Reading the tablets…
Reading the tablets…
The corpus
Every tablet in the corpus — sortable by date, title or period; filterable by theme and period. Use the controls below or change the URL parameters directly.
6201–6250 of 11663
Page 125 / 234
(Beginning destroyed) (1) [...] are running away [......] (2) he [refu]ses to come. His messengers (are going) to [Mukin-zeri and the messenger]s of Mukin-zeri are going to him. A le[tter of Za]kir was brought to Merodach-baladan [with the following message]: "Who do you think you are among the chieftains of Chaldea who are [l]eft for you? Why do you remain inactive (while) the Chaldean land is getting paralyzed? Is it pleasing to you that Balassu is giving Chaldea [to] destruction?" (8) They intercepted the letter which was brought to Merodach-baladan and read it [in] our [pr]esence. But…
Daily LifeEconomy(1) [To the kin]g, [my l]ord: [your servant Aššu]r-šallim[anni]. Go[od] heal[th t]o the king, [my lor]d! (4) Concerning the arm of the ri[ver on which the king, my lord], wrote me: "Dredge it!" (5) The inside of the arm [is] in accordance with [....] (7) The rivulets that [flow] into it [are ....] (8) The ground is elevated, it is by no means suitable [for dredging]. (9) [As to what the king, my lord, s]aid: "[......] (Rest destroyed)
Daily LifeEconomy(1) To the king, my lord: your [serva]nt Nergal-uballiṭ. [Good he]alth to the king, my lord! (4) [Concerning what the k]ing, my [lord], w[rote to m]e: "All the fields of the province of Urzuhina are abandoned. You are taking the fields of Bel-aplu-iddina away (from him)." (9) What is the field of Bel-aplu-iddina about which he has said to the king, my lord, that it has been taken? (11) For ten years the king, my lord, appointed the governorship of Urzuhina to me. (During this time) I have never seen Bel-aplu-iddina putting his feet in that field. (16) The king, my lord, knows that the lands…
Daily LifeEconomy(1) To the king, [m]y lord: your servant Aššur-da''inanni. Good health to the king, my lord! (4) I have appealed to the king, my lord, saying: "Nobody listens to me." If there is a fault of mine before the king, my lord, let the king, my lord, kill me but why are these (people) killing me? (9) The king, my lord, gave me the order: "Receive regular horses and give them to Dadî! Also receive the king’s horse!" (12) The city-lord of Kišesim brought the tribute and the recruitment officers were in my presence. (As) he was about to enter, I sent my 'third man' to him, saying: ‘Come, stay with me,…
Daily LifeEconomy(1) [To the king, m]y [lo]rd: your servant Aššur-da''inanni. Good health to the king, my lord! (4) (As regards) what the king, my lord, ordered me concerning the fort of Erimziqu, there is much snow, (so) I am (only) going up as far as Apinunu. I shall (then) send word that the elders should come (so) I (can) speak with them. (11) The Erimziqaeans committed (a crime) and [B]ir-Bari[a]š [the Apin]unean ...[...] (Break) (r 2) [...] ... [...] ... (r 3) I am [now] sending to the king, my lord, one [...] whom I have ab[du]cted.
