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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 331. Fragment Referring to Straw (CT 53 384)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) in the country [......] (2) ... [...] (3) straw [...] (4) How should we [...]? (r 1) In the sealed message [...] (r 2) wrote to m[e ......] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE

·Neo-Assyrian

SAA 15

SAA 15 332. Fragment Referring to Road Stations (CT 53 821)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) [...... the to]wn Rištea[na] (3) [......]s answered (4) [Either] a 'mule-house man' (5) [or] a 'qiqî-house man' (6) should come [t]o me (7) [...] ... and water (8) [in road st]ations (9) [......] them (Break) (r 1) [......] (r 2) [...... the Eu]phrates

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 333. Fragment Referring to Mule Express (CT 53 352)

(1) [... the t]own K[i...] (2) [...] the town Ap[ku ...] (3) [...] the town Is[ana ...] (4) [...] ... [...] (5) [... there] is no [m]ule express [...] (6) [... the messe]nger of the vi[zier ...] (7) [... the tow]n Apar[u ...] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 334. Inventorying Horses (CT 53 526)

(Beginning destroyed) (r 1) "Wh[y] did you send me [......]?" (r 3) I have written down [......] (r 4) l will write [......] (r 5) 290 h[orses] (r 6) I have seen [......] (r 7) he we[nt ......] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 336. Fragment Referring to Cavalry (CT 53 845)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) [...] cavalry [...] (3) [...] Assyrian [...] (4) I gav[e t]o Nabû-[...]. (6) [T]he me[n ...] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 337. Fragment Referring to Mares (ABL 1270)

(Beginning destroyed) (r 2) the troops [...] (r 3) [be i]t mare[s ...] (r 4) or depor[tees ...] (r 5) with the rest [...] (r 6) in the service of the ch[ief ...] (r 7) let me appoint [...] (r 8) as far as Pa[...] (r 9) they say [...] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 338. Fragment Mentioning Horses, Oxen and Sheep (CT 53 471)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) "[......] (3) [...] very [mu]ch [...] (4) "[... comple]ted [...] (5) [...] of hors[es] (6) [...] oxen, 1,000 she[ep ...] (7) [...] later [...] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 339. Fragment Mentioning Sheep (CT 53 299)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) three [......] (2) 60 sheep [...] (3) they together with [...] (4) are going [...] (5) their people [...] (6) eat bread [...] (7) d[rink wi]ne (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 340. Fragment Concerning Sheep (CT 53 549)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) [......] one person [...] (3) [The king, my lord], knows that my sheep (4) [...] have gone up [to ...]s (5) [...] their vanguard (6) [...] are coming down (7) [... the] officials (8) [......] me (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 341. Inspecting the Fort and Clearing Canals (CT 53 228)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) [...] Let [the king], my lord, as[k] (3) [... on] this [si]de (4) [...] Let the kin[g], my [l]ord, wri[te] (5) [......] (6) [...... the] fort (7) [......]... (8) [......] around the city (9) [......] opened (r 1) [...] which are/were full of dust (r 2) [...] the waters were blocked (r 3) [...] I shall inspect the fort (r 4) [...] their [...] seize[d] my mayor (r 5) [... c]avalryman (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 342. Coming for the Work Assignment (CT 53 431)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [...] watch [...] (2) I will com[e for my wo]rk assignment. [Let the king, my lord, n]ot say: "[He is] not [...], he does not do any [work], he does not [...] leg [...]!" (6) Now I have [...]ed the royal bodyguard [... who] came (8) [...] (by) the gods of the k[ing, my lord] (9) [...] I asked and I as[ked ...] (10) [...] he did not give [......] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 343. (no title)

(1) [To the king, my lord: your] servant [NN]. Good [health to the king, my lord]! (4) On the 30t[h] day [......] (5) ... [......] (6) [......] (7) you [......] (8) work assignment [......] (9) much [......] (10) [a]sked [......] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 344. Why Do You not Glaze Bricks? (CT 53 476)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) [...] the king, [my lo]rd (3) [... s]peaks (4) ["...] your work (5) ["...] Why do you not glaze bricks in [...]?" (6) The [...]-man [ga]ve [...], saying: "If there is much [...]" (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 345. What are You Doing? (CT 53 395)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) [...] have done [...] (3) [... in] Tishri (VII) [...] (4) [the king, m]y [lord] w[rote ...] (Break) (7) Perha[ps the king, my lord, w]ill say: "[What are you] doing?" (r 2) [...] I (r 3) [...] On the 15th day (r 4) [...] I shall finish ... (r 5) [...] I shall give them [the p]rice (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 346. Doing the Work (ABL 1441)

(1) To the ki[ng, my lord]: your servant [NN]. Good health [to the king, my lord]! (4) When [......] (5) upon [......] (6) the king, my lord [...] (7) ... [...] (8) I shall la[y ...] (9) if [.....] (Break) (r 1) I will d[o] the work [...]

