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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5

SAA 05 099. (no title) (CT 53 656)

(1) until [......] (2) the king, [my] lord, [......] (3) to Me[......] (4) fil[led ......] (5) you have pacified [......] (6) as far as [......] (7) all [......] (8) to Assyr[ia ......] (9) the news [......] (10) the watch [......] (11) from [......] (12) to Assyr[ia ......] (13) I will g[o ......] (Break) (r 8) to the city [......] (r 9) the king, [my] lo[rd ......] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE

·Neo-Assyrian

SAA 5

SAA 05 102. (no title) (CT 53 492)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [......] (2) from the [In]ner City [...] (3) [...] transported [...] (4) [...] Kumme [...] (5) [H]e [.....] (6) the Ukk[ean(s) ......] (Break) (r 2) [...] Šamaš-išmanni [...] (r 3) [...] to [...] (r 4) Ariye [......] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5

SAA 05 103. Manhunt (ABL 0590)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) "Have the men re[ally] not fallen into [their hands] in the city [...]?" (5) I sent Saniye, the city lord, and Kaqqadanu to bring (them), and asked them where the men are. (9) They said: "The men have got scared," and informed me as follows: "The men are in there; let them extend the ... for us until they fall into our hands." (r 5) If the king, [my] lo[rd], orders, Saniye [and Kaqqadan]u [...] before [......] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5

SAA 05 104. For his Royal Ears Only (ABL 0206)

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Nabû-uṣall[a]. Good health to the king, my lord! (4) Three powerful men of the Kummeans have come and had an audience with me and Mar-Issar, the royal bodyguard. Here is what they said to me: (10) "Our people may go where the king said, but your messenger should take us to the Palace. There is a matter [concerning] another country we (wish to) discuss [in] the king's [pres]ence. [...] ...; we [will] not tell it to you, [n]or will we tell it to the royal bodyguard. (r 3) "Else if you do not take us to the Palace, sooner or later we shall say to the king: (…

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5

SAA 05 105. The Kummean Leaders Comply with the King (ABL 0544)

(1) To the king, [my lord]: your servant [NN]. Good health t[o the king], my [lord]! (4) As to what the king, my lord, wrote me in the sealed order, I and Issar-duri, the royal bodyguard, told them every word that was in it and let them hear the sealed order [which] came concerning them. They say: (11) "The king, our lord, is the lord of all; what can we say? The king, our lord, may take all the Kummeans who hold houses in (other) countries to wherever it is appropriate." (16) But the Kummean scouts who went from Kumme for hire have not yet returned but are still there! The king, [my] lo[rd],…

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5

SAA 05 106. The Kummeans versus the Royal Delegate (CT 53 138)

(Beginning destroyed or too broken for translation) (2) died [......] (3) [I swear by the g]ods of [the king, my lord,] that th[is w]ork [...]; if we have been negli[gent, may ......]! (6) [The k]ing, my lord [......] (7) has done [......] (8) I am a servant of the k[ing, my lord ...]; (9) when [......] (10) and when the gods ta[ke action, I] wi[ll do accor]dingly [...]. (12) The Kummeans w[ho previously] appealed [to] the king, [my lord, h]ave returned and [c]ome t[o me], saying: "The city of Kummu in its entirety can't stand the royal delegate; [but] we can, and will bear the…

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5

SAA 05 107. Kill the Assyrian Delegate! (CT 53 098)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) "['Drive the enemies of] Kumme from yo[ur] midst!' (2) "Now then [the whole] city of Kumm[u] has turned [ag]ainst Ariye; they [...] speak of killing [the royal delegate]." (6) [The day th]at the letter [of Aššur-reṣ]uwa came [to me] with the messenger [of ...] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5

SAA 05 108. An Urarṭian Woman on the Throne of Habhu (CT 53 037+)

(1) To the king, [my] lo[rd: your servant NN]. Good health t[o the king, my lord!] (2) My messenger permane[ntly (appointed) in the presence of the treasurer] has greeted m[e, saying]: (4) "You ordered me to sa[y to] the treasurer: '[Wa]it for my messenger; see, I am going to write to the treasurer.' I was in Kipšuna for [x] days, and the treasurer kept waiting for [your] mess[enger], but you [did not send word], nor did your messenger come [...]. (11) "Now [then] the peop[le of the country ......] (12) [......] (13) '[I] bear [......] (14) [te]ll me; if not [......], (15) should they do…

