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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 1
SAA 01 160. Collecting Barley for Palace Consumption (ABL 0843)
(1) [To the king, my lord]: yo[ur servant] Tariba-Issar. [Good he]alth to the king, my lord! (4) [I] stood [alongside] the king's road, [in fron]t of the gardens, but the king did not pay attention to me, speaking as he was with Raṣappai. I went to the city of Adian and spoke with the rab mūgi officer, but nobody came to greet me so I became scared. (r 4) Now, I have collected 500 homers (= 100,000 litres) of barley in the city of Kilizi, and would like to deliver it. If the king my lord commands: "Collect barley for three palaces," I will collect it in Adian and Arbela as well. (e. 1) The bar…
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