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~710 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 17

SAA 17 161. Working with the King’s Men of Bit-Dakuri (ABL 0913)

(1) Your servant Naṣib-il: I would gladly die for my lord! Say to the king, my lord: (4) I and all the king's men in Bit-D[akuri] have now [...] the work (Break) (r 1) and [...] (r 2) ... [...] (r 3) the brother [...] (r 4) heard [...] (r 5) in Babyl[on...] (r 6) Now then I have sent with my messenger to the king ever[y ...], three of his sons and [...] five members of his family.

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~710 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 17

SAA 17 162. Sending City Lords to the King (ABL 1072)

(1) Your servant Naṣib-il: I would gladly die for my lord! Say to the king, my lord: (4) (As to) [what I] earlier [w]rote to [the king]: "[... hand]s (7) [...] ... (8) [...] have sent here (9) [......] (10) [......] (11) [...] their [...] (12) [...] their [...] (Break) (r 2) I am (herewith) sending to the king [NN], son of [DN-ah]a-iqiša, [the city]-lord of Kapar, together with his brothers. With him, I am sending you Nergal-eṭir, the city-lord of Paddanu.

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~710 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 17

SAA 17 163. (no title) (CT 54 143)

(1) Your servant [Naṣib-il: I would gladly die for my lord]! Say t[o the king, my lord]: (4) Concerning what the king, [my] lord, [wrote] to me: "[......] (6) for the ... [...] (7) one among them [...] (8) knows them. For [...] (9) unlike an e[nemy ...] (10) [to] our [e]ars [...] (Break) (r 2) for [...] (r 3) Be[l-... ...] (r 4) are jubilant [...] (r 5) [...] ... [...] (r.e. 6) I sent [...] to [the king, my lord], on the 9th day [...].

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~710 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 17

SAA 17 164. My Lord Should not Believe Calumnies about me (CT 54 246)

(1) [Your servant Šu]zubu: I would gladly die [for the gov]ernor, my lord! Say to my lord: I am herewith sending [my ta]blet as a greet[ing to the gov]ernor, [my lord]. (Break) (r 1) As to the what my people have said, the governor knows that they are spreading lies. Perhaps they will write to my lord about a certain thing that concerns me or about me in person. The governor should not believe them! (Rest destroyed)

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~710 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 17

SAA 17 165. We Have not Sold Sinneans for Silver! (CT 54 041)

(1) Your servant Ullub[aya: I would gladly die] for the king, [my] lord! Say to the king, [my lord]: (4) They have said to the king: "[...] Sinneans have been s[old] for silver." (7) 100 or 200 for [...] (8) the king, my lo[rd, ...] (Break) (r 2) and [...] (r 3) ca[me ...] (r 4) befo[re...] (r 5) sol[d ...] (r 6) side [...] (r 7) We have not s[old] any [Sinneans] f[or silver].

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~710 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 17

SAA 17 166. Selling Sinneans for Silver (CT 54 238)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) "[...] go and [...]! (3) [Do not s]ell the Sinneans for s[ilver]! You and [...] (5) [g]ather them! Monthly [...]" — (6) [...] what they said to the king [...] (7) [...] he had extended. From [...] (8) [N]N, the Uruk[ean ...] (9) [...] attac[ked ...] (Rest destroyed)

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~710 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 17

SAA 17 167. Welcome for the King (CT 54 227)

(1) [Your servant ...]qu: [I would gladly] die for the king, [my] lord! May [DNN] bless the king, my lord! Say to the kin[g, my lord]: (3) [NN sw]ears: "There is nobody [who would have ...ed] his hands to[wards ... and who] would not have got well [...]." (5) [Has ...] of Assyria become different? For five years [...] (6) [...] we set [our eyes] upon the king [...] (7) [...] the earlier [......] (8) [...] until now the king [...] (9) [...] which to the truth ... [...] (10) [...]s who repor[t ...] (11) [...] ... [...] (12) [...] the gods [...] (13) [... have ...]ed me [...] (Break) (r 1) [... N]ow we have written [to the king], our [lo]rd, very [...].

