All tablets.

SAA 19 184. Hu-Tešub’s Brother Making Trouble (CTN 5 p. 113)

(1) Good health to [the king], m[y lord]: your servant Hu-Teššub. (3) The king, my lord, knows my brother Mušeṣi, who made peace. He has gone to [the presence] of the king, my lord [...] (Break) (8) there is [...] (9) the It[u]'eans [......] (10) Let a [messen]ger of the king, my lord, come (11) [......] his i[š]kā[r]u dues (12) [...... m]y heart (13) during [...], he has set his mind on my governorship. (16) Indeed, the king, my lord, knows that he has been keeping an eye on me since the day before yesterday. (r 2) Now, my broth[er] has again gone to make trouble. I (too) shall go, I shall no…

SAA 19 186. Šubrian King Protecting Deserters (CTN 5 p. 100)

(1) To the king, [my] lord: your servant [DN-...]. Good health to the kin[g, my lord]! (4) The village manager [of ...] with a couple of king's men helped [NN] and Hallusu, (two) servants of Nabû-kenu-[uṣu]r, [gove]rnor [o]f Tillê, to run away, and took them to Upumu. (12) After I had asked around and investigated a bit, a tracker guided me (on their tracks). I arrested the person who had arranged his trip to Šubria and gave the tracker a messenger, saying: "Go and have a look, and I'll report to the king ac[cor]dingly; in negative case, I'll search for him here." (r 3) The Šubrian (king)…

SAA 19 188. Six Criminals Terrorizing the Town of Nashur-Bel (CTN 5 p. 223)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) [NN] (and) Muq[alli]l-kabti, total two servants of the chief cupbearer from Našmedi; (7) Adad-killanni (and) his son, total two servants of the priest of Dur-Illil; (11) Tatû from Kapar-Ilu-bani, a servant of the recruitment officer Ambatî; (r 3) Ahu-iddina [fr]om Singara, a servant of the chief cupbearer. (r 6) In all six criminals, they have terrorized the town of Nashur-Bel.

SAA 19 189. The Troops of Mazamua (CTN 5 p. 128; SAA 05 215)

(1) [To the ki]ng, my lord: [your servant] Adad-issiya. [Good] health to the king, my lord! (4) As to the order that the king, my lord, gave me: "Review the troops of Mazamua and write me!" – (here are the facts): (6) <x> 10 chariots, 20 large-wheeled chariots, 10 (of them) horse-drawn, 10 mule-drawn; in all 20 teams. (9) 97 riding horses; 11 chariot drivers; 12 ‘third men'; [3]0 chariot fighters; 53 grooms of the teams, in all 106 men and [30] chariots. (13) 161 cavalrymen, 130 grooms, 52 ...; in all 343 grooms. (15) 8 lackeys, 12 tailors, 20 cupbearers, 12 confectioners, 7 bakers, 10 cooks:…

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SAA 19 190. Sending Horses to Calah, Snow Blocking the Roads (CTN 5 p. 102 and p. 316; SAA 15 83)

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Nabû-belu-ka''in. The very best of health to the king, my lord! (5) Concerning what the king, my lord, wrote to me: "Be at Calah on the 1st of Nisan (I)" – we are clearing the roads, but it is snowing and snow is filling them up. There is very much snow. (11) [...] the 3rd of Shebat (XI) (12) [...] ... (14) [...] he se[n]t the first 20 horses. (16) The year before last, (when) there was as much snow, rivers were frozen and the men and horses who were with me died in the snow. I shall be in the king my lord's presence on the 6th or 7th of Nisan. (r 3) As…

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SAA 19 191. Receiving Tribute Horses; Constructing Kar-Šarruken (CTN 5 p. 134; SAA 15 84)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) They will [bring] the h[ors]es and come. (3) As to the news of Daltâ, he is not leaving (his) house and nobody is entering into his presence. I have heard that he is collecting the rest of the tribute and delivering his tax. (6) I have taken the released Medes who are i[n] my [prese]nce (and) 30 horses. The remaining people are with me. (8) [I have re]ceived the tribute of the land of Zakrutu, 40 horses. They promised to give the rest [of the tribute]. (10) The king, my lord, [should send] (word) to the magnates that they may [proc]eed against Kuluman. Elam [...],…

