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SAA 05 220. Military Operations in Mannea (CT 53 250)
(Beginning destroyed) (1) [...] our lord [...] (2) [...] have seiz[ed ...]. (3) His [troops are] in [...]. (4) [...] "Ullusun[u] (5) [...] "[His] army, [which] had come [..., has] en[tered ...]. (7) [Pe]rhaps h[e ......] (8) [...] my servants [...] (9) [... has not] emerged [...] in the p[ass ...] (10) not [......] (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 05 221. News from Mannea (ABL 1416)
(1) To [the king, my lord]: your servant [Adad-issiya]. Good he[alth to the king, my lord]! (4) As to what the king, [my] lo[rd, wrote me]: "Why have you [not sent me] an[y news] of the Mannean that you have h[eard]?" — (7) [he has come] to our border, [made] his sacrifices, and returned (home); [the ... have gone] to greet him. (11) The messengers o[f ... have come] from Bar[..., and presented him] the greetings of [...]. (Break) (r 2) [......] where they are [...]. (r 3) As to [NN] about whom the king, [my] lo[rd, wrote me]: "Wh[y does he not ...] to m[y] presen[ce]?" (r 7) He does not…
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SAA 05 222. Military Movements in Mannea (CT 53 585)
(Beginning destroyed) (2) [...... the Man]nean(s) (3) [...... the Ura]rṭian(s) (4) [......] our [hear]t (5) [...... NN] from the city of [...] (6) [......] the Urar[ṭ]ia[n] (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 05 223. Preparing for Battle with Urarṭian Troops (ABL 0596)
(Beginning destroyed) (1) as many as [...] remain in [......]... (4) "The Urarṭian troops advanced to the border; he went out to meet them in [...] of [......]" (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 05 224. Buying Horses in the East (ABL 0529)
(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Adad-issiya. Good health to the king, my lord! (4) As to the merchants about whom the king my lord gave me orders, I met Šarî of Kannu' in Arzuhina. He had 70 horses. (11) I asked him where the rest of his horses were, and he said: "[I have bou]ght 200 horses over there and will b[ring them] (later)." (r 2) [I also met NN] and ask[ed him] about [the horses]; he said: "We have bought [all of them]; they are on their way towards yo[u ...]." (r 10) I encountered 21 horses and 2 mules of Nabû-eriba of Calah, a subordinate of Sanî, in Arzuhina.
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SAA 05 225. Not All Reap What They Sow (CT 53 079)
(1) [To the king, my lord: your servant Adad-issiya. Good health to] the king, [my] lo[rd]! (4) [As to] the seed corn [about wh]ich the king, my lord, wr[ote me]: "Nabû-[...] must cultivate 1,000 (homers of) seed, Mannu-ki-Adad must cultivate [1],000, and you too must cultivate [1],000 (homers of) seed corn" — [wh]ere? I cannot do it! (10) [I] cultivate corn in the face of harsh [...]. They, by contrast, having planted their seed, [e]at from it, feed [their] horses [fr]om it, and (even) cultiva[te s]eed fro[m it]. (16) [They] have seized [...] from the Med[es ......] (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 05 227. Post Stations and Criminals (ABL 0408)
(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Šamaš-belu-uṣur. Good health to the king, my lord! (4) As to the express service about which the king, my lord, wrote me through Arbailayu: "Why isn't there any express service?" — (7) When he came to me with the royal bodyguard Ubru-Harran, I harnessed before their coming two mules in Arzuhina for the use of Ubru-Harran. He took them to Arrapha, harnessed two mules for the use of Arbailayu, and went on to Mazamua. (14) Let the king, my lord, a[sk whet]her I did not station a team of [mules] in Dur-Taliti and another one in Tagalagi! When he departed…
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SAA 05 228. Criminals Again (ABL 0599)
