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~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 181. Officials Inspecting Samaria (CTN 5 p. 151)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) I [sent x me]n before me [and went] to Samaria. (4) In the mountain, four ...[......] (5) the messenger of the [......] (6) with the vice-governor of the city [...] (7) the official of [......] (8) went ...[......] (9) in the city, the cella[s of ......] (10) behin[d ......] (11) surro[unded ......] (12) ...[... ......] (13) Now [......] (r 2) [c]am[e ......] (r 3) saying, "[......] (r 4) who ... [......] (r 5) the city [......] (r 6) wine ...[......] (r 7) I [......] (Break) (e. 1) [......] all the [...]s

Daily Life·Economy

~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 183. Building Works on the Urarṭian Border (CTN 5 p. 120)

(1) To the king, m[y] lord: your servant Nabû-uṣalla. Good health to the king, my lord! (4) As to what the king, my lord, wrote to me: "Glaze bricks in Sardu[r]iani ti[ll the 5th] of Ab (V) and then drop it! Appoint Ukkaeans and scouts to supervise the work and let them guard the bricks! You yourselves go glaze bricks in Elizkun for ten days! If the Urarṭian[s] come [t]o Sarduriani to cru[s]h the bricks, let an express messe[nger] come and tell you: 'Revert from Elizkun and overwhelm them!'" (15) I sent spies to reconnoit[re]: Three [go]vernors with their forces are encamped opposite us.…

Daily Life·Economy

~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 185. Urarṭian Fort Commanders in Arbela (CTN 5 p. 107)

(1) To the king, [m]y lord: your servant Šulmu-beli. Good health to the king, my lord! (4) The Urarṭian fort commanders, whom the governor of Calah brought, are (now) in Arbela. Will they stay there, (or) shall we bring them to Calah? What are the king [m]y [lord's ord]ers? (Break) (r 1) Now [what] are the king my lord's orders?

Daily Life·Economy

~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 187. Fragment Mentioning the Chief Cupbearer and Nashur-Bel in Šubria (CTN 5 p. 59)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) Those who [..., ... i]n Šubr[ia but] those who [..., will] not [...] in the land of the ki[ng, my lord]. (r 1) The chief cupb[earer ...] (r 2) with the troops [of ...] (r 3) I and Nashur-Be[l ...] (r 4) with the troops o[f ...] (r 5) we were unite[d] with one anoth[er ...] (r 7) opposite him [...] (r 8) we shall do [...] (Rest destroyed)

Daily Life·Economy

~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 194. Providing Road Stations with Horses (CTN 5 p. 142)

(1) To the king, m[y] lord: your servant Nabû-belu-ka''in. The very best of he[al]th to the king, my lord! (5) As to what the kin[g], my lord, wrote to me: "Harass the road stations which have your horses, and come!" (9) The horses [...] accordingly (10) [......] early (Break) (r 1) ...... (r 2) they are hungry, [...] was/were not given (to them) in Durtunu. (r 4) The caravans before me are taken, the Babylonian merchants have been delayed by one stage [...]. (r 8) Bel-le'i and about 90 mares of M[u]šeṣi are eating in the presence of [Ašš]ur-da''inanni. I did not see him and his son is (not) c…

Daily Life·Economy

~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 195. Wayward Gurreans and Eunuchs (CTN 5 p. 130)

(1) To the king, m[y] lord: your servant Nabû-ahhe-[...]. Good health to the kin[g], m[y] lord! (4) Concerning the son of Attua about whom I sai[d] to the king, my lord: "He will come." He came out but tur[ne]d back; his father is coming. (7) The 40 Gur[r]eans who have been serving the king, my lord, have not been a problem ever after the year that they went to Hardu until now. Now they have not come out to go along with their colleagues. Attua has said: "You are not going. You are my servants." (15) Concerning the towns about which the king, my lord, wrote to Nabâ, he has not given them…

Daily Life·Economy

~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 196. Booty in Mazamua (CTN 5 p. 114)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) I wen[t d]own, razed the towns and burnt them, lifted the ba[rl]ey and [p]iled it up in the fort. (5) The ‘mule house man' has come, saying: "Let me divide the booty into portions in Mazamua. Kanunayu th[e ...] is departing." I sent word and they are coming down no[w]. (9) Let [the king], my [lo]rd, write me quickly so that he may set out. (11) [...] bread [...] (Break) (r 1) ...[...] (r 2) to [NN ...] (r 3) to [Na]bû-be[lu]-ka''in [...] (r 4) to Mannu-laddi[n ...] (r 5) saying: "This is what [......] (r 6) Wh[y sho]uld they convict me [...]? (r 7) [... ...n]i, [NN] (…

