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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 116. Pacifying a City and Gathering Troops (ABL 1044)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) I d[id] as the king, [my] lo[rd, had or]dered me. [The ...] were before me, the Gar[...eans] were holding the mountain, the whole city of Gab[ê] was resident, half of the population in town, the other half i[n the mountain]. (8) Having gone there, I sent [my] messenger to them. Some 30 men fr[om] Gabê and some 50 from Qari[...], prefects and elders of the city, and Ahu-lê ca[me] into my presence. I spoke with them, so they se[nt (word)] and made the rest of their people [...] come down. (15) [...] inside the city [...] (16) sincerely [...] (Break) (r 1) I spo[ke with…

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 117. The King is Coming and has Crossed the River (ABL 1349)

(1) [To the ki]ng, my lord: [your servant Šamaš-belu-uṣur]. Good health to the king, my lord! [The city of Der and] the fort are well. (4) [Concerning the royal ...]s who live in Der, [about whom the king, my lord, wrote to m]e: "Let two of them come [and ent]er [into my presence]" — now then Nabû-ušabši [and NN] have come [befo]re me. [...... in] Calah the king my lord [gave] this very order [to me]: (9) "[......] royal [...]s [t]o me [...]" (Break) (r 1) [......] some 10 men from among them (r 2) [have come before me, saying]: "To the king (r 3) [......] ... (r 4) [...... g]o [...]." I…

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 118. Elamite Troops Besiege and Take Malaku (ABL 1063)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) they came and besieged [Malak]. At [day]break, they let their released troops go to the [...] and towns, and they plundered all the people and oxen. Those who escaped got scared and entered Der. (9) On the 14th of Kislev (IX) I sent cavalrymen to Malak. They come back and told me: (13) "The herald has entered the house of Zera-iddin, gathered the inhabitants of the country (and) the Malakites, and entered them into a temple. They keep watch over them, and have [...ed the ...] of Zera-iddin [...]." (20) [M]y messenger returned from the c[ity ...] on the 14th, and I…

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 119. Provisioning the Fort (CT 53 077)

(1) T[o the king, my lord]: yo[ur] servant [Šamaš-belu-uṣur]. Good he[alth to the king, my lord! The city of Der and the fort] are well. (6) The king of El[am ...] (Break) (11) the [c]amp [......] (12) He is [......] (13) I shall send [......] (14) the king, my lord [......] (15) I shall do [......] (16) because of [......] (17) his reports [......] (18) Concerning what the king, my lord, wr[ote to me]: "I will send [you straw]. Do not leav[e ...] one litre of straw [... outside] but bring it [all into the fort]!" — I have d[one] a[s the king, my lord], wrote to me. I have not l[eft] one…

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 120. A Letter of the King of Elam Intercepted and Brought to Der (CT 53 306)

(Beginning destroyed) (4) [...... ha]ve become hostile (5) [...... R]apâ-il (6) [......] (7) [......] (8) [...... ha]ve become hostile (Break) (r 1) [...] they brought [bef]ore me with their letter a messenger [who carried the lett]er of the king of Elam. (r 5) [As to what the king, m]y [lord], wrote to me: "Bel-iqb[i ......] the Babylonian should be [in D]er" — I [we]nt and told it to them, [but they said to me]: "He should not come! (r 10) [... will wri]te to him (r 11) [...] "I shall go (r 12) [......] I have been sent (r 13) [...... No]w then (r 14) [......] with me (r 15) [...... Now th]e…

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 121. The People in the Charge of the Labdudaeans (ABL 0537)

(1) To the king, [my] lord: your servant Šamaš-belu-uṣur. Good health to the king, my lord! (4) Concerning the people in charge of the Labdudaean(s) about whom I spoke in the presence of the king, my lord, the king, my lord ordered Balassu, their prefect, to give the (said) people back to their owners. Now then I have writ[ten down] their names and am herewith sending them to the king, [my] lord. (r 1) Also, the men whose people are there have likewise had an audience with me. Let them give their people back to them, so they can be induced to work. (As long as) their attention is (directed)…

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 122. Hauling Thresholds (ABL 0798)

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Šamaš-belu-uṣur. Good health to the king, my lord! (4) They have [g]iven me a document from the Palace saying: "[Haul th]resholds from Labdudu!" (7) The king my lord knows that all [the servants of the ki]ng [have ...]ed [...] the canal (Break) (r 2) [After I have r]eturned from the presence of [..., I shall mobili]ze the king's [se]rvants, and go and haul [the thresh]olds. [Wh]at is it that the king, my lord, says?