(Beginning destroyed) (2) I have sent [......]. (3) [NN], a servant of the go[vernor of ...] and his family are [st]aying on the [other] side (of the river). Wha[t ar]e the king my lord's orders? (8) Likewise, there are some criminals (whom) Nimarkayu, a [serv]ant of the Crown Prince, seized and brought to the Palace: (14) Abi-ram and Dala-Il, in all two Arzuhinaeans, and with them two Arraphaeans; they have questioned them in the Palace. (r 5) I am [no]w s[ending over] the criminals who were their accomplices. (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 05 229. Clearing up the Royal Road to Mazamua (ABL 0635)
(Beginning destroyed) (2) there [.....]. (3) [I gave him] the follo[wing] ord[er]: "[......] (Break) (9) [He said]: "[......]; where [......], they are sending [...] to the ri[ght] and left on various errands. (r 1) I remove [...] from Sarê to Dur-Atanate, the Arraphaeans remove [...] from Dur-Atanate to Dur-Taliti, [I] remove [the ...] again from Dur-Taliti to Azari (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 05 230. A Military Review (CT 53 240)
(Beginning destroyed) (2) [......] remov[ed ...]. (3) [As to what the king], my lord, wrote [me, when] I c[ame fr]om the review, my [..., my] 'third [man' and the chariot d]river (Rest too broken for translation)
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SAA 05 231. Fragment Concerning Criminals (CT 53 553)
(Beginning destroyed) (1) [......] should lead (2) [......] the criminals (3) [......] he should go (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 05 232. The Governor of Dur-Šarruken Wants More Fields (ABL 1192)
(1) [To the king, my lord: your servant Šamaš-belu-uṣur]. Good [health t]o [the king, my lord]! (4) A[s to] the t[owns of] the country Hau, about which Kiṣir-[Ašš]ur [s]aid to the king, [my] lord: "Let them give me 200 (hectares) of field in their environs" — (8) [x town]s of Sirura and 5 [tow]ns of the house of the priest [of] Bel [...], under the jurisdiction of the chief [eunuch], are [...] at the disposal of K[iṣir-Aššur]. (12) [...] the towns [...] (Break) (r 1) Now, Kiṣir-[Aššur claims]: "I do not extract (labour duty) in the environs of Arzuhina or in Dur-Taliti. It is the towns I…
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SAA 05 233. The King Gets an Old Boat (ABL 0802)
(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Šamaš-belu-uṣur. Good health to the king, my lord! (4) The king, my lord, knows that we transport fodder from here to Ampihabi. There is an old boat we use for shipping straw, fodder and all sorts of things [......] (Break) (r 1) If [it is all right], she may go with the king, m[y] lord.
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SAA 05 234. Barley to Mazamua (ABL 0582)
(Beginning destroyed) (1) We [are ready] to set out for the review, but Išme-ilu, the cohort commander, brings us the (king's) golden stamp seal and holds us up continually, saying: "Bring barley rations to Mazamua!" (r 2) What does the king, my lord, say? (r 4) [...] horses (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 05 235. (no title) (CT 53 777)
(Beginning destroyed) (3) kno[ws ......] (4) As to [......] (5) about which the k[ing, my lord, wrote me] (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 05 236. (no title) (CT 53 135)
(Beginning destroyed) (1) Ari[ye ......] (2) the blood which [......] (3) of the servant [......] (4) In Mannea [......] (5) with the help of the gods [of the king, my lord], (6) 190 [......] (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 05 237. Appointing a City Lord (ABL 0902)
(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Mannu-ki-Adad. [Good] health to the king, my lord! (4) [The son of] Babû the city lord has come down [t]o me (from the mountain). I have [en]couraged him and appointed him [.... The ki]ng, my lord, [can be glad]. (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 05 238. Buying Ungelded Bulls (ABL 0903)
(1) [To] the king, my lord: your [servant] Mannu-ki-Adad. Good health to the king, my lord! (4) As to the [unge]lded oxen [about which] the king, my lord, [wrot]e me (Break) (r 1) [As to what the king, my lord wrote me]: "Buy [... fr]om the Itu'eans with silver!" — we are buying (them).