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5

SAA 05 109. Allocating Fields for Garrison Troops (CT 53 394)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [...] them. He said: "[...]." (2) [I said]: "You are [...] the ki[ng ...]." (3) I am bringing them down to [...] as the king, [my lord], ordered me. What are the king my [lord's] orders? (6) Alternatively, each (of them) should st[ay in] his (own) field or garden, and fear the Crown Prince. [W]hy should the whole town take away field[s of the f]ort? (11) [NN the royal body]guard who [......] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5

SAA 05 110. A Letter to the Treasurer (CT 53 127)

(1) To the [Treasurer, our lord]: your servant A[riye] and Arizâ. [Good health] to the Trea[surer, our lord]! (5) As to what the trea[surer, my lord, w]rote me abo[ut ...], yesterday [......] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5

SAA 05 111. Report on Timber Transport (ABL 0490)

(1) On the third day, 470 beams were available on the river bank. (3) 100 men of the Ukkeans, 30 men of Ariye, 30 men of Arizâ, in all 60 men of the Kummeans, all together 160 men are transporting the beam[s] to Ura with Aššur-reṣuwa.

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5

SAA 05 112. Urarṭian Movements in Waisi (CT 53 114)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [B]efore [him, Kaq]qa[danu had en]tered Wai[si] in Tishri (VII); the king entered the city [af]ter him. (6) I have [not y]et heard what happened to [tho]se men, [wheth]er they [have] been killed [or] deported. (r 3) [A mess]enger of Urzana, [king of Mu]ṣaṣir, [and a messenger of] Arizâ have [c]ome [to me] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5

SAA 05 113. All Quiet on the Northern Front (ABL 0123)

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Gabbu-ana-Aššur. (3) As to the orders that the king, my lord, gave me concerning the watch of the Urarṭian, ever since I entered Kurbail my messengers have been going back and forth to Nabû-le'i, Aššur-belu-uda''an and Aššur-reṣuwa. (14) We have not [gotten] a whiff of anybody or anything. Everybody is doing h[is] work, there is no hostility at all. (r 1) We keep hearing as follows: "The Urarṭian has not come out of Ṭurušpâ." Nevertheless, [w]e are ke[eping] the watch about which the k[ing, my lord,] ga[ve] me orders — we are not negligent. (r 10) I arriv…

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5

SAA 05 114. The King of Urarṭu Gathers his Army (CT 53 007)

(1) To the kin[g, my lord]: your servant Gab[bu-ana-Aššur]. (3) The king of Urarṭu has assembled his army in Wazana; I have [n]ot heard where he intends to go. (7) His son Melarṭua, and Aba[l]iuqunu, the governor [of ...], together with [their] tro[ops ......] (Break) (r 1) [...] they will attack [...]... The king, my lord, should know this; the king, my lord, should not say: "Why did you not write even though you heard?"

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5

SAA 05 115. Retrieving Captured Soldiers (ABL 0579)

(1) [To the king, my lord: your] servant [Gabbu-ana-Aššur]. (3) As to the news of Ura[rṭians], I wrote: "Wha[t] is the news of them?" They were reported to have captured six [of our] soldier[s] who were moving provisions up to the forts. (9) I wrote to the major-domo: "Don't try to take them by force. (Instead) write to Abilê: 'Why have you seized our men?' and quickly write me what he replies." (r 5) I moved the bull colossus to the river bank on the 17th.

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5

SAA 05 116. Arrests in Kumme (CT 53 170)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) E[...], a subordinate of A[riye], and Babisu[...], a subordinate of Ariaz[â]; he did not capture th[em] in the mountain [......] (Break) (r 1) [They] have been arrested ... [...], and I am herewith sending [them] to the king, [my lord].

