All tablets.

SAA 08 113. Mercury Sighted in Scorpius (Kislev) (Nv.4) [planetary]

(1) If the moon becomes visible on the 1st day: reliable speech; the land will become hap[py]. (3) If the day reaches its normal length: a reign of long days. (5) If the moon at its appearance we[ars] a crown: the king will reach the highest rank. (7) Mercury became visible in the east. (8) If Scorpius is black: therein will be reconciliation and peace in the land. (r 1) [If a planet] becomes visible within a month: rain and flood. (r 2) [If a] fog rolls [in Kislev (IX): severity of] cold spells. (r 4) [Cold spells (mean)] cold. (r 5) [If] there is continually fog [in the land: the dynasty of the land] will rule [the world]. (r 7) From Bulluṭu.

SAA 08 125. Mars Near Saturn (RMA 229B) [planetary]

(1) [If a strange star] comes close to a planet: [......] cattle of the land will perish. (3) [If a strange star] comes close to it: the cattle of the land will perish; [......] will prosper. (Break) (r 1) [......] ... [...] Saturn; i.e. [Mar]s comes close to Saturn. (r 4) [From] Bulluṭu.

SAA 08 133. New Moon on 1st Day (Choix 21) [lunar]

(1) We kept watch on the 30th day; we saw the moon. May Nabû and Marduk bless the king my lord. (r 1) From Nabû'a of Assur.

SAA 08 162. Auspicious Days in Iyyar (LAS 332) [calendrical]

(1) The 10th day: at court, favorable. (2) The 12th day: in the street, favorable. (3) The 15th day: perfect seed. (4) The 16th day: joy of heart. (5) The 18th day: convert the cleaned (barley). (6) The 20th day: let him kill a snake: he will reach the first rank. (7) The 22nd day: at court, favorable; (good for) undertaking of an enterprise. (8) The 24th day: joy of heart. (r 1) The 26th day: (good) news. (r 2) The 27th day: completely favorable. (r 3) The 28th day: let him kill a snake. (r 4) The 30th day: a good omen. (r 5) From Adad-šumu-uṣur.

SAA 08 163. Ritual before Venus and Sirius (RMA 256) [planetary]

(1) As to the ritual about which the king my lord spoke, we shall perform it this night of the 22nd day before Venus and Sirius, (and) the chanters will also perform (their ritual). (r 1) If Adad thunders in the middle of Taurus: the king will conquer a country not belonging to him.

SAA 08 171. New Moon on 30th Day (RMA 081B) [lunar]

(1) [If the moon is seen in Elul (VI) on the 30th day: dispersal] of Su[bartu]. (3) [If the moon] is seen on the 30th [day]: [there will b]e frost; variant: rumor of the enemy. (5) From Bamaya.

SAA 08 194. Full Moon on 13th Day (RMA 123A) [lunar]

(1) [If on the 1]3th day the moon [and sun] are seen together: (unreliable speech; there will be bad ways in the land); [the step of the enemy will be in the land]; the enemy will [plunder] in the land. (Rest destroyed)

SAA 08 231. Hemerology (ABL 1405) [calendrical]

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [whatever he sa]ys, is en[tirely] favorable. (3) You convict two doves, male and female, before Šamaš, (saying): (5) "Šamaš, you are the judge o[f heaven] and earth. [Uncl]ench for me the [power]ful fist of god, [king, magnate or prince]!" (Break) (r 1) [He will obtain] hi[s] desire like a god. Let him enter an inn: he will prolong (his) life. (r 3) He may eat emmer bread, he may drink emmer beer; (r 4) He may eat beef, mutton and fowl; he may not eat garlic, leek or fish; afterwards, he should embrace happiness. (r 7) He may not approach a woman; he should sleep in a secluded place. (r 10) All the gods [......] (Rest destroyed)

SAA 08 286. (no title) (RMA 277S) [unclassifiable]

(1) [If ...'s rising] is dark: the king [......] will be affec[ted ......] ... the king of [......]. (Break) (r 1) [......] ... [......]. (r 2) [......] the sun ... [......] ...... [......]. (r 4) [From Nergal]-eṭir.