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SAA 19 192. Problem with Dalta (CTN 5 p. 106)

(1) [To the king, my lord: your servant Nabû-belu-ka''in]. The very be[st] of heal[th] to the king, [my lo]rd! (6) As to what the king, my lord, w[r]ot[e] to me: "Why did you lay your hands on Daltâ?" (10) How could I la[y my] han[ds] o[n] him without the [ki]ng's permission? (13) Is it [cr]ime [to ......?] (15) not to [...] (16) [the ki]ng, [my] lord [...] (r 1) [......] (r 2) [...]...[...] (r 3) [I] went [t]o the land of Bit-[...] and after my departure h[e] m[a]de [him]se[lf] to take an oath by the (gods of) the king but burnt 5 towns. Moreover, he killed the guards of the towns and pl[unde…

SAA 19 193. Tribute of Horses and Mules (CTN 5 p. 93)

(1) [To the kin]g, my lord: [your servant] Nabû-belu-[ka''in]. The very bes[t of he]alth t[o] the k[i]ng, [my] lo[rd]! (5) The emissaries of [GN] are now comi[ng] with Marduk-iddina; one team of horse[s] and one team of mules is all they [have brought] to me. (10) I spoke to them as follows about the palace servant: "The fie[ld ......] your neighbour [... the ...] around you is [...]." (14) "When a eunuch (or) a [...] are not loyal with me, [they will die]. If they see (disloyalty) but do not [tell me, they will die as well]. I have heard that ind[eed ...] palace servants [have ...] oxen in a…

SAA 19 201. Refusing to Return the Booty (CTN 5 p. 55)

(1) Your [servant] Ahu-ila'i: I would gladly die for my lord! Say to the king, my lord: (3) The guard of Esaggil and Babylon is very strong. (5) (Z)ariqu and Mar-Biti set out (in procession) on the fourth day, saying: "Hail to the Ba[by]l[oni]ans and [Bo]rsippe[ans ...] (Break) (r 1) [...]... wit[h ......] (r 2) [x] Babylonians [..., say]ing: "Hamanu and [NN shou]ld go and (they should return) [what] they have t[a]ken booty. [But they] refu[sed] (to return the booty), saying: "If you plunder ...[...]. T[he Ba]bylonians plunder a man from me (like one), who plunders a shadow in the open…

SAA 19 206. (no title) (CTN 5 p. 311)

(1) To the k[in]g, [m]y lord: your servant QIzalayu. Good [he]alth to the [kin]g, m[y] lord! (4) Concerning what the [ki]ng, [my] lo[rd, wrote] to me: "[......] (Break) (14) [...]... I have sent [......], he will bring [......]. Thereaf[ter] the magnates went [...] (18) I and Sada-[... ......]. (r 1) Concerning the [...s] about whom the king, [my lord], wr[ot]e to me. [(They are)] in Sam’al. (r 4) As to the Isam[az]eans, [I have ...] as the king [wrot]e to me. They will return [...]. (Break) (r 12) [who s]et up for[ts] in your country and [...] there. He has not yet set out .......

SAA 19 207. Executing the King's Orders (CTN 5 p. 286)

(1) To the kin[g, my lord]: your servant [NN]. The very best of health t[o the kin]g, my [lo]rd! (5) A sealed tablet of the king, my lord, came to me with the following message: "Receive carts with beds ... ... (and) take it with you; do not take (plain) carriages." (13) I shall (now) do as the king, my lord, commanded. (15) I have thickened/strengthened the [...]s of Gilû, [so]n of Hala[...], and am c[om]ing. (18) The men [...] (19) before [.....] (Rest too broken for translation)

SAA 19 210. Appointing King's Men (CTN 5 p. 281)

(1) [To the king, my lord: your servant NN]. Go[od health to the king, my lord]! (4) A[s t]o the m[en about whom the king wrote me], I have assigned all the available king's men and entrusted them to the major-domo. (9) On the 20th of Sivan (III) they have set out and gone away.

