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~660 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 21

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

(Beginning destroyed) (1') [...] ... [...] (2') [Mar]duk, lord, subd[uer of ...] (3') [...] 21 lines [...] (4') Zeri-Babil[i ...] (5') Nabû-balassu-[iqbi ...] (6') Lu-ahu’[a ...] (Rest destroyed)

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~660 BCE

·Neo-Assyrian

SAA 21

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

(1) [The king's word] to the Nipp[urians]: I am well; you can be glad. (4) Concerning Hannana, Rimut, and Aya-ila'i, the Ru'ueans about whom you wrote, it is good that you captured them. Now do not neglect to keep them under guard. (10) And as to what you wrote, "When we, 15 elders, came to visit the king, [half of us] entered [into] the king's [presence but half of us were rej]ected — (16) [it is in the first place the fault of Iss]ar-bani and the fault of the šandabakku and of your prefect, and in the second place of the overseer of the palace, who did not let you into my presence. (r 7) I…

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~660 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 21

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

(1) The king's word to Il[lil-ban]i and the Nippu[reans ol]d and young, every one of [my servants]: I am well; you can be glad. (5) You know that through the iron sword of Aššur and my gods you had that entire land consumed by fire, so that the land has retreated, been subjugated, and turned its face once again towards me. And now life has become narrow for him. (10) All the work that you have done since those days — behold, now [...] it is time for you to keep him under watch, and lest he escape, you are to seize all his roads. In all the roads, just as sieves are placed at the outlets of…

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~660 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 21

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

Beginning destroyed (2') [...] 50 m[en] (3') [...] you did not [...]. (4') They proceeded against them, and you saw nothing. Issaran-mušallim could go out, run about, and re-enter (Babylon) as he wished, and again you saw nothing. Should it have been him and had he been fleeing, would he not have escaped and got away just like that? (12') Ever since those times you have kept watch and made yourself a good name in my presence; and you are enj[oying] your 'salt' for this in my presence. (r 1) I know that from the very beginning those people have not loved you, and that you do not love them…

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~660 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 21

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

Beginning destroyed (1) “tak[e prisoners …….]; I shall send you forces.” (3') But you, when you saw this, why did you not kill those who were to be killed and take prisoners those who were to be taken prisoners? Certainly (the troops) who came were not more numerous than you! (8') Now fear not, but guard my temples. He is shut up in the city with all his forces, and my army is surrounding him. (12') Now, wherever you see a messenger of his, kill those who are to be killed and take prisoners those who are to be taken prisoners. (rest (one line) uninscribed) (uninscribed) (beginning (two lines)…

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~660 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 21

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

(1) [The king's word] to [Illil-bani]: I am w[ell; y]ou can be glad. (3) Now then I am writing to you: this cripple is trying to ... get out fortified zone. Be cautious, keep watch over him, (and) appre[hend him] in your hands. Once he has disappeared, what will ... him and who will [...] with him? (10) Stand by and [...] (11) will catch the pursued one [...] (12) Let [the guard] be strong [...]. (13) Don´t be negligent; [during] this [mont]h you, the sh[eikhs] and the Urukians [who are w]ith you should not be separated from one another. (17) [He] has power [to do] the things that you hear…

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~660 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 21

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

(1) To Nabû-ušabši: (2) Concerning the horses about which you wrote, even before you wrote I sent the treasurer Aššur-gimilli-tere with the army. Do whatever is opportune to do, be it to block the canal or to [subjug]ate those people. (13) After the letter which you sent I am sending to you Bel-eṭir and Arbayu the cohort commander with 200 horses, to assist you in the work. (rest (2 lines) uninscribed)

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~660 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 21