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 347. Fragment Concerning a Wall etc. (CT 53 640)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) Let the king, my lord, as[k ...] (3) If not, who would tell [...] in the king's presence? (5) [...] their wings [...] (6) Concerning the wall about which [...] (Break) (r 2) [...] not [......] (r 3) [th]e men [......] (r 4) [x] minas [......] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 348. Limestone and Master Builders (CT 53 239)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [...] the king [...] (2) [promo]ted the ki[ng ...] (3) [...] our work [...] (4) "Limestone and [...] st[one] (5) has been provided; the deputy [...] (6) ... The master builder[(s) ...] (7) [...] the[ir] work [...] (8) [...] does" [...] (9) I sent [...] before him [...] (Rest broken away or too fragmentary for translation)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 349. Fragment Concerning Master Builders (CT 53 911)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [t]o [......] (2) master builders [......] (3) to [......] (4) he [......] (5) [...] to [...] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 350. Watch Over Houses Neglected (CT 53 291)

(1) [To the king, my lord: your servant NN. Good health to the king, my lord]! (4) [Conce]rning the gu[ard ...] (5) the king [...] about it [...] (6) instead ...[...] (7) the rams of [...] (8) [a]s a fine [...] (Break) (r 2) "The city-lord watc[hed over] our houses [...]. Why did he not, when [the ...s] were serving with me, watc[h over] their houses?" (r 7) Now until I have giv[en ... t]o [the k]ing [...] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 351. A Search Effort (ABL 0996)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) "[Sen]d (word) [...]!" — We have been sending (word) [t]o the right and left. (r 1) Perhaps we shall indeed find (him/it), and I can send (him/it) to the king, my lord.

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 352. Difficult Terrain (CT 53 338)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) "...[......] (2) send to m[e! ......] (3) the terrain [......] (4) is squeeze[d ......] (5) it is not suitable [for ......] (6) until I mobi[lize ......] (7) [......] (8) [... the ki]ng [......] (9) [......] (10) [...] he sa[id .......] (11) [... th]e el[ders ...] (Break) (r 1) [Concern]ing [......] (r 2) [o]f the land [......] (r 3) they have lead o[ut ......] (r 4) not [......] (r 5) Ubru-[......] (r 6) with [my] mes[senger ......] (r 7) to [......] (r 8) We shall retur[n ......] (r 9) the res[t ......] (r 10) [......] (r 11) with [......] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 353. Tracks on the Riverside (CT 53 203)

(Beginning destroyed) (r 1) "[Come] quickly! There are not man[y] tracks on the riverside. Cross [the river] at the ...!"

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 354. Battle on the Riverside (CT 53 358)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) [...... ther]efore they (3) [......] they are [by the r]iver (4) [......] we gave them (5) [...... am]ong them (6) [...... wo]unded (r 1) [......] th[eir ...] (r 2) [......] the river (r 3) [...... ab]out the city wal[l] (r 4) [......] .... (r 5) [......] (r 6) [......] the wall (r 7) [......] upon it (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 355. Report on a Battle (CT 53 360)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [......] the field [...] (2) [...] our force on them (3) [...] "Really one (4) [...] we captured (5) [...] "there are no [It]u'u (troops) (6) [...] does not go (7) [...] the men whom they caught (8) [... to the k]ing my lord? (9) [......] all that the king, my lord, (10) [......] he completed (11) [...... th]ose (12) [......] (13) [......] the town (r 1) [......] (r 2) [...... w]hat (r 3) [......]... (r 4) [......] (r 5) [...... s]hould know (r 6) [......] (r 7) [......] (r 8) [... he should] surround [...] (r 9) [... Now the]n a tent (r 10) [......] the king to m[e]…