SAA 19 211. Grain Store for Barley (CTN 5 p. 233)

(1) [To the king, my lord: your servant NN]. The be[st of heal]th t[o] the king, my lord! (5) As to the grain st[ore] for barley about which the king wrote to me; let plenty of barley be brought and stored therein.

SAA 19 213. Criminals of the House of Nupari (CTN 5 p. 221)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [......] ho[rses ...]. (2) Concerning [the house of Nupari] where the k[i]n[g] s[ent me to, saying]: "Go! Let the criminal[s of] the house of Nupari die!" (6) [(Now) ...]haya is with them; he is a criminal [(and) Nu]pari is dead. (9) [...] his brothers (10) [......] me (11) [...... u]s [......] (Break) (r 1) If the k[ing] so orders, we shall pay the [...] of the criminals. (r 3) As to the number of beams about which the king wrote to me; 226 heavy beams (are) for the royal palace, 212 for the storehouses, [x+]10 for the tower (and) 639 beams [for] the palace of [Ekall…

SAA 19 214. (no title) (CTN 5 p. 236)

(1) To the king, [my lord]: your servant [NN]. Good health [to the king, my lord]! (4) Is the tree [......] (5) which he[re ......] (6) day [......] (Rest destroyed)

SAA 19 215. Banquet (CTN 5 p. 236)

(1) [To] the king, [my] lor[d]: your servant [NN. Good heal]th to the king, my lord! (4) [Concerning the ba]nquet about which the king, my lo[rd, wrote to m]e: "[...] should [...] (6) [...] how [the w]ork [is ...] (7) [...] (and) chos[en ...] (8) [...] may he exemp[t DN]-šarru-uṣur [...] (9) [...] the work of [...]. (10) As to wh[at] the k[ing my lord wrote] to me: "[...] the [...]s should go to [NN]. (12) ...[...] (13) [...] ... the ... (official) (14) [...]... houses ...... (15) [who ...] held their ground (16) [...] let them eat ...[......] (17) [... m]an[y ......] (Rest destroyed or too br…

SAA 19 217. Herald and Apprentice (CTN 5 p. 254)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [...... as to what the king, my lord], wrote to me: "[......] ...s." (4) [...] certainly not [...] there. (5) Concerning the her[a]ld (and his) apprentice about w[hom the kin]g, my lord, commanded, w[h]o should be held accountable for ... [...]? (8) Ameli, Inurta-[...] (9) two [...]s [......] (Break) (r 1) The k[i]ng should send word that the eunuchs who ...[...] be broug[ht] there. (r 3) Bel-ereš and [...]-Aššur [...] are the messenger(s) whom I send to [...]. (r 5) A[s t]o ... about which/whom Atamar-Aššur ... told. I have inspected 32 [...]s; those are [...]. (r…

SAA 19 218. Items for the King’s Entourage (CTN 5 p. 256)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [......] come down. (2) [Yo]ur [...] did not tell it to me. (3) I am sending some [lime]stone blocks [to the k]ing. (5) [The ...]..., says: "It is [so that those I] made to be transported [are ...]." What is it that the king [command]s? (r 1) [Aren't they] for the king's entourage? (r 2) [......] together. [Now I am sending them] to the king.

SAA 19 219. Fragment Concerning Business (CTN 5 p. 258)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [...] I did [not?] b[u]y [...] (2) [...]... (3) I gave him one mina of copper as a gift for a cart. (6) Did each [k]or go [(for) one m]ina of c[opper]? (Break) (10) Are [...]ya and Mar-... detained on the road? It/He is .... (r 5) (Thus) each kor is delayed. (r 7) (Normally) he respects paths but I wi[ll] arrest him [......] (Rest destroyed or too broken for translation)

SAA 19 222. Fort without a Wine Cellar (CTN 5 p. 269)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) since the ord[er was given, saying]: “[... ...] the rest. [...] by the seah [of x ‘litres’]. They told [me]: "We shall feed 22 ho[rses] and we shall also fatten [sheep]. In the y[ear of] Tu...'s ilku-duty. (10) If the king, my lord, so orders; I shall give (fodder) and they will feed (the horses). (r 2) There is no wine cellar in the fort. Right now I shall get [them] there, transport [the horses] and feed [them ...] (Rest destroyed)