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SAA 05 239. (no title) (ABL 0904)
(1) [To the kin]g, my lord: [your servant Ma]nnu-ki-Adad. [Good health to the k]ing, my lord! (4) [As to ...]-Šamaš [......] (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 05 240. (no title) (ABL 0905)
(1) [To the king], my lord: [your servant Mann]u-ki-Adad. [Good health to] the king, my lord! (4) My [troops] have set out [......] (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 05 241. A Babylonian Asks for Audience (ABL 0522)
(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Adad-ibni. Good health to the king, my lord! (5) A Babylonian has come to me, saying: "I have things to say; let them take me to the Palace" — (10) now then I am sending him to the king, my lord; let the king, my lord, ask him what he has to say. (r 1) I sent him to the king, my lord, on the 28th from Zaddi.
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SAA 05 242. Resettling Captives (ABL 0207)
(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Aššur-balti-niši. Good health to the king, my lord! (5) As to the captives about whom the king, my lord, wrote me, I have brought them (there). (8) I and the deputy (governor) have entered them from Tahal as far as Kar-Šamaš, and appointed (them). (12) I have given out [provisions] for a whole month, [by the sea]h of 8 litres, and half a cup of salt and cress. Everything is fine.
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SAA 05 243. Portrait of a Vassal (ABL 0317)
(1) To the king, [my] lo[rd]: your servant Šarru-emur[anni]. Good health to the king, [my lord]! (4) I am not the son of the city lord of [Qunbuna]; I am a house-born slav[e], a servant of the king, my lord! The king, my lord, appointed me in Qunbuna; I tell everything that I see and hear to the king, my lord, I do not conceal anything from the king, my lord. (12) As to the king [my lord]'s subjects who came to Ar[zizi] from Carchemish, about whom I wrote to the Palace, I have now had them arrested and am herewith handing them over to the king, my lord. From this act, it should be understood…
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SAA 05 244. The Forts are Fine (ABL 0946)
(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Mušallim-Adad. Good health to the king, my lord! (4) The forts of the king, [my] lord, are well; (everything) is fine from the forts o[f ...] as far as the fort[s of ...]. (8) When the king, [my lord, ...] the com[mandant ......] (Break) (r 3) I have sent [...... to] the king, my lord; they will be placed where the king, my lord, orders. May the king, my lord, send ... to his servant, lest I die.
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SAA 05 245. Flooded by Refugees (ABL 0343)
(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Zabayu, the commander of the fort Appina. Good health to the king, my lord! (6) The fort and the servants of the king, my lord, are well. (9) The eunuch who is overseer of the household o[f] Suitkâ [the ci]ty [lord], has fled and [com]e [to] Appina. Deserters [......] (Break) (r 1) I sent [... to the Pala]ce [on the 1]st of Marchesvan (VIII); a deserter is (coming) with him. The messengers accompanying him have come, but up to now he himself has not come.
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SAA 05 246. Waiting for Scouts to Come back (ABL 0309)
(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Bel-emuranni. Good health to the king, my lord! (4) As to the rumour about which the king, my lord, wrote me, I have sent out scouts but they have not yet come back. (8) While waiting for them, [I am submitting] the ki[ng, my lord], this report. (Break) (r 2) They should give it and b[ring it to me]. (r 3) Or if it is not to be ... and there happens to be a man in his company he can dispense with, let them give it to him, and let him bring it. (r 7) A cavalryman should be there to guard him.