Daily Life·Economy

~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 197. An Orchard in Kiṣirtu (CTN 5 p. 104)

(1) To the k[ing, m]y lord: yo[ur] servant Ubru-Libbal[i]. Good he[al]th to the king, my lord! (4) (As to) the fru[it o]f the orchard of Kiṣir[t]u [about which the kin]g, my lo[rd, wro]te to me: "From whom do you buy it?" I buy it from my uncles A[šš]ur-mušallim and Nergal-m[uš]allim. (11) [......] the house of the cupbearer in [...].... (12) Thereafter, thi[s ... ...] was re[cor]ded on a writing-board. (Break) (r 1) [Let the king, my lord], ask Ha[... and] the (family) heads of Kiṣirtu. (r 4) If this is not the truth may the [k]ing not redeem me. I am a dog but the k[i]ng, my lord, has…

Daily Life·Economy

~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 198. Building a Fort (CTN 5 p. 237)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) [Con]cerning the city Issete [and ......], about which the king wrote to me: "[......] (4) according to the same 5 men [......] (5) water for them to drink ...[... ...].... (6) What we are building is all right [......] (7) a palace [......]. We are also building a fort [...] and will pl[ace] guardsmen there. [L]et pack animals for the guards come up here [...]. (10) As to what the king, [my lord, wrote to me]: "The anima[ls ......] (Rest destroyed or too broken for translation)

Daily Life·Economy

~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 199. Messengers from Dur-Ladini (CTN 5 p. 36)

(1) To the k[i]ng, my lord: your servant Sîn-ašared. Good health to the king, my lord! (4) The messengers have come from Dur-Ladini, saying: "The forces [o]f the son of Zerî are 250 cavalry (mounts); there are no archers of his." (8) [...]... have likewise come to us. Th[ey] stayed 14 days on the ri[ver] bank on the other side (of the river). They [sa]id: "We [......] (Break) (r 2) wine [......] (r 3) [...] the Palace [......] (r 4) [......] (r 5) [they] ca[me to m]e, saying: (r 6) "[......] (r 7) [...] wine [......] (r 8) [...]... [......] (r 9) not [......] (r 10) [......] (r.e. 11) they p[l…

Daily Life·Economy

~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 200. Distributing Men and Barley (CTN 5 p. 268)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) I [went to the town] Rapiša. (2) [I pl]aced [watchtow]ers th[ere] and p[ut them on alert], I transported [barley] and piled it up [th]er[e], and I brought troops into it. (7) From there I am going to [...]li and Menaga, (two) fo[rt]s of Aššur-be[lu-taqq]in. Where they have not been put on alert, I will alert them, and I will transport barley, pile it up there, and bring troops into them. (r 5) [I have e]qui[p]ped the fort[s which] were placed under Bel-aplu-iddina, saying: "[...li] (and) Menag[a ...]" (r 9) [the fo]rts [......] (Rest destroyed)

Daily Life·Economy

~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 202. I Shall Complete my Brother’s Mission (CTN 5 p. 75)

(1) [A tablet of NN to my brother NN. I am well; good health to] m[y broth]er! (5) As to what [my] brother wrote: "The day you se[e] my tablet, go up [...] to meet the king." (7) Is [h]e coming? It is not all due to me but [th]anks to my brother. (9) The whole world knows that I have devoted myself to my brother. Behold that my brother gives credence to my prosperity and my good fortune. (13) Let my brother send Nabû-le'i to me one day so that I can speak to him, and let him take in what I have to report and [s]ay, [a]nd let him tell it to my brother. (r 1) Let me hear my broth[er]'s answer…

Daily Life·Economy

~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 203. Cultivating and Harvesting (CTN 5 p. 88)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [who ...]ed to cultivate their [fields ...] situated in outlying regions, saying: "Cultivate (them)!" - they are (now) being harvested. (6) [(...) su]stena[nce field(s)] (7) [...] .... (8) Now that Zeru-ibni has g[o]ne [t]o the king, my lord, (r 3) ...[...] one to Zeru-ibni ... who with Ṣalam-šar[ri]-i[qbi] and Ma[...] we said [...] (r 8) to li[v]e [...] (r 9) m[e]n who [...] f[ro]m (Break) (e. 1) The king, my lord, can be gl[ad ...] (e. 2) the captives whom the king, [my lord ......] (e. 3) a strong ox, their harve[st ......].

