhaps the king, my lord, will say: "What is the news of the son of Zerî?" Previously they told me that he has gone to the Puqudu. Now the second time they have told me that he is in Uruk. My messenger has gone to Sapia; after he has come back, I shall send a full report [to the king, my lord], wh[atever n]ews [there is. The king], m[y lord, can be] very [glad]. (15) [The mes]senger (Break) (r 2) [......] tax (r 3) [...] Adinni (r 4) [...]... there are fifty who came here and are bui…

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 220. Guarding and Provisioning a Fort (ABL 0762)

(1) [To the king, m]y [lord]: your servants [Šarru-emuran]ni and Šarru-emuranni. [Good health to the ki]ng, our lord! (4) [Concerning the fort about wh]ich the king, our lord, [wrote to us]: "Guard and attend to it" — [...]ya, Ṣallaya (and) [...]aya from Sapia stood before us [...] and s[aid] to us as follows: (Break) (r 1) [Let] the king, [our] lo[rd issue orders that] they should bring [......]. (r 3) [...] there are some [x thousand x] hundred arrows in the fort (r 5) [...] each [x] 'bones' long (r 6) [...] as we set the arrows aside [......]

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 221. The Puqudu Fear Deportation (ABL 1434)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) He spoke [... with u]s: "They [must not] deport us! [... wi]ll go and say [...] to our brothers, and we shall bring [a]ll of them to the [king], my lord." [Now then I am s]ending all four of them [to] the king, my lord [in ch]arge of my messenger. (r 3) [NN], a Chaldean, has said to me: "[The] Puqudu [who] live in Bit-Amukani [...]. They are shutting in [...] Kunaya and me. They [...] have become extremely afraid, saying: '[...] they will deport us.' They are returning [......] (r 10) [......] (r 11) [......] very (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 222. The Sheikhs and Heralds of the Puqudu; Bit-Yakin (CT 53 359)

(Beginning destroyed) (3) [......]s (4) [...... I l]aid (5) [...... re]sting place (6) [......] (7) [...... st]ood (8) [......] ... (9) [......] did not put him up for the night (10) [......] he is settling [...] there. (11) I heard [from the shei]khs [that] he is going to enter it. (r 1) [When] I had finished building the fort, I [...] laid hands on Yannuqu. All [the ...]s of the Puqudu, [the shei]khs and the heralds have [ret]urned. (r 5) A manservant of his [who] came [from Bit]-Yakin [has told me]: "I went [to GN] at your command and placed all [the ...s] in his charge. (r 10) "[... y]ou c…

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 223. The King Resident in Babylonia (ABL 0315)

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Šarru-emuranni. Good health to the king, my lord! The fort is well. (5) Concerning the horses about which the king, my lord, wrote to me: "They should go to Qudanati" — I have equipped ten lone horses and sent a cohort commander with them. There are many Babylonians and Borsippans who pass there; should they take hold of them? As the king, my lord, commands. (r 1) As to the rec[ruitment officers] about whom the king, my lord, wr[ote to me]: "Why have they left their w[ork] and r[un away]?" — they have certainly not run a[way]. When the king, my lord, set…

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 224. Bel-iqiša Receives the King’s Golden Ring (ABL 0316)

(1) [To the kin]g, my lord: [your servant] Šarru-emuranni. [Good hea]lth to the king, my [lord]! (4) Bel-iqiša [brought in] his [hand]s (a letter sealed with) the golden [signet ring] of the king, saying: "If you [are] at ease, [co]me!" (10) [No]w then (Break) (r 3) [I have ap]pointed [a gu]ard [wi]th him, [and c]ome.

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 225. The Prelate of Sippar Goes to the King (CT 53 883)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) I have ...[......] (2) Concerning what the king, [my] lo[rd, wrote to me]: "Let the pr[elate and the ...] of Sippar co[me into your presence], and let [them] sp[eak ...]" — he has come once [... but] his brother did not [come] with him. He spoke [with me]: "Let me go [to the Palace ......, and let him go (there)] on [his] o[wn]." (r 6) Now then [I am sending him] to the king, [my] lo[rd, in charge of my messenger]. Let [the king, my lord] speak [with him ...] (Remainder too broken for translation)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 226. Nabu-ereš in Sippar Asking for Royal Audience (CT 53 100)

(1) T[o the king], my lord: your servant Šarru-emuranni. Good health to the king, my lord! (4) Nabû-ereš the brother of Nabû-le'i, accompanied by 15 citizens of Borsippa, came to Sippar into my presence on the 14th of Shebat (XI). [They] have previously [not] visited the Palace [of] Nineveh. (13) [...]s (and) [...] men (Break) (r 1) [Now] t[hen, should] they [c]ome [to the Pa]lace?