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SAA 05 247. A Sealed Royal Order (CT 53 513+)
(1) [To] the king, my lord: your [servant] Nanû. [Good] health to the king, my lord! (4) [As t]o Meṣate-[i]bni and [...]nâ about whom the king, my lord, [wrote] me, in accordance with the king's sealed order [......] (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 05 248. (no title) (CT 53 730)
(Beginning destroyed) (1) which in [...] (2) on account of it [...] (3) I wro[te ...] (4) of the people [...] (5) Just as you trust [in ...], (6) I shall hold ba[ck ...] (8) I app[ointed] an offi[cial ...] (Break) (r 1) of ... [...] (r 2) stored grain [......] (Rest too broken for translation)
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SAA 05 249. Stormy Night (CT 53 197)
(Beginning destroyed) (1) in [......] (2) Šarru-iqbi [......] (3) where there is water [...] (4) their rear side [...] (5) We waited there. (6) On the night of the 4th day an extremely strong wind was bl[owing]. The sto[rm] was so (strong) it tor[e off] all the tents; people got panicked, horses piled together making a heap. (12) It started at (the culmination of) the Circle star (Corona) and subsided at (the culmination of) the Triplet star (α Herculis). [All is well]; the king, my lord, [can be at ease.] (Break) (r 2) there [......] (r 3) all [......] (r 4) ... [......] (r 5) I [......] (r 6) of the son of B[el-iddina ......] (r 7) on the 4th day in [......] (r 8) watch with him [......] (r 9) going [......] (r 10) arrived [......] (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 05 250. Assembling Troops for War and Counting Rations (CT 53 047+)
(1) To the k[ing, my lord]: your servant [NN]. Good heal[th to the king, m]y [lord]! (4) [We ar]rived in [Kar-Aššur] on the 2nd day. The commander-in-chief, [the ..., the chie]f cupbearer, Taklak-ana-Be[l, Išmann]i-Aššur, and the governor[s of Si'imm]ê, Tillê, Guzan[a and Isa]na: these are the magnates w[ho] arrived [with u]s in Kar-Aššur. (11) As for the whole royal entourage and the ... of the magnates, none have arrived. We are readying the first contingent of Ne[rgal-e]ṭir which is arriving, just in case the king, my lord, should say: "Draw up the battle array and proceed against the…
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SAA 05 251. Reviewing Cavalry and Chariot Troops (ABL 0567+)
(1) To [the king, my lord: your] servant [NN]. Good [health to the king, my lord]! (4) [As to the cavalrymen about whom the king, my lord], gave [me orders], I have revie[wed them]: 106 [cavalry]men seen, 9[4 missing], under the command of the prefect [NN]. (13) The ki[ng], my lord, gave me no orders re[garding] the chariot owners, but I have reviewed them too along with the ca[valry]: 10 chariot owners, 21 of their king's men, in all 31 chariot owners seen, 69 [miss]ing, under the command of the [recru]itment officer Tut[î]. (r 7) I have assigned 150 hor[ses ...]; (r 8) now [...].
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SAA 05 252. (no title) (CT 53 420)
(Beginning destroyed) (8) [......] my messenger (9) [...... the b]order[s] (10) [......] the king, [my lord] (Break) (r 1) [......] Arrapha (r 2) [......] they [should] provide (r 3) [......] (r 4) [......] the chariot (r 5) [...... g]ave (r 6) [......] (r 7) [...] I have given [...]