Daily Life·Economy

~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 204. Report on Stored Grain (CTN 5 p. 320)

(1) [T]o the king, [my] lor[d]: your [se]rvant Šarru-ila'i. Good health to the ki[ng], my lord! (5) As to stored grain about which the king, my lord, wrote to me: "Inspect the crops under [......]. (11) The crop[s ...] whi[ch ......] (Break) (r 2) I am se[nding ......] to [the king, my lord]. (r 5) The crop[s ......] (r 8) [h]e/[i]t is on the border.

Daily Life·Economy

~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 205. Let the King my Lord Ask Him (CTN 5 p. 311)

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant [DN]-šarru-uṣur. The best of health to the k[ing, my lord]! (3) May the [...] be w[ell]! (Break) (r 1) [Let the king, my lord, a]sk him.

Daily Life·Economy

~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 208. Treasury Horses (CTN 5 p. 294)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) is too much for me without protection. (4) There are 3-4 teams (of horses) in one house and no men! (6) Now, concerning the treasury horses about which I spoke to my brother (and about which) he said: "Let them be removed from me" (Break) (e. 1) As to [......] (e. 2) ... [......] (e. 3) [they should] stre[tch out ......].

Daily Life·Economy

~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 209. Distributing Fields (CTN 5 p. 205)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [Concerning the ... whom I stati]oned in [...], we distributed [field]s to them as the king, my lord, [ord]ered, and I appointed a palace servant to lead them. (But now) Tardi[tu-Aššur] has dismissed him. He has referred the matter to the king, saying: "The king has exempted the fields for me." (10) [......] the fields [......] (Break) (r 1) [No]w then I am s[ending] t[he ...s] to the king, my lord. Let the king, my lord, ask them. (r 4) If the king, my lord, exempted the fields and gave them to Tarditu-Aššur [I am respo]nsible, (and) I will drop the fields of [Tardit…

Daily Life·Economy

~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 212. Fragment Mentioning the Town of Renni (CTN 5 p. 72)

(1) [To the king, m]y [lord]: your servant [DN-ah]u-u[ṣur]. The v[e]ry best [of health t]o the k[in]g, my lord! (3) [As to what the king], my lord, wrote to me: "Serve [...]...! (5) [......]... seize ... and give it to him! (6) [......]... [...] I came out (7) [...] I [...]ed [... and w]rote to him, [saying: “......] we will go to the town of Renni. (9) [... who] seized [...], 20 days (10) [......], saying: "He did not co[m]e t[o] the governor [of ...] (11) [...] (12) [......] I [w]r[ot]e to him (13) [......] I will ask [for the ne]ws [and notify] the king. (14) Afterwards (15) [...... ...]s…

Daily Life·Economy

~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 216. “Why Did I Appoint You?” (CTN 5 p. 250)

(Beginning destroyed) (4) he should co[me ......] (5) he said: "Bring [......] ...[......] (7) "w[ent] to (his) guard. [... why] did I appoint you? [......] (9) "to guard [......] (10) "Is it true? [......] (11) The might of the king [will …] his [… …] (Break) (r 5) chari[ot ......] (Rest destroyed)

Daily Life·Economy

~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 220. “His Brother Will Come” (CTN 5 p. 264)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [...] the house of my brothers (2) [... wi]th my people (3) [...] I shall enter in person (4) I shall [ta]ke and give [...] (r 1) [... th]at now (r 2) [...] ... me, I have sent (word), [he is sick but] his [br]other will come and stay with [(...)] his (brother's) king's men. (r 5) [...... o]f the king, my lord (r 6) [...... the kin]g, my lord (Rest destroyed)

Daily Life·Economy

~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 221. Digging out Boats (CTN 5 p. 265)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) I said: "[...] they will set out. Dig your boats out!" But they don't obe[y]. (5) Let the king, my lord, send him an order to dig out his boats.

