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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5
SAA 05 200. Sending Boys to War (ABL 0312)
(1) To the king, [my] lord: your servant Šarru-emuranni. Good health to the king, [my lord]! (4) As to what the king, my lord, wro[te me]: "Orga[nize] your army and be on the alert! If [feasible], take the road to Hirite by [...]" — (8) it is not at all feasible! The terrain is difficult; it lies between the mountains, the waters are constricted and the current is strong, not fit for using either wineskins or keleks. The king, lord, knows that the men cannot swim. (14) The troops are assembled, and I am going up to Sumbi, making a detour to [...], [then descend] to Bit-Hamban [......] (Break)…
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