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~710 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 17

SAA 17 168. Cohort Commander Reports on Chaldean Matters (CT 54 135)

(1) [To the king, my lord: your servant NN], the coh[ort] commander. [Say to the ki]ng, my lord: (4) [As to what the king, my lord], wrote: (5) "[......] (6) [...] to [...] (7) [...] you move up [...]" (8) [...] Now to [...] (9) [...] if [...] (10) [... n]ews of [...] (11) [...] to [...] (Break) (20) [...] people [...] (21) [...] repo[rt ...] (22) [......] (23) according to [...] (24) palace matter [...] (25) for the month Sivan (III) [...] (26) in Chaldea [...] (27) great country to [...] (28) [...] with the overseer [...] (29) they have given [...] (30) [...] the k[in]g [my] lo[rd ...] (Rest destroyed)

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~710 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 17

SAA 17 169. Aššur-bel-taqqin Visited in Babylon (ABL 1067)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) not [......] (3) the king, my lord [......] (4) as [......] (5) settl[ed ......] (6) the deputy of [......] (7) the governor of [GN ...] (8) killed the people and destroyed [their houses]. (9) When the god [......], (10) he we[nt] to Babylon [...]. (r 1) Because Aššur-belu-taqq[in ...] (r 2) the governor said, "Go [... to] the king [...] (r 4) ask [......] (r 5) for the god (and) the kin[g ...] (r 6) will be sav[ed ...] (r 7) and the land [...] (Rest destroyed)

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~710 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 17

SAA 17 170. Mušezib-Marduk Goes to Elam (ABL 1304)

(1) You[r servant NN]: I would gladly die for [the vizier], my [lord]! Say to [my lord]: (3) [N]N [has written] from Bi[t-...]: (4) "[...] ... the army of [...] (5) [... Save] yourselves!" (6) [...] Nabû-ušabš[i...] (7) [wen]t [b]efore the king ... [...] (8) [...] which in Lahir[u ...] (9) [...] daily [...] (10) [...]... I shall have brought [...] (11) [...]-halam to the lega[te ...] (12) [...] ... [...], and did not this [... sub]due you? Do not trust [him]! (14) During the past [x] years Mušezi[b-Marduk] did not go down to the king of Elam. Now however, as he saw the king of Assyria, he…

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~710 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 17

SAA 17 171. Fragment Concerning Babylon (ABL 1334)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) the words of N[N ......] (3) greatly what the kin[g ...] (4) there is [...] (5) of the Babyloni[ans ...] (6) I do not sup[port] the king [...] (7) Rimutu [...] (8) the Babyloni[ans ...] (9) there is [...] (10) to be(come) strong(er) [...] (Break) (r 1) With difficulty I [......] (r 2) do not sa[y ...] (r 3) of my lord is one who knows [...] (r 4) like one who does not know [...] (r 5) in Babylon [...] (r 6) any news [...] (r 7) of Babylon [...] (r 8) [let him write] to my lord [...] (r 9) to the palace in ... [...] (r 10) concerning [...] (r 11) are safe w[ith ...] (r 12) there is ... [...] (Rest destroyed)

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~710 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 17

SAA 17 172. King Retreats from Der, Fortresses Burnt (CT 54 008)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [... sa]id to me: "[...] the servants are not unoccupied, and they will not give your [m]en to you." (4) Now he did not return my men to me, but said this in the presence of the king, my lord. (7) After the king had retreated from Der, at that time, when the [L]uhayati started hostilities with the Iašubeans, they attacked the wall (and) burnt all the fortresses [of] the king. They attacked the men [of the go]vernor of Mazamua. (r 7) When I myself [... the arm]y of the king, my lord, [..., the m]en (Rest destroyed)

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~710 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 17

SAA 17 173. King’s Eunuch Comes to Arrapha (CT 54 018)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [of] the king, [my] lord, (2) which the king sen[t], I have safely led here. (4) Also the eunuch whom the king, my lord, sent, has come up to Arrapha for my lawsuit. Now, on the 2nd day, I have brought him safely across the river. (r 4) The fortress of the king, my lord, is well.