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 123. Transporting Logs and Hauling a Threshold Stone (ABL 0581)

(1) To the king, [my] lord: your servant [Šamaš-belu-uṣur]. Good health to my lord! (4) For the third month (now) I am transporting logs from Argada. I have brought [x] logs to the river bank but have not yet finished (the task). (9) [...] have been reinforced (Break) (r 1) [...] another [body]guard came, saying: "Raise 400 door-beams and haul a threshold stone from Yasubu on your own" — I will execute the work that the king commanded.

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 124. Hauling Thresholds (CT 53 339)

(1) [To the king, my lord]: your [serva]nt [NN]. Good health t[o the king, my lord]! (4) The threshold stone[s......] (5) of five [......] (6) I have hauled [......] (7) the guardsman [......] (8) holds [......] (9) rebellion [......] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 126. Sending Men of Dur-Ladinni to the King (CT 53 490)

(1) [To the king, my lord: your servant Šamaš-belu-uṣur. Good heal]th to the king, my lord! (4) [Now th]en Bib[u...] is s[ending] two men, mag[istrates of Dur]-Ladinni, [to the k]ing, my lord: (7) [...]nima, chief [...]; (8) [...]nu, "son" of [...] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 127. About a Lawsuit (ABL 0801)

(1) [T]o the king, my lord: [yo]ur [servant] Šamaš-belu-uṣur. [Good hea]lth to the king, my lord! (4) [Concerning the la]wsuit about which I appealed [to the king, my lord, a ...] appointed [in] the charge of a lackey [of NN ...] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 128. (no title) (CT 53 222)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) [......]... (3) [......] b[o]rder (4) [......] of [...] (Break) (r 3) [......] the king's [w]ork (r 4) [......] let him live there (r 5) [......] and the people of the country (r 6) [......] the work voluntarily (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 129. The King of Elam Goes to Bit-Bunakka; Building the Fort (CT 53 110+)

(1) [To the governor, my lord]: your [serva]nt [Nabû-duru-uṣur. Good health to my lord]! The ci[ty of Der and the for]t are we[ll]. (3) News o[f the king] of E[lam]: m[y messenger] whom I s[ent] to El[am] we[nt to the town Bur]ati. [On the xth day] h[e retur]ned (with this report): (6) "The king of E[la]m has set o[ut]. He has sen[t his messenger t]o Parsumaš, saying: 'Will [...]yâ mobilize? [...] against [...].' Umman-minâ the herald [... and Bu]r-Silâ [are rai]sing pro[visions for the expedition] in Bit-Bunakka. [They have written] to the son of Dal[tâ]: 'The king of Elam is coming, he is…

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 130. The King of Elam Mobilizes his Troops (ABL 1315)

(1) [To the governor, my lord: your servant Nabû-duru-uṣur. Good health to my lord! The city of Der and] the for[t] are [well]. (5) [NN and] his associate have writ[ten to me]: (6) ["The king of Ela]m is mob[ilizing] troops. (7) ["......] on the bord[er] (8) ["......] the exit of water [...... are] with him. (9) "Now then [the ... who relie]ved me [......]: 'Go and pro[tect] your lord! [...] I am your servant. The servant [of ...] is returning home (and) [...]. If [he proceeds] to battle, [...].' (15) "On account of this the king of Elam [......]. The sheikhs [of Hupapa]ni (and) Pillat [ha]d…

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 131. A Chance to Recapture Bit-Ha’ir (ABL 1093)

(1) To the governor, my lord: your servant Nabû-duru-uṣur. Good health to my lord! The city of Der and the fort are well. (6) Lu-ahu'a, a man from Bit-Ha'ir, and Ahu-iaqar from Bit-Sîn-ibni, had an audience with me and Bel-emuranni, and spoke with us as follows: "[C]ome with al[l the men] in yo[ur] hands, [gather] wha[tever can] go with y[ou t]o Bit-Ha'ir, all those w[ho] are devoted to Eṭiru and [do not g]o with the Elamites, and come! [W]e shall give up the city [and deliv]er it [into your hands]!" (b.e. 20) [I said: "I] shall send [Bel-e]muran[ni to the Palace. Bit-H]a'ir be[longs] to the…

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 132. The King is Coming to Der (CT 53 917)