Daily Life·Economy

~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 223. Fragment of a Letter to the King (CTN 5 p. 270)

(1) To the ki[ng, my lord]: your servant [NN]. The very b[est] of heal[th to the king, my lord]! Good health t[o ...]! The house o[f the king is well]. (7) The servants [of ...] (8) aroun[d ......] (Rest destroyed)

Daily Life·Economy

~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 225. Seed, Stored Grain and Barley Given to the People (CTN 5 p. 280)

(1) [To the king, my lord: your servant NN]. Good hea[l]th [to the king, my lord]! (4) [Concerning the ...] about wh[om the king], my lord, [w]rote to me: [......] (7) bread [......] were placed. (8) [May] they speak in the k[ing my] lo[rd's] presence. (9) to [......] (10) I will come out [... with t]hem (11) [......] the seed. (12) I have g[i]ven to 150 persons 5 seahs each of his seed, their stored grain and seed in full. (r 1) [...] I have given (them) barley (rations). (r 2) [... st]ored grain ... (r 3) Conc[erning] their [...]s, (r 4) [NN and NN] kept turning back (r 5) two [......] their…

Religion & Myth

~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 226. Copper Cooking Pots (CTN 5 p. 284)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) [... ...]... on (3) [...] his old [...] (4) I have given [to Da]yan-Adad (5) [... m]ina(s) of silver (6) [... x hun]dred corn rations (7) [...] people (8) [... x] hundred sh[ee]p (9) [...] b[u]l[l]s (10) [......] horses (Break) (r 2) [......] R[i]za[...] (r 3) [... da]ughter of Ubrî (r 4) [......] four female singers (r 5) [...... cooking po]t of copper, ... cooking pot of copper (r 6) [...]... of copper ... (r 7) [...] all of [t]hat (r 8) [... in the] presence of Marduk-naṣir (r 9) [......] on ...[...] (r 10) [......] I gave him [......] (Rest destroyed or too for tr…

Daily Life·Economy

~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 227. Collecting Silver (CTN 5 p. 306)

(1) [To the king], m[y lord: your servant: ...]an[ni. Good health t]o the king, my lord! (4) [As t]o what the king, my lord, [wrote to m]e, now, I have collected all the silver [and barley]. (7) [I have ... the ...]...s of Ṣi[l-Bel, s]ealed them, ...[... ... and am sending them] to the ki[ng, my lord]. (Break) (r 1) [.... Let the ki]ng, [my] lo[rd, se]nd word so that I [...] the people [or rel]ease (them). (r 3) I shall assign (those who) are staying home [as ...].... I am [herewith] se[n]ding [them with] Ibâ. (r 6) [... bec]ause of [......] (Rest destroyed)

Daily Life·Economy

~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 003. The Commander-In-Chief Defeated the Arabs (CTN 5 p. 175)

(1) The [k]in[g]'s word to Inurta-belu-uṣur. (3) Check and receive all the ca[me]ls that the commander-in-chief will give to you. [...] Badi'-Il is with you; entrust them to him and let them be grazed in the midst of the land. (9) The commander-in-chief has now defeated these Arabs but let your guard of the steppe be as strong as previously. Your rams [from] the steppe [to] the midst of the land have been left on their own but they must be shepherded until ... (r 3) (As to) the campaign against the Tabalean(s), they will explain to you how [to ...] between [GN an]d Apamea (and) between Qadeš…

Daily Life·Economy

~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 004. The King Encourages Amurru-šumu-iškun (CTN 5 p. 80)

(1) Say to Amurru-šumu-iškun: thus says the king: (3) Let your guard be strong (over) Kihudaksi! (5) You have feared Mišaru-naṣir for the sake of Assyria and he frightens (you). But fear not and don't be afraid of him. You will bear the responsibility for the land. (11) Now, the troops of the chief cupbearer (and) Aššur-eṭir have sent 100 horses, two chariots, and 300 oxen and they [a]re at your disposal. (r 2) [...] is harvesting [...] and they have sent the crop to you. (r 5) My messengers, who are coming up to you fr[o]m Dummal, are entrusted to you. Guard them, but they should not take…

Daily Life·Economy

~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 009. Crown Prince Ululayu Sending Bales of Reed (CTN 5 p. 204)

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Ululayu. The best of health to the king, my lord! Assyria is well, the temples are well, all the king's forts are well. The king, my lord, can be glad indeed. (8) 36 bales of reed – I personally went down to the river bank, and they crushed and collected it in my presence. I am (now) sending it to the king, my lord, with the royal bodyguard Ubru-Nergal.

