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SAA 21 109. Turning Elam into a Governorate (ABL 0839)

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Nabû-bel-šumati. Good health to the king, my lord! May Aššur, Nabû and Marduk bless the king, my lord. May they grant the king, my lord], happiness, physical well-being and the length of days. (8) Having heard that the king of Elam had suffered a stroke and that several towns had revolted against him saying, "We will not remain your subjects," I wrote to the king, my lord, what I had heard. (14) (As to) the Sealand, (which) has not been settled since (the time of) Na'id-Marduk – Sîn-balassu-iqbi has arrested the plundered refugees who had gone over to…

~660 BCE

·Neo-Assyrian

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SAA 21 110. Bel-iqbi and the Gambuleans Appeal to the King (ABL 0771)

(1) To the king, our lord: your servants, Bel-iqbi and the Gambulians. May Ninurta and Gula forever ordain good health, happiness and physical well-being to the king, our lord! (5) We were dead dogs, but the king, our lord, revived us and placed the herb of life in our nostrils. (8) When the king removed the town Adarihiti in the land of Zamê, they elevated us from among the inhabitants and spoke to us [like thi]s: “You are the king’s ser[vants; build] a fort [and] get your fill from its ground.” But [nobody] gave us [...], and they [ut]tered [...]. As we [......] (Break) (r 2') [“...] We…

Daily Life·Economy

SAA 21 111. What is My Fault Before the King? (ABL 0390)

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Bel-iqiša. Good health to the king, my lord! May Nabû and Marduk bless the king, my lord. (6) From the beginning, since the king arrested me, what is my fault before the king? With respect to what the king, my lord, wrote me, saying, “Has your heart relented?” — there is no fault of mine before the king! (13) I am sitting here (in Nineveh); (15) to Marub[ištu ...] (16) to the city [...] (17) to [......] (Break) (r 2) [......] the off[icial ...] (r 3) [...] into the presence of [...] (r 4) I kis[sed] the feet of the king, my lord. (r 5) Now, after…

SAA 21 112. Gambuleans Appeal to the King (ABL 0915)

(1) To the king, our lord: [your servants], the Gambulians, young and ol[d]; good [health] to the king, our lord! (5) We, the dead ones, s[aw the words] of the message that the king, [our] lord, sent, and treasured it. (7) [After] we turned our faces towards [the king, our lord], we have emigrated fro[m the city of Sallat] and settled [in the Fortress of Lihbuqu ...] (12) [...] the Fortress of L[ihbuqu] (13) the house of [...] (Break) (r 1') Concerning [......] (r 2') Rem[utu] is [a servant of the king]; when [......], (r 4') we stati[oned ...] (r 5') the happiness of Lord [...] (r 6') Let…

SAA 21 113. Let Me Enjoy What the Legate of Raši enjoys! (ABL 1420)

(1) [To the king, my lord: your] servant [NN. I would gladly die] as a substitute for [the king, my lord]. Good health [to the king, my lord]! Say to the ki[ng, my lord]: (6) As I have heard, [......] (7) saying, “Mar[duk-... ...] (8) “the Gambu[lians ......] (9) let them give [......] (10) the Gambulians [......] (11) about [......] (12) the king, your brother, who [......] (13) whatever to [......] (14) is not good [......] (15) did not enter [......] (16) does not say [......] (17) in th[is] manner [......] (18) “to my brother [......] (19) “the ki[ng ......] (20) When he saw [......] (21)…

SAA 21 114. Let Me Come and Do Obeisance to the King (CT 54 071)

(Beginning destroyed) (1') [...] ... [......] (2') When [the ki]ng [......] (3') [...] the land of Raši [...] (4') my [...] to R[aši ...] (5') I sent Aššur-ušallim ... [int]o the presence of the king, but my words did not arrive in the king’s presence; [...] his information was [not] heard. (9') [Wh]en the king, our lord, [s]at on the throne, [I] sent Nabû-rim-ilani the bodyguard to the king, my lord, saying: “Let me see the [disposi]tion [of the ki]ng, and let me come and serve the king with this whole country.” (16') [The king], our [lo]rd, sent by the hand of Nabû-rim-ilani: “Fear not,…

SAA 21 115. Nabû-ušezib and His Rebel Brothers and Sons Killed (ABL 0256)

(1) To our lord, the king, lord of kings: good health to the king, lord of kings, our lord: your servant Abi’-il, the prefect of Ahi-atâ, the [...]. (6) The elders of [Elam] who are wit[h us ...] have [......] (Break) (r 2) We saw [..., and] did not release [the ...]. (r 3) They killed the brothers and sons of those who rebelled, the sons of Nabû-ušezib and his brothers, and the rest they have carried off as plunder to Elam. (l.e. 1) [We have] now written [to the king, our lord]; may [the king, our lord], do [as he de]ems best.