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

(1) [The king's] wor[d to Nabû-ušabši]: (2) Conc[erning ... about which you wrote to me], "[Why has the king] remo[ved ... ?]" (4) I w[ro]te to you [a]s from [the beginning]: "You and the g[overnors], stay and work (together), and bring food to me." I w[ro]te to you [a]s from [the beginning]: ''You and the g[overnors], stay and work (together), and bring food to me." Did you not hear th[us]? . Now w[hy] did you say, "What is my fault?" It is not your fault! It is the fault of your colleagues, the governors whom I keep sending but who do not come, stay and work with you! (16) [As to what you…

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~660 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 21

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

(1) The king's word to Nabû-ušabši: I am well; you can be glad. (4) Concerning the words of Bel-ušallim about which you wrote, write to him as follows: (7) "As to the son of Ea-zera-qiša and the elders of Bit-Amukani about whom you wrote, what you did is good; you have done a thing that is good to the house of your lord." (13) "And regarding the matters of the Lady Humbustu, about which you wrote: 'I have written to the Palace about them' — the king does not render the verdict of men who go to the king until Bel-ušallim comes into the presence of the king, my lord, and gives him a counsel…

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~660 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 21

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

(1) [The king's] w[ord to Nabû-ušabši. I am] we[ll], you [can be glad]. (3) Fr[om the beginning until no]w, you have render[ed many] favour[s] to me, kept m[y watch] and not sinned against my Treaty and oath. You have fallen and died on account of all the messages and orders I have been sending to you. And truly by these recent things that you have done you have surpassed everything. (12) The fact that for the sake of my name you have isolated yourself, keeping on the side of the representative of Aššur and Marduk; that you have kept [my watch] and not made [common cause] with my enemy; [the…

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~660 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 21

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

(1) The king's word to Nabû-[ušabši] and the Urukians o[ld] and young, [every one of] my servants: I am well; [you] can be [glad]. (5) You know that through [the iron sword of] Aššur and my gods you had tha[t entire land] consumed by fire, so that the land [has retreated, been subjugated], and [turned] its face once again [towards me]. Rest destroyed (four lines uninscribed)

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~660 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 21

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

(1) The king's word to Nabû-ušabši: I am well; you can be glad. (5) Concerning the wine about which you wrote, now then I have given orders to bring it. (8) And [.....]. (rest (2 lines and edge) uninscribed) ((as far as preserved) uninscribed)

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~660 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 21

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

(1) The king's word to Nabû-ušabši: I am well; you can be glad. (5) [...]-lamur the commiss[ioner] (and) [...]-Bel have made a [...] to the[ir] house (8) Your [......] Rest destroyed SPACER

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~660 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 21

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

(1) The king's word to Kudurru and the Urukians old and young, my servants: I am well; you can be glad. (4) When I w[rote] to your brothers, [and had the letter] brought to you on the 11[th ...] (Break) SPACER SPACER (r 1) Month of Adar (XII), 12th day. SPACER

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~660 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 21

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

(1) The king's word to Kudurru and the Urukians old and young: I am well; you can be glad. (5) This weeping of the month Sivan (III), which all the inhabitants of the country hold for mourning — af[ter the god]s became angry, they w[ent away and resided in an abode not of their own, (but) [through we]eping and unkempt body, [Mar]duk, Nanaya, U[ṣur-amas]sa and Arkayitu have became reconciled, and in my reign they have delivered [all the lands into] my hands. (15) When I seized [.....] (16) eternal [...] (17) [......] (1-2 lines broken away) (beginning (1-2 lines) broken away) (r 1') [......]…

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~660 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 21

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

(Obverse destroyed) (beginning broken away) (r 1') [...... As] they [say], “In [......],” did I [not] provide you [with ...? And re]garding what all the lands say, “Do the [k]ing’s work],” he who is devoted to [his lord, d]oes so. (r 6') Now then I’m writing to yo[u]: (7) [Behold], my [e]ars are open to appeals. [If you repent], and if for the curs[es that befell ...], you [n]ow afterwards do go[od deeds] and are recep[tive ... to the words of] this [mes]sage of mine, they [will give you] a nice reward in accordance with how [you do] this work. You [shall] be [d]one up, and thereby [you will s…

