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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10
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)
Daily LifeEconomy~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10
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; Venu…
Daily LifeEconomy~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10
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.
Daily LifeEconomy~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10
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)
Daily LifeEconomy~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10
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)
Daily LifeEconomy~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10
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…
Daily LifeEconomy~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10
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…
Daily LifeEconomy~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10
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…
Daily LifeEconomy~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10
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)
Daily LifeEconomy~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10
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)
Daily LifeEconomy~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10
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.
Daily LifeEconomy~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10
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…
Daily LifeEconomy~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10
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…
Daily LifeEconomy~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10
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)
Daily LifeEconomy~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10
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 t…
Daily LifeEconomy~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10
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)
Daily LifeEconomy~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10
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 f…
Daily LifeEconomy~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10
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…
Daily LifeEconomy~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10
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)
Daily LifeEconomy~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10
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)
Daily LifeEconomy
~665 BCE·Neo-AssyrianOur engine
SAA 13 073. Complaint of Sickness (ABL 0203)
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, most greatly! It is a month to this day since I fell ill. It is a stinging pain. Ever since it began stinging me, the ⸢...⸣ have been stinging (me) from ...... (They say:) "It is the Hand of Dilbat (Venus); you are ill." (And they say:) "It is on account of the circuit(?) of the towers." I am afraid. Without (the authorization of) the king I will not act. Now then I have written to the king, my lord. Let it fall from the king's mouth (i.e., let the king give th…
Daily LifeEconomy
~665 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 13
SAA 13 002. Gutters for the Temple of Aššur (CT 53 520)
(Beginning destroyed) (r 2) [They] should transport [here a ...] 12 cubits [...] and [x] cubits thick and lay it [down] in the temple of Aššur. (r 6) They [will be used] for the gutt[ers] of the temple of Aššur. (r 8) I have written to you; do n[ot be negligent].
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~665 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 13
SAA 13 003. Do Your Work (ABL 0607)
(Beginning destroyed) (3) [...] No[w] do the [wo]rk. The [...] of Aššur [will act as]intercessor. (6) And concerning Bel-le'i about whom you wrote: "Bel-le'i [will do] the work." I will personally examine his report. (r 1) The metalworker of the Assyrians is saying: "They are not denouncing the horse trainer. You mustn't seize (him)." They are exami[ning] the [...]-owner's horses. (r 6) Now you, [...], do your [wo]rk, and [make your] name [good befo]re me. (Rest destroyed)
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~665 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 13
SAA 13 004. There will be an Intercalary Adar (ABL 0401)
(1) Order of the ki[ng] to Zeruti and to the clergy of Der. 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 gods in a propitious month. (Traces of date on reverse)
Daily LifeEconomy
~665 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 13
SAA 13 006. Enlil will Go Out in Ayyar (ABL 1172)
(1) [Order of the king to NN]. [I am] well, you may be content. (6) Concerning what you wrote, saying: "In the month of Iyyar (II) Enlil will go out into the fort of [...]" — let him go out safely. Let [your] guard be st[rong]. And as soon as [he has entered], writ[e to me] about [Enlil's] well-being.