(1) [To] the kin[g, my lord: your servant] Nabû-[duru-uṣur. Good health] to [the king, my lord]! The city of D[er and the fo]rt [are well]. (6) The bod[yguard NN ...] (7) [... in(to) my p]resence [......] (8) [...] N[N ......] (Break) (r 2) Let the king [my lord] send [to] us [for ...] days [NN and ...]zû, the eunuchs [of ...], and let them [......] to the patient. (r 6) [...] should go [to De]r [...]. (r 7) [Alternatively], the king, my l[ord], should come with [......]; he should sp[e]ak [with the king], my lord. (r 10) [... the cit]y of Der with the ki[ng] (r 11) [...] 5 Babylonians (r.e. 1…

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 133. The Messenger Should not Tarry (CT 53 285)

(1) [To] the governor, my l[ord: your servant Nabû-duru-uṣur. Good he]alth to [my] lord! [The city of Der and] the fort are [well]. (Break) (r 2) [...... it has] rained; the wat[er ...] (r 3) [I have written] to the [governor], my [lo]rd; let my lord do as [the gover]nor, my lord, finds [acceptab]le. The messenger should not tarry; let my lord [quickly] give him orders, [and let him] come here. (r 8) Pe[rhaps] my [lord] will say: "[...] are covered" — (r 10) the servant[s ...] (r 11) [w]hat their work [...] (r 12) cattle [...]

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 134. “My Father Went to Assyria” (CT 53 388)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) ["...] I shall fini[sh ......] (2) "My [fa]ther who [was] the pr[elate of ...] (3) wen[t t]o Assyria [......] (4) [...] ... [......] (5) [...] where the king [......] (6) [... h]e wrot[e ......] (7) [......] (8) [...] ... [......] (9) [Conc]erning the chief [......] (10) [he has sen]t his whole [arm]y [......] (11) they are go[ing ......] (12) their [......] (Break) (r 5) I shall go to Bit-Hu[......] (r 6) If [......], I shall go [to ...] (r 7) 12 magnate[s ......] (r 8) [hor]ses [......] (Break) (e. 4) his [...] before [......] (e. 5) [...] people in [......]

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 135. The God Enters his House (CT 53 886)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [Concerning what] my [lo]rd, wrote to me: "Be on the alert until the god has entered [the inner sanc]tum, and let your guard be strong" — (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 136. Lahiru Honors its Assyrian Lord; Sketching and Manning a Fort (ABL 0685)

(1) [To the ki]ng, my lord: [your servant] Nabû-šumu-iddina. [Good hea]lth to the king, my lord! The fort, the exempts, and the servants of the king my lord are well. (6) [They have hon]oured the palace [super]intendent whom the king, my lord, placed [in charge of M]ahumaya. Lahiru, the towns [bey]ond and those around them are [extr]emely glad, saying: "Now we know [th]at [w]e are servants of the king, our lord." (12) Concerning what the king, my lord, wrote to me: "[Inspe]ct in detail (the area) around the fort (suitable) for cultivating the st[eppe]" — I have inspected it, there is very…

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 137. I have Broken Through the City-Wall

(1) To the king, [my lord]: your servant Na[bû-šumu-iddina]. Good heal[th to the king, my lord]! (4) I have br[oken through] the city-wall of [......] (Break) (r 2) "[......] (r 3) hors[es ...] (r 4) he op[ened ...] (r 5) he too[k ...] (r 6) before [...] (r 7) until alongside the road [...] (r 8) another to [...] (r 9) pro[duced ...] (r 10) The king, [my] lord, [should know it].

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 138. Lawsuit Settled by the Vizier (ABL 0070)

(1) To the vizier, my lord: your servant Nabû-šumu-iddina. Good health to the vizier, my lord! (6) The Urukeans (7) [...] lawsuit (Break) (r 1) I am herewith sending [him to th]e v[izier], my lord. Let the vizier, my lord, establ[ish] his case.