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~660 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 21

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

(Beginning destroyed) (1') t[o ......] (2') of N[N ......] (3') ran awa[y ......] (4') Didiya [......] (5') saying, “Com[e, ......] (6') bring out barley, wheat and equ[ids ...], (7') and [...] into my presence (8') from Patib[ira ...]! (9') Encourage [..., ...] equ[ids ...] (Rest almost entirely destroyed)

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~660 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 21

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

(Obverse destroyed) (r 1) [...... the dele]gate [...] (r 2) [yo]ur [...] greatly in [...] (r 3) that [...] is not brought out, nor [...ed]. (r 4) How has he [destroyed] your lives! He hates all that you were re[joicing about] and exerted yourselves for. You are now making an unworthy name for y[ourselves]. Whatever h[appened]? You are nothing, nothing. (r 9) [Now t]hat [word] which melte[d down and ...ed], but (which) I know, [now] be placed on top of [your] na[me]! (r 11) Just swear to that word wh[ich] is said [in the treaty], go o[ff, and] you will see its benefit. Under [my] protec[tion, y…

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~660 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 21

SAA 21 037. Assurations of Support (ABL 0290)

(1) The king's word to Sîn-tabni-uṣur: I am well; you can be glad. (4) Concerning Sîn-šarra-uṣur about whom you wrote, why should he tell me malicious things about you and I would listen to him? With Šamaš I shall extract his proper intentions. (9) (When) Ummanigaš calumniated you in my presence and they wanted to have you killed, did Aššur and my gods not enable me so that I did not gratuitously kill my servant and the very foundation of my dynasty? Was that not because you arewholeheartedly with the house of your lord? (r 1) (When) that cripple and Ummanigaš put up a siege to kill you, was…

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~660 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 21

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

(1) To Sîn-[tabni]-uṣur: (2) Concerning Sîn-šarra-uṣur about whom you s[aid]: "Now then, he is devising a scheme and putting terrible things against me" — don't be afraid! (5) What can this villain say against you? Don't I know that you have di[ed] and stayed awake, kept [my watch], and been [driv]en, and hard pressed, through no fault of your own, on behalf of the house of [your] lords? What could he say against you? And in the middle of it, why would I listen to it? Do not fear his return; your life is with me. (18) And concerning your coming about which you said, "The magnates have held me…

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~660 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 21

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

(1) [The king's word to the Kissikians: I am well]; you [can be glad]. (6) [......] (7) [...... Sîn-šarra]-uṣur (8) [...... Nabû-šar]-ahhešu (9) [...... sen]d me (10) [......] Sîn-šarra-uṣur (11) your [......] (12) [......] cross over to me. (r 1) [As to the ... i]n the hands of (r 2) [... Na]bû-šar-ahhešu (r 3) [which were not m]ade (and (r 4) [about which you w]rote, (r 5) [for] what reason (r 6) [...] st[il]l (r 7) [...] ... (rest uninscribed)

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~660 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 21

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

Beginning destroyed (1') t[o ......] (2') with the servant [......] (3') I do not know, [I do]n´t [......]but my gods k[now ...] (5') I said: "Wh[y] thi[s ...]? Let him lay down [the …that ]t my father did not give him (and),let [me] enjoy it. Why [does he appropriate] my servants?Whoever is the widow [...] (9') I (further) said: "Let them fini[sh ...] (10') which to [......] came for[th ......]." (12') He [......] pronounced [......] (14') Let [them lay do]wn [the ...] of the god [......] (16') my servants [......] (r 1) to be disposed of [ ......] (r 2) did [......] (r 3) The god has…

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~660 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 21