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~710 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 17

SAA 17 175. May the King Send Troops, so We Can Enter Marad (CT 54 073)

(Beginning destroyed) (3) When [... P]N sent us a messenger [..., saying, "C]ome and en[ter] the city," (6) [...] here are few (7) [...] and we fear the king. (8) May my lord say [in the presence of the kin]g, and if it [is agree]able to [the king, let him send] us armed forces so [we can en]ter Marad. (11) My lord knows that the [...]s which the king gave [are ...] (13) May my lord say [t]o the king and [...] (Rest destroyed)

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~710 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 17

SAA 17 176. Report on the King of Elam (CT 54 171)

(1) [Your servant NN]: I would gladly di[e for the king, my lord! Say to the king, my lord]: (2) [......] "The king of Ela[m] (3) [has writt]en [to ...], saying: 'The crimes [...] (4) [... has t]old you; on the road [...] (5) [......] has exceeded Der [...] (6) [......] Do we know the Aramean(s)? [...] (7) [......] my [...] wrote you [...] (8) [......] the Gambu[lu ...] (9) [......] I will give for you [...] (10) [......] there is no [...] (11) [...... s]ent [...] (Rest destroyed)

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~710 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 17

SAA 17 177. Contacting the Vizier (CT 54 186)

(Beginning destroyed) (3) [...] ... [to/with/against] us (4) [... agai]nst the Assyrian(s) (5) [...] he hears. Concerning [...] (6) [... the ...]s of Marduk-šarru-uṣur [...] (7) [...] he sent (word) and took away [...] (8) [...] ... the land Irreja (9) [... who] were brought to me, whose names I wrote down and (whom) I sent to [the vizier], my lord, (r 1) [...] they are [...], and he is held before him. (r 2) [(I swear) by the gods] of the vizier, my lord, that before [...] brought peace to me, for three years [...] I was mute and [did not write] to the king, my lord. [Now] I have [written]…

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~710 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 17

SAA 17 178. (no title) (CT 54 194)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) [... the Elam]ite(s) [...] (3) [...], saying: "[...] (4) [...] to Marduk-[...] (5) [...] to his presence [...] (6) [... Na]bû-šuma-išku[n ...] (Rest destroyed)

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~710 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 17

SAA 17 179. (no title) (CT 54 199)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) [... ] well-being [...] (3) [... the k]ing, our lord [...] (4) [...] our [br]other [...] (5) [... the k]ing, our lord [...] (6) [...] house [...] (7) [...] ... [...] (8) [...] which/of [...] (9) [...] ... [...] (10) [... fro]m the day [...] (11) [...] the watch [...] (Break) (r 2) [...] wha[t ...] (r 3) [...] ... [...] (r 4) [... he s]aid: "[...] (r 5) [...] Do not [...] a messenger [...]! (r 6) He (is) [in G]N; to seize [..] (r 7) [...] When we did [...] (r 8) [...] we fetched [...] (r 9) [... w]ith him [...] (r 10) [...] I waited [...] (r 11) [...] to [...] (Rest destroyed)

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~710 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 17

SAA 17 180. (no title) (CT 54 203)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) He kneels [...]. I am devoted to [the king]. (3) I am [indeb]ted [because of his...] (and) his favour. (4) And since (5) [... w]ith the soldiers (6) [... he] bent and (7) [...] to the king (8) I spoke [with him ...], and it turned out well. (9) [...] After we had waited [for ...], a report (10) [...] when our words (r 1) [...] left (r 2) [...] the soldiers (r 3) [...] were captured (r 4) [...] the agreements (r 5) [...] completed (r 6) [...] of the king entered (r 7) [...] were relieved. (r 8) May we hear [of the well-being of the k]ing, so we can give [... t]o the king. (Rest destroyed)

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~710 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 17

SAA 17 181. Free Passage for the son of Yakin (CT 54 211)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) "Why do you let the [son of] Ya[kin] go to [GN] and sl[eep] (there)?" (4) [I swear] to the king, my lord: "[...] (6) much [...] (7) heard [...] (Rest destroyed)

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~710 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 17

SAA 17 182. (no title) (CT 54 216)

(Beginning destroyed) (3) "When [... went] before Lanšê [...] (4) [...] "he will do my [...] and to [...] (5) [...] before [...] the middle night watch [...] (6) [...] repeate[d ...] (7) [...] to [...] spoke [...], (8) [...] before [... i]n the king's palace [...] (9) [...] my foundation [...] (10) [...] "for [N]N [...] (11) [...] "I am a servant of the king [...] (12) [...] accordingly [...] (Rest destroyed)

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~710 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 17