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 227. Sending a Man to the King (CT 53 632)

(1) [To] the king, my lord: your [servant] Šarru-emuranni. [Good hea]lth to my lord! (4) [Concerning ...]šunu [...] (Break) (r 2) [......] the amount (r 3) [The king], [my lord], should question him.

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 228. Part of the Same Tablet as no. 227? (CT 53 717)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) have remov[ed ...]s (3) [cer]tainly Belšunu [...] (4) their [...] and their oxen [...] (5) [the Puq]udu have [...] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 229. The King of Elam and Nabu-ereš of Borsippa (CT 53 446)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) [...] the king of El[am ...] (3) [...] Now t[hen ...] (4) [... the] 'mu[le]-house man' [...] (5) [to the king], my lord [......] (6) [...] the face of [......] (7) [Merodach]-Baladan who [...] (8) [...] the king, my lord [...] (9) [...] how that which [...] (10) [...] the soul [...] (11) [...] Nabû-ereš [...] (12) [...] a citizen of Borsippa [...] (13) [...] has [...ed o]n him [...] (14) [...] Borsippa [...] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 230. Organizing the Government of Bit-Dakkuri (CT 53 238)

(1) [To the king, m]y [lord]: your servant [Šarru-emuranni. Good health to the king, m]y [lord]! The pac[k-animals and the se]rvants of the king are well. (3) The king, my lord, wrote to me: "[Be very atte]ntive!" At the command of the ki[ng, my lord], I have gathered [the servants o]f Bit-Dakkuri and [cla]imed authority over them. (6) Yet Nabû-taklak has al[so cla]imed authority over al[l] the servants [of ...], saying: "They should do as I command, [the house] of my lord should not exercise authority (over them)." (9) All the servants of [...] are city-dwellers; they sta[nd] before us and…

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 231. Administering Law in Hatallu, Luhu’tu and Bit-Amukani (ABL 1175)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) [...... bef]ore me (3) [......] utensils (4) [......]... (5) [...... bef]ore me (6) [......] the king, my lord (7) [......] I shall do (8) [......] Luhuteans (9) [......] the Hatalleans (10) [......] with them (11) Let [the king, my lord], decide their [......]. (12) [Conc]erning the Hatalleans [...... of] Metunu [about whom the king, my lord, wr]ote to me: "[......] your arms (16) [...... Bit]-Amukaneans (17) [......] 200 men (Break) (r 1) [......] there (r 2) [......] they chopped (r 3) [...... t]hey collected (r 4) [...... w]ithout knowing (r 5) I sent him [t]his […

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 232. Urarṭian Deportees Settled in Sippar (ABL 0760)

(1) To the king, [my lord]: your servant Šarru-e[muranni]. Good health to the king, [my] lo[rd]! (4) The bodyguard Ahu-bani has brought 70 Urarṭian men and their dependents (lit., 'souls') and sett[led them] in Sippar. However, the men [...] allege that 10 'so[uls]' ran away from [them].

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 233. Organizing Deportees (CT 53 869)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) ["... who a]cts in this manner. (3) "They were entrusted to one another like the horns of [...]; they have [not] been organized [into] royal contingents [l]ike the deportees [...]." (8) I together with [...] (Break) (r 2) she/you will li[ft .....] (r 3) I shall d[o t]his [...] (r 4) [The k]ing should not s[ay ...] (r 5) [fr]om the eunuchs [...] (r 6) [N]ow four [eunuchs ...] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 234. The Chaldeans Have not Let us Cultivate Corn (ABL 0759)

(1) [T]o the king, my lord: your servant Šarru-emuranni. Good health to the king, my lord! (4) Sîn-iddina said like this [in] my audience: "The Chaldeans have not let us cultivate corn." [N]ow the king my lord [should ...] the Chaldeans [...] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 235. We Cannot Report Because of the King’s Work (CT 53 342)

(Beginning destroyed) (r 2) [The work is a great burden] on us. [Beca]use of the king [our] lord's work we have not come [and subm]itted a report to the house of our lord. (r 6) The king [our] lord [should kno]w (this).

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 236. The People of Barik-Il (ABL 0600)

(1) [To the king, m]y [lord: your servant Šarru-emur]anni. [Good heal]th to the king, my lord! (4) [Concerning] the people of Barik-il about whom the king, my lord, wrote to me, now then Nabû-šallim of Larak has seized 53 souls and given them to Umadi, the bodyguard of the crown prince.

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 237. The People of Šamaš-ila’i (CT 53 006)

(1) To [the king, my lord]: your servant Šarru-emur[anni]. Good health to the king, my lord! (4) Concerning the people of Šamaš-ila'i the servant of Aššur-belu-taqqin about whom the king, my lord, wrote to me [through] Abi-Se', I have inquired and investigated, and it is said that Adad-remanni has made [them ......] (r 1) they have entered [...]. (r 2) There [... w]ine (r 3) [......] (r 4) [......] him.