SAA 08 383. Mars and Saturn in Lunar Halo (RMA 107) [planetary]

(1) If the moon is surrounded by a halo, and [two stars stand in the halo with the moon]: a reign of [long] days. (3) If the sun [stands] in the halo [of the moon: there will be truth in the land], the son [will speak the truth with his father; universal] peace. (6) — The moon was surrounded by a halo [and Saturn stood in it]. (7) If the moon is surrounded by a halo, and [Mars stands in it]: loss of cattle; in [all lands] cultiva[ted fields] and dates will not prosper; the Westland will diminish. (r 1) If the moon (is surrounded) by a halo, and the Yoke star stands in it: the king will die,…

SAA 08 433. Fog in Tebet (Cat. Suppl. pl.4) [weather]

(1) If a fog rolls in Tebet (X): eclipse of all lands. (3) — A fog rolls. (4) If the south wind blows: the sesame [har]vest will become abundant. (r 1) From Nabû-iqbi.

SAA 08 451. Morning Last of Venus; Orion in Lunar Halo (RMA 203) [planetary]

(1) If Venus disappears in the east in Nisan (I) from the 1st to the 30th day: there will be wailings. (4) If the moon is surrounded by a halo and Orion stands in it: the king of Subartu will exercise world rule; his land will thrive. (r 1) — Or[ion] stood [in the ha]lo of the moon; ... [......] ... (r 3) From Ahhe[šâ of] Uruk.

SAA 08 483. Two Stars in Lunar Halo (Nv.3) [planetary]

(1) If the moon is surrounded by a halo, and two stars stand in the halo with the moon: a reign of long days. (4) From Nabû-ahhe-iddin.

SAA 08 540. (no title) (RMA 211E) [unclassifiable]

(1) If Venus in month [......] sets early... [...... there will be pea]ce in [the land ......]. (Rest destroyed)

SAA 08 553. (no title) (RMA 262A) [unclassifiable]

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [...] rain ... [......] sky against [......] long [days] and happi[ness ...]. (4) [If in Kislev (IX)] Adad thunders: cities [will be destroyed ......] plenty for the people, the land [...]. (6) From [...].

~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 9

SAA 09 004. Fragment of a Collection of Encouragement Oracles

(Beginning destroyed) (2) [Esarhaddo]n, king of Assyria, [......] (3) I will [catch ... and wease]ls, (and) (4) I will [cast them before] your feet. (5) [As for yo]u, fe[ar] not! [......] (6) I will v[anquish] the later [......] (7) You shall ... yo[ur ......] (8) [...] I will p[ut ......] (9) [...] massive in [...] (Rest destroyed)

Religion & Myth

SAA 10 003. Burying the Substitute King (ABL 1376) [from astrologers]

(1) To the king, our lord: your servants Nabû-zeru-lešir and Adad-šumu-uṣur. Good health to the king, our lord! May Nabû and [Marduk] ble[ss] the king, [our lo]rd! (8) We went with N[N] and N[N] to the palace [of...]. The mausoleum [...] of the re[ar ...] (Break) (r 2) If [the king, our lord, orders, we will make] a tomb [and put the substitute] king in it. (r 5) (Break) (r 13) What [is it that the king], our [lord], orders?

SAA 10 020. Arranging a Festival (LAS 343) [from astrologers]

(1) [......] should cel[ebrat]e a festival. (2) [......] it is written as follows: (3) [If ......] he resumes the [cul]t of the city god (4) [......] that city will prosper (5) [......] will save [......]. (6) [......]... his prosperity (7) [......] the sons of the king, m[y lord], (8) [......] you don't exercise t[heir ...] (9) [...... g]ive t[hem] (10) [......] fills th[eir ...]. (11) [......]... wailing (r 1) [......] this (r 2) [......] brings (r 3) [...... Af]terwards, those of Nineveh (r 4) [......] of Arbela (r 5) [...... o]f Tarbiṣu (r 6) [......] each or 2 shekels each (r 7) [......]…

SAA 10 021. Report on Temples in Assur (ABL 1378) [from astrologers]

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Issar-šumu-[ereš]. Good health to the king, my lord! May Nabû and Marduk bless the king, my lord! (5) When the king, my lord, sent me to the Inner City, I saw [...] (Break) (r 3) [...] just [as the king, my lord], wrote to me, he showed it [to me, saying]: "There is [no] gold here; they have diminished the [...]." (r 6) Whatever old work there is, is full (weight) as if cast; (but) all the new stuff which has been manufactured recently is too thin. (r 9) The king, my lord, knows that the temple of Amurru collapsed and Amurru was moved into the temple of Anu. Now the temple of Amurru has been completely rebuilt. What is it that the king, my lord, orders?