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5

SAA 05 117. Delays in Timber Delivery (CT 53 035)

(1) To the king, [my lord]: your servant [Gabbu-ana-Aššur]. (3) As to the message [which I got]: "Why [are the beams late]?" — (5) up to now [...], Aššur-reṣuw[a, the ...ean], the Kummean, [the ...ean], the Babutean, [the ...ean], the Ukkean, the I[l...ean], the Uliean, the Meṣa[ean], in all 10 city lords have hauled (the beams) to me (over a distance of) two stag[es], while I had to haul them for the third stage alone! (15) By the gods of the king, my lord, the day that the beams came to me, the [...] (official) did not leave me; (I swear) the [beams] are on the [river] ba[nk] ..., but the…

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5

SAA 05 118. Complaint on Disobedience (ABL 0125)

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Gabbu-ana-Aššur. (3) Stone thresholds and bull colossi are imposed upon me, but the people of the country totally refuse to g[o forth] to my wor[k], saying: "Are we [your] men?" (r 1) They do not lis[ten to me] — am I [...]? (r 3) These (people) unanimously and categorically disobey me in every possible way.

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5

SAA 05 119. Complaint on Lack of Straw (ABL 0122)

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Gabbu-ana-Aššur. (3) All the straw in my country is reserved for Dur-Šarruken, and my recruitment officers are now running after me (because) there is no straw for the pack animals. (9) Now, what are the king my lord's instructions?

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5

SAA 05 120. Leave me Some Booty, Please (ABL 0124)

(1) [To the king], my [lo]rd: your [serva]nt Gabbu-ana-Aššur. (3) Whatever reed there is in our country, the royal bodyguard is ...ing over it. (8) [Let] them leave me the booty of the (depot) tower. There are no reeds for my tower.

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5

SAA 05 121. Protest against False Accusations (ABL 0121+)

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Gabbu-ana-Aššur. (3) As to the people of Arzâ about whom the king, my lord, wrote me: "I have given you the people entered on the writing-board, the cohort which I formed; these are at your disposal. However, give Arzâ the rest of the people whose (names) I [did n]ot write in the writing-board" — (15) There are no people not on the writing-board at my disposal! In fact, from [the peop]le in the writing-[board whom] the king, my lord, gave me, [x] are at his disposal! (r 3) When the king's messenger c[ame] with me to Kurba[il] (Break) (r 10) After this,…

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5

SAA 05 122. Anticipating Criticism (CT 53 137)

(1) To [the king, my lord: your] servant [NN]. Go[od health to the king, my lord]! (Break) (6) with me [......] (7) gave me the oxen and sheep [......] (9) neither wine [nor ......] (10) from [......] (11) which [......] (12) oxen [......] (Break) (16) t[o ......] (17) my lord [......]. (r 1) The king, my lord, sh[ould] posthaste [send] a [......]; by what means can I [...]? The one-ye[ar-old] mares that I have [......]. (r 6) Now, an offi[cial of mine] is leaving with a scribe; let them enter into the presence of the king, my lord, and let the king, my lord, ask them what I/he/they left in th…

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5

SAA 05 123. (no title) (CT 53 859)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) "If the 1st day [is ...], we shall get there and fetch it together." (5) Now, what are the king my lord's instructions?

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5

SAA 05 124. A Matter of Loyalty (CT 53 440)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) [... the kin]g, my lord, knows (3) [......] the forts (4) [......] I gave [to the ki]ng, my lord. (5) [May the king, my lord, not] say: "He is [a trait]or!" (7) [... all] the king's subjects [who are in] my [service] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5

SAA 05 125. (no title) (ABL 1414)

(1) To the king, [my lord]: your servant G[abbu-ana-Aššur]. (3) As to what the king, my lord, [wrote to me]: "Is the[re] in Nineveh, in [...], Tu'ayu [......]?" (Break) (r 2) "the [...], the [...], and the house of the [......] have been searched [...]." (r 6) Now, [when] I went [...to] Tur[...], I sa[w ...], and (subsequently) [wrote to the king], my lord.

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5

SAA 05 126. Feeding the Troops (ABL 0243)

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Aššur-belu-uda''an. Good health to the king, my lord! May Nabû and Marduk bless the king, my lord! (5) On the 22nd day, I said: "I'll go and see the eyes of the king, my lord," (when) I met Kakkullanu the royal bodyguard, (who) turned me back from the town [A]lite, saying: "G[o] and release your troops: i[f] they do not go, [the] men will die of hunger!" (13) [...], I g[ave them] 5 months worth of stored grain; I also gave them 1 litre of oil, 1 litre of [bread, and 1 li]tre of cress [...]. (18) [La]ter on, I de[parted ...... t]o the troop[s]; (20) they…

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5

SAA 05 127. Log Towing (CT 53 063)