Daily LifeEconomy
~665 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 13
SAA 13 007. Golden Waters and Flood Monsters (ABL 0580)
(Beginning destroyed) (1) [Concerning the chief of] the masons [about whom you wrote] to me: I have now issued an order. (5) And concerning the ... about which you wrote to me: they should make them with cedar. (9) And concerning the golden waters about which you spoke to me: write to Marduk-šarru-uṣur, Marduk-eriba, Nergal-šarru-uṣur, the 'third man,' and Issar-šumu-ereš (that) they should go; if it can be done, they will make the gold available; they will also inspect those Flood monsters. (r 7) And concerning the bronze and iron about which you wrote to me: write me how much the Flood monst…
Daily LifeEconomy
~665 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 13
SAA 13 008. No Deliveries from Talmusu on the 5th of Kanunu (ABL 1023)
(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 g]reatly bless [the king, my] lord. May they give to the king, my lord, lon[g days] and years of physical well-being. (15) This 5th day of Kanun (X) belongs to Talmusu. Nothing has been brought; no one came. Nevertheless for the sake of the life of the king, my lord, [I have performed and p]resented every sac[rifice] before Aššur [and the gods of] the king, my lord. (r 5) (Rest destroyed)
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~665 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 13
SAA 13 009. No Deliveries from Talmusu on the 5th of the Month (ABL 1171)
(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, Sin, Šamaš, Bel, Nabû, 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 belongs to Talmusu. No oxen, no rams — nothing whatever has come. (r 2) For the s[ake of the li]fe of the k[ing, m]y [lord, ...] (r 4) (Rest destroyed)
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~665 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 13
SAA 13 011. No Deliveries from Kurba’il on the [5th] of the Month (ABL 1160)
(Beginning destroyed) (1) [May they give to the king], [m]y [lor]d [......]. (2) Th[is 5th day of the month ... belongs to] Kurba'il. [Noth]ing has been brought. [...], early in the morning [that which NN] brought he left before the gate. I did [not ...] or see [the ...] who brought it. (Break) (r 2) I have completely carried out [the sacri]fices of the 5th day [fo]r the king, my lord, and his lord. I performed them [be]fore Aššur and the gods [of] the king, my lord. I also prepared to perfection the entire meal for the [5]th. (r 8) [...] just as [NN ...] (r 9) [...] the father of the kin[g, m…
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~665 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 13
SAA 13 012. The Sanctuary of Mullissu is Completed (ABL 1092)
(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, Sin, Šamaš, Bel, Nabû, 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 numerous years of happiness and physical well-being. (13) The sanctuary of Mullissu is completely built. (14) Iyyar (II) and Sivan (III) are favorable months. In the Abšegeda (almanac) it is written as follows: "On the 11th day, the god of the temple will be favorably disposed toward the temple." (19) If the king, my…
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~665 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 13
SAA 13 013. Grain for the Kushites and Egyptians in Assur (ABL 1143)
(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 Arbel]a [greatly] bless the [king, my lord]. May they give to the king, my lord, long days and many years of happiness. (13) [Concerning] the fie[ld] and the seed and stored grain of the [Kushit]es and Egyptians [about which the king] wrote to me, his servant, saying: "[Why do you take] grain rations [of the Kushites]?" — (17) [......] (18) (Break) (r 1) However, now I am attending [to the ...] of the Kushites.…
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~665 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 13
SAA 13 014. (no title) (ABL 0979)
(1) To the king, my lord: your servant, Marduk-šallim-ahhe, the one who blesses you. [Good hea]lth to the king, my lord. May [Aššur], Sin, Šamaš, Bel, Nabû, Ištar of Nineveh, and Ištar o[f Arbela greatly bless the king, my lord ...]. (Break) (r 1) [What is it that the king, my lord], commands?
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~665 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 13
SAA 13 015. (no title) (ABL 1218)
(1) To the king, my lord: yo[ur servant], Marduk-šallim-ahhe, the one who blesses you. [Good health to] the king, my lord. May Aššur, Sin, Šamaš, Bel, Nabû, Ištar of Nineveh, and Ištar of Arbela very greatly bless the king, my lord. [May they give to the king, my lord, l]ong [days] and [years of ha]ppiness. (13) The [...]s [......] (Rest destroyed or uninscribed)
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~665 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 13
SAA 13 016. Final Accounting Made (ABL 0840)
(1) [To the king, our lord]: y[our servants], Ṭab-šar-Sin, Akkullanu, and Marduk-šallim-ahhe. [Good health t]o the king, our lord. [May Aššur, (Sin)], Šamaš, [Nabû], Marduk [...... bless the king, our lord] (Break) (r 2) We did [not] perform [the ......]. [... we will writ]e to the king, [our lord, con]cerning the final accounting of [the ...]. (r 6') (Rest destroyed)
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~665 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 13
SAA 13 017. Sheep for the Temple of Dagan (ABL 0615)