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 356. The Magnates Have Set Out (CT 53 181)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [......] from the magnates (2) [......] that the king, my lord (3) [......] to his servant (4) [......] Bel-ahu-iddina (5) [......] before me (6) [... have dep]arted (7) [...... ap]pointed (8) [......] scribe (Rest too broken for translation)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 357. (no title) (CT 53 231)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) "[......] (2) the king heard [...] (3) "Concerning [...] (4) "we are afraid and [...] (5) the delegate [...] (6) [w]ho before u[s ...] (7) [t]o each other [...] (8) they [s]et [...] (9) [...] rea[r ...] (Break) (r 1) [... of the ki]ng, [my] lord [...] (r 2) [t]o him not [...] (r 3) [...] the king, my lord [...] (r 4) [la]id him [..., he] passed on [...]; (r 5) He is betw[een the ... of the c]ity and the can[al]. (r 7) When I saw the let[ter] of the king, [my] lord, [I] went to [...]. The messenger [...] (Break) (e. 1) [......] the king, my lord [...] (e. 2) [Perhaps t…

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 358. Fragment Mentioning Heralds and Jugs of Wine (CT 53 355)

(Beginning destroyed) (r 2) have not brou[ght ......] (r 3) ... [......] (r 4) Raši-Marduk [......] (r 5) [the] herald of the [......] (r 6) and a lett[er .......] (r 7) [x j]ugs of wine [......] (r 8) [the] herald of [NN ...] (r 9) and a lett[er ......] (r 10) two jugs of wi[ne ......] (r 11) to Ahhe[šaya ......] (r 12) brough[t ......] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 359. Wine for the Daughter of [NN] and her Escort (CT 53 443)

(1) T[o the king, my lord]: your servant [NN]. Good heal[th to the king, my lord]! (4) The king, my lord, [wrote me]: "The daughter of [NN] is coming, and there are many men [and women] wi[th her]. Let them eat [bread and drink] wi[ne], [......] sweet [oi]l" — (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 360. Visit by Two Ladies

(1) [To the king], my [l]ord: your servant [...]ta. [Good hea]lth to the king, my lord! (4) [The ladies NN and ...]dirti, [the ...]s of the spring have come [to m]e (Remainder too broken for translation)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 361. Gifts from a Lady (CT 53 439)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) the deputy [... and ...] of the lady [NN] (3) the servants [...] (4) brough[t ......] (5) We received [... and] brought [them] into the city [...]. (8) [Perhaps] the king, my lord, [will say]: "[...] (Break) (r 1) two hau[berks ...] (r 2) one shiel[d ...] (r 3) one bow [...] (r 4) four axes [...] (r 5) a mural crown of [...] (r 6) a boss of [...] (r 7) three shekels [...] (r 8) a string of beads [...] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 362. Entering Copper Objects into the Treasury (CT 53 534)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) and [......] (2) I lift[ed ......] (3) I placed [......] (4) treasury [......] (5) the copper utensils [... which] (6) he lifted [......] (7) it is placed [in ...] (8) Let a [...] come [...] (9) [wr]iting-board [...] (Break) (r 1) [t]o [NN ......] (r 2) will bring in [......] (r 3) will put in ord[er ......]

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 363. Talents of Lapis Lazuli (ABL 1300)

(1) [To the king, my lord]: your servant [NN]. Good health t[o the king, my lord]! (4) Nuraya should com[e] t[o me] while I am here [...] (Break) (r 1) [x] talents less 4.5 minas of lapis lazuli. (r 2) [x] litres of antimony. (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 364. Corn Taxes Collected but Deficits not Supplied (CT 53 416)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) [......] Let them bring [them down ...]! (3) [I] sent [... the pr]efects of [...], and they brought [them to me]. (5) They are [inci]ting them against me [...]. (6) [I]ati' says: "[You have ...] us [our] corn tax, (but) you have not su[pplied our] deficit(s) [for ...] years!" (9) [...] to [...] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 365. Let them Give me Troops (ABL 1188)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [... t]his [......] (2) [...] him. Let the king [do] a[s he deems best]. (3) [Perhap]s the king, my lord, will sa[y: "Where] is it [deposit]ed?" It is [...] in the storehouse of [NN]. (5) [Pre]viously, when [NN] was living [ther]e, his messenger s[poke] there with my messenger [abo]ut the earlier matters, a[bout the troops] he had requested, saying, "[Let] them give me [...] m[en], and I will g[o and] conquer [......]." (12) [...] his servant [......] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 366. Gathering Troops (CT 53 368)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [c]am[e ......] (2) [str]ong [......] (3) the troops [......] (4) get assembled [......] (5) spea[k ......] (6) who wen[t ......] (7) the town Si[......] (8) "[......] (Break) (r 1) w[e ......] (r 2) 300 [......] (r 3) w[ent ......] (r 4) t[o ......] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 367. Giving away Elite Troops (CT 53 067)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [... about] whom [... the ki]ng, my lord, wrote me: "Give (them) to the chief [...!" — I] am giving [I]tu'[eans] to him. Now in place of what [is he s]eizing [...] Gurreans of mine?