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 238. Gurreans and Itu’eans Sent to Sabhanu (ABL 0388)

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Šarru-emuranni. Good health to the king, my lord! The fort is well. (5) Concerning what the king, my lord, wrote to me: "Send 50 Gurreans and 50 Itu'eans to Sabhanu" — I sent them, but the men of the chief cupbearer who are [...] there ref[used] to le[t them in]. Let them writ[e me w]hat [the king] my lord's or[ders are].

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 239. (no title) (ABL 0318)

(1) [To] the king, [my lord]: your [servant] Šarru-em[uranni]. Good health to the king, [my] lord! The forts of [the king, my lord], are well. (5) Du'ani-Issar, the [...] about whom the king, [my lord], wr[ote to me] (Remainder of obverse too fragmentary for translation) (r 2) [...] the deputy [......] (r 3) [...] his hands not [......] (r 4) [Wh]y in [......] (r 5) [...] really [......] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 240. Reconnoitring in Sabhanu (ABL 1350)

(1) To the king, m[y] lord: your servant Aššur-bel-šarr[ani]. Good health to the king, [my lord]! (4) I am reconnoitring on [...] in Sab[hanu ......] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 241. Supervising Cult Centres (ABL 0528)

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Sîn-ila'i. Good health to the king, my lord! (4) Concerning the cult centres which the king, my lord, entrusted to me, saying: "Without you they should do nothing! If a messenger passes by, they must not pass by without your permission; and if the mayor[s ...]" — (Break) (r 2) ...[......] (r 3) an orde[r ...] (r 4) Likewise they are ... each other, (r 6) they frighten each other.

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 242. Submission of the City Iqbi-Bel (CT 53 237)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) "We shall write ...[......]. It is a town outside the border; [......] will not go [...]. (4) "When ...[......], the centres of all his cities [...]. They washed [the fac]es of the people with water [...]. (7) [NN will h]ear that this village has been captured, (and) [...] the whole city of Iqbi-Bel will give their word t[o the servant of the k]ing, my lord. (9) The town Rahbâ [...] (10) [...] one league [from the v]illage as far as [...] (11) [NN] the prefect, accompanied by my prefects (12) [......] town [...] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 243. An Influx of Deserters (CT 53 919)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [ever since the gods] delivered them into the king's hands, deserters have been escaping to our side from their midst. (r 4) 600 [...] of th[em] (Rest destroyed) (e. 1) [The king, my lord], may d[o as he deems best].

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 244. A Deserter Sent to the King (CT 53 396)

(1) [To the king, my lord: your servant NN. Good health to] the king, my lord! (4) A certain [NN ... along with] his [ca]ptives has deserted [to me]. I attended [... th]e Hamranean(s) [... and s]poke [with him thus]: "You are a deserter — [...] you?" (11) [He said]: "Why [...]? (Break) (r 1) "[......] the men [...] (r 3) "[......] Jupiter [...] (r 4) "[...] among the magnates [...]. (r 5) "[I want to tel]l it in the [king's] presence." (r 7) Now then he is on his way to [the king], my [lo]rd. [The king, my lord, should] question him.

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 245. Fragment Mentioning Dur-Ladinni (CT 53 920)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) "You have tur[ned your faces] towards [...] Assyria; h[ow] will you treat me tomorrow? (4) "[...... t]o Dur-Ladinni [...] (Remainder too broken for translation)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 246. Kissing the Feet of the King in Babylon (CT 53 367)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [...] abou[t ...] (2) [...] the 20[th of K]islev (IX) [...] (r 1) [...] I [...] (r 2) [... kiss the f]eet of the king, [my] lord (r 3) [...] Babylon [...] (r 4) [has s]ent, saying "not [...] (r 5) [...] Babylon [...] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 247. Citizens of Babylon Present Audience Gifts (CT 53 314)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) [... the king], my lord (3) [...] citizens of Babylon, (4) [serva]nts of the king who went (away), (5) have presented all the audience gifts to me. (7) Now then a tablet [...]...[...] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 248. Too Little Sissoo Wood in Babylon (ABL 1066)

(Beginning destroyed) (r 2) I [cannot] do [the work. There is] very [little] sissoo wood in Babylon for use in the work, (and) what they bring me from the city Birati [...] is all moist. [The king, my lord], knows that this work requires [a great deal] of sissoo wood. Eṭiru and Bel-ibni [......]. Since nobody [...s] the matter to [them], it does not exist in their hearts. (r 10) Now, [let them fetch] sissoo wood from Ki[ssik] or from wherever it is to be found [...] (r 13) [...] let them make [......] (r 14) [...] the king, [my] lo[rd, ...] (Break) (e. 1) [...] to us, [...] there.

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