SAA 10 027. Gems for a Statue (ABL 1375) [from astrologers]

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Issar-šumu-ereš. Good health to the king, my lord! May Nabû and Marduk bless the king, [my lo]rd! (7) Concerning the four [...]-gems of the statue [of ...] about which the ki[ng, my lord, wrote to me]: "[......] (Break) (r 3) [...] not to enter [...] who (or which) is not [acceptable] to the king, my lord; what should I [...], what should I [...]? I would like to undertake and per[form] the work of the king, my lord, and even do it in excess (literally: pay interest)! (r 10) He (said) "W[ho ... has] ever vis[ited] the king and [...] in ...? He did not visit me when I w[as] crown prince, how could he now visit me?"

SAA 10 062. Quoting the Astronomical Handbook Mul Apin (CT 53 115+) [from astrologers]

(1) To the king, our lord: your servants Balasî and Nabû-ahhe-eriba. Good health to the king, our lord! May Nabû and Marduk bl[ess the king], our lord! (7) [Concerning] the sta[r ... about which the king, our lord, wrote] to us, it is indeed a sta[r which] does not [...] and appear with them. [The] writing-board of Mul Apin says as follows: (15) "On [the 1]st of Nisan (I), Aries appea[rs]; [on] the 20th of Nisan (I), Auriga appears."

SAA 10 066. (no title) (ABL 0694) [from astrologers]

(1) To the king, our lord: your servants Balasî and Nabû-ahhe-eriba. Good health to the king, our lord! May [Nabû] and Marduk [bless] the king, [our lord]! (6) Concerning [...] (Remainder lost)

SAA 10 073. Šamaš-šumu-ukin to Visit Nineveh (ABL 1383) [from astrologers]

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Nabû-ahhe-eriba. Good health to the king, my lord! May Nabû and Marduk bless the king, my lord! (7) Concerning what the king, my lord, wrote to me: "Is it favourable for the crown prince to come into the presence of the king?" — it is very favourable. The crown prince may come into the presence of the king, my lord, this (very) day. (r 1) May Bel and Nabû lengthen his days, and may the king, my lord, see him prosper! The month is good, this day is good: the planet Mercury (signifies) the crown prince, and it is vis[ib]le in the constellation [Ari]es; Venus [is] visible in [Bab]ylon, in the home of [his] dynasty (lit. father); and the moon will complete the day in the month Nisan (I). We count this together: it is propitious.

SAA 10 075. The Moon Makes an Eclipse (ABL 0407) [from astrologers]

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Nabû-ahhe-eriba. Good health to the king, my lord! (Since) this is a gloomy day, I did not send the (introductory) blessing. (8) The eclipse swept from the east(ern quadrant) and settled over the entire west(ern quadrant of the moon). (12) The planets Jupiter and Venus were present during the eclipse, until it cleared. With the king, my lord, (all) is well; it is evil for the Westland. Tomorrow I shall send the king, my lord, a (full) report on (this) eclipse of the moon.

SAA 10 085. Timing a Trip (ABL 1390) [from astrologers]

(1) To the king, [my lord]: your servant A[kkullanu]. Good health to [the king, my lord]! May Nabû and Marduk [bless] the king, my lord! (6) Concerning the travel [..., p]erhaps [......] (Rest destroyed or too fragmentary for translation)

SAA 10 108. Leftovers (CT 53 159) [from astrologers]

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Akkullanu. [Good] health to the king, my lord! May [Na]bû and Marduk bless [the king], my lord! (6) [......] the month Adar (XII) [......] (Break) (r 4) [...... c]ome (r 5) [...] and your temples (r 6) [...] eats me up ... (r 7) [The king] should ask the official [o]f the Arrapheans [who] brings the leftovers: "How many oxen and sheep in oil [....] to the Inner City ...[...]?" (Rest destroyed)

SAA 10 110. New Moon on 1st Day; Appointment of Adad-šumu-uṣur (ABL 1373) [from astrologers]

(1) To the king of the lands, my lord: your servant Bel-ušezib. May Bel, Nabû and Šamaš bless the king, my lord! (3) If the moon becomes visible on the 1st day: reliable speech, the land will become happy. (4) [If the day] reaches its normal length: a reign of long days. (5) [If the moon at its ap]pearance wears a crown: the king will reach the highest rank. (6) The mayor of Babylon [...... Na'id-Ma]rduk of Bit-Yakin on account of (7) [...]. He became angry and [......] in his presence (8) [...]-ilu son of Illil-zera-ibni in his presence (9) [...] He said to him as follows: (10) "[...], and…

