~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 1
SAA 01 227. Fetching Cedar and Cypress Saplings from Nemed-Ištar (ABL 0814)
(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Nabû-dammiq. Good health to the king, my lord! (4) As to what the king, my lord, wrote [to me]: "Go straight away to Nemed-Ištar, and when the time is right for extracting cedar and cypress saplings, [let] the Chief Confectioner [...... (Break) (r 1) [Adad-ib]ni has made the seeds ready, and he has also equipped the men. (r 3) Now, if the king my lord commands, I will come and perform the ablution ritual, so when the Chief Confectioner comes, I (can) go with him, and we shall pull up and bring the cedars and cypresses. Whatever the king my lord commands.…
Daily Life·Economy