SAA 17 183. Fragment Mentioning Tilmun and Urarṭu (to the Crown Prince) (CT 54 217)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) Za[badu ...] (3) knowingly [...] (4) "Kurr[ala'u ...] (5) what canvas [...] (6) the plundered of the land [...] (7) that you have [...] to (all) the lands (8) the lands of ... [...] (9) Tilmun, the land [...], (10) the Ura[rṭean ...] (11) said [...] (Break) (r 2) he seizes ... [...] (r 3) the governor of [...] (r 4) he let consume, [...] (r 5) a bad piece of advice [...] (r 6) and the gov[ernor ...] (r 7) I have seen [...] (r 8) After they had tak[en ...] (r 9) the crown prince, [my] lord, [...] (r 10) and fumigants [...] (r 11) all for [...] (r 12) before [...] (r 13) as [...] (Rest destroyed)

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~710 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 17

SAA 17 184. Fragment Mentioning Tyrians (CT 54 225)

(Beginning destroyed) (r 2) my messenger to Tyre [...] (r 3) [...] should I have changed my mind? (r 4) The king, my lord, [...] (r 5) my two sons hither [...] (r 6) [of whom] I spoke to the king, my lord, [...] (r 7) [...]...[...] (r 8) [...] the kin[g ...] (Rest destroyed)

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~710 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 17

SAA 17 185. Fragment Mentioning Marduk-šarrani (CT 54 240)

(Beginning destroyed) (r 2) [...] brought up [...] (r 3) [...] took [...] (r 4) [...] Marduk-šarra[ni ...] (r 5) [...] gave, in [...] (r 6) [Ma]rduk-šarrani by the command [...] (r 7) [...] brought out, with [...] (r 8) [...], "Instead of [...] (r 9) [... yo]u did, he/it will appe[ar ...] (r 10) [...] and what [...] (r 11) [...] you did [...] (Rest destroyed)

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~710 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 17

SAA 17 186. Fragment Mentioning Merodach-Baladan (CT 54 247)

(Beginning destroyed) (3) [...] Merodach-Bal[adan ...] (4) [......] who opposite [...] (5) [...] "You are meek [...]" (6) [...] I am meek. The lord of king[s ...] (7) [...] all lands (8) [... that ...] he had written, ... [...] (9) [... the ro]be of a [...] (10) [...] the towns [...] (Rest destroyed)

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~710 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 17

SAA 17 187. (no title) (CT 54 248)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) [...] all ... [...] (3) [...] the towns of the fortress of [Yakin] (4) [...] concerning all not [...] (5) [Perhaps the king], my lord, will say: "[...] 1,000 of yo[ur] men [...]" (7) [...] man[y ...] (8) [...] of the king, my lord, [...]

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~710 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 17

SAA 17 188. (no title) (CT 54 256)

(Beginning destroyed) (3) [...]anni, the so[n of NN] (4) [... sa]id to him [...] (5) [...] I said [...] (6) [... be]fore me: "[...]" (7) [...] Lanšê [...] (8) [...] and after [...] (Rest destroyed)

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~710 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 17

SAA 17 189. Fragment Referring to a Carrier Pigeon (CT 54 270)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [May ... my lord not] forsake us, [may he ...] us! (3) The house which my lord [...], may he hold (it) back! (4) The bird [which] they sent [t]o the king, [may my lord not] eat it! (7) I have fastened [...] (Break) (r 2) [......] comes out (r 3) [...] I have no prebend, (r 4) I have [no (...)] boat. (r 5) I am but [...], (r 6) [may ... my lord not] forsake me! (Rest destroyed)

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~710 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 17

SAA 17 190. Seed-Grain and Barley for the Fortress (CT 54 272)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [......] the king (2) [......] Nabû the journey (3) [......] they remained. (4) [......] as the king (5) [......] ease of doing (6) [...... o]f seed (7) [......] to the fortress (8) [......] barley (9) [......] of [...] (Rest destroyed)

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~710 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 17

SAA 17 191. Fragment Mentioning Zabaya (CT 54 274)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) [...] placed ...[...] (3) [...] Zabay[a ...] (4) [...] his messenger [...] (Rest destroyed)

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~710 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 17

SAA 17 192. Fragment Mentioning Kalbi-Uku and Lanše (CT 54 279)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [As for Kalbi]-Ukû, his watch [is strong]. (2) [...] the watch which I ke[ep] for the king [...] (3) [...] he attacked, not [...] (4) [... him]self [...] (5) [...] do! ... [...] (6) [...] just as Lan[šê ...] (Rest destroyed)

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~710 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 17

