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Page 1289 / 1393

~670 BCE

·Neo-Assyrian

SAA 10

SAA 10 185. The Promotion of Assurbanipal (CT 53 031) [from exorcists]

(1) [To the king, my lord]: your serv[ant Adad-šumu-uṣur]. Good health t[o the king], my lord! May Nabû and Marduk bless the king, my lord! (5) What has not been done in heaven, the king, my lord, has done upon earth and shown us: you have girded a son of yours with headband and entrusted to him the kingship of Assyria; your eldest son you have set to the kingship in Babylon. You have placed the first on your right, the second on your left side! (13) (When) we saw (this), we blessed the king, our lord, and our hearts were delighted. May Aššur, Šamaš, Na[bû, Marduk], and the great gods of…

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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10

SAA 10 187. Half my Kingdom to the Man Who Cures my Child (CT 53 069) [from exorcists]

(1) [To the king, my lord: your servant Adad-šumu-uṣur. Good health to the king, my lord!] May [Nabû and Marduk bless the king], my lord! (6) As to what the king, my lord, wrote to me: "I am feeling very sad; how did we act that I have become so depressed for this little one of mine?" — had it been curable, you would have given away half of your kingdom to have it cured! But what can we do? O king, my lord, it is something that cannot be done. (16) And as to what the king, my lord, said to me about the sons, your lords: "The burning question of 'who' is eating me up" — in the month Sivan…

SAA 10 185. The Promotion of Assurbanipal (CT 53 031) [from exorcists]

SAA 10 187. Half my Kingdom to the Man Who Cures my Child (CT 53 069) [from exorcists]

SAA 10 190. Going to Assur with the Crown Prince (ABL 0365) [from exorcists]

SAA 10 223. Medical Report (CT 53 130) [from exorcists]

SAA 10 230. Medical Report (CT 53 191) [from exorcists]

SAA 10 248. (no title) (CT 53 951) [from exorcists]

SAA 10 286. I do not Conceal Anything from the King (ABL 1166) [from exorcists]

SAA 10 288. (no title) (CT 53 962) [from exorcists]

SAA 10 299. Medical Report (CT 53 955) [from exorcists]

SAA 13 073. Complaint of Sickness (ABL 0203)

SAA 13 002. Gutters for the Temple of Aššur (CT 53 520)

SAA 13 003. Do Your Work (ABL 0607)

SAA 13 004. There will be an Intercalary Adar (ABL 0401)

SAA 13 006. Enlil will Go Out in Ayyar (ABL 1172)

SAA 13 007. Golden Waters and Flood Monsters (ABL 0580)

SAA 13 008. No Deliveries from Talmusu on the 5th of Kanunu (ABL 1023)

SAA 13 009. No Deliveries from Talmusu on the 5th of the Month (ABL 1171)

SAA 13 011. No Deliveries from Kurba’il on the [5th] of the Month (ABL 1160)

SAA 13 012. The Sanctuary of Mullissu is Completed (ABL 1092)

SAA 13 013. Grain for the Kushites and Egyptians in Assur (ABL 1143)

SAA 13 014. (no title) (ABL 0979)

SAA 13 015. (no title) (ABL 1218)

SAA 13 016. Final Accounting Made (ABL 0840)

SAA 13 017. Sheep for the Temple of Dagan (ABL 0615)

SAA 13 018. Lapsed and Undelivered Offerings (ABL 0724)

SAA 13 019. Recalcitrant Assyrian Shepherds (ABL 0726)

SAA 13 020. Shepherds Turned Criminal (ABL 0727)

SAA 13 022. Tracking Down Deliveries (CT 53 281)

SAA 13 023. Sacrifice of Bulls, Rams, and Spring Lambs (ABL 0184)

SAA 13 024. (no title) (ABL 0725)

SAA 13 025. Arrest of Temple Thieves (ABL 0150)

SAA 13 026. More on the Arrest of Temple Thieves (ABL 0551)

SAA 13 027. Service at the Offering Pipes (ABL 0812)

SAA 13 028. Report on Gold and Silver Work for the Temple of Sin (ABL 1194)

SAA 13 029. Letter Similar to No 28 (ABL 0997)

SAA 13 030. (no title) (ABL 0941)

SAA 13 031. Cultic Dues Not Delivered (ABL 0532)

SAA 13 032. Bringing the Gods to a Treaty Ceremony (ABL 0213)

SAA 13 033. Officers Turned Criminal (ABL 0419)

SAA 13 034. Features of a Royal Statue Disputed (CT 53 041)

SAA 13 035. Performing a Ritual (ABL 0217)

SAA 13 036. Fragmentary Letter Concerning a Statue (CT 53 051)

SAA 13 037. Shall I Let the Prophetess Take the Throne from the Temple? (ABL 0149)

SAA 13 038. The Work is Too Difficult for Us, They Say (ABL 0479)

SAA 13 039. Repairing the Seats of Divine Statues (ABL 0185)

SAA 13 043. Gods at Your Gate (ABL 1369)

SAA 13 044. The Runaway Chariot (ABL 0611)

SAA 13 045. The Priest of Ea-Šarru Visits the Aššur Temple (ABL 0555)

SAA 13 046. Where are the Sacrifices to be Performed? (ABL 1221)

SAA 13 047. Passage of Rites (CT 53 906)