Daily LifeEconomy(Beginning destroyed) (1) [Let th]em dispa[tch ...] (2) [The servants o]f Ṣil-Bel [...] sen[t] a chest to the scribe of A[šipâ]. (5) The experts serving [him] se[aled the chest] which Ṣil-Bel had s[ent with] the scribe [and ...] an order [...] (9) [the de]por[tees ......] (10) [...]... [...] (r 1) the rest (of the people) [who ...] (r 2) disappeared [......] (r 3) their people went away t[o their ...]. (r 4) The king should sen[d ......] (Rest destroyed)
Daily LifeEconomy(1) To the k[in]g, m[y lo]rd: yo[ur] se[rv]ant [NN. Good health to] the k[ing], my [lord]! (5) Concern[ing the ci]ty of the [M]azam[uans] about which the king, my lord, wro[te] to me: "Ho[w m]uch seed-corn is there?" (9) - their seed-corn [...] (10) [......] as the [king], my [lo]rd, [com]m[and]ed (13) to the c[ity]-lo[rd]s (Break) (r 4) [...] their [...] (r 5) [......] in (r 6) [... b]order (r 7) eat [...], the apprentice(s) [...]. They boost this [c]ity of the Mazamuans. (r 11) ...... (r 12) [...] apprentice(s) (r 13) Where is your ...? (r 14) The city of the Mazamuans (Rest too broken for t…
Daily LifeEconomy(Beginning destroyed) (1) [The king, my lord, wrote to me], saying: "[Appoint a ...] whom you [trust] to vice governorship, and appoint the rest [t]o [...]", so I appointed the [...] of Aššur-[...], the [lega]te of the city Ki[..., to vice governor]ship. [...] the shepherd [NN ...]. (9) I ma[de clear] to him the responsibility of the job that I have given to him. (12) with those who [...] (13) the vice governor [...] (Break) (r 1) Now he has lef[t the king’s] t[asks ......] and has go[ne] to Arrapha. (r 4) The king, m[y] lord, sends me everywhere but there is nobody in my rear. Let a messenger…
Daily LifeEconomy(1) To the king, my lord: your servants [Šamaš]-bunaya (and) Nabû-nammir. Good health to the king, my lord! May Nabû (and) Marduk ble[ss] the king, my lord! (5) We went to Babylon on the 28th. We stood in front of the Marduk gate and spoke with the Babylonian(s). (8) Z[a]sinnu, a servant of Mukin-zeri and some Chaldeans with him came out and stood with the Babylonians before the city-gate. We spoke to the Babylonians as follows: "The k[in]g has s[en]t us to you, saying: '[Let me speak] with the [Babylonians] th[rough] your mouths. I shall establish [the am]ne[sty o]f Babylon and your…
Daily LifeEconomy(1) [Your servants Šamaš-bunaya, Nabu]-nammir [and] the Babylonian[s]: [W]e would gladly di[e fo]r [our] lord! May Nabû and [Marduk] bless the king, our lord! [Say] to our lord: (8) [As to what the king w]rote to us: "Fear [no]t! (10) [... do] the work! [...] (12) [...] the army [of the king] our [lo]rd. (14) [...] our [lord] (Break) (r 1) [As to what] o[ur lo]rd wrote to us: "Let them make a report together, and let nobody make him fight, until I throw against him the troops that are in the surroundings of Babylon." (r 8) ...... [...]... (r 9) [......] revolted and [...ed] in the a[r]ea of Ch…
Daily LifeEconomy(1) [To the kin]g, my lord: [your servant] Šamaš-buna[ya]. (3) [As to] the news of the troop[s about which the king], my [lo]rd, wrote to me: "[Why] did you not se[nd] them?" (6) The troops, some 50 men of the Itu’eans s[e]t out from the course of the Tigris to the other side of the river by the road of S[ippa]r with their [...]s and went to the king, my lord. (12) [......] the R[u]'u(a) (13) [......] road of Kar-Šamaš (14) [that] leads [to the king], my lord (15) [... the men] of Amu[d]anu (16) [......] Amudanu (17) [......] the men of their land (18) [......] our [m]en (Break) (r 3) [......…
Daily LifeEconomy(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Nabû-nammir. May Nabû (and) Mard[uk] bless the king, my lord. (7) At this moment they have cross-examined the people and are gathering them, and I am herewith sending (them) to the king, my [lo]rd. (r 1) Earlier on he said to me as follows: "Should he as[k] for the people, I will not hold back even a single one of those in my presence, but will set free and give them all to the king, my lord."
Daily LifeEconomy(1) To the kin[g], my [lo]rd: (your) servant Ašipâ. (3) 6,000 (homers of) barley of the village manager Ṣil-Bel is near by. The rest of the barley has not been piled up. (8) (There is also) 2,000 (homers of) Nergal-eṭir; (9) (and) 3,000 (homers of) barley in Sippar. The barley is far from the river bank. (r 1) The barley is in place, (but) I cannot go to Sippar and the barley is far from the river. (r 6) If the king should say: 'Go (there)!', the work is in progress. They complain, saying: "From Cutha, from Kar-Nergal."
Daily LifeEconomy(1) To the king, m[y] lord: your servant Ašipâ. Good health t[o the king, my lord]! (4) Concerning the boats about which the king, my lord, wrote to me, 400 boats [and x] water-skin rafts (Break) (r 2) I shall set out. (r 3) After the boats have been unloaded, should I let them go, or shall we detain them?