Daily Life·Economy

~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 011. All is Well (CTN 5 p. 194)

(1) [To] the king, my lo[r]d: your [servant Ulu]layu. The best of health to the king, my lord! Assyria is well, the temples are well, all the [kin]g's forts are well. [The king, my lord], can be glad [indeed].

Daily Life·Economy

~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 012. Arabs Removed from Hindanu (CTN 5 p. 87)

(1) [To the kin]g, my lord: [your servant] Šarru-duri. [Good heal]th to the king, my lord! (4) I have [persona]lly brought [the people] of Sin-šabši [in]to the king, my lord's presence: once to the Review Palace and once to Nineveh. (10) [May] the ki[ng], my lord, [do] me justice [......]. (Break) (r 1) [...] has not do[ne]. (r 2) [As t]o the Arabs [about whom the kin]g, my lord, said: "The Hindanean has brought them over to this [sid]e (of the river)." (r 6) [But] not [all of] them have crossed over. They [keep w]atch at the highest point [on] the other [sid]e (of the river and) thei[r ...] a…

Daily Life·Economy

~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 013. Šarru-duri to the Palace Scribe (CTN 5 p. 241)

(1) A tablet of Šarru-d[uri] to the palace scribe. Good health to my lord! (4) I sent Nabû-nadin-ahhe to my lord; afterwards [......]. (Break) (r 1) Let the Gurreans perform [...] this [...].

Daily Life·Economy

~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 014. Palace Scribe’s Business in Assur (CTN 5 p. 202)

(1) To the pala[ce] scribe, my lord: your servant Bel-abu'a. Good health to [m]y lord! The house is very well. The Inner City is well. (7) We have fed your house. All the delegates are rejoicing and have blessed my lord. (12) (As to) the waist-be[lts about which m]y lord s]a[id]: "You have not g[iven] (any of them)." There are no waist-belts that my lord likes, the ordinary waist-belts sell for half a mina of silver each. (r 7) As to that waste land, we have not yet got hold of the (purchase) document, (but) Urdu-Allaya [will gi]ve it to you.

Daily Life·Economy

~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 015. Farmers of the Town of Aššur-nirka-uṣur (CTN 5 p. 196)

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Aššur-šimanni. (3) As to the farmers of the town of Aššur-nirka-uṣur who appealed to the king, saying: "Our sown field has been flooded" - now their harvest has come out exceedingly well. The king knows that 10 ho[mers] of seed is cu[ltivated] annually. (12) [......] (13) an estate of 40 [homers of sown land] (14) [......] (r 1) has cultiv[ated] 10 homers of s[eed]. (r 3) [They have] utili[zed the la]nd of [th]is sust[enance field]. The k[ing] should have them watched more strictly. They say: "It is our own sown field." (r 9) I will now place harvesters…

Daily Life·Economy

~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 017. Provisioning Aramean Troops (CTN 5 p. 281)

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Aššur-matka-tera. Good health to the king, my lord! (5) As to the Aramean troops about whom the king, my lord, wrote to me: "Equip them! They are going on a campaign." I will give them their (travel) provisions, sackcloth, leather bags, sandals and oil. (r 5) I have no donkey stallions available, but if I did have donkey stallions available, I would offer my carts too for the campaign.

Daily Life·Economy

~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 018. Wives for Aramean Troops (CTN 5 p. 92)

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Aššur-matka-tera. Good health to the king, my lord! (4) As to the Arameans about whom the king said: "They should be made to marry wives," [I] have seen women in great numbers (there) but the[ir fath]ers re[fuse] to g[ive them], saying: "(Not) until they give m[one]y to us." (r 5) Let money be given to them (the Arameans) so they can marry.

Daily Life·Economy

~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 020. Construction Works (CTN 5 p. 287)

(Beginning destroyed) (3) [As to the order] that the king, my lord, gave me: "Break the [f]allow [g]round and [c]ut the hay" - [the f]allow ground has been broke[n] and two cubits high hay has been cut. All the corn and rice has been harv[ested. Real]ly, I ...[......] (10) one homer of sesame oil to [......]... (11) Ṣabu-d[amqu ...] the fo[r]t [...]... (12) [... o]f the Arsazaeans [......] (13) each [x] cubits to the four directions. (14) 6 depots of broad bricks for 6 towers, 10 brick (depots of) broad bricks for 4 tow[er]s (and) 10 (depots of) bricks before the city wall for ... each 20…