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

(Beginning destroyed) (2') that y[o]u have kept w[atch for me], fallen [and die]d [......]. (3') And concerning Sîn-šarra-uṣur about whom you s[aid]: "He does not love Assyria," don't I know it? When he saw that my gods had not safeguarded him from the hands of my enemy, he passed over, came, and grasped my feet. (10') And as to what you said, "He is saying terrible things about me in the presence of the magnates," what can this villain [say ...] agai[nst you]? Break (r 2) And as t[o ......] (r 5) this [......] (r 6) Is it a work that [......] (r 7) I am watching [ ...... While] you have kept…

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~660 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 21

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

(1) The king's word to the Sealanders, old and young, my servants: I am well; you can be glad. (5) See now how, because I hold you in good regard and have dissociated you from the crime of Nabû-bel-šumati, the whore of Menanu, I am now sending you my servant Bel-ibni, who belongs to my entourage, to (assume your) leadership. (12) As for you, [do] correspondingly in the matter which is good to me and which is within the [...] the Seala[nders ......] (17) [......] (one line and lower edge broken away) (one line broken away) (r 1) [......] (r 2) You will see whether there is no profi[t] for…

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~660 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 21

SAA 21 044. Thanking for Information (ABL 0288)

(1) The king's word to Bel-ibni: I am well; you can be glad. (3) Concerning the Puqudu sojourning on the Canal about whom you wrote, in this very way a man who loves the house of his lords, keeps his lords informed on what he sees and hears. (r 2) Now it is good that you wrote and opened my ears.

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~660 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 21

SAA 21 045. Why Did You Invade the Gurasimmu without my Permission? (ABL 0291)

(1) The king's word to Bel-ibni: I am well; you can be glad. (4) Concerning that territory of the Gurasimmu on which you notified to me, did I not give you orders like this: "When you have done your job as I told you and delivered it, what should your compensation be??" (11) Now why did you invade it without my explicit permission? (If) you, who belong to my entourage and know my fear have acted like this, then how will one who does not know it act? (19) Now, if you wish this matter, mobilize all your archers, and inasmuch as this heart of yours wishes you to regain my favour, observe what Sîn…

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~660 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 21

SAA 21 046. Mušezib-Marduk Rushed to his Mission (ABL 0399)

(1) The king's word to Bel-ibni: I am well; you can be glad. (3) Concerning Mušezib-Marduk, about whom you wrote, the very day he entered into my presence, I sent him to the road. (r 2) He did not spend a night in Nineveh.

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~660 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 21

SAA 21 047. Don't Fear the Desert, Send me Bdellium! (ABL 0400)

(1) The king's word to Bel-ibni: I am well; you can be glad. (6) As to what you said, "He has entered the sand desert" — you will evade him under my aegis, do not be afraid. (r 1) And concerning the bdellium and the bronze about which you wrote, send it to me; whether little or much, I want to see it.

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~660 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 21

SAA 21 048. Taking Action on Kiṣir-Aššur and the Puqudu (ABL 0402)

(1) [The king's] word to Bel-i[bni]: I am well; you can be glad. (6) Concerning Kiṣir-Aššur whom you brought forth, and concerning the Puqudu about whom you wrote, a servant who loves the house of his lords and is loyal to the house of [his] lords [acts] in this very way..He [keeps his lords informed on] whatever he s[ees and hears]. (r 1) N[ow it is good] that you opene[d my] ears.. I shall act as I deem best. (rest uninscribed)

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~660 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 21

SAA 21 049. You Didn't Listen to my Advice (CT 54 230)

(beginning broken away) (1') [The king's word to ...] Bel-aha-[iddina ..., ...]ni son of Bel-[..., NN son of ...]-Nergal, Aplaya son of [NN, NN son of Ne]rgal-ipuš, Mušezib-Marduk [son of NN, Nabû-na]din-zeri son of Bel-eṭir, Bel-ibni [son of NN, the Sealanders old] and young: I [am] wel[l]. (8') [Although] I gave you many advices, you did not listen to me [...]. (10') Because you did not come to my military service [...], (11') [...] your sons and daughters [...] (12') and you have let your gardens become abandoned [......] (13') You have [...ed] your great deficit [......] (14') [You have…