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 139. (no title) (CT 53 436)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [...] aroun[d ...] (2) [...] of the chi[ef ...] (3) [...] in(to) the king's presence [...] (4) [Il-ya]da' who [......] (5) [in] the days of [NN] (6) [Nabû]-belu-ka''in in [......] (7) [...] No[w ...] (8) [x] hundred men [...] (9) [...] muc[h ...] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 140. Natan and Mannu-iri (of?) Lahiru (CT 53 374)

(1) [To the king, my lord: your servant] Nabû-balliṭan[ni. Good heal]th to the king, m[y] lord! (4) [Concerning] Natan and Mannu-iri [about whom the king], my lord, wrote to me: "[W]hat are the matters [that ... in] the message?" — [I questio]ned t[hem ...] (Break) (r 2) ... [......] (r 3) This [wo]rk which they have done [......] (r 5) [i]n Lahiru [......] (r 6) [gr]eatly [......] (r 7) The whole city [......] (r 8) [bef]ore Nabû-š[allim ...] (r 9) [The peop]le of the city [...] greatly. (r 10) [Aft]er [...] tents [...] (r 11) [...]... very [...] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 141. Report on Elam (CT 53 568)

(1) [To the king], my [lord: your servant Nabû-bal]liṭanni. [Good health to the k]ing, m[y] lord! [The land o]f the king [my] lo[rd] is well. (5) [Concerning ... about] which [...] (6) [......] in El[am] (7) [...... s]oldiers (8) [...... has] entere[d] (9) [...... e]arly m[orning] (10) [......] came (Rest too broken for translation)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 142. The Men Here do not Suffice for the Forts! (ABL 0868)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) [... g]ave [...]. (3) [I am herewith s]ending her [to the king], my lord. (5) Further: the legate of Der has written to me: "Send me 2,000 men!" But the men from here do not suffice (even) for the fortresses! Whence should I take the men to send to him?

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 143. Fragment Mentioning Der and Meturna (CT 53 757)

(Beginning destroyed) (3) [... y]ou return [...] (4) [...] the king, my lord [...] (5) [... to] Der g[oes ...] (6) [...] to his left [...] (7) [... M]eturna [...] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 144. Fragment Referring to Shalmaneser, Der and Chaldea (CT 53 576)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [......] my (2) [......] let them remember (3) [......]s (4) [......] to the king (Break) (r 2) [......] Shalmaneser (V) (r 3) [...... D]er (r 4) [......] Chaldea (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 145. Fragment Referring to the Gambulaeans (CT 53 588)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) when from [......] (3) I came [......] (4) opposite me i[n ......] (5) I went [......] (6) the Gambul[ean(s) ......] (Break) (r 2) and Mar-[......] (r 3) the chief eunu[ch ......] (r 4) and the Chalde[an(s) ......] (r 5) opposite me [......] (r 6) which the ki[ng ......] (Break) (e. 1) [... will o]ffer [......]

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 146. Fragment Concerning the Ru’ua Tribe and Elam (CT 53 557)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [...... The Ru]'ua (Break) (r 2) [......] took (from) him (r 3) [...... E]lam (r 4) [......] he does; as (r 5) [......] (r 6) [...... c]om[e(s)] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 147. Fragment Mentioning Kalbi-Uku (CT 53 457)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) x men [......] (2) have deserte[d ......] (3) which there [......] (4) upon [......] (5) from there [......] (6) [o]f Kalb[i-Ukû ...] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 148. Fragment Mentioning Kalbi-Uku (CT 53 675)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) [... Kal]bi-Ukû (3) [...] the street (4) [...] is good (5) [...] we did not expand (Break) (r 2) [... g]o (r 3) [...]... (r 4) [... the king, m]y [lord,] knows [that ...... en]ter the streets (r 7) [...] not [...] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 149. The King of Elam Gets(?) Silver and Gold from(?) Zer-Babili (CT 53 507)

(Beginning destroyed) (r 1) "the king of Ela[m ...] (r 2) [...] Zer-Babi[li ...] (r 3) [...] sen[t ...] (r 4) [...] my father's house [...] (r 5) [...] at his disposal [...] (r 6) [...] silver and gol[d ...] (r 7) [Kalb]i-Ukû [...] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 150. Siding With the King of Assyria (CT 53 102)

(Beginning destroyed) (4) [...... w]e have run away (5) [...... w]e shall send (b.e. 6) [......] my [...]s (b.e. 7) [......] said to them (b.e. 8) [The w]hole country has turned its face [towards the ki]ng, my lord, [saying]: "We are the king's [servant]s." (r 3) [... abo]ut the fields of Lansî (r 4) [......] are arguing (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 151. Giving Master Builders to the Magnates (CT 53 061)