(Beginning destroyed) (1) [Concerning the ... incumbent] upon Kilizi and Dur-Samedi — (4) NN, the [...] of the governor of [...] (normally) brings it and makes it pass before [me], and they (then) seal it and bring it to the Inner City. (9) [Now] nothing [...] (Break) (r 1) [7 sheep o]f Kilizi, 10 sheep of Dur-samedi — total: 17 sheep for the temple of Dagan — are at the disposal of the king. They did not transfer them here. They are on the other bank [...]. The king, my lord [...] (Rest destroyed)
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~665 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 13
SAA 13 018. Lapsed and Undelivered Offerings (ABL 0724)
(1) [To the king], my lord: [your servant, D]adî. [Good health t]o the king, my lord. May Nabû and Marduk bless the king, my lord. (5) Two oxen and 20 sheep, offerings of the king's heart (to be provided) by Diquqina, have not been delivered. The king, my lord, should inquire about them. Three rams are for the temple of Dag[an, x] are for the town of [... for the me]al of [...]. It has now been [x] years that they have not been delivering. They have ceased. The king, my lord [should ...] his soldiers. (r 2) The priest of Aššur consumes [(...)] 20 sheep from the [offerin]gs of Shebat (XI).…
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~665 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 13
SAA 13 019. Recalcitrant Assyrian Shepherds (ABL 0726)
(1) [To the ki]ng, [my] lord: your servant, Dadî. [Go]od health to the king, [my] lord. May Nabû and Marduk bless the king, my lord. (6) From the beginning of the month until now the shepherd responsible for the cultic meals has refused to go for his tax collection. I myself am buying sheep from the market (lit. 'The city gate') and fattening them. (12) The shepherd who serves in the house of the [harus]pices also did [not] come [for the tax collection. ...he has not t]aken the sheep [...], therefore I [cannot] give them. (r 2) (If) these people, who are Assyr[ians], refuse to fear the…
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~665 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 13
SAA 13 020. Shepherds Turned Criminal (ABL 0727)
(1) To the king, my lord: your servant, Dadî. Good health to the king, my lord. May Nabû and Marduk bless the king, my lord. (6) Arbailayu and Girittu, the shepherds responsible for the cultic meals, from Luddin-ilu — It has [no]w been seven years [sin]ce they have given sheep [to] the king. [They re]fuse to come in [for the tax col]lection. They do not fear [the king]. They rove about like runaways. (r 4) I have now written to them as follows: "Why do you not fear the king?" Ten men run around with them, draped with weapons, saying: "Whoever comes against us we will cut down with (our) bows."…
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~665 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 13
SAA 13 022. Tracking Down Deliveries (CT 53 281)
(Beginning destroyed) (1) [...] of the 'third m[en]' about which the king, my lord, wrote to me, saying: "Assign it to the storehouse for pi[ckled meat]" — I assigned it. (r 1) I have hea[rd] that at the same time they [...] 5,000 [...]. I have now written to the king, [my lord]. Wha[t is it that the king, my lord, commands]? (Rest destroyed)
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~665 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 13
SAA 13 023. Sacrifice of Bulls, Rams, and Spring Lambs (ABL 0184)
(1) To the king, my lord: your servant, Dadî. Good health to the king, my lord. May Nabû and Marduk bless the king, my lord. (6) [I/they ......] 2 bulls, 3 rams, and 3 white spring lamb[s ...] in Dur-[...] before [ ...]. (8) (Break) (r 1) [......]. I/He/They ha[ve ...]. (r 3) Wh[at] is it that the king, [my] lo[rd], commands?
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~665 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 13
SAA 13 024. (no title) (ABL 0725)
(1) [To the ki]ng, my lord: [your servant], Dadî. [Good health] to the king, my lord. [May Nabû and Mard]uk [bless] the king, my lord. (5) [The ...] of the overseer of the palace should ask [...] (Break) (r 1) [...]... (r 2) [...] are/is well. (r 3) [As] he does not have access to the king (r 4) [and] all of his men [are...] (r 5) [he should not] enter the palace. (r.e. 6) [His men] will run around.
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~665 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 13
SAA 13 025. Arrest of Temple Thieves (ABL 0150)
(1) To the king, my lord: your servant, Sin-na'di, mayor of the Inner City, whom the king, my lord, appointed. May Aššur and Ešarra bless the king, my lord. (7) ...[...]... (8) ... of the thieves (9) ... [...] ... (10) gold. [...] ... (11) I interrogated (him and) recovered half a mina of gold. [W]hen I re[cove]red it, I wrote to the king, my lord. Now there is another thief. I arrested him on the 21st. I myself and Ṭab-šar-Sin interrogated him and recovered the gold. (r 6) Perhaps they [will sa]y to the king, my lord: "[He is] a st[aff-bearer]." (But) Nabû-ahhe-šallim captured temple thieves…
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~665 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 13
SAA 13 026. More on the Arrest of Temple Thieves (ABL 0551)
(1) To the king, [my lord]: your servant, Sin-na'di, may[or of the Inner City]. May Aššur and Ešarra bless the king, my lord. (7) I am here; I came to greet the king, my lord. (10) I have been informed that the sheet of gold of the temple of Aššur which they took [has been recovered]. The [... and] the thieves [...] are in custody, and the [...] who took the gold (from them) is in hand. Basali, the goldsmith, has come and remou[nted it]. I heard (first-hand) and wr[ote] to the [king], my lord.