SAA 21 116. Elam and Assyria Will be Yours! (ABL 0961)

(1) [A tablet of the elders of Elam to] Assurbanipa[l, king of Assyria, ou]r [lord]. Good health t[o you]! (4) [The in]habitants of this part of the country have not been secure unti[l now], and the Pers[ians who] have kept making raids in Hidalu and i]n Yahdik, have [plun]dered their sheep. (8) Let Marduk-šarru-uṣur [come] and speak to you; let him quickly [sen]d Tammaritu and Kudurru with troops, and let them bring Tammaritu [to] Hidalu and [Kudu]rru to Yahdik. (r 2) [If] you do not quickly send them, the Persians will not be put in order. Send them quickly, and Elam and Assyria will be…

SAA 21 118. Eight Imprisoned Assyrians Released (ABL 1430)

(1) To the king, my lord: [your servant Na’]id-Aššur: [May Aššur], Ištar (and) Marduk gr]ant [the king], my lord, happiness,physical [well-being], long life [and] a long reign! (7) [... co]ncerning [the ...] (8) [...] of the sheikh (9) [...] the Ulai [ri]ver (10) [...] the gods of the temples (11) [to whom …] pray [...] (12) [... s]tood by (13) [...] their [...] indeed (14) [...] ... [...] (15) and I burned [...] with fire. (r 1) I brought out Nabû-šar-ahhešu, Nergal-uballiṭ, Ṣillaya, Ubru-Šamaš, Nabû-eṭir-napšati, Tammeš-idri, Idriya and Sabinu, in all eight Assyrians, who had been captured i…

SAA 21 119. Let Me Finish All the Enemies of the King! (ABL 0943)

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Tammaritu. Good health to the king, my lord! (4) I have heard the kind words of the king, my lord, and have recovered with the help of God and the king’s genie. Now let me by the same token finish all the enemies of the king, my lord! (9) [May] Marduk, [Beltiya], Nabû, Mullissu (and) [E]nlil announce you [good] tidings, (13) [...... v]ery (Rest destroyed)

SAA 21 120. May the King Live Forever! (ABL 1400)

(1) [May I hear the well]-being of the king! (2) His [servant] Tammaritu, ki[ng of Elam]: (3) May Bel, Nabû, Aššur, Šamaš, Nin[urta and ..., the god]s of Assyria and Ela[m], love and [bless] the king, my lord! (6) In the same way as the king, my lord, has treated m[e], has done good to m[e], and strengthened [me] more than any (other) people, in accordance with that may al[l] the gods ac[t] in the same way and gi[ve] it to the king, my lord; and may their bow g[o] before the king, [my lord]! (14) May the king, my lord, rule the four quarters of the world! Just as the heaven and earth last…

SAA 21 121. May the King's Forces Go with Me and Act Harshly (ABL 1148)

(Beginning destroyed) (1') When [..., NN] and 10 servants of the king, my lord, came to me [......], saying, “Why don’t you appeal to the king, your lord?” (4') I thought, “They did act harshly there.” So I came now and grasped the feet of the king, my lord, but no forces of the king were available. (8') I (reasoned), “I’ve spoken to him, he is not angry with me; she fled to Yaubusî, and he acted harshly there; so he may accordingly act harshly here too. I’ll request no forces from him, but say (this) and go to Der [......].” (b.e. 14) Now then [I’ve com]e [to Der]. (r 2) They tol[d me that…

SAA 21 122. Nabû-bel-šumati Seized and Sent to Assyria (646-IV-26) (ABL 0879)