Daily LifeEconomy(1) To the [k]ing, my lord: your se[rva]nt Ašipâ. Good health to the [k]i[ng], my [lo]rd! May Nabû (and) Marduk bless the king, my lord. (6) The royal bodyguard whom the king, my lord, sent, said: "Kill the locusts!" (9) We have exterminated all that there was of them, they did not damage any of the harvest. [The g]ods of the king, my lord, destroyed them. (r 1) The harvests in the [en]tire land of the king, my lord, are very well.
Daily LifeEconomy(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Ašipâ. (3) Good health to the king, my lord! (5) The baker of the harem manageress came and told me: "A scepter, a chest, an iron brazier and a copper kettle have been stolen from the Palace and sold for money. (r 1) I sent word and those who sold the iron brazier for money were arrested. (r 5) I am herewith sending the informer to the king, my [lo]rd. Let [the king, my lo]rd, question him.
Daily LifeEconomy(Beginning destroyed) (3) [...... fr]om (4) [.....] their boats (5) As to what [the king, my lord], wrote to me: "Set out ...! (7) ... me ... (8) "whoever had set out (9) "...... (10) [...] boats [...] (11) [...] my [wat]ch [...] (12) [......] outside the city (13) [... ...]s [...] house[s] (14) [......] is/are lef[t] (Break) (r 1) [......] ... (r 2) [......] is not (r 3) [......] ...... (r 4) [...] ... [...] (r 5) [...] all [...] (r 6) [x] houses from Mazamua and three from Urzuhina have c[ome] to Sippar. They are picking up all of their barley [which] they left there. (r 12) [...] ...... [..…
Daily LifeEconomy(Beginning destroyed) (1) [Nabû-šarru-uṣur], the eunuch of the gov[ernor], the official in charge of the boats, will come with the boats where the king commands. (8) (Concerning the) four boats about which the king said: "You will b[ring] them to [t]his sid[e] (of the river) after [they have arrived]. (r 1) Nabû-šarru-[uṣur has (now) arrived saf]ely. (r 2) (It was) Gurali, a [serva]nt of Adasi who told (this). (r 5) [...] this news, (r 6) he holds l[and] (r 7) [......] of its side (r 8) I have spoken to him in this side (of the river). (r 9) He said that the workers (lit. “any single arm”) are…
Daily LifeEconomy(1) Your servant Merodach-baladan: [I would] gladly [die] for my lord! Say to the king, m[y] lord: (4) As to what the king [......] (5) [......] (6) who in [......] (7) [......] (8) righteous [......] (Break) (r 2) saying: "t[o ......] (r 3) land, barley and [......] (r 4) My barley which the king [......] (r 5) If it is [agreeable] to the king, [my lord], please return (to me) al[l] the boats [...] and (their) crews, and I shall bring it (= the barley) to the king. And may I hear (his) well-being.
Daily LifeEconomy(1) To the palace scribe, [my] lo[rd]: your servant Nahiši, the [...]. (3) I have given 25 sheep to Merodach-baladan (and) brought him out on the 7th day. (5) I have fixed the measurements of the doors and am herewith sending them to my lord. (7) Concerning the box of sinews about which my lord wrote to me: "Did they give it to you as you had tested?" – I have brought in the sinews of Digirina. When I come, I will tell my lord what I have tested and sold. (16) (As to) the letter which my lord sent to the treasurer regarding the plot of land at our side, he gave it to u[s], saying: "In view of…
Daily LifeEconomy(Beginning destroyed) (1) [......] I s[ai]d: "Why (is it that) the k[ing has com]e out (but) you are staying at home? The force[s] of the Palace are there." (4) [They said]: "We will not go [ther]e (against Mukin-zeri)." They are very much afraid of him. They will not go inside the area [at any conditi]on. (6) I shall go to them [...]. Mukin-zeri [has en]camped [be]fore me and (is) between (me) and them. I cannot proceed to them, and, therefore, we cannot unite with one another. (9) I sent Yasubaya with cavalry [to] them (with the following message): "Go and tell them to come out. 'Wh[y] are…