SAA 17 193. Battle at Bit-Bunakki (CT 54 338)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) [... a]ssemble (3) [...] and a defea[t] (4) [... Bit]-Bunakki (5) [...] and the towns (6) [...] have plundered (7) [...] the[ir ...] (Rest destroyed)

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~710 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 17

SAA 17 194. Fragment Mentioning Bit-Yakin (CT 54 342)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) Now then they are in [...] (3) The ne[ws ...] (4) of Bit-Ya[kin ...] (5) I have as[ked ...] (6) They have fini[shed ...] (7) saying, "[...] (Break) (r 1) have [...] (r 2) after u[s ...] (r 3) in the shadow [...] (r 4) of the king, (my) lo[rd, ...] (r 5) and [...] (Rest destroyed)

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~710 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 17

SAA 17 195. Taking Captives (CT 54 349)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [...] legal case [...] (2) [...] I arrested and gave [...] to the [...] official (3) [...] 2 dependents [...] (4) [...] his [know]ledge early in the morning ... [...] (5) [... to] the bodyguard and to [...] (6) [...] I gave to Redi-ilu [...] (7) [... the ca]ptives of the Lit[amu] (8) [...] I am [in] N[u]nak (Rest destroyed)

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SAA 17 196. Fragment Mentioning Merodach-Baladan (CT 54 375)

(1) [Your servant NN: I would gladly die for the king, m]y [lord! S]ay to the ki[ng, my lord]: (5) [x] men with 3 ho[rses] have [...]ed [...]. (7) [Th]ey are [...] m[en of] Merodach-Bal[adan ...]. (9) On the 24[th] day [...] (Rest destroyed)

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~710 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 17

SAA 17 198. Fragment Mentioning Merodach-Baladan (CT 54 405)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) [... Aššur]-belu-taqqin (3) [...] kept guard (4) [...] the swordsman (5) [...] to the šandabakku (6) [...] entered and (7) [...] with him (8) [...] to Merodach-Baladan (9) [...] with the ey[es ...] (Break) (r 2) [... d]o and go! (r 3) [...] tell him (r 4) [...] that (r 5) [...] saved me (r 6) [...] lead up (r 7) [... i]n Der (r 8) [...] purse (Rest destroyed)

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~710 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 17

SAA 17 199. Fragment Mentioning Esaggil and Merodach-Baladan (CT 54 447)

(Beginning destroyed) (3) [...] ... in [...] (4) [...] as he he[ld back ...] (5) [...] Bel-le'ann[i ...] (6) [...] Qibi-Be[l ...] (7) [...] their [...] (8) [... the pe]ople are con[fident ...] (9) [...] their [...] (10) [...] their [...] (11) [... w]ent out [...] (12) [... f]ro[m ...] (Break) (r 1) [...] wen[t ...] (r 2) [...] merchant [...] (r 3) [...] jeweller [...] (r 4) [...] Esaggil [...] (r 5) [...] he will take o[f ...] (r 6) [... will g]o up and [...] the gate o[f ...] (r 7) [...] against me not [...] (r 8) [...] Now then the arche[rs ...] (r 9) [...] Merodach-Balada[n...] (Rest destroyed)

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~710 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 17

SAA 17 200. Fragment Mentioning Merodach-Baladan (CT 54 449)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [...] ... Na[bû-...] (2) [...] which for Hudi-[...] (3) [...] Nabû-ahhe-erib[a...] (4) [...] Nabû-eṭir son of Nab[û-...] (5) [... Mar]duk-iddina and the [...] (6) [... Da]bibi and [...] (7) [... Meroda]ch-Baladan [...] (Rest destroyed)

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~710 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 17

SAA 17 201. Fragment Mentioning Merodach-Baladan and Dur-Ladini (CT 54 451)

(obverse completely destroyed) (1) [...] and at Der greatly [...]. (r 1) [...] And when they removed our writing-boards, they brought (them) to Merodach-Baladan. (r 3) And they themselves have verily destroy[ed] (them) on the shore. (r 4) They lie [encamped] at Dur-Ladini. (r 5) [...] in their battle equipment (r 6) [...] they do not eat bread (r 7) [...] they have contracted [...], have not rested. (r 8) [The warriors of the ki]ng, my lord, have pains in their legs. (r 9) [...] they are building [...] (r 10) [...] their eyes have become dark (r 11) [...] and the decision (r 12) [...... May ...] come and (r 13) [......] you said to me (r 14) [......] and (r 15) [...... the ki]ng (Rest destroyed)