(1) A tablet of Ummanaldasu, king of Elam, to Assurbanipal, king of Assyria: good health to my brother. (3) From the beginning the Martenians have sinned against you. They brought Nabû-bel-šumati across the river, initiating the fights between [Assyria] and Elam. Then you wrote: "Send Nabû-bel-šumati here," and I seized Nabû-bel-šumati and sent him to you. The Marteanians, who had brought Nabû-bel-šumati to Elam in the first place,[rebell]ed against me. Certain people of mine li[ving] on the waterline got wind of it, and they went and slew them in Lahiru. (13) I shall now send people who live…

SAA 21 123. (no title) (CT 53 501)

Beginning destroyed (1') [...... the ar]my (2') [......] (3') [......] ca[m]e (4') [......] gardens (5') [......] let [m]e do (6') [......] bread (7') [......] I shall feed him (8') [...... of] my [... are] many (9') [......] it is numerous too (10') [...... Aššur-be]lu-taqqin (11') [......]... (12') [...... of] my country (rest broken away) (beginning broken away) (r 2') [......] Šamaš-bani-apli (r 3') [...... wi]th the elders (r 4') [...... i]nto the presence (r 5') [...... of the k]ing, my lord (r 6') [......] Let us hear (r 7') [...... ki]ngship (r 8') [...... of the King], their lord (r 1…

SAA 21 124. Let Your Army Come and Take the Lapis Lazuli (ABL 1240)

(1) [To] the king [...... whose] sceptre [is just and who pours sw]eet oil [......]: Thus (says) Sar[dur]i, [your servant], king of Urarṭu: (6) Why does the king, my lord, always write to me in such irritated and angry terms? (When) at the time of your father Munuhi was calumniated in this very manner, did I not rule to the effect that the king of the gods, the exalted one, the ruler of the entire universe delivered in the hands of his worshipper those who had sinned (against him), before and behind, right and left (and)above and below? (16) Concerning the lapis lazuli about which the king,…

SAA 21 125. Fragment Referring to the Army of Šamaš-šumu-ukin (CT 54 208)

(Beginning destroyed) (2') w[e did] not [......], (3') we did not [... the ... of] our lord, (4') to our lord [...] (5') we did not trans[gress ...] (6') and to anoth[er ...] (r 1) x[......] (r 2) N[N ......] (r 3) NN, the ... (r 4) of the Ru’uans, the whole army of Šamaš-šumu-ukin, (r 6) the throne [...] (Rest destroyed)

SAA 21 126. A fragment Referring to Victory [Over] Šamaš-šumu-ukin (CT 54 437)

(Beginning destroyed) (1') the victory [......] (2') we did not let th[em ......] (3') Šamaš-šumu-uk[in ......] (4') there in the enemy country [......] (5') of the king, our lord [......] (6') [...] to the king [......] (7') [N]N, the [.....] (8') [... th]ese [......] (Rest destroyed)

SAA 21 127. (no title) (CT 54 588)

(2) [To the king, my lord: your servant] Laba[ši, ...]. (3) Good health t]o the king, [my] lord! May [... Aššu]r, Šamaš and Ma[rduk overthrow] your [...]s, [may their ...] be mixed, [may] our command [...], (and) may [their ...s] be struck down. (8) [...] of Etemen[...] (Rest destroyed)

SAA 21 128. Fragment Concerning Šamaš-šumu-ukin and Nabû-bel-šumati (CT 54 138)

(Beginning destroyed) (1') [......]...[......] (4') [...] his [...] and boy ser[vant ...] (5') [...] the king [......] (6') [...] of Nabû-b[el-šumati ...] (7') [...] that who [......] (8') [Šam]aš-šumu-ukin [......] (9') [...] ... [......] (Break) (r 3) You will overcome their [......] (r 4) [...] Nabû-bel-šumati [......] (r 5) [... of] my brother, who [...] Assyria (r 6) [...] ... and [......] (r 7) [...] x + 6 tale[nts ......] (r 8) [...] Nabû-bel-šumati [......] (r 9) [......] whom we [......] (r 10) [......] se[nt ...] (Rest destroyed)

SAA 21 129. (no title) (ABL 1329)

(Beginning destroyed) (1') to the king, [my lord ......] (2') [wrote] to the king, [my] l[ord, saying], (3') “Once or twic[e ......] (4') with silver and gold [......] (5') of the horses [......] (6') but it was withheld [......] (7') I sent ... [......] (8') have been given, but [......] (9') any time convenient [to ......] (10') somebody humiliated him [......] (11') [...] ... to [......] (r 1) [......] (r 2) in[spection ......] (r 3) in br[otherhood ......] (r 4) did not sen[d ......] (r 5) themselves t[o ......] (r 6) When I had s[eized ......] (r 7) (and) intro[duced ......] (r 8) we…

SAA 21 130. (no title) (CT 54 038)

(Beginning destroyed) (1') 20 [......] (2') the king [......]: (3') “[N]N, a Puqudian, uncle of Belšunu; (6') NN, Munnabitu, [...] (Break) (r 1') we [......]

