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(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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(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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(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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(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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(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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(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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(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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(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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(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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(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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(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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(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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(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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(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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(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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(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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(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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(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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(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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(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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(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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(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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(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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(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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(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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(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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(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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(Beginning destroyed) (2) [......] the governors (3) [...... does n]ot agree (Rest destroyed)
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(1) T[o the king, my lord]: your servant [NN]. Good health t[o the king, my lord]! (4) Concerning [......] (Remainder too broken for translation)
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(1) To [the king, my lord]: your servant [NN]. Good he[alth to the king, my lord]! (4) On the 12t[h] day [......] (5) of the king, my lord [......] (6) as [......] (Rest destroyed)
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(Beginning destroyed) (1) [...] the road which [...] (2) [...] her [...] (3) Perha[ps the king, my lord, will say]: "[... the ...]-man [...]" (Remainder too broken for translation)
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(Beginning destroyed) (1) and [......] (2) alongsi[de ......] (3) again[st ......] (4) and [NN ......] (Rest destroyed)
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(Beginning destroyed) (r 1) [...] a 'third man' (and) a shield-bearer (r 2) [... x] homers of corn rations the governor (r 3) [of Zab]ban from my threshing floor (r 4) [...] Der ...[...] (Rest destroyed)
Daily LifeEconomy(1) The king's word to Aššur-šarru-u[ṣur]: I am well, Assyria is well: you can be glad. (3) As to what you wrote to me: "A messenger [of] Midas the Phrygian has come to me, bringing me 14 men of Que whom Urik had sent to Urarṭu as an embassy" — this is extremely good! My gods Aššur, Šamaš, Bel and Nabû have now taken action, and without a battle [or any]thing, the Phrygian has given us his word and become our ally! (10) As to what you wrote: "I shall not send my messenger to the Phrygian without the permission of the king, my lord" — I am now writing to (tell) you that you should not cut off…
Daily LifeEconomy(1) The king's word to the go[vernor] (of Calah): (2) 700 bales of straw and 700 bundles of reeds, each bundle more than a donkey can carry, must be at hand in Dur-Šarruken by the 1st of Kislev (IX). Should (even) one day pass by, you will die.
Daily LifeEconomy(1) [To the king, my lord: yo]ur [servant S[in-ahhe-riba. Good health to the king, m]y lord! Assyria [is well], the temples [are well], all the [forts o]f the king [are well; the king, my lord], can be glad indeed. (8) [......] the Itu'ean [......] who [......] from the city of Ištahup has now been brought to me from [...]ratta. I inquired him [about the Urarṭi]ans and he told me: (11) "The Urarṭian [and his magnates were defeated] on their expedition [against] the Cimmerians, and they are very much afraid of the king, my lord. They tremble and keep silent like women, and nobody [...] the…
Daily LifeEconomy(1) [To the king, my lord: your servant Ṭab-šar-Aššur. Good heal]th to [the king, my lord!] (4) [As I wrote] to the ki[ng, my lord], I am [receiving] the chariots of the magnates on the afternoon of the 16th and they are giving them over to me — the Comm[ander-in-Chief], the Sartinnu, the Vizier, the Palace Herald, the Chief [Cupbearer], the Treasurer, and the governor of [Calah]; in all 1[00] chariots capable of carrying ...[...]. (12) The chariots of the C[hief Eunuch] and the governor of Nineveh [...] are missing; what does the king my lord say? (Rest destroyed or untranslatable)