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~660 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 21

SAA 21 050. Fear not: I Shall not Deport You (ABL 0541)

Beginning destroyed (2') [Concerning the … o]f the R[u'u] tribe [about which you wr]ote, "We want to grasp your feet; we are afraid of getting deported by Assyria and of being exposed to Elam" — (7) Now, in accordance with what you said, come before Bel-iqiša, and let him put you in a territory that you like. Stay there as my subjects and guard the fortress of R[u'u] with Bel-iqiša. (r 2) I swear by my gods that I shall not deport you and not expose you to Elam. I am writing to you: fear not [bec]au[se] of this [matter].. Rest destroyed

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~660 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 21

SAA 21 051. Response to No. 112 (ABL 0293 + CT 54 484)

(1) The king’s word to the Gambulians, young and old: I am well, you can be glad. (5) Concerning what you said, “After we turned our faces towards the king, our lord, we have emigrated from the city of Sallat and settled in the Fortress of Lihbuqu” — (12) God himself opened your ears for your life and you heard him; you sought the servitude of the house of your lords (and) grasped my feet. (r 2) From this day on I shall listen to everything that you say and do, and shall give you what you request. (r 6) As to Remutu of whom you spoke, let him come and see my face; I will dress him up, honour h…

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~660 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 21

SAA 21 052. My Gods will Come to Your Help

(Beginning destroyed) (1') [...] my [god]s, [who] made [the ... of] my [king]ship, (3') [...] will c[ome] to you (4') [... t]o your [h]elp [...] (5') [and deliver] him to you [...] (6') [...] I and m[y] fathers [...] (7') [of Tammari]tu, king of E[lam] (Rest destroyed)

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~660 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 21

SAA 21 053. The Elamites Have Wronged Me (CT 53 664)

(1) The king's word to the Rašians old and young: I am well; you can be glad. (4) How would I love by loving Elam? I do not confront my friend or my enemy. I do good to everybody, but they have done evil to me. (9) Earlier , in the days of Urtaku, after famine had be[come great] in Elam, they c[ame] to Assyria (rest (6 lines) broken away) (beginning (about 9 lines) broken away) (r 2') [Wh]y does I he, at the command of the gods, plead my case aga[inst Nabû-bel-šumati], my adversary? [The day] when God opens his ears to m[y word]s, let him come and stay with Tammaritu. If not, I shall do as Ašš…

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~660 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 21

SAA 21 058. Why Haven't You Done What You Promised? (ABL 1380)

(1) The king's [word] to Menanu: I am [well]; you can be glad. (3) This is what you sent through Ubaru, after you had killed Šimbur: "I have killed Šimbur, to whom you rendered a favour by imposing a treaty upon him but who sinned against the treaty, and I have released Ubaru and am herewith sending him to you. I shall go and we shall make battle with Ummanigaš, to whom you rendered a great favour but who has likewise sinned against your treaty by siding with your adversary and crossing over to your territory, and we shall fight with him and revenge you." (14) And in the messages which I sent…

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~660 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 21

SAA 21 059. A Letter to Tammaritu I (ABL 1040)

(1) [A tablet] from Assurbanipal, king of [Assyria, t]o Tammaritu, king of El[am], my [bro]ther: I [and my alace] are well, [may] you [and your palace] be well. (5) Th[ey] have (already)) se[nt you] the beginning of the message. (6) [By] the decision of Aššur and [my] gods [...] (7) [...] the king of [...] (rest (about 4 lines) broken away) (completely broken away) (t.e. 1) Elam [...]