SAA 21 131. No Merchandise to the Ishmaelites! (CT 54 139)

(Beginning destroyed) (2') [May ...... the gods of] Assyria and the land of [Akk]ad grea[tly delight] your heart! (3') I swear by [DN (and) the gods of t]he king that no human beings have been sold [to ......]! Why does the legate [... say ...], “He is not reporting his work”? [I have writ]ten to him [... x] times. (6') The messenger of the lady Yati-abi, who [... (and) from] whom I learned [..., ......]. Right now, she has said [...]: (8') [“...... shall c]ome, and I will [...] my enemy [......!]” (9') Now for wh[at reason would] I [......]? (10') [......] I gave [the following order to NN]…

SAA 21 132. Let Me Raise 4,500 Soldiers (CT 54 152)

(Beginning destroyed) (3') [p]rice [......] (4') and t[o ......] (5') to mix [... the] king’s [me]n (6') at [my] disposal [...] (7') 300 soldier[s ......] (8') ...[......] (9') ...[......] (10') from two [......] (r 1) let me raise and [...] (r 2) 4,500 soldier[s ...] (r 3) The king, my lord, knows t[h]at [...] (r 4) broken and [...] (r 5) are ful[l] to the brim. (r 6) ... would relieve my arm. (r 7) [The ...s] curse your [...] (Rest destroyed)

SAA 21 133. Shortage of Water (CT 54 173)

(Beginning destroyed) (3') [...] water [...] (4') [The king], our [lo]rd, should ask [...] (5') [At the time of] your grandfather [...] (6') [...] threw before them [...] (7') their [...] were not found [...] (8') [...] all their water was finish[ed] (9') All [water from the] Euphrates that [...] (10') [...] to negle[ct ...] (11') [...]... of [...] (b.e. 12') [...] I [...] (Rest destroyed)

SAA 21 134. Chief Eunuch Conquests Bit-Imbiya (CT 54 177)

(Beginning destroyed) (1') if to [......] (2') the taltallakku and [...] (3') saying, “Make it of gold!” [...] (4') Marduk-šarru-uṣur and the ch[ief eunuch] — these were present. (6') When the king, my lord, sent me with the chief eunuch, we conquered Bit-Imbiya, (and) I sent my mother, my brothers and the people of my house [into the presence] of the king, my lord. (11') [The coh]ort [commander] of the chief eunuch [and ...] ascended and (13') [......] the Son of Anu (14') [the god]s of the king, my lord (r 1) [......] ... (r 2) [... the crafts]man of the camp (r 3) who [...] Kuri'dû (r 4) of…

SAA 21 135. Fragment Mentioning the Chief Eunuch and the King of Elam (CT 54 205)

(Beginning destroyed) (1') [......] say[s ...] (2') [......] my [sh]are [...] (3') [......] sent to [GN] (4') [......] are guarding their [...] (5') [......] we shall seek (6') [...... w]ith their brothers (7') [...] go to my lord (9') [...... uni]ted (10') [......] with us (11') [...... the ki]ng of Elam (r 2) [......]s of my lord (r 3) [...... th]ese (r 4) [......]s of happiness (r 5) [......] the chief eunuch (r 6) [......] (r 7) [......]s (r 8) [...... an]yone (Rest destroyed)

SAA 21 136. Review ofArrny (ABL 1009)

(Beginning destroyed) (1') May they give the king, my lord, fame, [... and ...]! (3') Concerning the forces about which the ki[ng, my lord], wrote to his servant: “[Review them] from day to da[y]!” — (6') 2 horses, 5 [...] soldiers of stan[dby] chariotry, 50 Amuqian shield-spearmen, at the command of [NN], himself not [...]; 3 Kušitian archers (commanded by) [NN]; 23 elite ditto, [NN]; 12 Kibritian ditto, [NN]; 7 Hindirian ditto, [NN]; (14') in all 2 horses, 5 [chariots], 50 shield-spearmen, 50 a[rchers]; all together 100 soldiers [...], 5 horses [...] (of) Nabû-ahu-iddina, [...]. (19') 4…