Daily LifeEconomy(Beginning destroyed) (1) w[e c]an[not ......] (2) yo[u c]an[not ...... in] his [pre]sence. (3) Now then [I am s]ending him to the king. Let the king, my [lo]rd, question him. (5) [Concerni]ng the work of the town of D[u]r-Tinutâ [about which] I wrote [to] the king, [I am bri]nging the bricks [in] but I have not yet started to [...]. (9) [The lady Barsip]itu has sent me (a letter) and [sealed document] through the royal delegate, saying: "Why did you kill your [...] but [you did not kill m]e? (13) I have written a copy [of the sealed docum]ent [...] (15) [... n]o[w] (Break) (r 2) [N]ow I have…
Daily LifeEconomy(Beginning destroyed) (3) they [c]all it [......] (4) the son of Mukin-ze[ri ......] (5) in the town of the Hag[aranu ...] (6) and the men [......] (7) departed from Hamete [...] and came to me. I left e[arly] (and) [...] t[hese] people [wh]o have been [d]eported [and live] in Borsippa [......] (Break) (r 3) depor[ted] all of them. [The king] should know (this). (r 4) The Elamites killed their soldiers with the son of Mukin-zeri and deported them by force. They too went into exile. (r 8) News of the Li'tamu: Ga'amanu, the son of the [...], who among [his] brothers [...] (r 12) [wi]th the messe…
Daily LifeEconomy(Beginning destroyed) (2) [...... B]abylon [...] (3) [......] Merodach-baladan, saying: "[...] (4) [... v]ery [...]. We said to him as follows: "Let [... come] and take barley rations [fr]om the household of Salamu." But he refuses to send [... to the household of Sal]amu, saying: " (8) [......] of the Li'tamu (9) [...... the tow]n of Patibiri (10) [......] roof(s) (11) [...... w]ent (12) [...... the Li]'tamu (13) [......] the Arameans (14) [......] field (15) [......] him (r 1) [......] the Hagaranu (r 2) [......] they seized (r 3) [...... o]f the town Qarradi (r 4) [......] their heralds…
Daily LifeEconomy(Beginning destroyed) (1) the king, my lord [......] (2) my dead one ...[......] (3) [concealed] my report from the ki[ng] (4) and my ... does not come into [the king, my lo]rd's presence. From this the kin[g], my lord, should understand that I am sick and ...... (8) After Mukin-zeri set up camp against me in Bit-Am[u]kani, I did not die thanks to the protection of the king, my lord. (10) Now why did I not have bread to eat for four days on the distant road? The king, my l[or]d, should not say: "What is it? Why didn't you w[ri]te to me?" (15) I have sent all ...... [...] to the king (and)…
Daily LifeEconomy(1) Yo[ur servant] Salamu: I would gladly die for the Palace of my lord. Say to the Palace and [...] of my lord: The order which the king gave was a signal. (4) Now, the messengers of the sons of Mukin-zeri have proceeded to the land of the [P]uqudu [...] (6) [......] opened (7) And now [......] (8) [...] of which the king said to [...]... (9) as [his] entire shadow [......] moves on into the marsh (10) anything [...] (11) above me ...... from [...] (Rest too broken for translation)
Daily LifeEconomy(Beginning destroyed) (1) [the s]hei[kh .....] (2) from [......] (3) saying: "Th[e]se are [......] (4) citizens of Babylon [whom ......] (5) caught [...... The king] (6) will impo[se a punishment] on them. [...... He] (7) knows [...]." He said (this). [Now then] I am sendi[ng them] t[o] my brother. (8) [......] (9) Aplaya, son of [NN ......] (10) He says: Concerning Munnab[itu ......] (11) concerning Ṣalliy[a ......] (12) concerning La-bas[i ......] (13) concerning Bel-ibni [......] (14) concerning Sulay[a ......] (15) concerning Šuzub[u ......] (16) concerning Šamšat[i ......] (17)…
Daily LifeEconomy(Beginning destroyed) (1) [To NN, my brother: thus says NN, your brother. Good] health [to you]! Sa[y to my brother]: (2) As to what my brother wrote: "[NN] ha[s] hear[d] the news [......] (4) whatever Mukin-zeri [......] (5) but you provi[ded] shelter [for me ...] (6) ......[...] (7) [...] not [... a]nything to Bit-... (8) As to what my brother wrote: "What is the news of the land that they discussed with you? Outline it and write to me!" (10) Earlier Nabû-naṣir [w]rote to the king: "Mukin-zeri has moved horses up from the Borsippa gate against Babylon, so nobody can leave Babylon, and we…