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~665 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 13
SAA 13 027. Service at the Offering Pipes (ABL 0812)
(1) To the king, my lord: your servant, Sin-na'di, mayor of the Inner City. May Aššur and [Ešarra] bless the king, my lord. May they grant you long days and an everlasting throne. (8) The king [......] (9) who [......] (10) [......] (11) of [...] ... (12) [......] strong (13) [......] ... (14) [......] Now (15) [......] ... (r 1) [......] (r 2) [......] (r 3) t[o...] the king, my lord (r 4) I have wr[itten. Whether in] the city or (r 5) in [......] (r 6) [......] (r 7) May the king, my lord, write to the people of the Inner City. (r 9) Šep-Aššur-aṣbat, the goldsmith, a servant of the king…
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~665 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 13
SAA 13 028. Report on Gold and Silver Work for the Temple of Sin (ABL 1194)
(Beginning destroyed) (1) We weighed out [the gold which] had been reported [in the ... of the] scribe, I split it up item by item, and dispatched it to the king, my lord. (4) We have melted down 23 minas of gold in the agate-standard, including the votive gifts. They will hammer it as thin as the king, my lord, commands. Later, they will use it for gilding. (7) One talent, 19 minas of gold are also in town, (namely) that of the agate in the treasury of Sin, along with all the votive gifts; and the 18 1/6 minas of gold and 21 minas of silver for the guard(ian) of the oxen to be sacrificed…
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~665 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 13
SAA 13 029. Letter Similar to No 28 (ABL 0997)
(1) Concerning the work of [...] about which the king, my lord, wro[te to me], saying: "Let them process the gold according to this [...]" — we have now weighed out the gold and silver which are the property of Sin and carry the seal of Nabû-zeru-ibni. We have melted down 23 minas of gold in the agate-standard, including the votive gifts. Now they will hammer (it) as thin as the king commands. (12) [......] (Break) (r 1) Let [them] w[rite to me what the king, my lord], commands. (r 2) And concerning the pole of the divine emblem about which the king, my lord, spoke, saying: "I have heard that…
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~665 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 13
SAA 13 030. (no title) (ABL 0941)
(1) To the king, my lord: your servant, Aššur-na'di. May Aššur and Ešarra bless the king! (5) Concerning the water conduits made of musukannu-wood ... (Remainder broken away)
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~665 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 13
SAA 13 031. Cultic Dues Not Delivered (ABL 0532)
(1) To the king, my lord: your servant, Nadin-Aššur. Good health to the king, my lord. (4) As of now, no one is bringing in the first fruits of your land or the one-fifth tax from Barhalzi. I sold your servants in the merchant house, carried away the one-fifth tax, and performed it (the offering). The king should ask the scribes of the governor of Barhalzi as follows: "Why didn't you give the one-fifth tax to Aššur?" Moreover, the king should bear in mind that they are on strike at the expense of your gods. [...] (r 1) If the king does not punish one scribe, [the others] will not get scared.…
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~665 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 13
SAA 13 032. Bringing the Gods to a Treaty Ceremony (ABL 0213)
(1) To the king, my lord: [your] servant, Mutakkil-Aššur. May Aššur and Mullissu bless the king, my lord. (7) As to what the king, my lord, wrote to me, saying: "Let the gods come for the treaty (ceremony)," [Na]bû is [sta]ying in the bedroom until the 12th day. On the [xth] day [...] (Rest destroyed)
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~665 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 13
SAA 13 033. Officers Turned Criminal (ABL 0419)
(1) To the king, my lord: your servant, Mutakkil-Aššur, deputy priest, and your servant, Issar-na'di, mayor. Good health to the king, my lord. May Aššur and Ešarra bless the king, our lord. (9) Bibiya, the prefect of the Itu'eans, and Tarditu-Aššur, the prefect of the Itu'eans, his deputy, sit outside the Inner City, in front of the gate, eating [bread] together, drinking wine, and squandering the exit-dues of the Inner City. (r 5) When I opened negotiations with them, they grabbed the best things, molested me, and let my garments go back to me. (r 11) I am not strong enough to fall upon…
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