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SAA 05 253. Beams from the Zagros (CT 53 343)
(Beginning destroyed) (2) [As] to the [......] (3) mihru tree [......] (4) Arraphaeans [......] (5) the beams which to [......] (6) poplar tree [......] (7) I have fetched 200 beams [......] (Break) (r 1) from their midst [......] (r 2) let them give me [......] (r 3) in early [......] (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 05 254. Logdriving in Isana (CT 53 126)
(Beginning destroyed) (2) [......] standing [in ......] (3) [I told] him: "Send me one [of] your subjects, to stay in my presence," but he has not agreed to send me one. (8) As to Raṣappayu, the official concerning whom the king, my lord, wrote to me: "Release him, and let him serve with you!" I have written to the household overseer of the [governor o]f Calah, but he has not [agreed] to release [him, so I have] not [hired] him. (Break) (r 3) [As t]o [......], I am b[ringing] 25 log[s ... t]o the river. [The l]ogs [......] (Break) (r 9) [...] Isanaeans [......] opposite me will pick up [the logs]. (r 12) [Should the king] say: "[There are l]ogs piled up in [Isa]na," [I have se]nt [...]-iddina for [them ......] (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 05 255. Transport of Beams (CT 53 569)
(Beginning destroyed) (2) [...] the trees which are at [my/his] disposal [...] (3) [...] the river (4) [they b]rought (5) [...] Tabal (6) [...] he has piled up [...] (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 05 256. Problems with Sheep (ABL 1288)
(1) [To the king, my lord: your servant NN. Good heal]th t[o the king, my lord]! (2) [As] to the sheep of [... about which the king, my lord], wrote [me]: "Why do [yo]u withhold the sheep fr[om ...]?" — (5) it is the king, [my] lo[rd], who has wi[thheld] the [sh]eep for his gods! If he does not add to them, (how) can I hold back their shepherds? (9) Nabû-zeru-iddina had an audience with me, saying: "Ša-ili-dubbu has driven away [she]ep; 1,300 ṣu'bu sheep (13) [...] these [......] (Break) (r 1) [...-ya]da' sa[id to them]: "[Co]me and graze!" (r 3) [Let ... give] them or[ders; i]f it pleases…
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SAA 05 257. Sheep from Dur-Yakin (ABL 0867)
(Beginning destroyed) (2) [...] are being fed. I have wr[itten ab]out these sheep of the scholars, which came forth from Dur-Yakin; they have entrusted them to the commanders-of-ten to whom the Dur-Yakinites are entering, saying: (8) "Appoint two men each from among them to graze them, until your brothers come and give them out." (r 2) Now that the king gave the command, we shall receive them from all of them. (r 4) As to the attendant of the treasurer about whom the king, my lord, said: "He should come" — (r 6) the copper which is being refined by the servants of the magnates, (as well as) the ... are at his disposal, and I have been in Nineveh. (r 10) I have now received him and sent him [to] the king, my lord.
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SAA 05 258. Supplying Oxen and Sheep (CT 53 517+)
(Beginning destroyed) (1) [The gov]ern[or of ...] has as[ked me] for 100 oxen; the governor of Si['immê] has asked me for 200 oxen and 2,000 sheep. Now, i[f] the king, [my] lo[rd] ord[ers, ......] (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 05 259. Distributing Provisions (CT 53 480)
(Beginning destroyed) (1) I pa[rceled out] a plot [of x hectares of field in ...] and gave (it) [to them ...]. (4) They had no seed corn [whatever] there, (so) they took 100 (homers) of barley [from ...] instead of [their] seed corn. (r 1) [The ...] in Zaba[n ...] (r 2) outside [...] (r 3) my daughter in [...] (r 4) I ga[ve ......] (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 05 260. Insults and Accusations (ABL 0463)
(1) (Beginning destroyed) (2) [......] of the king, my lord. (3) I sen[t] my messenger, but he insu[lted] my messenger, saying: "Why do you plot against the king's subjects? I am at war with you, do not come down to my country and my district! I will not release the rest to you!" (11) The [...] have amassed fields and houses [...] (12) [o]f the king [......] (Break) (r 1) I [was notified] by the king my lord's court: "He should repay you the debts that he ow[es you]." He has not obeyed the king's order though, and has [n]ot paid his debt to me; from the moment I appealed to the king, my lord,…