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~660 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 21

SAA 21 060. A Letter to Indabibi (649) (ABL 1151)

(1) A tablet of Assurbanipal, king of Assyria, to Indabibi, king of Elam, his brother. I, my palace, [my ...], and my country are well. May [you ... be well]. (5) [Concerning] those [mess]ages (rest (about 15 lines) broken away) (beginning (about 18 lines) broken away) (r 1) Mo[nth of …, xth day], eponym year of Ahu-ila'i. (rest (3 lines) uninscribed)

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~660 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 21

SAA 21 061. Thanking Ummanšibar (648-iv-25) (ABL 1170)

(1) The king's word to Umman-ši[bar]: I am well; you can be glad. (5) Concerning this friendly word which Aššur cast on your heart as pleasing to your lord and which you wrote to Bel-ibni, I have heard it and I swear by Aššur and my gods: Because of t[hi]s word which you said, [...]. (rest (1-2 lines) broken away) (beginning (1-2 lines) broken away) (r 1') Also, I will give orders to [NN]: they must not pay me back anything. (blank space of two lines) (r 4') Month of Tammuz (IV), 25th day, eponym year of Belšunu. (rest blank)

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~660 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 21

SAA 21 062. My Forces Will Be There in a Month (CT 54 448)

(Obverse destroyed) (r 2) [No]w then my forces have co[me and] assembled, and [stand] before [...]. It will not (take) more than a month that they [will get] there. [W]hen they co[me] to your presence, [rem]ember to write to me [...] (r 7) (Erased line) (r 8) [When my for]ces came, they did [not] let you [...]; and all that [...] (r 10) [...] truth according to [...] (r 11) [...] Your words should not go up [...] (r 12) Do not let [the ...] be caught, [they have gu]arded [...], (and) do not [disband] your company [until] my [for]ces arrive. (rest uninscribed)

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~660 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 21

SAA 21 063. Remember the Treaty which You Have Sworn! (ABL 1022)

(1) [A tablet of Assurbani]pal, king [of Assyria], t[o Tamma]ritu, king of Elam. I am well; may [you] be well. (4) Concerning these forces which were dis[solved],they were not dis[solved] gratuitously — [...]. (6) As to th[ese] Rašians who caused hi[ndrances] ]in your back (and) w[rote] about subjugation of that country, they have now been ousted from Assyria and have gone as far as the lan[d of GN]. And there they will offset to me [their] mi[sdeeds], or [s]tay [...]. (12) Fear not! N[ow ... th]at [I have done you] ma[ny] favors, [y]ou in your turn [......] (15) Nabû-bel-šumati [......] (16)…

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~660 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 21

SAA 21 067. Show Me that You Have Repented! (CT 54 116)

Beginning destroyed (2) [... c]anebreak [...] (3) [...] Don´t you know that other than you, nobody knows your [...] and the relenting of your hearts? Who knows it? Don´t insult (me)! It is not there, and nobody has taught it to you. (8) Now let me tell you: I swear by Aššur and my gods [......] (rest (1-2 lines only) broken away) (beginning (2-3 lines) broken away) (r 1) [Y]our subordin[ates],, who came [and] grasped my feet, what [beca]me of them?? [I swear] by Aššur and my gods that on the day when [...] this message (r 6) [......] Elam Rest destroyed

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~660 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 21

SAA 21 070. Quickly Send me Five Servants of the King! (CT 53 931)

(Beginning destroyed) (1') [... Za]zaya [......] (2') will lead [...], they will bend down to me, [lest] they will die. Do not g[o] there, [...] don’t forget [my ...], may [it] be placed [upon] your hearts! (6') [Now] quickly send me five servants of the king who are in El[am: NN], Atta-kudurru, Umman[šibar, NN] (and) [B]urka! [...] (9') [What] else? (rest (about 10 lines) broken away) (beginning (about 10 lines) broken away) (r 1') [...] You [sho]uld have wri[tten .....] (r 2') [... should have] entered [...] (r 3') [Quickly sen]d them to me! What else? (r 4') [Don’t be neg]ligent in thi[s]…

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~660 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 21