Daily LifeEconomy(1) Your [serva]nt Nabû-balassu-iqbi: I would gladly die [f]or the king, my lord! May [Na]bû and Marduk bless the king, my lord! Say to the king, my lord: (6) Concerning the clansmen of Dur-ša-Balihaya about whom the king, my lord, wrote, by [Be]l [and Nabû, the god]s of the king, my lord, I do not know (any) sin of theirs. The witnesses did swear (it). (13) (Time) will pass and you will come. Until I send word and whis[per ...] in Dur-ša-Bali[haya] and in the country of [...] (r 1) Eat! I [......] (r 2) ... [......]. (r 3) And when [......]. (r 4) and [...] not [...] them (r 5) [M]y arms…
Daily LifeEconomy(1) Your [ser]vant Dummuq[u]: I wo[uld gladly] die for the king, my lord! May Nergal and Laṣ bless the king, my lord! Say to the king, my lord: (5) I am (hereby) sending my tablet to greet the king, my lord. The temples and the city of the king, my lord, are well. (8) I b[le]ss the king, [my lor]d, eve[ry] day before Nergal and Laṣ. (10) News of Bab[ylon]: Mukin-ze[ri] has entered Babylon from Bit-Amukani having 10 horses with him. (r 1) He greeted the Babylonian[s], saying: "I have ...ed 600 horses insi[de] Assyria (and) ...ed (them) into m[y] country. Do[n]’t be afra[id]!" (r 7) The Babyl[on…
Daily LifeEconomy(1) Your serva[nt], the gov[ernor of Nippur]: I would gladly die for the ki[ng, my lord]! May [Enlil, Ninur]ta and [Nusku] bless the king, my lord! Say to the king, [my l]ord: (6) On account of the temple of Aššur, I have sent the leftovers of the land to invigorate the life of the king, my lord. (8) Since the king is residing in the land, I have sen[t] an express messenger for a [re]p[ly] of the king, my lord, and he will bring it. I [have] wr[itten t]rut[hfully to] the king, my lord [...] (13) my [servan]ts and [......] (14) [...] to be(come) strong(er) [......] (Break) (r 1) "In the same…
Daily LifeEconomy(1) Your servant Hamapi: I would gladly die for the ki[ng], my lord! Say to my lord: (3) When the delegate of Elam, who lives in Bit-[Imb]ia, wrote to me: "What news is there on the camp which came?," I subsequently wrote to him: "The king of Assyria has [de]feated them. Šumu-ukin, his son, (as well as) [his] bro[ther are dead]. (8) [...] Bit-Amukan[i ...] (Break) (r 1) [...] when [......] (r 2) have [deliv]ered [...] into your hands, (and) by the command of Bel and Nabû you have now liberated Šapiya, the [...] of the whole land. (r 5) By that very command, whoever transgresses your word (or)…
Daily LifeEconomy(1) [To the k]i[ng], my lord: [your servant Mann]u-ki-Aššur. Good heal[th] to the king, my lord! (4) Con[cerni]ng the [...] about which the king, my lord, [wrote to me]: "Right now [......] (6) [......] to yo[u] (7) [......] and I/he will raise seed (Break) (r 2) [... ...]... I [have] now [...ed] them and am [in GN]. (r 4) Right now I s[t]and at my watchpost [and] keep my [w]atch.
Daily LifeEconomy(1) A tablet of Datâ to her brother Šumu-iddina. (3) May Mulliltu and Ištar of Babylon decree the well-being of my brother's land. I pray daily to Mulliltu and Ištar of Babylon for the good health of my brother. (8) Why have I not seen your messenger until this very day? Now, if you are alive, let me forgive the shortcomings of your character and dance. (13) The lady Gagâ has died and your brother is troubled. Come to see him! I have written to you out of desperation. Come quickly! (r 3) By Mulliltu and Ištar of Babylon, he is every day among my concerns. Do not [tr]ust [in the b]laze of your…
Daily LifeEconomy(Beginning destroyed) (1) They are [in ... His] f[orces] have [pr]oceeded [against] the king, my lord, (but) the reinforcements from above have not crossed over to them. (6) They have [con]structed reed huts on the other side of Bab-bitqi and live there. They have 2,000 horses and 90 chariots, (but they are) not in fighting spirit. (r 4) As they were staying (there), they were given an order from above: "I don’t see your faces; incite a fight!" (r 8) Now then, they have been writing to him, [sayin]g, "Lead us away! Raise your eyes and [l]ead us away! Why [......].