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SAA 05 261. Dividing the Booty (CT 53 398)
(Beginning destroyed) (2) We have selected 3,350 p[eople] (3) from Til-da[...] (4) as far as Sazan[â]. (5) Bel-[...], (6) [NN], Gabbu-ana-Aššur, (7) [NN], Na'di-ilu (Break) (r 1) [...] the king [...] (r 2) Musan[i], (r 3) the legate of [...] (r 4) sleeps in his house. (r 5) I [...] 9 seahs 7 [litres ...] (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 05 262. (no title) (CT 53 676)
(Beginning destroyed) (2) [As t]o Nabû-[......] (3) [...] his messenger [..., saying]: (4) "What [......] (Break) (7) The royal bodygu[ard ......] (8) "In the ci[ty ......] (9) ... [......] (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 05 263. Arrival of Rams (ABL 1206)
(Beginning destroyed) (2) [As to NN about wh]om the king, my lord, wrote [me], I had sent word on the very day that the previous lette[r] arrived: they are bringing him. (6) As to the 1,000 rams about which the king, my lord, wrote me, I am herewith sending them over with my messenger. (10) As to Qurdi-Iss[ar], the archer about whom the king, [my lord, wr]ote me: "Encou[rage him, and give him a house], a plough, and a field [......]" (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 05 264. (no title) (CT 53 856)
(Beginning destroyed) (1) [...] said: (2) [.".. the I]tu'eans of the deputy (3) [......] herdsman (4) [...] scouts from [the pre]vious (5) [... have gone] to their garrison (6) [...... who] give/gave people to you (7) [...] of the house of Babû (8) [......] ... the country [......] (Reverse too broken for translation)
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SAA 05 265. Cherchez la Femme (CT 53 882)
(1) To the ki[ng, my lord]: your servant [NN]. (3) As to [NN] about whom the king, [my] lord, [wrote to me]: (5) "Ask [and investigate] who [...] the [...] women who [...] t[o ...]! Why [......]?" (Rest too broken for translation)
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SAA 05 266. Fragment Referring to Public Works (CT 53 651)
(1) To the ki[ng, my lord]: your servant [NN]. (3) The work o[n ...] and the work [...], which [......] (Break) (r 1) the wo[rk ...], (r 2) the wor[k ...], (r 3) in [......] (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 05 267. Fragment Concerning Public Works (CT 53 617)
(1) [To the king, my lord]: yo[ur] servant [NN]. Good health t[o the king, my lord]! (4) On the 11th of [...] (5) the whole [w]ork o[n ...] (6) [... un]til the 20[th ...] (Break) (e. 2) [......] they s[aw ...]. (e. 3) [Let them wr]ite [me what the king my lord's orders are].
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SAA 05 268. Refusal to Transport Saplings (CT 53 836)
(1) [To the king, my] lord: your servant [NN]. (4) As to [the saplings] about which they wr[ote to me] from [the Palace ..., ...] sapl[ings of ...] are [now] avail[able ...]. (9) The towns [......] (10) all [......] (11) ...[......] (12) [They] absolutely [...] refu[se to obey me]; they do not [...] the [... and do not transport] the sapl[ings], saying: "[......] (Break) (r 4) "We shall not [......, w]e are exempt [......]." (r 6) The prefect [......] (r 7) her[e ......] (r 8) an order [......]. (r 9) Instead of exe[mpted men ...], the prefect should send [......].
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SAA 05 269. Delivery of Barley (CT 53 324)
(1) [To the king, my lord: y]our [servant NN. Go]od health [to the king, my lord]! (4) [As to what] the king, my lord, [wrote me]: "[Gi]ve Ki[ṣir-Aššur] the barley of [... wh]ich is at [your] disposal!" — (8) there are 7,000 (homers) of ba[rley, (measured) by a s]eah of 6 litres, at [my disposal]. (10) [Man]nu-ki-Arbail, the [...] official, [and] the [...] scribes [who ca]me here hit the [......] (14) [the ki]ng, [my] lord [......] (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 05 270. (no title) (CT 53 827)
(1) [To the king, my lord: your servant NN. Good health] t[o the king, my lord]! (4) [The forts of the king, my lord], are [well]. (Break) (11) the king [......] (12) not [......] (13) the It[u'eans ......] (14) with me [......] (15) sent, [saying: "...] (16) with you [......] (17) [...] aft[er ......] (18) [...] I [......] (Break) (e. 2) [......] I sent to [......] (e. 3) Who will give [...]?" He said: "[......] (e. 4) [...] they [......]
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