(1) [To the king, my lord: your servant NN]. Good [health to the king, my lord]! (4) Concerning [what the king, my lord], wrote me: "Give [master builders] to [the magnates] who have no master builders; let [them ...]!" — there are six mas[ter builders] with me, and [we] are doing the king's work. From the beginning I have constantly been writing to Bad[â] and Lans[î]: "[Everybody] should bring a m[aster builder] for his work assignment, not one master builder should [be missing]!" (19) The king, my lord, [knows] that there is a runaw[ay] master builder, a Kassi[te], in our presence. I have…

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 152. (no title) (CT 53 665)

(Beginning destroyed) (r 1) [...] kil[led] my [...]s (r 2) [...] my servants [...] (r 3) [...] I said to them: "[...] (r 4) [... M]alakean(s) [...]" (r 5) [They did not] agree but said: "[...]." (r 6) [What is it th]at the king, [my lord, says]?

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 153. (no title) (CT 53 673)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) [... t]his [...] (3) [... l]et them send 40 able-bodied men [...] (4) ...[...] (5) [... in] their house [...] (6) [... t]o the town of the vizier [...] (7) [...] this [...] und[er] (8) [...] Dam[uneans] (9) [......] on [...] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 154. (no title) (CT 53 785)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) and [......] (2) the men [......] (3) Now t[hen ......] (4) they are eating [...]. One [......] (5) and mine [......] (6) in D[er ......] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 155. Merodach-Baladan Departs from Cutha (ABL 1071)

(1) [To the king, my lord: your servant Il-yada'. Good health] to [the king, my lord! The land] and [the forts of the king my lord are well. The king, my lord, can] be [glad]. (6) News of Merodach-Baladan: [he has departed] from Cutha on the 5th of [...] and entered [... on the xth], before the dra[fts ...]. (11) ... [......] (12) wrote to me [......] (13) ... [......] (14) Now then [NN ...], (15) [wh]om the king, my lord, [......] (Break) (r 2) "Merodac[h-Baladan ...] (r 3) "[... i]n Cut[ha ...] (r 4) "from Cut[ha ...] (r 5) "t[o] the river [......] (r 6) "[I shall k]eep watch [......] (r 7)…

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 156. Waiting for the King; Merodach-baladan in his Country (ABL 0503+)

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Il-yada'. Good health to the king, my lord! The land and the forts of the king my lord are well. The king, my lord, can be glad. (7) Concerning what the king, my lord, wrote to me: "For these two months, be attentive and keep your guard strong, until I come!" — the troops and horses are arrayed together to stand guard in the district of the king, my lord, (and) [I] myself am constantly monitoring my guard. (15) The gods of the king, my lord, have provided peace: ever since the king, my lord, went to the country of the enemy, there have been no enemy…

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 157. The King is Coming, Join our Side! (ABL 1041)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) c[ame t]o me, [saying: ".....] of the king, our lord, [...]. W[e will ...] our crops [.... ... we]nt to h[is] presence." (5) They call [him] Ṣalâ-il, he is the one of them who has been trying to persuade them, saying: "[...] Let us get [together] and go to Il-yada'!" One of [his] broth[ers] went to Babylon into the presence of the son of Y[akin], saying: "The men have turned their faces to[wards Assyria ...]" (Break) (r 1) what the king my lord [......]. (r 2) I said: "[He is] in the city Anat of [...]." He went and inspected the city, [...], returned and sett[led…

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 158. The Son of Yakin in Babylon; the King Should Come (ABL 0504)

(1) [To the k]ing, my lord: [your servant] Il-yada'. [Good hea]lth to the king, my lord! The land and [the for]ts of the king my lord are well. The king, my lord, [can be glad]. (7) News [of the son] of Yakin: he is [in Baby]lon. (10) [Rad]manu the sheikh of Opis [has writ]ten to me as follows: "[The elders of S]ippar [said to me]: 'The king [should com]e [......]. (r 1) "[...... they] have begun (r 2) "[...] ... [...] (r 3) "I [have ... what] I heard." (r 5) They will see [whatever] it is, [and I shall se]nd a [deta]iled [report] to [the king], my [lor]d.