Daily Life·Economy

~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 022. Restricted Trade in Tyre and Sidon (CTN 5 p. 155)

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Qurdi-Aššur-lamur. (3) Concerning the Tyrean (king) about whom the king said: "Speak kindly with him!" (5) All the ports of trade have been released to him; his servants go in and out of the trading posts and sell and buy as they wish. Mount Lebanon is at his disposal, and they go up and down as they wish and bring down the wood. (10) I collect a tax from anyone who brings down wood, and I have appointed tax-collectors over the ports of trade of the entire Mount Lebanon. They are keeping watch over the mountain. (14) The Sidonites chased away the…

Daily Life·Economy

~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 023. Hiram Deported after Sacrilegious Act (CTN 5 p. 154)

(1) [To the k]ing, my lord: you[r] serva[nt] Qurdi-Aššur-lamur. (3) Nabû-šezib from Tyre has sent me this sealed Aramaic document, saying: "Let it be sent to the Palace." I have sent it to the Palace. (8) [H]i[r]am cut down the sacred tree of his temple on the acropolis of Sidon planning to transport it to Tyre, but I had him deported. The sacred tree that he felled is at the foot of the mountain; it has been smothered [(...)]. (r 1) Nabû-šezib [...] (r 2) [... H]iram has fallen [into the hands of] his (Nabû-šezib's) [servant]s. (r 4) N[ow] the [...] official has brought out these [...]s. (r 6…

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~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 028. The Ashdodite Appealing to the King because of a Treaty (CTN 5 p. 153)

(1) [To the king], my [lo]rd: your servant Qurdi-Aššu[r-lamur]. (2) [The Ashdo]dite (king) has written to me: "The king has placed (the cities) Qadarua, Lidu [and H]adidu in the treaty. (5) I have [se]nt [...] and appealed to the k[in]g; (6) [the ... of H]adid[u ......] is dead (Rest destroyed)

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~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 029. Qedarites Defeating Moab (CTN 5 p. 160)

(1) [T]o the king, my lord: your servant Qurdi-Aššur. Good health to the king, my lord! (4) A messenger of the Dibonite Aya-nur[i], his name is Ezazu, is bringing a sealed document to the Palace. The words in the sealed document of his concern the Moabites. It is about the fact that the Qedarites went straight away to Moab and defeated it. (r 3) Now then I have entrusted him in the hands of my messenger. He will bring him to the Palace. They will leave on the 27th of Shebat (XI).

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~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 030. Orchards of the Villages of Helbon (CTN 5 p. 158)

(1) [To] the king, my lord: [yo]ur [servant] Qurdi-Aššur. Go[od he]alth to the kin[g], my lord! (4) [Ever since the kin]g, my lord, appointed me here, the [...s] appointed [...] ov[er m]e. (6) [...... DN]-ila'i (7) [...... A]s to what I wrote to him: "[...] the town of Helbon (9) [......]... refused [to ...... but w]e[n]t (Break) (16) [......] Nabû-bani says: "[...] I am not involved in it. (18) [...] read(s) now [...] the king (19) [......] towers [...] (Break) (r 1) [...]... says: "The town of [......] (r 2) [I swear] I do not give [t]he orchards of the villages [of] Helb[on to a]nybody! If…

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~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 031. Sending Four Deserters to the King (CTN 5 p. 272)

(1) To the king, [my] lord: your servant Qurdi-Ašš[ur]. Good health to the ki[n]g, my lord! (5) Ṣallaya, Burua-[...], Babê-šumki, Waru; in all four deserters (whom) [I am herewith sen]ding [t]o the king, [my lord. Let the king, my lord, question th]e[m].

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~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 034. Taking Care of the King’s Oxen (CTN 5 p. 211)

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Inurta-belu-uṣur. Good health to the king, my lord! (4) As to what the king, my lord, wrote to me: "Take care of the oxen of the Palace in your charge!" (7) The oxen of mine that were assigned to my charge by the Palace are very many. (10) [I] have been petitioning to the king, my lord, telling him that I have no fodder store. (13) (The towns) Gilgimê and Kunanê are/were my fodder stores, but [B]el-Harran-šarru-uṣur has [...] tak[en] their [... f]rom the meadows (and) has [...ed] the utensils [in the to]wns Ilanasa (and) [U]rmu. (r 5) Now let [the king],…

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~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 035. Extracting the iškaru Dues on Horses (CTN 5 p. 251)