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Aššur-belu-uda''an. Good health to the king, my lord! May Nabû and Marduk bless the king, my lord! (5) The land of the king is well; the harvest [...; ... has recov]ered; [the king, my lord], can be gl[ad]. (8) (As for) the log[s about which the king, my lo]rd, sp[oke], I have tow[ed] 50 [......]. (11) I am keeping watch [......]. I am keeping watch [......] of Aššur-remanni [......] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5

SAA 05 128. Fragment of a Report on Urarṭu (CT 53 215)

(1) [T]o the king, [my lord]: your [servant] Na[bû-le'i]. Good health to the king, [my] l[ord]! (4) The forts are well; the land of the king, [my] lord, is well. (6) As to the order which the king, my lord, ga[ve me]: "Send your messenger to Bi[rate] and send me a detailed repo[rt on] the [Urarṭian]" — (10) [...] to the country [......] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5

SAA 05 129. Where are the King’s Logs? (CT 53 872)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) I (wrote him): "Where are the king's 120 logs?" He returned and told me: "I have brought in the third (installment of) logs, and l[ef]t it on the border of Quruba." (7) The U[kkean ......] (Break) (r 2) He re[turned ...] and said to the Ukkean: "Why do you bring the king's troops to me? I will have them removed." When the troops departed, the Ukkean [said to m]e: (r 9) "[... yo]ur [......] (Break) (e. 1) [......] the logs (at) the pass [......] (e. 2) [......] to the messenger of Adâ [......] (e. 3) [......] of the town Paye the men [......] (e. 4) [......] the ci[ty…

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5

SAA 05 130. Urzana has Left the Town (CT 53 918)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) We did not disclo[se ......]. (2) He is bringing all the [...] of the country [......], saying: "[Let us grasp] the feet of the k[ing of ...]; otherwise, [we should ...] t[o ......] 200 soldiers." (7) [He has ...] to the king, [my] lord, [...]: "You [......]." (9) What(ever) he tells us [...]. (10) On the 2nd day [... fr]om m[y] presence [......] (Break) (r 1) [they w]ent [away ...] (r 2) pla[ced ...] (r 4) [I wrote to] Saniye: "What order did he g[ive him? I must write] to the king, m[y] lord." (r 7) He (responded): "Urzana [has left] the to[wn ...]; if the pal[ace]…

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5

SAA 05 131. An Attack on Urarṭian Border Forts (CT 53 454)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [The Mannean] has atta[cked] the forts of the [king of] Urarṭu [which are situated on] his border, and let [his troops] occupy the forts. (4) [The] Urarṭian [commander]-in-chief has gone [to he]lp with [his troops ...] (6) [...] in the district of [......] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5

SAA 05 132. Letter of Accompaniment (ABL 0978)

(1) To the ki[ng], my [lord], your servant [Aššur]-remanni. Good health to the king, my lord! (4) The land of the king, my lord, is well; the mood of the land is very good. (8) As to the people about whom the king, [my lord, wrote me ......] (Break (r 1) I am herewith sen[ding them to the king, my lord].

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5

SAA 05 133. King of Hubuškia Arrives with Tribute (ABL 0890)

(1) [T]o the king, [my lord]: your servant Šulmu-beli. Good health to the king, my lord! (4) (When) I was coming back from Dur-Šarruken, my messenger, coming from Anisu, met me in Adian and said: (9) "Ianzû, (king) of Hubuškia, has entered Wa[isi] on the 24th, and is going to Harra[nia]. If he does not go up to Harrania, he will be in Burte on the 26th; else if he does go up to Harrania, he will be in Burte on the 27th. (r 9) "The horses and his oxen and sheep came in one day ahead of him opposite Anisu. [He has wi]th him [x] horses, [x ox]en and [x shee]p [plus] their [......]." (e. 1) [I]f t…

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5

SAA 05 134. A Message from Hubuškia (ABL 0931)

(1) [To the king], my [lord: your servant Š]ulmu-beli. [Good] health to the king, my lord! (4) [As to what I wr]ote [t]o the king, my lord: "The Hubu[škian has wri]tten to me: 'Let [my] messenger come [to yo]u'" — (8) [n]ow then [......] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5

SAA 05 135. Information about the King of Hubuškia (ABL 1466)