SAA 21 137. Brother of a Sheikh not Clad in Purple Deserts to Babylon (CT 53 378)

(1) [NN] son of Abi-hazâ, [br]other of the sheikh Nasi'-il, son of Hatâ, [wh]o was stay[ing] in Nippur, was not clad in [purple], (so) he r[an away and went] to Babylon. (7) [A shephe]rd of Puq[udu] enter[ed the]re [and ... cap]ture[d him] (Break) (r 1') [NN, who] earlier [...] from Ni[ppur, r]an away. No[w h]e has come. (rest uninscribed)

SAA 21 138. Bel-ibni is My Mortal Enemy (CT 53 402)

Beginning destroyed (2) [......the he]art [...] (3) [...... a]mong the guest(s) [...] (4) [......] ... my people [...] (5) he goes [......]. Now then [...] regarding [...], by the thoughtfulness of the Lord of Gra[ce],the king, my lord, sent a messenger tome. (8) Bel-ibni is not my enemy for blood (spilled by me), nor is he my enemy for deaths (caused by me).They say: "Why [did they] appoint [him] over the people here?" — that´s why he hates me ...[...He has ...ed] their sons and daughters to Arabi[a ...], and the rest he has gathered and brought into [...].He has also [...ed] my [...]. He…

SAA 21 139. Elamites Robbed of Their Pots and Sheep (ABL 1116)

Beginning destroyed (1) [......] (2) The people who became subjects [of the king, my lord], were robbed oftheir pots [...] (and) the horns of their [goats and] sheep were plundered, so they compl[ained] and appealed to the chief eunuch. (9) [He] sent a letter to Belu-lu-[balat], saying: "Give [the pots (and)] the sheep back to our servants!" But he refused to g[ive them]. (11) After this, [he said] nothing to the king, my lord, (about the matter). I spo[ke to them] as follows: "Why don't you cross (the river?/mountain?) and grasp [the feet of the king]?" (15) They sa[id to me]: "Our troops…

SAA 21 141. I've Been Labeled as Undependable (ABL 1364)

(Beginning destroyed) (2') I am a [...] of your house. Your father appointed me in the service of the master of (harem) women, and I did (my) work. (7') Now then they have labeled me as undependable and have watered down my ability. (r 1) Šulmu-ereš the chariot driver, Dadi-ibni,, the third man, (and) Adad-remanni the weaver, who fled from the presence of your father in order not to be killed, have instigated a fight between me and Sagab. They now [...] between me (Break) (l.e. 1) they have chased me, saying: “You are [......]

SAA 21 142. Sagab Has Made Ready his Audience Gift (CT 53 868)

(Beginning destroyed) (1') [...] Sagab has made ready his sheep, the audience gift, saying: “I’ll depart on the 6th day.” [The d]ay when [he en]ters the town Alakasliš, [I’ll wr]ite to the king, my lord. (r 2) He has smeared [...] the king; his ...[...] (Rest destroyed)

SAA 21 143. Nabû-eṭir Is a Reliable Foreigner (CT 54 207)

(Beginning destroyed) (1') [whom ... ap]pointed [as ... t]o Nab[û-eṭir]. (2') N[N ... is the ...] of Nabû-eṭir; N[N ... fo]r the audience gifts [...]. (5') [Nab]û-eṭir [is] under the protectionof the king, [my] lo[rd]; [he is] a loyalforeigner [...] (Rest destroyed)

SAA 21 144. The Case of La-adiru-ili and His Sons (ABL 1032)

(Beginning destroyed or too broken for translation) (5') 11 [......] (6') 300 [......] (7') I (lit., “my arm”) did not intru[de] into [......] (9') They took [......] (10') the lord of kings [...] silver [......] (11') much [...] in their hands [......] (12') They have been giving it out. Let me clar[ify] (the matter) to the king, (and) [let him pass] a verdict. (r 1) Since they stood in the company of La-adir[u-ili], La-adir[u-ili got afraid], saying: “Perhaps the fact that they took the silve[r ...] will be heard, and [our business] will be ruined.” (r 5) Having g[one] and oiled [PN], whom…

