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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianOur engine
SAA 16 081. Jewellery for the King (ABL 0847)
To the king, my lord: your servant Nabû-sagib, son of Paruṭu, the goldsmith of the household of the queen. Good health to the king, [my lord]! May Nabû and Marduk bless [the] king, my lord! [For x] years, from the house of [.........] they have been questioning me. [.........] of the month [...]. [..................] silver: a pappardilû-stone, three fingers in its width, (and) a DAG.GAZ-piece of igizaggû-stone — I gave (them) to Matanaḫ-ili, the porter, and a letter along with (them), saying: "Deliver (it) to the king, my lord!" Whether he has delivered it, or whether he has not delivered…
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