~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10
SAA 10 333. Protestations of Honesty (ABL 0204) [from physicians]
(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Banî. The very best of health to the king, my lord! May Ninurta and Gula give happiness and physical well-being to the king, my lord! (8) Concerning Nabû-nadin-šumi about whom the king, my lord, wrote to me: "Why do you lie?" — (12) would I lie to the king, my lord? (Your) gods [Bel] and Nabû, who give you confidence, they made him recover! The Lady of Life, your gracious, who gives the king, my lord, long-lasting days, old age, fullness of life, health and vigour, she grasped his hand! He got well thanks to the god and genie of the king, my lord!
Daily Life·Economy