SAA 21 145. Statues (CT 54 264)

(1) [......] (4) [... be]fore Zer-[...] (5) [...the h]eart of Nabû-ahu-ereš (6) [...] Ištar of Concord (7) [...] Bel-ašared (8) [... Šu]ma-iddin (Break) (r 3') [......] statues (r 4') [...... king] of the universe (Rest destroyed)

SAA 21 146. Sending a Boy Servant to the King (ABL 1059)

(Beginning destroyed) (1') [Concerning what the king, my lord, wrote to me: “]Send the boy servant Kuṣuranni-Nabû into my presence!” — (3') I have [not] held him back but am now sending him into the presence of the king, my lord. I am a poor man; let the king give orders to equip him. Let the king not select him for Marduk-šarru-uṣur but assign him to the governor of Arrapha. (r 2) And may the king know from this that I have returned to Assyria. (r 6) [As to what] the king told me, “Write me whether they gave you seed or whether they did not give it to you” — (r 9) they told me, “[I]’ll give i…

SAA 21 147. Blessings (CT 54 436)

(Beginning destroyed) (1') and may [DN and DN] b[less] the king, my lord, and [enable him] to attain victory. (4') [May] Marduk, great lord, (and) the gods [of heaven and earth guide] the sceptre and the commands [of the king, my lord], in truth and justice. (7') [May] Aššur, Šamaš, Marduk (and) Nabû make [your enemies] bend down [and fall] to your feet. (9') [May Aššur (and) M]arduk, your gods, [respond] to [... in a ch]apel with [a firm] utterance, and [may they give ...] to the king, my lord. (Remainder too broken for translation)

SAA 21 148. Sending Visitors Back to the King; Aramean Raid on Elam (ABL 1361)

(Beginning destroyed) (2') [...... t]o my hands (3') [......] kingship (4') [......] king (5') [...... rei]gn (6') [......] into my presence (7') [......] two (8') [......] (9') When [NN and ...-iddi]na came [int]o my presence, I gave them [brea]d and choice beer, prepared them for the journey and [s]ent them into the presence of the king. (r 6) [If] the king has caught anybody else [in] my hands, let me die! (r 8) [As to] the Aramean(s) who went for booty to [Ela]m, [they ...ed] two oxen [... f]rom me (and) a flock of sheep and goats (Rest destroyed)

SAA 21 149. Fragment Referring to Hidalu and Ammanappi (CT 54 296)

(Beginning destroyed) (1') [As I have he]ard [...] (2') [...] Hi[dalu ...] (3') [Amman]appi has written to [......] (5') [...] the prisoner, a lawsuit [...] (6') [...] ... [...] (Rest destroyed)

SAA 21 150. (no title) (CT 54 235)

(Beginning destroyed) (1') Nabû-gamil may read this in [......]. (r 1) [Wh]en I struck our bodies, (r 3) portion[s] (Rest destroyed)

SAA 21 152. Tablet of Ashurbanipal' s Magnates Concerning Horses (ABL 0623)

(1) A tablet of the magna[tes of Assurbanipal] to the eunuch of [NN] and the deputy [...] of the city [...]: (5) The horses [...] (6) horses [...] (7) the interest o[f ...] (8) mules [...] (Break) (r 1) Don’t be negligent and si[n]! ... (r 2) Guard the letter, it must be present with the horses at the review. They will read [it] in the ki[ng’s] presence, it is evidence.

SAA 21 154. Extispicy About the Camp of the King of Assyria (ABL 0901)

(1) A tablet of Ibb[u]tu to Nergal-eṭir, his brother: (3) Good health to my brother! (5) I have heard that when the king of Assyria retreated, he pitched camp at the Ibatuna. (r 1) Now then I’m writing to my brother: let my brother ask the god, let there be an exti[spicy] about this matter. [Will] the fields [...]? (r 9) Write me whatever the god says to my brother.