Daily LifeEconomy(1) [A tablet of NN t]o the king, [his] lord: (2) [The king, my lord], detained [NN and ... Ever since] he was appointed [to] my service, he has been telling [me every]thing that he sees [and hears]. (6) [Now NN] who lives in my neighbourhood, [has told him]: "Make a [re]bellion!" I am [now] telling [everything] to the king, as [do] the eyes [of the king], my [lord]. (10) I kn[o]w on [th]is account that he hates me, (as) he says: "I have heard that you are my [...]." How could I let go of the f[eet of the king] ... which I have seized and seize [the feet of] my [...]? (14) Is it really…
Daily LifeEconomy(1) [Your servant NN]: I would [gladly] die [for the king, m]y [lord! Say to the king], my [lord]: (4) I am (hereby) writin[g to the king], my [l]ord: "What shall I do?" (6) [What I t]old [the king] (was): "Be[l has said]: 'Take over the [king]ship by m[y] command! [With]out me, [who] can ta[ke over] the kingship, [and who] has (ever) taken over the kingship?'" (9) E[arlier] the king’s [scho]lar had told him: "[Exer]cise [the kingship]!" The king sent h[im to me ...] (Break) (r 2) [...] the king sent to me [...] (r 3) [...]... who from [...] (r 4) [...]...[...] (r 5) [...]... Now [...] (r 6) […
Daily LifeEconomy(Beginning destroyed) (3) [Concerning DN-rap]a' the [..., about whom the king, my lord, wro]te to m[e] (5) [... N]N, the servant of [NN] (6) [NN, the wif]e of Bel-iddina (7) [......] ...... (8) [......] (9) [......] the ...[...] (10) [......] (11) [......] ... [...] (12) [...] ...... [...] (13) [...] 12 cam[els], [...]zitu, [PNf] (r 1) [...] ... [PNf] (r 2) [...] Qa[...] (r 3) [...]... [...] to [...] (r 4) [...] ...... (r 5) [L]u-gamil, the ... (r 6) Bel-hutu, the son of Bel-iddina (r 7) ... Babil-Aia-..., the wife of Marduk-šallimanni, (r 9) Yansiatu [...] the maid of Bi[...] (r 10) PN ......…
Daily LifeEconomy(Beginning destroyed) (1) [x] soldiers have come o[ut from .... Right now I am sending them] to the king, [my lord]. (4) News of the La[rakeans]: I stayed a full month in Bit-[...]. They gave me 200 [..., but] they did not give me their king’s men. (10) News of the [Bab]ylonians: One of their king’s [m]en [whom they se]nt out [to ...] (Break) (r 2) They are continually ignoring him and absolutely not giving up their king’s men. (r 4) I am right now waiting for their rearguard. Whether or not they do give me king's men, I shall clarify whatever news they have, and when I come, I will tell it…
Daily LifeEconomy(1) The king's word to Aššur-šarru-u[ṣur]: I am well, Assyria is well: you can be glad. (3) As what you wrote to me: "A messenger [of] Midas the Phrygian has come to me, bringing me 14 men of Que whom Urik had sent to Urarṭu as an embassy" – this is extremely good! My gods Aššur, Šamaš, Bel (and) Nabû have now taken action, and without a battle [or any]thing, the Phrygian has given us his word and become our ally! (10) As to what you wrote: "I shall not send my messenger to the Phrygian without the permission of the king, my lord" – I am now writing to (tell) you that your messenger should…
Daily Life(1) The king's word to the go[vernor] (of Calah): (2) 700 bales of straw and 700 bundles of reeds, each bundle more than a donkey can carry, must be at hand in Dur-Šarruken by the 1st of Kislev (IX). Should (even) one day pass by, you will die.
Daily Life(1) [The kin]g's [word to] Aššur-belu-taqq[in]: (3) The specialists of the Palace, whether Assyrian or Aramean, who have come to your land to revive it - send your messengers to the whole district, gather them all wherever they are and send them to me! (13) Entrust them to [c]avalry and the Itu'u, [wh]o will make them pass through Dur-Bel-ila'i to me. (r 1) Do [y]ou know that [the days] for imposing the [i]škāru dues have [a]rrived?