(1) To the [king, my lord]: your servant [Šulmu-beli]. Good health t[o the king, my lord]! (4) I entered [...] on the 30th of Adar (XII); on the 1[st of Nisan (I)] the Hubuškian [......] (7) in Hubuškia [......] (Reverse too broken for translation)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5

SAA 05 136. Urzana on his Way to Assyria (ABL 0891)

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Šulmu-beli. Good health to the king, [my] lord! (4) Urzana is staying in Alamu on the 10th ; on the [11th] he will be in Hiptuna, [on the 12th] in Muši, [on the 13th] in Issete, [on the 14th in Arbe]la. (Break) (r 2) We have se[nt ...] 56 horses, [x oxe]n, and 2,000 sh[eep]; 100 [...], the audience gift, [...]. (r 7) Let the king, [my] lo[rd, decide] what his [orders are] and write [me].

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5

SAA 05 137. Arrival of Tributaries (CT 53 414)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) [... to]gether with [Na]nû, the e[unuch ...] came across (the mountain) to Hiptuna on the 12th bringing 2 horses and [x] oxen with them. (7) Their [gu]ides [......], but they [are co]ming. (r 1) [As to what the ki]ng, my lord, [wro]te to me: "[I]f they come, [nob]ody should speak with th[em]" — (r 6) I have appo[inted] recruits [wi]th them. [No]w, what are t[he king my lord's orders]? (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5

SAA 05 138. Forwarding Local Rulers to the King (CT 53 192)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [As to the city lords about whom] the king, my lord, w[rote to me, I am herewith sending t]o the king, my lord: (2) [Ad]â, along with the Ni[...ean, the ...ean], the Uluean, [the ...ean], and the Meṣaean, along with Da[...], (5) [in all] 7 subjects of the kin[g, my lord, together with] Lullupa[yu ...]. (8) [...] Da[...] (9) [...] Am-ra'i [...] (10) [...] cam[e ...] (11) [...] as [...] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5

SAA 05 139. Troops from Muṣaṣir Summoned by the King (ABL 0448)

(1) As to the men from Muṣaṣir whom the king summoned, they are in Sihana, on the plain. Shall we send word and have them brought here, or should they stay in the plain?

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5

SAA 05 140. Fragment of a Military Report (CT 53 509)

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Šulmu-[beli]. Good health [to the king, my lord]! (4) As to the ne[ws of ......] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5

SAA 05 141. Summoning a Chariot-Man (CT 53 131)

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Š[ulmu-be]li. [Good] heal[th to the king], my [lo]rd! (4) As regards [NN], the 'third [man' ...] of [NN] son of [NN], about whom the k[ing, my lord], wro[te me]: "Sum[mon him; ...] with [...]" (Break) (r 1) [They told m]e: "The chariot owner [who go]es [wi]th him will summ[on him]; he has gone to Arbela."

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5

SAA 05 142. Having an Official Whipped (CT 53 840)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) [......] in the city [...]. (3) I have several times [told him to go] to Baqar to the [...] and bring down ice, but he does not obey me. (7) [When the king], my lord, [was] in C[alah], I gave to the king, my lord, the following [report]: "I have ap[pointed ... in the Pa]lace [...] (Break) (r 3) "He has not opened [...], nor giv[en or]ders [to ......]." (r 5) The king, my lord, (then) se[nt] word; [he] was brou[ght] to Calah, and the king, my lord, order[ed] him be whipped with [...] leather straps. (r 9) I (however) said to [the king, my lord]: "[......] (Rest destroy…

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5

SAA 05 143. Merchants Killed and Detained (CT 53 874)

(1) [To the king, my lord: your servant Šulmu-beli. Good heal]th t[o the king, my lord]! (4) [A mes]senger [of ... has arrived in] our [co]untry; [he sends the king his re]gards. (6) [A]s to the [merchants ... about wh]om the king, my lord, w[rote me, ...] (9) 2 merchants [......] (10) who were killed, when [......], (11) a [... o]f the king, [my] lo[rd ......] (Break) (r 1) who in [......] (r 2) upon all the countri[es ......] (r 3) to greet the king, [my] lo[rd ...]. (r 4) He has deta[ined] my merchants [and ...ed them], while I [have] not [detained] his merchants; what are the king my…

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5

SAA 05 145. Cimmerian Invasion of Urarṭu (ABL 0112)