(1) [To the ki]ng, my lord: [your servant In]urta-belu-uṣur. [Good heal]th to the king, my lord! (4) [Concerning] what the king, my lord, wrote to me: "[O]f the 1,000 cavalry which I formed and [is c]oming, you have extracted in my presence the iškāru tax on horses [for] this [y]ear that [I imp]osed on the merchants." (9) "[You should speak] with your heart [accor]dingly!" - [I have not y]et [extracted the išk]āru tax! (11) [... horse]s (Rest destroyed)

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~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 041. Sending a Chiliarch to the King (CTN 5 p. 255)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) [those who ... de]scend to the count[ry] will die. (4) [However], Mušallim-Marduk with his people [will not] pass (but) settle down. [As soon as] I send (word), and have him stay overnight [in Guz]ana, they [will dep]art (and) [... m]y messenger. (9) Now then [...] (Break) (r 2) [......] the town Qarnina (r 3) The chiliarch [Haramm]u [and ...] his [...]s are in the presence of the governor [...]-Šamaš. I have sent him [to] the king's presence, saying: "The king's men who [...] in m[y] pr[esence] (Rest destroyed)

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~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 044. Archers Arrested and Sent to the Palace (CTN 5 p. 177)

(1) To [the king, my lord: yo]ur servant [NN]. (3) At this very moment [I] am sending off the [...] (4) [...] ...... (5) ... the city of ... (6) [...] ... 20 minas of silver (7) ...... 8 mi[n]as of silver (8) [...] of [...] (9) Grand total: 30 min[as of silver] instead of the silver [......] (11) in the cu[stom] house [...] (12) [Ag]ain [......] (Break) (r 2) Right now [...] so[ldiers] have br[oken] their treaty with [the king of] Damascus and are going to Hamath; from among them ... have been arrested atop Qadeš, and I am right now sending them to the Palace. They are good archers.

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~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 047. Dispute of Three Towns in the West (CTN 5 p. 313)

(1) [To the k]ing, my l[or]d: [yo]ur [servant] Sulaya. Good [heal]th t[o] my [lo]rd! (4) Šamaš-naṣir, the deputy of Aššur-rema[nn]i has come [to] me, sa[ying]: "The king has given me the towns of Taku, Lulubani and Mila. Bring out your people so that I can bring my people in." (11) I refused to give up the towns, saying: "Until I see the king's messenger, I will cultivate [the tow]ns." (15) The king know[s] that Pirriya is not a subsoil-plough household; water is hard there. It is a shepherding household: pigs and deers are strong there. All the arable field[s] that can be cultivated [there…

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~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 048. Information from a Deserter (CTN 5 p. 229)

(1) To the kin[g, my lo]rd: [yo]ur serva[nt] Aššur-ila'i. Good health to the king, my [lo]rd! (4) The [f]orts a[n]d [se]rvants of the ki[n]g, my lord, are we[l]l. (6) As to what the kin[g], my [lo]rd, wro[t]e to me: "[Le]t [your] guar[d] be [s]trong." The gods of the king, my lord, have been returned. The king, my lord, can be glad. (9) Bur-il of Gu[bl]a, a servant of Anu-[...], has deserted [t]o [me]. I am herewith sending him to the k[ing], m[y] lord. (As to) the news of the town of Ba[r-Ur]i, he told me as follows: "They are selling half a (homer of) b[arl]ey fo[r ...] shekels of silver.…

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~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 050. The Yield of the Threshing-Floor (CTN 5 p. 271)

(1) To the king, my lord: [your serva]nt [NN]. The king will be[at me] badly [...] (3) The yield of the threshing-floor of Aššur-ila'i and [NN] has not been [......] (5) Nothing in [......] (6) I ... [......] (Rest destroyed or too broken for translation)

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~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 052. Work Allotments (CTN 5 p. 214 and p. 271)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) [......] is estimated (3) 2,[xxx,xxx] bricks, work allotment of [... yea]rs; 1,382,400 bricks, work allotment of four months. (7) In another year, they were glazing bricks like this. (9) Total 2,554,600 bricks, work allotment of two years, 40,000 bales of straw according to one litre of straw for one brick; four litres for the fastening of [...]. 6,260 bales of reeds; one bale is 7.5 royal cubits, 7,000 garden reeds; length [x] royal cubits, width [one] royal [c]ubit. (r 2) Total, commander-in-chief; cubit of Arpad.

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