SAA 21 071. Sending a Bodyguard (CT 54 110)

(beginning broken away) (1') [The king's word to NN: I am well]; you can be glad. (2') Now then I am sending to you Nabû-ri[ba] the bodyguard. (5') Nabû-[...] son of Kinâ [is saying]: "What [......] (Break) SPACER (r 2') let him do. (rest uninscribed)

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~660 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 21

SAA 21 073. Fragment Referring to Killings in Elam (CT 54 162)

(Beginning destroyed) (3') you [......] (4') he will he[ar ......] (Break) (r 1) in th[is] city [......] (r 2) about kill[ing ...] (r 3) in Elam [...] (r 4) to an Ela[mite] servant [...] (r 5) called out [...] (Rest destroyed)

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~660 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 21

SAA 21 074. Fragment Referring to Elam (CT 54 330)

(Beginning destroyed) (1') [...... t]o [...] (2') [......] Elam [...] (3') [...] I said to him: “[...] (4') [...] Why [did] Nabû-[...] (5') [...] ... [......] (Rest destroyed)

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~660 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 21

SAA 21 076. (no title) (CT 53 953)

(1) [The king's word] to the city lord[s of Ba]šimu: [I am well]; you [can be glad]. (4) [...... like] this (5) [......] (6) [... ab]out fleeing (7) [......] give(n) (8) [......] (9) [......] in Babylon (Break) SPACER (r 1') [......] on the 30th ... (r 2') [......] yourself Rest destroyed or too fragmentary for translation

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~660 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 21

SAA 21 077. Letter to Bel-eṭir (ABL 0299)

(1) The king's word [to] Bel-eṭir: I am [well]; you can be glad. (5) [Concerning wh]at you wrote: ["Š]amaš-naṣir [...] (rest (6 lines) broken away) (beginning (about 6 lines) broken away) (r 2') [They will kil]l me! They have [already] killed my trading agent [...]!” — (r 5') [... No]body [will ...]

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~660 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 21

SAA 21 079. Sending Horses for Review (ABL 0302)

(1) The king's word to Nabû-šar-ahhešu: I am well; you can be glad. (6) Concerning the horses for the review about which you wrote, as a matter of course, we send for them at the new moon of the month of Adar (XII). Do come! (11) When the crippled were a hindrance, we sent them earlier, in Shebat (XI), for in the event of a severe cold, or even in (any) cold, they would die of cold. (r 4) Let us send them in mid-Shebat, so they can keep dragging them and coming for the (whole) month of Adar; then they will reach us within Nisan (I).

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~660 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 21

SAA 21 081. I’ll Prepare a Nice Gift for You (CT 54 566)

(1) The king’s word to Iddin-ahhe: I am well, you can be glad. (5) I know that from the be[ginning] to the end n[ot] a single one of all these cri[mes] is yours. (9) And these names [...] (10) muc[h ...] (rest (about 5 lines) broken away) (beginning (about 5 lines) broken away) (r 1') When [I converse with] all those [who stay] in my presence, and ask and qu[estion them], they tell only ni[ce] things [about] you [...]. (r 6') Now then I’m writing t[o you]: (r 7') As soon as they have take[n] the city, you shall fall upon the criminals with weapons. Get up, come into my presence, and I will pre…

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~660 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 21

SAA 21 083. Proverbs and Sayings (ABL 1411)

Beginning destroyed (2) [......] fell and (3) [... ch]ecked (4) [... w]ere left for him and (5) [... fu]ll of blood (6) [...] in those places (7) [......] he fell into the [pit of] a lion (8) [......]... he took counsel with himself (9) [...]..., and in order to save his life, he directed his course towards an unknown land. Now you have been treated in accordance with this proverb. (13) Perhaps in your heart you think, "By going away I will rec[eive] justice." (15) What have you d[one]? (uninscribed space of two lines) (r 1) By walking we meet each other. (r 2) An exhausted soldier who has pas…

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