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Page 1321 / 1412

~665 BCE·

Neo-Assyrian

SAA 13

SAA 13 135. It Is Not an Ancient Ritual (CT 53 965)

(Beginning destroyed) (3) I will go to [...]. There is [a ritual]. In [the month of ...], on the 16th day, in the even[ing, Ištar] will g[o] through the great gate [and] descend into the cana[l ...]. There is a ritual [he will perform]. She will then come up from the canal, go under the gate of the temple of Nabû, and take a seat in the shrine's gate. [Th]ere is a [ritual] he will perfo[rm]. She will then go d[own] from the shrine's gate in[to the ...] of the palace which faces the [...] of the drinking place. He will fin[ish] 3 libation jars. This is not a ritual; this is nothing. It is not…

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~665 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 13

SAA 13 138. The Priest of Ea Robs the Temple (ABL 1389)

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant, Aššur-hamatu'a. Good health to the king, my lord. May Aššur, Ištar, Bel, and Nabû bless the king, my lord. (6) Nabû-epuš, the priest of Ea, has stolen property from the temple. He peeled off and removed the golden ... from the massive (offering) table which is in front of Ištar. Nabû-nadin-apli, the temple guard, caught him red-handed. (14) Even before my time, the [pries]t of Ea committed a [thef]t, but they (the temple authorities) retrieved it and covered it up. (r 1) The king should question him about both (cases). (r 2) When the king, my lord, had…

SAA 13 135. It Is Not an Ancient Ritual (CT 53 965)

SAA 13 138. The Priest of Ea Robs the Temple (ABL 1389)

SAA 13 139. Bel Reconciles with Mullissu (ABL 1249)

SAA 13 144. Report of a Prophecy (CT 53 969)

SAA 13 147. Ištar Has Gone to the Divine ‘Party’ (ABL 0876)

SAA 13 157. Theft of a Gold Statue of Erra (ABL 1372)

SAA 13 178. Report to Esarhaddon on Recent Events in Babylonia (BBEA)

SAA 13 186. The Weavers Have Not Given the Garments (SAAB 02 72)

SAA 13 211. (no title) (CT 53 957)

SAA 21 001. Proclaiming the Might of Marduk (ABL 0926)

SAA 21 002. This No-Brother has Alienated You (Fs Grayson 227-234)

SAA 21 003. Don't Listen to Šamaš-šumu-ukin! (652-II-23) (ABL 0301)

SAA 21 004. Perhaps Babylon Can Still be Saved (ABL 0571)

SAA 21 006. Offerings for Babylon (ABL 1146)

SAA 21 007. God has Commanded the Destruction of the Land of Akkad (ABL 1165)

SAA 21 008. Fire Will Burn the Land of Akkad

SAA 21 009. Duplicate of No. 8 (CT 53 248)

SAA 21 010. Sparing Babylon (CT 53 496)

SAA 21 011. Fragment Relating to Babylon (CT 54 357)

SAA 21 012. I Raised You and Rescued You (CT 54 424)

SAA 21 014. Fragment Referring to Canonical Omen Texts (CT 54 163)

SAA 21 015. Fragment Mentioning Literary Texts and Zer-Babili (CT 54 244)

SAA 21 016. Cuthaeans in Samarra (652-VIl-5) (ABL 0944)

SAA 21 017. Elders of Nippur Visiting the King (ABL 0287)

SAA 21 018. His Weight of Gold to Whoever Catches Šamaš-šumu-ukin (ABL 0292)

SAA 21 019. The Job is Not Yet Done (ABL 0561)

SAA 21 020. He is Shut up in the City with All His Forces (ABL 1186)

SAA 21 021. This Cripple is Trying to Get Out of the City (CT 54 464)

SAA 21 022. I'm Sending You Two Hundred Horses (ABL 0273)

SAA 21 023. Longer Version of No. 22 (ABL 0543)

SAA 21 024. Duplicate of No. 23 (ABL 1108)

SAA 21 025. Draft of No. 23 (ABL 1244)

SAA 21 026. You Did Well With the Bit-Amukanians (ABL 0945)

SAA 21 027. Write as Follows to Bel-usallim (650-ii-25) (ABL 0517)

SAA 21 028. I'm Sending to You my Treaty Tablet (ABL 0539)

SAA 21 029. The Iron Sword of Aššur (ABL 0297)

SAA 21 030. They are Bringing the Wine (ABL 0294)

SAA 21 031. (no title) (ABL 1100)

SAA 21 032. (no title) (ABL 0296)

SAA 21 033. Turning Weeping into Joy (ABL 0518)

SAA 21 034. If You Repent, You’ll Be Rewarded (CT 54 080)

SAA 21 035. Barley and Wheat from Patibira! (CT 54 482)

SAA 21 036. You are Making an Unworthy Name for Yourselves (CT 54 509)

SAA 21 037. Assurations of Support (ABL 0290)

SAA 21 038. What Can Sîn-šarra-uṣur Say against You? (ABL 0523)

SAA 21 039. Sîn-šarra-uṣur and Nabû-šar-ahhešu (CT 53 372)

SAA 21 040. I've Dressed NN in Purple and Sent Him to You (CT 53 142)

SAA 21 041. Sîn-šarra-uṣur Does not Love Assyria (ABL 1002)

SAA 21 042. Don't Be Afraid of Sîn-šarra-uṣur! (ABL 1121)

SAA 21 043. Sending Bel-ibni to the Sealand (650-Il-5) (ABL 0289)