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 368. Ropes for the Cohort Commander (CT 53 345)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [NN] the commander-of-fifty [...]. (2) Concerning the [... about whom the king], my lord, gave me this order: "Give ropes [to] one cohort commander! [...] Let him constantly go in and out [...]" — he is [constantly] going in and out [..., as the king, my lo]rd ordered me. (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 369. Who Chased Away the Bodyguard? (CT 53 453)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [Now th]en Man[nu-...... has c]ome [to me], saying: "Find out in detail those who chased away [...... the body]guard, and write to me [...]!" (4) A chariot fighter of mine [na]med Abu-[...] — for the second year [now] he has not g[one to] a campaign with me (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 370. A Terrible Letter (CT 53 086)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [...], saying: "[...] these [me]n [...]." (3) [Now t]hen [I a]m writing to the kin[g, my lord]; what [is it that the king, my lord], commands reg[arding] these [...]? (7) I am [n]ow se[nding] the let[ter t]o the Palace. The terr[ible word]s [f]rom the lett[er of] Il-pada the [...ean] (Break) (r 3) [... O]pis [...] (r 4) [...] ... of I[l-pada] (r 5) [wou]nde[d ...] (Rest too broken for translation)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 371. Fragment of a Private Letter (CT 53 611)

(1) [A tablet of ...]ya to Bel-abu-uṣur. Good health to m[y] brother! (Break) (r 1) ...[...]... (r 2) I listen much to my brother.

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 372. Fragment Mentioning a Golden Seal (CT 53 179)

(1) [To the king, m]y [lord: your servant ...]aya. [Good health to] the king, my lord! (4) [When] the king's [...]s [came to] my [presence] (7) [...]... (8) [...] the golden signet ring (9) [...]... (10) [... not y]et (11) [...]

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 373. (no title) (CT 53 198)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [about which the king, my] lo[rd, wrote] to [me]: "Why [did you] send those [...]?" — I am now dispatching a letter. (9) Nabû-bal[liṭ the] wine [mast]er (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 375. (no title) (CT 53 258)

(1) [To the king, my lord: yo]ur [servant NN. Good he]alth t[o the king, my lord]! (4) [Concerning wh]at the king, my lord, [wrote to me]: (5) "Why [......]? (6) "Write to me!" [......] (7) is afraid [......] (8) we[nt ......] (9) does [......] (10) does not [......] (11) wri[ting-board ......] (12) and [NN ...] (Break) (r 3) [The king, my lord, can] be g[lad].

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 376. (no title) (CT 53 303)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [...] 20 town[s] (2) [...]eans (3) [...]s (4) [...a]lseans (5) [...]... (6) [...] the 'mule-house man' (7) [...] (8) [... o]f the king (Remainder too broken for translation)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 377. (no title) (CT 53 318)

(1) [To the king, my lord: yo]ur servant [NN]. (3) Concerning [the ...] about which [I said] to [the king, my lord]: (5) "[......] to the land A[...] (7) "the [...... who] fro[m ......] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 378. (no title) (CT 53 543)

(1) To [the king, my lord]: your servant [NN]. Good heal[th to the king, my lord]! (4) The king, [my] lo[rd, ......] (5) fo[rts ......] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 380. (no title) (CT 53 561)

(1) [To the king, my lord]: your servant [NN]. Good heal[th to the king, my lord]! (4) Sîn-bu[na'i ...] c[ame and told me]: "[......] in the house [...]" (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 381. (no title) (CT 53 574)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [......] Now he (2) [......] of the distric[t] (3) [......] he (and) the govern[or] (4) [......] this (5) [......]s of the town Ib[...] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 382. (no title) (CT 53 592)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [t]he village mana[ger ...] (2) [w]ho [...] to the left (3) [the k]ing, my lord [...] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 383. (no title) (CT 53 602)

(Beginning destroyed) (7) [...] Aššur-be[lu-...] (8) [... wr]it[ing-board ...] (Break) (r 2) they (are) th[ere. The ... which] (r 3) I had fetched [...] under the kin[g's] aegis, (r 5) I have le[ft in] the province.

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