Daily LifeEconomy(Beginning destroyed) (1) "We shall go [......]; I have [...] the river [......] heavy logs [......]." (4) I asked him: "Where [are they deposited? Those which] we cannot tow [to ......] not to [......] the Inner City [......]"? (8) His servants said: "From where the distant logs are being stored the river is navigable as far as the Inner City; from the Inner City to Nineveh it is difficult." (13) The Governor of the Land told me: "I'll first (stay) ten days here, [then ......] which during [......] Labdudu [.......]." (17) On the 1st of Tishri (VII), [when] the earlier [...] arrived in the…
Daily LifeEconomy(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Ṭab-ṣill-Ešarra. Good health to the king, my lord! May Aššur and Mullissu bless the king, my lord! (5) As to what the king, my lord, wrote to me: "In order to kill locusts go to the villages of Mê-ṭabute and Amante, as far as Kasappa," (10) the locusts here in the centre of the land between [...] on the great mountain [......] I have removed [...... (Break) (r 12) [......] the Inner City (Rest destroyed)
Daily LifeEconomy(1) [To the king], my lord: [your servant M]arduk-rem[anni. Good health] to the king, [my] lord! (4) [The festi]val has been celebrated; the god [...] came out and returned in peace. May Nabû and Marduk bless the king! (8) As to the bull colossi about which the king my lord wrote to me, I have worked out their positions at the ...s of the palaces and they are hewing them. We shall place the hewn colossi before the ... residence; they will trim the big ones and whe shall place them before the middlemost gate. (16) As to the [sto]ne bulls of which I spoke to the king, my lord, they will modify…
Daily LifeEconomy(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Aššur-bani. Good health to the king, my lord! (4) As to the double-door house of the courtyard of the bath, of which the king, my lord, wrote to me: "Is the karintu [...]?" (9) The karintu has been completely built, but [the kar]intu [...... (Rest destroyed)
Daily LifeEconomy(Beginning destroyed) (1) As to what the king [my] lord [wrote to me: "Why [......] the bull co[ossi ...... (Rest destroyed)
Daily LifeEconomy(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Bel-duri. (3) The king installed Ilu-mušezib, a baker of Bel-emuranni, in Hatarikka. When the king passed on, Ku[baba]-ereš a (member) of his community and the (members) of the community of his relatives [made] him run away. They should make inquiries and return the man to me. (14) When there was an [ep]idemic here, Ilu-bi'di a cohort [commander of the ... under] my jurisdiction killed a horse. I made up for the horse in his stead and he promised: "I'll give you the money." Now this Ilu-bi'di has died; his wife, as the king knows, has married a young boy…
Daily LifeEconomy(1) To [the king, my lord: yo]ur servant [Bel-duri]. (3) The king, my lord, [gave orders]: "[All] gover[nors] may raise food and fodder from the vi[llages of the dese]rt with you, and Adad-isse'a and Bel-lešir are to support Abi-lešir!" (9) They have not agreed to this though, but are disobedient, saying: "Why should our villages in the desert belong to all the governors? The villages are ... within each other!" (12) The king, my lord, should send word that they are to write down their desert villages. Ever since the king my lord has levied pack animals from Hamath, I have been on my own, and…
Daily LifeEconomy(1) To the king, my lord: Your servant Adda-hati. Good health to the king, my lord! (4) (Ammili'ti) the son of Amiri readied himself with 300 she-camels, intending to attack the booty being [tran]sferred from Damascus to Assyria. (11) [I heard of this and] sent word to Bel-i[qbi]; he came and we went together to meet the booty. He saw us, ambushed us from behind, and we had a fight. [1],500 [boot]y sheep from the city of Huzaza, [1],500 sheep [......] city of [......], [...]2 men [......] men [...... (Break) (30) We returned and went in pursuit [after] him, getting as far as Il[...]ani, but co…
Daily LifeEconomy(1) To the king, my lord: Your servant Adda-hati. Good health to the king, my lord! (4) The silver dues of the prefects and village managers imposed on the local population have been handed over: two talents and 18 minas of silver according to the standard of Carchemish. In addition I have sent to the king, my lord, half a shekel of gold, two [tog]as and three tunics with my messenger. (10) [When the king my lor]d gave [... to ...], he gave me 2,450 men; now Danâ has given me only 1,950, reducing (it) by 500 men. Those who were killed [...; ...] are in good health, the extra [...... (Break)…
Daily LifeEconomy(1) A letter from Arihu to Nabû-duri-uṣur. Good health to my lord! (4) As to the corn tax of the Samarians, my lord should send a notice whether it exists or not, and let us be content with that. The officials are passive, they keep where they are, they don't go to do their work, nor can we give them orders. (r 4) I have been petitioning you since last year until now in this very manner about the income, but we have not brought in any income whatever. Now send a notice whether it exists or not!
Daily LifeEconomy(1) [To] the governor, [my lo]rd: your servant Nabû-dammiq. Good health to my lord! (5) The Chief Confectioner says: "I (and) Šulmu-beli-l[ašme will ret]urn to the city of [......" (Rest too broken for translation)
Daily LifeEconomy(1) [To the Vizier, my lord: your servant Taklak-ana-Bel. Good he]alth to [my lord!] (4) [Bahian]u being [the key witness to the cr]imes co]mmitted by Be[l-lu-balaṭ], my lord wro[te to me]: "Let Bahianu come here." He (= Bel-lu-balaṭ) heard (of this) and ambushed 50 men on Mt. Kukab before his arrival. They killed Bahianu along with his attendants and took three minas of gold, two talents of silver, four mules and ten donkeys. (15) [...]si heard (of this), went in pursuit [after them, killed ... men] of them, [and retrieved] the mules and the donkeys. [He captured ...] men from among them and…
Daily LifeEconomy(1) [To the ki]ng, [my] lord, [your servant] Aššur-dur-paniya. [Good] health to the king, [my] lord! (4) My [sco]uts in the m[ountain] have captured an informer [who] was g[oing from A]rgistiani t[o Ar]iye, over the mountain. (9) [I as]ked him about [the ne]ws of the Ura[rṭian], and he informed me: (11) "The [...]tinaean(s) [...] (12) ...... (13) [has n]ot [yet] come out [...] (Reverse remains too broken for translation)
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