SAA 19 224. Booty of Food (CTN 5 p. 275)

(1) [To the ki]ng, [m]y lord: your [se]rvant [NN]. (3) The king my lord's booty (consists of): sheep, bird, bull, fish; [...]..., corn, beer, 2000 [...], [m]illet, garlic (Rest destroyed)

SAA 19 228. Regular Offerings (CTN 5 p. 307)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [NN ......] (2) ...[... ......] (3) ...[......] (4) the men [......] (5) when the (cult) dais [......] (6) [...] oxe[n ......] (Break) (r 1) I (and) the [... official ......] (r 2) its/his ... [......] (r 3) saying: "Let him tell me! [Gird your] loin[s ...], but stay (here) and bring [...]. (r 4) They brought [...]. A seal[ed document ...] (r 6) regular sheep offering with one [......] (r 7) ... head [......] (r 8) has cu[t ......] (r 9) the (cult) dais [......] (Break) (e. 1) [......] ...... [......] (e. 2) [......] of m[y] lord [......].

SAA 19 229. Men in Great Numbers (CTN 5 p. 292)

(1) [To the king, my lord: your servant NN. The b]e[st of health to the k]in[g, m]y lord! (5) [...] are good. [PNf] go[es] to the interior. (7) Th[i]s [...] until we [...] (8) men in great numbers - this [...] which we will pl[ace]. (10) [...] ]men in great numbers [...]. (11) [M]oreover], they [ha]ve gone up a [...] terrain. (12) ...[... ...] they destroy (14) [...] shall we place (15) [... ve]ry (r 1) [...] his [...s] (r 2) [...] co[m]e down (r 3) [...] our [...]s. (r 4) The ki[ng], my [lord], knows [that ...] (r 5) in the forts [......] (r 6) of the for[ts ...] (r 7) the men of [......] (r…

Shalmaneser V 1

(Akkadian 1) Palace of Shal[maneser (V), king of Assyria]: five minas of the king. (Aramaic 1) Five minas (by the standard) of the land. Five (minas) of the king.

Shalmaneser V 1003

(Inscription_1 1) Fifteen minas (by the standard) of the land. (Inscription_2 1) Fifteen minas [of] the king.

Shalmaneser V 1004

(Akkadian 1) Palace of [Shalmaneser (V)], king of Assyria: one mina of the king. (Aramaic 1) (One) mina of the king.

Shalmaneser V 2

(Akkadian 1) Palace of Shalman[eser (V), king of Assyria]: three minas of the king. (Aramaic 1) Three minas (by the standard) of the land. Three minas of [the] king.

Shalmaneser V 2001

(1) Belonging to Bānītu, queen of Shalmaneser (V), king of Assyria.

Shalmaneser V 2002

(1) Belonging to Bānītu, queen of Shalmaneser (V), king of Assyria.

Shalmaneser V 3

(Akkadian 1) Palace of Shal[maneser] (V), king of Assyria: two minas of the king. (Aramaic 1) Two minas (by the standard) of the land. Two minas of the king.

Shalmaneser V 4

(Akkadian 1) Palace of Shalmaneser (V), king of Assyria: two minas of the king. (Aramaic 1) Two minas of the king.

Shalmaneser V 5

(Akkadian 1) Palace of Shalmaneser (V), king of Assyria: one mina of the king. (Aramaic 1) (One) mina. Mina of the king.

Shalmaneser V 6

(Akkadian 1) Palace of Shal[maneser] (V), king of Assyria: two-thirds mina of the king. (Aramaic 1) Two-thirds (mina) of the land.

Shalmaneser V 7

(Akkadian 1) One mina. Palace of Shalmaneser (V), king [of Assyria]. (Aramaic 1) (One) mina of the king.

Shalmaneser V 8

(Akkadian 1) Palace of Shal[maneser (V), king of Assyria]: one-fourth (mina) of the king. (Aramaic 1) One-fourth (mina) of the land.