SAA 10 112. Predicting the Fall of Mannea; Intrigues Against the King (CT 54 022) [from astrologers]

(1) [To the king of the la]nds, my lord: your servant Bel-ušezib. May [Bel, Na]bû and Šamaš bless the king, my lord! (3) I saw the crescent of the moon but the sun was rising; he may have cleansed it, but it was not to be seen. (4) Whether it was a crescent, or whether it appeared on the 15th, or whether it will appear on the 16th day, it is an evil portent, and it concerns the Manneans. Wherever an enemy attacks a country, the country will carry this evil portent. (8) Now the army of the king, my lord, having attacked the Manneans, has captured forts, plundered towns and pillaged the open…

SAA 10 121. New Moon on 1st Day (CT 54 523) [from astrologers]

(1) [To the king of the lands], my lord: your servant Bel-ušezib. May [Bel, Nabû and Šam]aš bless the king, my lord! (3) [If the moon becomes visible on the 1st day]: reliable [speech], the land will become happy. (4) [If the day reaches its normal length: a rei]gn of long days. (5) [If the moon at its appearance wears a crown: the king] will reach the highest rank. (6) [If ......]... (Break) (r 3) [......] The king, my lord, [can be] gl[ad indeed]. (r 4) All [gods] to the king my lord (r 5) [......] old age (r 6) [......] days [have o]rdained (r 7) [......] ...... (r 8) [......]... old age (r 9) [......] will enjoy, and his country will expand (r 10) [...... t]his [...] is left

SAA 10 133. No Eclipse of the Moon (ABL 0909) [from astrologers]

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Nergal-šumu-iddina. Good health to the king, my lord! [May] Nabû and Marduk bless the king, my lord! (6) The moon [skipped the eclipse on the x]th day. On the 15th [day ... we]nt (Remainder lost)

SAA 10 140. No Crescent Seen (HAV 256f) [from astrologers]

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Issar-nadin-apli, the foreman of (the collegium of) ten (scribes) of Arbela. Good health to the king, my lord! May Nabû, Marduk, and Ištar of Arbela bless the king, my lord! (10) We kept watch on the 29th; we did not see the moon. (r 4) Month of Marchesvan (VIII), 1st day, eponym year of Ahi-ila'i (649)

SAA 10 178. Petition (ABL 1259) [from diviners]

(1) To the king of the world, my lord: your servant Aqaraya. May Nabû and Marduk bless the king of the world, my lord! May Bel and Nabû ordain happiness and health for the king, my lord! (8) Last year I [appealed] to the king concerning a lawsuit of mine (Break) (r 1) [...... ] did he take [...]? (r 2) [......] (r 3) [......] account (r 4) [......] enters (Break) (r 8) He has damaged all my property. (r 9) Now, let them ask the messenger who went and communicated the royal order to him, and whom we commissioned.

SAA 10 185. The Promotion of Assurbanipal (CT 53 031) [from exorcists]

(1) [To the king, my lord]: your serv[ant Adad-šumu-uṣur]. Good health t[o the king], my lord! May Nabû and Marduk bless the king, my lord! (5) What has not been done in heaven, the king, my lord, has done upon earth and shown us: you have girded a son of yours with headband and entrusted to him the kingship of Assyria; your eldest son you have set to the kingship in Babylon. You have placed the first on your right, the second on your left side! (13) (When) we saw (this), we blessed the king, our lord, and our hearts were delighted. May Aššur, Šamaš, Na[bû, Marduk], and the great gods of…

SAA 10 187. Half my Kingdom to the Man Who Cures my Child (CT 53 069) [from exorcists]

(1) [To the king, my lord: your servant Adad-šumu-uṣur. Good health to the king, my lord!] May [Nabû and Marduk bless the king], my lord! (6) As to what the king, my lord, wrote to me: "I am feeling very sad; how did we act that I have become so depressed for this little one of mine?" — had it been curable, you would have given away half of your kingdom to have it cured! But what can we do? O king, my lord, it is something that cannot be done. (16) And as to what the king, my lord, said to me about the sons, your lords: "The burning question of 'who' is eating me up" — in the month Sivan…

SAA 10 190. Going to Assur with the Crown Prince (ABL 0365) [from exorcists]