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 159. Gathering Intelligence on Sippar (ABL 0608)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [...] to A[......] (2) [He will th]row himself at the king [my] lord's [fe]et in the re[view]. (4) Now [then] he has gone with Ahu-nuri to [meet] the king, my lord. The king, my lord, should speak kindly with him, and the king, my lord, should give him confidence so he will come and convey the kind words to the people of his country and his brothers. (12) And concerning what the king, my lord, wrote to me: "In addition to Radmanu finding out and sending you the news of Sippar, isn't there any Babylonian you (can) send to find out and tell you their news?" — Radmanu,…

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 160. Nabu-ašared in Irons; Son of Yakin in Babylon (CT 53 745)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) [I have put the hands and] feet [of Na]bû-aša[red in irons and am herewith sending him to the ki]ng, my lord. (5) [New]s of the son of [Yakin: he is in Bab]ylon. (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 161. The Son of Yakin in Babylon; Messenger of Eṭiru Sent to Palace (CT 53 068)

(1) [To the king, my lord: your servant Il]-ya[da'. Good health] to the king, [my lord! The la]nd and the f[o]rt(s) of the king my lord are well. The king, my lord, can be glad. (7) News of the son of Yakin: he is in Babylon. (9) Bel-udu'a, the messenger of Eṭiru the prelate, who has once or twice visited the king, my lord, has now come and said: "I have been sent to the Palace [...]" (Break) (r 1) I am herewith sending him [to the ki]ng, [my] lord. Let the king, my lord, hear what he has to say. (r 4) The Chaldean Nabû-ušallim, whom I sent to the king, my lord, was said to be with the prefect…

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 162. Guarantees for Immunity; “Son of Zeri” in Babylon, his Army in Kiš (ABL 0502)

(1) [To the ki]ng, my lord: your [servant] Il-yada'. Good health to the king, my lord! The land and the forts of the king my lord are well. The king, my lord, can be glad. (7) The brothers of Kutayu, son of Se'-salam — they are Isuqaeans, he [w]ent to the town Arranu from here with Yasumu — now 10 of them have come [to] my presence [fr]om Arranu and [sp]oken ...: "Among [the re]st of our brothers [who are th]ere, [s]ome are [se]rvants of the house of the palace herald. Swear to us in the name of god! [I]f you give us (to him), [w]e shall go, gather our brothers and go (away)." (r 7) If the…

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 163. Waiting for the King (ABL 1296)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) [... Aššur]-belu-taqqin (3) [... which] he [no]w added (4) [...] I wrote down [as w]ell (5) [... and ga]ve to him. (6) [...] are not suitable [for s]ealing (7) [...] they will clip them (8) [...] I did not seal (9) [...] went (10) [...] his messenger (11) [... c]omes (12) [...] ... speaks (13) ["the ... o]f the king I shall capture (14) [......] I agree (15) [... to] my [...] (16) [...] gave (r 1) [...] ....... [...]. Perhaps [...] he will come [...]. (r 4) [Afte]r this letter [let my messenger return from] the king my lord's presence. When [I have met] him, [should I…

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 164. Skirmishes at Dur-Kurigalzu; King Approaching (CT 53 005)

(1) [To the k]ing, my lord: [yo]ur [servant] Il-yada[']. Go[od heal]th to the king, [my] lord! The lan[d] and the forts of the king my lord are well. The king, my lord, can be glad. (8) A [...] of [x] mou[n]ted men from Dur-Kurigalzu was in [...]. I [...]ed them [with ......] of the town [...r]ani. (12) Of the 200 men of (13) [...] my [...] (14) anxiety before them (Break) (r 3) went and [reported back]: (r 4) "The people [...] have got scared and go[ne] to the other side of the river. Nobody is left on this side of the river." (r 9) I heard it being reported of the king, my lord: "The king…

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 165. The Land of the King has Recovered (CT 53 171)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) Now the land of the king, [my] l[ord], has recovered. The king, my lord, can be glad indeed. (6) Opposite me [......] (7) [c]louds in [......] (8) [o]f [NN ...] (Break) (r 3) [... the t]own D[a......]. I shall write to the king, [my] lor[d], as soon as he has returned. (r 8) Concerning the elep[hant] skin [about which I wrote] to the king, my lord, [...] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 166. Building, Equipping and Manning a Fort (ABL 0883)

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Il-ya[da']. Good health to the king, [my lord]! The land and [the forts] of the king my lord are well. The king, [my lord], can be glad. (6) The magnates have built the fo[rt] of Minu'. They raised 1,000 homers of barley from the fort of the Luhut[eans] and stored it there. I have placed there 10 homers of salt, 16 [...s] of kudimmu salt, 30 jugs of oil, 18 jugs of naphtha, 30 bows, 20,000 [...] arrows, 10,000 arrow-shafts, 100 [...], two talents of [...] wool, and three talents of ......., and have appointed my o[ff]icial there accompanied by 100…

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