Daily LifeEconomy(1) [To the king, my lord: yo]ur [servant Sin-ahhe-riba. Good health to the king, m]y lord! Assyria [is well], the temples [are well], all the [forts o]f the king [are well; the king, my lord], can be glad indeed. (7) [......] of the Itu'ean [......] who [......] from the city of Ištahup has now been brought to me from [...]idratta. I inquired him [about the Urar]ṭians and he told me: "The Urarṭian [and his magnates were defeated] on their expedition [against] the Cimmerians, and they are very much afraid of the king, my lord. They tremble and keep silent like women, and nobody [...] the…
Daily Life(1) [To the king, m]y lord: yo[ur servant] Marduk-rem[anni. Good health] to the king, [my] lord! (4) [The festi]val has been celebrated; the god [...] came out and returned in peace. May Nabû and Marduk bless the king! (8) As to the bull colossi about which the king, my lord, wrote to me, I have worked out their positions on (the pedestals of) the gates of the magnates and they are hewing them. We shall place the hewn colossi before the ... residence; they will trim the big ones and we shall place them before the middlemost gate. (16) As to the stone bulls of which I spoke to the king, my…
Daily Life(1) [T]o the gove[rnor, my brother: yo]ur [brother] Bel-e[riba. Good] health to m[y] bro[ther]! (4) The guard Nabû-eṭiranni and Issar-šumu-ereš, a recruit of the team commander, brought me a team of Egyptian horses, saying: "This is a royal order: ‘[Br]i[ng] the horse(s) into the city of [......] (r 2) [...] in the land of [...]. (r 3) [I]f it is a royal order, [let] my brother send word that I may receive the team.
Daily LifeEconomy(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Mahdê. Good health to the king, my lord! (4) (As to) the mule express that we provide and the royal bodyguard who comes citing a royal order that he should go as far as Šabirešu – he has used up the [...] in my (possession)! (9) The king, my lord, knows that I do not main[tain] a team (to go) as far as Šabirešu; the ones that go do not return. My teams are used up; the king, my lord, should know (this). (r 2) We let the teams from Calah go by; my chariot, my team (and) [my dri]ver went (with) Nabû'a the bodyguard as far as Šabirešu, and those of Šabirešu…
Daily Life(1) To the king, [m]y lord: your [se]rv[a]nt Mahdê. [Good hea]lth to [the king], m[y] lo[rd]! (Break) (6) Concerning [......] (Break) (10) [Le]t them give me a t[eam of] she-camels (13) [......] ... (14) [......] (15) [Let the Ukk]aeans pass (and) [giv]e me [what they have coll]ected, (and) let the [...] who is [with] them go [posth]aste to the king, my lord. (r 3) I will harness [a tea]m for his use [in .... The king], my [lo]rd, should know (this). (r 6) Let the [k]ing, my lord, send word that they [shou]ld be punished (Break) (r 11) of the king, m[y] lo[rd ...] (r 12) [......] he mai[ntai]n…
Daily LifeEconomy(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Mannu-ki-Nergal. (3) On the 22nd of Marchesvan (VIII) I brought the money into the New Palace and put it into a cedar (box). The (royal) signet ring and the land are well.
Daily LifeEconomy(1) [A tab]let of Aššur-nirka-da''in to [m]y brot[her] Nabû-nammir. The [b]est of heal[th] to my brother! (4) The thing is: Yo[u] know that my family is fr[om the king] (and) the commander-in-chief, whom he (the king) entrusted into the service of Dayan-Adad in the Fortress, saying: "If he proves loyal in your service, return him." He has been having me as his delegate in the town Sahiru. (10) [H]e is now selling the household of Dayan-[A]dad at my di[sp]osal and all the cities of the king that are at [my] disposal, the horses that [... and] the flo[cks of sheep]. (16) All the hors[es and…
Daily LifeEconomy(Beginning destroyed) (2) It rained [extre]mely heavily [on the nig]ht of the 27th until the daybreak, the whole day on the 27th and the whole night on the night of the 28th. [The r]ain poured down very [mu]ch water, the amount [o]f water is great indeed. The harvest will be excellent. (r 1) [...]qu has come and taken fo[dder from] the fodder and [...] stores. He took once when I was in the king my lord's presence in Arbela, and now he has done it again and taken it for the second time! (r 8) (Concerning) Aššur-naṣir, Ammi-[ha]tî (and) Bel-apkal-ilani, total three recruitment officers, about…
Daily LifeEconomy