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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 5
SAA 05 012. Fragment Referring to Military Operations and Spies (ABL 1043)
(Beginning destroyed) (r 1) [As to the ... of] the [Hubu]škian, the sc[outs whom I sent] have r[eturned] from his presence, (reporting): (r 3) "He is [in front of] the city, opposite [...]. They [have atta]cked the rest of the [Urarṭian] cam[p]; now, [......]." (r 6) [As to] the Ur[arṭian] spies [about whom the king], my lord, wrote me: "Has the [comman]der of the fort [not] held [them] back?" — [...] the Hubuškian [...] said: (r 10) "[Whichever] spie[s sa]ved themselves [have entered] the towns; we [are sending] fire (signals) [in m]y [country ...]." (r 13) I said: "No [......] (Rest destroye…
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