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~710 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 17

SAA 17 202. Fragment Mentioning Merodach-Baladan (CT 54 452)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) from Bit-[...] (3) as far as Bab-[Marrat ...] (4) and the king has not [...] (5) Bit-Zabi[di ...] (6) Merodach-Bal[adan ...] (7) the king had [......] (8) of Bit-Ša[k...] (Break) SPACER (r 2) to [...] (r 3) of silver [...] (r 4) of the tra[cks ...] (r 5) and [...] (r 6) they confirm [...] (r 7) of the king [...] (r 8) before [...] (r 9) a[s ...] (Rest destroyed)

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~710 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 17

SAA 17 203. Reporting to the King (CT 54 485)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [...], but he did not speak with [us]. May the king do as he sees best. (4) We are now on our way (there); we shall without delay (lit. 'without staying overnight') find out what news there is [and quickly] write [t]o the king, [our] lo[rd]. (r 5) (As to) the order [which the king] g[ave us, under the pro]tection of the go[d(s) ...]. (r 7) [...] the Ba[bylonian(s) ...] (r 8) [t]o the city Ši[...] (r 9) [a]s w[e ...] (r 10) [t]o [...] (Rest destroyed)

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~710 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 17

SAA 17 204. News of Elam (CT 54 551)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) We have se[nt ... to the king], our [lo]rd. [The king, our lord] may do [as he sees be]st. [......] (4) [......] 2 eunuchs [......] (5) [......] with these men [......] (6) [......] messengers, lords [......] (7) [......] News of Elam: [...] (8) [......]s from Ela[m ...] (9) [......] the Ru['ueans ......] (Rest destroyed)

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~710 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 17

SAA 17 205. Fragment Mentioning Humbe (CT 54 565)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) [...] and [...] with him [...] (3) [...] brings up [...] and [...] (4) [...] from the beginni[ng ...] (5) [...] to darkness [...] (6) [... H]umbê of [Bit-Zualza] (7) [...] you did not cheat [...] (8) [...] treaty wi[th ...] (9) [...] tribute (payment)s [...] (10) [...] land [...] (11) [......] (12) [......] in the presen[ce ... (Rest destroyed)

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~710 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 17

SAA 17 206. Greetings (CT 54 592)

(1) Tablet of [NN] to Nabû-šu[ma-iškun]. I am herewith sending my tablet as a gre[eting to my lord]. (4) [I heard] the news of [my] lord and became very glad. (6) [...] in your place (7) and for his servant [...] (8) Has not Enlil in an effus[ive way ...] (9) whom the king, your lord, not [...] (10) [...] daily [...] (11) [...] and [...] (Break) (r 1) of his lord, until [...].

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~710 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 17

SAA 17 207. (no title)

(1) Your [servant NN: I would gladly die] for [the king, my lord! Say to the king, my lord]: (3) ...[......] (4) to [......] (Break) (r 1) soldiers [......] (r 2) to [......]

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~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Enlil-naṣir I 1

(1) Enlil-[nāṣir (I), vice]-regent of the god [Aššur, son of] Puzur-Aš[šur (III), (who was) also vice]-regent of the god Aššur, (5) for his life and the well-being of his city, [built] the towers of [..., which] Išme-Dagān (I), vice-[regent of the god Aššur, son of Šamšī]-Adad (I), vice-[regent of the god Aššur],

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~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Enlil-naṣir I 1002

(1’) I deposited my [clay cone (therein)]. (2’) [(When) a fu]ture [ruler] builds [that wall] wh[en it becomes dilapidated], the gods Aššur and [Adad] will (then) listen to [his prayers. May he retur]n [my clay cone] to its place.

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~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Ititi 1

(1) Ititi, the overseer, son of Ininlaba, dedicated (this stone plaque) from the booty of Gasur (Nuzi) to the goddess Ištar.

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~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Naram-Sin 01add

(i 1) Narām-Sîn, vice-regent of the god Aššur, son of Puzur-Aššur (II), vice-regent of the god Aššur.

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~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Ṣilulu 1

(1) (The god) Aššur is the king, Ṣilulu is the vice-regent of (the god) Aššur, the son of Dakiki, (and) the herald of the city Aššur.

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