SAA 21 155. Letter of Ea-zera-qisa, Ruler of Bit-Amukani, to His Mother (ABL 0896)

(1) A tablet of Ea-zera-qiša to Humbuštu, his mother: I am well, you may be glad. (4) They are now backbiting me in the presence of the king, saying, “He and Nabû-šezib are friends of the king of Babylon, they have from the beginning known these things with the king of Babylon.” (9) (When) the king asked me (about it), I hesitated, (then) said: “I will undergo the ordeal (and) lift up the iron axe, but I swear I knew nothing nor was imparted of anything!” (13) Now when I heard that Nabû-šezib has removed his women and his family from Puqudu and settled them in Bit-Amukani, and now that the…

SAA 21 156. Letter of the Palace Overseer to His Sons (ABL 1125)

(1) A tablet of the pala[ce] overseer to [my] sons Inda[biya] and Uraš[...]: (5) Why haven't I heard any news of you for as many days as I am, and why haven't I sent a messenger [with ... ] to you? (10) [N]ow the[n] I have sent my messenger to you. (r 4) Send [me n]ow a report of youself and your health in his hands!

SAA 21 157. The Land is in Revolt, My Lord Must not Be Languid Weak! (ABL 1127)

(Beginning destroyed) (2') [who had ...] upon him [...], killed him, trusting in [...]. (4') Now [that the country] is in revolt, my lord must not relax and must not be languid! (8') Let my [lo]rd come and stay in Der, and just as Ummanigaš has done, let him do and finish doing accordingly. Let them besiege the Elamites and (break) (r 4) [......] them (r 5) [...] bring (r 6) [... will] scare them. (r 7) [Those who he]ar and (r 8) [...] enter there (r 9) [... will r]ebel (r 10) [Let them m]ove up [...] (Rest destroyed)

SAA 21 158. Fragment Relating to the Šamaš-šumu-ukin War (CT 54 161)

(Beginning destroyed) (2') We will [... Šamaš-šumu]-ukin [...], (3') [...] another [ki]ng [......]. (4') He [...] to [......] (5') [...] of Nabu-deni-epuš and [NN] (6') [...] and the levy of 20 soldiers [......] (7') [...] ... [......] (8') [...] Babylon [......] (9') [...] messages [......] (10) [...] to the magnates of/who [......] — (Rest destroyed)

SAA 21 159. Adini Is a Castrate (ABL 1443)

(Beginning destroyed) (2') who came with him, should be arrested until I come into the presence of the king, my lord. (4') And no[w] he is provokingly saying, “Adini is a (castrated) choir boy,” and, “the king replaced my fetter at your (pl.) expense.” He is also speaking like this: “Adini — how (well) does the king know him?” (r 1) The king should rescue him from my hands! (r 2) 500 sheep and ewes of my cousin Ṣubû [...] (Rest destroyed)

SAA 21 160. Report on Elam and the City Garrison (CT 54 006)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) [...] did not co[me with] me. (3) [My lord s]hould know [...] I am not lazy. (5) [...] until now [wit]h the horses [of] Assyria. (7) The messenger(s) [whom] I sent [t]o my lord, having encircled the whole [cit]y, stood with me, and they listen to everything I’m telling them. (14) When Nabû-šumu-iqiša, the chief of trade, returned from Elam, a person possessed by a demon [appeared] in the land, saying: “[The Elamites] have attacked!” (r 3) The torc-owners were frightened. But when I sent [... to] Elam, there was nothing [to fi]nd out [in] Elam. You may stand still. (r…

SAA 21 161. (no title) (CT 54 543)

(1) Good health t[o my brother]! (2) Come, and until [...] (3) bring that silver [...] (rest (about 20 lines) broken away) (beginning broken away) (r 2) saying, “[......] (r 3) he will send them to Kudurru and [NN ...]. (r 5) And letters [...] (r 6) you put down, and [...] (r.e. 1) Dutan[u ......]

SAA 21 005. I'll Break This No-Brother of Mine

Beginning destroyed (r 2') [......] this no-brother of mine has done [......] to me, and I [...]. (r 4') I swear [by Aššur and M]arduk, my gods, [that][...] ... Šamaš ... [will...] his leadership b[efore… (and) deliver himinto my hands, [a]t night [before day ...]has lighted up on him. (r 7') And if [he should escape], [...] in the place where he goes [...](and) I shall brea[k] his ...[...] (r 9') [[Now then I have written to y]ou. [Let me] quickly [see] an answer to [my] l[etter! Your] fr[eedom] is [in] m[y hands]. (rest uninscribed)