~665 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 13
SAA 13 126. Expropriation of Field, House and People (ABL 0177)
(1) To the king, my lord: your servant, Iddin-Ea. Good health to the king, my lord. May Aššur, Ištar, Nabû, and Marduk bless the king, my lord. May they grant the king, my lord, the satisfaction of old age, extreme old age. May they firmly establish the throne of the king, my lord, forever. (11) [The foundat]ion of the throne of the ki[ng, my lord], is Ištar of [GN]. [The king], my [l]ord, k[nows it]. (Break) (r 2) [...] [Tomorrow or the d]ay after, the king, my lord, will hear. I will certainly die because of this if (the king) says: "Why didn't you inform me?" (r 6) Urdu-Nabû, the priest,…
Daily Life·Economy