(1) [To] the king, my lord: your [servant] Adad-šumu-uṣur. [Good] health to the king, [my] lord! May Nabû and Marduk bless the king, my lord! (6) As to what the king, my lord, wrote to me: "Is this month good? The crown prince should visit me — when would it be good?" (11) In case he is accompanying the king to the Inner City, Shebat (XI) is a good month and the 17th is a good day. [Let] the crown prince ent[er] into the king, [my lord]'s presence (Remainder lost)

SAA 10 223. Medical Report (CT 53 130) [from exorcists]

(1) To the king, [my] lord: your servant Ad[ad-šumu-uṣur]. Good health to [the king, my lord]! May Nabû and Marduk bless the [king], my lord! (7) Assur[banipal] is doing v[ery] well; [Šamaš-šu]mu-ukin [is] doing very well; [Aššur]-etel-šame-erṣeti-[muballissu is] doing very [well]; (12) (Break) (14) [Sin-per'u-ukin [is] doing very [well]; the king, my lord, can be very glad [indeed]. (Break) (r 5) The gods [......] (r 6) sons [......] (r 7) [......] (r 8) of M[arduk ......] (r 9) Nabû and [......] (r 10) the king's mot[her ......] (r 11) Š[erua-eṭerat] (r.e. 12) real[ly ......] (r.e. 13) and to [......] (r.e. 14) in Ni[neveh ......]

SAA 10 230. Medical Report (CT 53 191) [from exorcists]

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [......] their [...] I placed [upon] him and observed [his flesh]. I did not see [any improvement; the ...]s [are nu]merous. (7) [An o]ld man does not know [the wor]k (properly). (r 2) [...]...... (r 3) thes[e ...]s (r 4) [...] Nergal [...] (r 5) [...] until n[ow] (Rest destroyed)

SAA 10 248. (no title) (CT 53 951) [from exorcists]

(1) [To the king, my lord: your servant Marduk-šakin-šumi. Good health to the king, my lord! May Nabû and Marduk] bless [the king, my lord]! May [Aššur, Sin, Šamaš, Bel], Nabû, Nergal, [Ištar of Nineveh and Iš]tar of Arbela ordain [vigour, he]alth, happiness, [physical well-being] and long lasting days [for the king, my lord]! May they sate [the king, my lord], with [old age] and fullness of life! [May they keep firm the foundations of] the royal [thro]ne [of the king, my lord], until far-off days! (15) On the [...]th [day] Nergal went [......] (17) [......] and Nergal (Remainder lost or too fragmentary for translation)

SAA 10 286. I do not Conceal Anything from the King (ABL 1166) [from exorcists]

(1) [To the king], my [lord]: your servant [Nabû-nadin-šumi. good health to the k]ing, my lord! [May Nabû and Marduk bless the king, my lord! May] Enlil, Mullissu, Ašš[ur, Sin, Nikkal, Šamaš], Aja, Adad, [Šala, Marduk, Zarpanitu], Nabû, Tašmetu, [Ištar of Nineveh, Ištar of] Arbela, Ninurta, Gula, [Nergal and Laṣ, the great gods] dwelling in heaven and earth, [the great gods... the heav]en and earth, [......] all [the gods of the world ...... to the king], my lord! (Break) (r 2) Now that [the king, my lord, has sa]id to me: "Again you [...]; it should be explained!" Do I [...] the work? They…

SAA 10 288. (no title) (CT 53 962) [from exorcists]

(Beginning lost) (1) [......] (2) Šamaš, Mar[duk ......] (3) Nabû, D[N ......] (4) in (the work) Enūma [......] (5) You, O Šamaš, [...] (6) the judgment [......] (7) ...[......] (r 1) Concerning the soldiers [...] (r 2) just as [......] (r 3) really, about [......] (r 4) I said: "[......] (Remainder lost)

SAA 10 299. Medical Report (CT 53 955) [from exorcists]

(1) [To the king, my lord: your servant Nabû-n]aṣir. [May Nabû and Mard]uk [greatly ble]ss [the king], my [lord]! (7) [Aššur]-mukin-palu'a [is ver]y, very [well]; the king, my lord, [can be gl]ad. (11) This [... that is being br]ought to us [...] (Break) (r 2) [...]yah is very, very [well]. (Remainder destroyed or too fragmentary for translation)

SAA 13 001. If There is Extra Serpentine, You May Have Some (KAV 114)

(1) The word of the king to Aššur-mudammiq, Aššur-šarru-uṣur and Aššur-hussanni. I am well — you may be happy too. (8) Concerning the serpentine that is in the house of the temple steward about which you wrote to me — it is good that you wrote and informed me. (13) Now then, I will write that they check on the extra stones about which you told me. They will give (you) as many as are appropriate to give for (such) work.