Shalmaneser V 9

(Akkadian 1) Palace of Shal[man]eser (V), king of Assyria: one-[fifth] (mina) of the king. (Aramaic 1) One-fifth (mina). One-fifth (mina) [(...)].

~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianOur engine

SAA 15 042. Feeding Hittite Deportees (ABL 1082)

[To the king, my] lord, your servant [NN]: / [May there be] well-being for the king, my lord. [Concerning] / the Hittites whom the king, my lord, [sent word to me about]: / 'You wrote to me, saying: the previous [rations] / of barley that were stored, x+[...] / have been issued — [...] / that was tallied before them [...] / I asked him — why [...] / the previous ones ate x+[...] / that to the king, my lord, [...] / their mouth(s) [...] / [I] wrote [...] / [...] x+[...] BÁN [...] / [...] ...[...]'

~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianOur engine

SAA 15 072. Adda-rami and Horses (CT 53 606)

[To the king], my [lord]: [your servant, Bel]-eriba(?). [Good health to] the king, my [lord]! […] Adda-rami […] brother(s)/allies […]… [… the king], my lord […] […]… […] they shut, they went out/took… […] which I took. […] they brought (it) by the road/on campaign. [… tr]uly, now […] horses […] 3 horses […] concerning 3 horses […] they became frightened / bolted. […]… […] (broken off)

~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianOur engine

SAA 15 105. Horses and Recruitment Officers of Calah (ABL 0127)

To the king, my lord: your servant Mannu-ki-Ninua ('Who-is-like-Nineveh'). Good health to the king, my lord! Let the royal bodyguard officer place (the recruits) at the disposal of the scribe (and) at the disposal of the recruitment officers; let them take their men and hand them over. The king, my lord, knows that the horses under my charge are dying. Let the king send me quickly one [of] their mules, for my use. As for the trainee grooms who came with me, I have placed them at the disposal of the recruitment officers. If the king, my lord, wishes to take charge of (conscript) them — the r…

~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Sargon II 009

Claims Sargon II restored the šubarrû-tax exemptions and abolished corvée in seven southern Babylonian cities, documenting how an Assyrian king legitimised rule over Babylon by presenting himself as guardian of ancient urban privileges.

Sargon II 043

Attests Sargon II's restoration of šubarrû-exemption rights to Sippar, Nippur, and Babylon — a deliberate policy of legitimising Assyrian rule over Babylonia by honouring ancient Babylonian civic privileges.

Sargon II 050

Attests Sargon II's dual claim as secular world-king and nešakku-priest of Aššur, yoking imperial military authority to cultic legitimacy in the standard idiom of Sargonid royal titulary.

Sargon II 053

Sargon II's own account of founding Dūr-Šarrukīn (modern Khorsabad) anchors the date and royal ideology behind one of antiquity's few purpose-built capital cities, completed c. 706 BCE.

Sargon II 054

Records Sargon II's founding of Dūr-Šarrukīn and the explicit theological rationale — divine favor securing his reign — behind building temples to Sîn and Šamaš within the new capital.

Sargon II 076

Attests Sargon II's claim to have restored the šubarrû tax-exemption privileges of Sippar, Nippur, and Babylon — a calculated bid for Babylonian loyalty after his controversial seizure of power.

Sargon II 082

Heavily fragmented royal inscription invoking Ea the creator alongside Sargon II's epithets: one of the manuscript witnesses preserving the theological vocabulary by which Sargonid kings legitimised their rule.

Sargon II 083

Records the king of Meluḫḫa (Kush/Egypt) surrendering the fugitive Iāmānī in chains — the sole cuneiform witness to Assyrian diplomatic reach touching the Nile Valley in the 8th century BCE.

Sargon II 085

Documents Sargon II's founding of Dūr-Šarrukīn and the installation of seven major deities in its temple Eḫursaggalkurkurra, linking imperial city-building directly to divine legitimation.

Sargon II 086

Sargon II's own account of his campaign against Merodach-Baladan II attests the Assyrian siege of Dūr-Yakīn (~710 BCE) and the Chaldean king's defensive tactic of withdrawing troops behind a second perimeter ten nindanu from the main wall.