(1) To the Palace Herald, my lord: your servant Urda-Sin. (4) The Cimmerian (king) has departed from Mannea this [...] and entered Urarṭu. He is ... [in] Hu'diadae; Sarduri is [...] in Ṭur[u]špâ. (14) The messenger of the governor of Wais[i] has gone to Ur[za]na for [help], saying: "Let yo[ur] troops come to (aid) the people of Pulia and Suriana." (r 6) All of Urarṭu is extremely frightened. They are assembling troops, saying: "Perhaps we can attack him, once there is more snow." (r 15) As to this booty which they said he has taken, they do say that of the district of Arhi, [...]......

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5

SAA 05 146. A Letter of Excuse (ABL 0768)

(1) [T]o the king, my lord: your servant Urzana. Good health to the king, my lord! (4) The king, my lord, knows my affair. Whe[re] are the oxen and the rams? (7) Snow has blocked the roads. (As) I am looking out now, it is impossible: I cannot go empty-handed to the presence of the ki[ng]. (11) Or (suppose) I went and had to return from [...: I might ... and die in] the enemy country. (15) My heart [is ...], humble [...], reaching [...]. (18) As to what the king, [my] lord, [wrote me]: (19) "2[......] (20) 400 [......] (21) [......] (22) t[o ......] (23) the king [......] (r 1) [......] (r 2)…

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5

SAA 05 147. Urarṭian Governors in Muṣaṣir (ABL 0409)

(1) A [tab]let of Urzana to the pa[lace] herald. Good health to y[ou]! (4) As to [wh]at you wrote me: "Is the king of Urarṭu on his way (there) with assembled troops? Where is he staying?" — (9) the governor of Waisi and the governor next to the Ukkean have come and are doing service in the temple. They say: (13) "The king is on his way; he is staying in Waisi, and further governors are coming to Muṣaṣir to do the service." (r 3) As to what you wrote me: "Nobody may take part in the service without the king's permission" — (r 8) when the king of Assyria came here, could I hold him back? He did…

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5

SAA 05 148. A Visit by Urzana’s Brother (ABL 1048)

(1) [To the king, my lord: your servant NN]. Good health [to the king, my lord]! May Aššur, Bel, and [Nabû] giv[e you length of days]! (5) [... is] in Muṣ[aṣir]; [the rest of] the governors [......]. (8) As to the news of the Urarṭ[ian], the brother of Urzan[a] has c[ome t]o Šulmu-beli, [saying]: "He has returned [...]" (Break) (r 2) I shall set it up [in the ...] of the [...] palace. (r 3) I am in the city of [...], working on the [...]. The ki[ng, my lord], can be glad.

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5

SAA 05 149. The Foul Dealings of the Deputy (ABL 1273)

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant [NN]. Good health to the king, [my lord]! (3) The king, my lord, knows that [...], the god of our [...] is ... upon [the Hargaean]s. They are [the king] my lord's (people). (6) [They ......], they perform the labour duty, they [have] submitted [to ...]. Their [...] have been utterly destroyed, their [......] (Break) (12) The king, my lord, [... mu]ch; (13) [...] of Hargu is indebted [...]. (14) The deputy of the palace herald has (already) received from him [x mi]nas of silver [in] the middle of Arbela. Now, ag[ai]n, they say: "3,6[00 person]s are dying…

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5

SAA 05 151. (no title) (CT 53 637)

(1) [To the king, my lord: your servant Ata]nha-[Šamaš. Good health t]o the king, [my] lord! (4) [As to the ...]naean(s) [about whom they wrote] me [from the Palace]: "In Arbela [...] the palace (8) [... the cou]rtyard of the palace (9) [...] seized me (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5

SAA 05 152. Request for New Carts (ABL 0784)

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Aššur-alik-pani. Good health to the king, my lord! (4) These words that the king, my lord, wrote me about Pihame, the deputy (governor), about the garrisons, about the reports, and about prompting the works — the king, my lord, did greatly ... his servant! (10) [...] the major-domo whom the king, [my lord] (11) [......] (12) [As to the Itu']eans [about whom the king, my lord, wrote] me, I shall appoint them to [...] the garrisons, to [the ... of] the village inspectors, t[o the ... o]f the towns, and t[o the fort]s. (18) [The king], my lord, can be glad…

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