SAA 13 005. There will be an Intercalary Adar (ABL 1258)

(1) Order of the king to Nabû-iddina and to the clergy of Cutha. I am well, you may be content. (8) Be informed that there will be an intercalary Adar (XIII). [Perform the festival] and rites [of] my [god]s [in a propitious month]. (Traces of date on reverse)

SAA 13 010. No Deliveries from Talmusu on the [5th] of Kanunu (ABL 1384)

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant, Marduk-šallim-ahhe, the one who blesses you. Good health to the king, my lord. May Aššur, Bel, Nabû, Sin, Šamaš, Ištar of Nineveh, and Ištar of Arbela very greatly bless the king, my lord. May they give to the king, my lord, long days and years of physical well-being. (15) This [5th day] of Kanun (X) belongs to Talmusu. No oxen, no rams — nothing whatever has been brought. For the sake of the life of the king, my lord, his name, and [his] progeny, I have carried out the sacrifices before Aššur and the gods of the king, my lord. I have prepared the entire meal to perfection and brought it into the presence of Aššur.

SAA 13 021. Big Problems with Sheep Deliveries (CT 53 129)

(1) [To the king, my lord]: yo[ur servant, Dadî]. Good heal[th to the king, my lord]. May Nabû and [Mardu]k ble[ss] the [king, my lord]. (5) Your father ma[de] a decision. The previous year, the king [...]ed 10,000 sheep [...]. Now then, it's been four year[s s]ince they would give (any). The servants o[f the king] have dispersed [the sheep. ....] (15) The king, my lord, [commanded]: "[The ...] shall provide these sheep [...]," (but) the [...] are assigning [...] to the prefect and giving [the sheep]. (r 5) Now (it is) the second year (that) Raṣappa and Arzuhina refuse to give the tribute sheep. [I have] three times [written] to the king, my lord [......]. (Rest destroyed)

SAA 13 040. (no title) (KAV 113)

(1) Letter of Taqiša to Aššur-šarru-uṣur. (3) Good health to my brother. (4) Concerning the (offering) pipes of Adad and Babu, I have written to the palace. They said the following: "The first day of Shebat is good. Let them break through and set to work. Let them apply themselves and perform the work quickly." (11) I am now writing to you: instruct the carpenters about the woods which we selected and make (everything) clear to them. (15) Let them set to work and do a good job on the first day (of Shebat). (r 1) Also for the rest of your work, don't be negligent. Apply yourselves and do a good job. (r 4) What else? As I have (already) written to you, don't be negligent.

SAA 13 041. (no title) and envelope (= SAA 13 042) (KAV 112, KAV 206)

(1) Letter of the temple steward to the temple steward. (3) Good health to my brother. May Aššur and Ešarra bless my brother. (5) Now I am sending you the hundurāyus. The day they arrive, give them two sets of massuku textiles at once, so that they may perform the work with them in the king's service. (13) What else? Don't be negligent. Send them immediately on their way. Don't delay them. Let them come on account of their work. (env r 1) Good heal[th to] my brother. (env r 2) May Aššur and Ešarra bless my br[ot]her.

SAA 13 070. Sacred Marriage of Nabu and Tašmetu (ABL 0366)

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant, Nergal-šarrani. Good health to the king, my lord. May Nabû and Marduk bless the king, my lord. (6) Tomorrow, on the 4th day, in the evening, Nabû and Tašmetu will enter the bedroom. On the 5th day, they will serve (them) the royal banquet. The 'inspector' will attend. They will bring the lion-head (rhyton) and a tallakku-object to the palace. From the 5th to the 10th, the gods will be in the bedroom, and the 'inspector' will sit by. On the 11th, Nabû will go out and stretch his legs. He will go to the game park and kill wild oxen. (Then) he will ascend…

SAA 13 119. Fragmentary Report Concerning Egyptian Horses (ABL 1427)

(1) [To] the king, [my] lo[rd]: your [servant Nabû-šumu-iddina]. The very be[st] of health to [the king, my lord]! May Nabû and Mar[duk] bless the king, my lord! (7) The 5 wounded Egyptian horses from Adad-ereš [abou]t which the king, my lord, wrote to me [...]... Egypt [......] (Rest destroyed)

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…