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~730 BCE·

Neo-Assyrian

SAA 19

SAA 19 154. Specialists Reviving the Land (CTN 5 p. 239)

(1) [The kin]g's [word to] Aššur-belu-taqq[in]: (3) The specialists of the Palace, whether Assyrian or Aramean, who have come to your land to revive it - send your messengers to the whole district, gather them all wherever they are and send them to me! (13) Entrust them to [c]avalry and the Itu'u, [wh]o will make them pass through Dur-Bel-ila'i to me. (r 1) Do [y]ou know that [the days] for imposing the [i]škāru dues have [a]rrived?

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~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 160. A Team of Egyptian Horses (CTN 5 p. 317)

(1) [T]o the gove[rnor, my brother: yo]ur [brother] Bel-e[riba. Good] health to m[y] bro[ther]! (4) The guard Nabû-eṭiranni and Issar-šumu-ereš, a recruit of the team commander, brought me a team of Egyptian horses, saying: "This is a royal order: ‘[Br]i[ng] the horse(s) into the city of [......] (r 2) [...] in the land of [...]. (r 3) [I]f it is a royal order, [let] my brother send word that I may receive the team.

SAA 19 154. Specialists Reviving the Land (CTN 5 p. 239)

SAA 19 160. A Team of Egyptian Horses (CTN 5 p. 317)

SAA 19 162. Problems in Maintaining the Express Service (CTN 5 p. 263)

SAA 19 163. Bringing Money into the New Palace (CTN 5 p. 227)

SAA 19 165. Aššur-nirka-da’’in in Trouble (CTN 5 p. 289)

SAA 19 166. Excellent Harvest but Fodder Stolen (CTN 5 p. 197)

SAA 19 169. King of Karalla Bringing Tribute to Calah (CTN 5 p. 139)

SAA 19 176. Crimes by Itu’eans (CTN 5 p. 225)

SAA 19 177. Assigning Men and Donkeys (CTN 5 p. 241)

SAA 19 179. Houses to Huzirina (CTN 5 p. 207)

SAA 19 180. Land Dispute with the Governor of Guzana (CTN 5 p. 319)

SAA 19 182. The People of Arza Plundered my Sheep (CTN 5 p. 163)

SAA 19 184. Hu-Tešub’s Brother Making Trouble (CTN 5 p. 113)

SAA 19 186. Šubrian King Protecting Deserters (CTN 5 p. 100)

SAA 19 188. Six Criminals Terrorizing the Town of Nashur-Bel (CTN 5 p. 223)

SAA 19 192. Problem with Dalta (CTN 5 p. 106)

SAA 19 193. Tribute of Horses and Mules (CTN 5 p. 93)

SAA 19 201. Refusing to Return the Booty (CTN 5 p. 55)

SAA 19 206. (no title) (CTN 5 p. 311)

SAA 19 207. Executing the King's Orders (CTN 5 p. 286)

SAA 19 210. Appointing King's Men (CTN 5 p. 281)

SAA 19 211. Grain Store for Barley (CTN 5 p. 233)

SAA 19 213. Criminals of the House of Nupari (CTN 5 p. 221)

SAA 19 214. (no title) (CTN 5 p. 236)

SAA 19 215. Banquet (CTN 5 p. 236)

SAA 19 217. Herald and Apprentice (CTN 5 p. 254)

SAA 19 218. Items for the King’s Entourage (CTN 5 p. 256)

SAA 19 219. Fragment Concerning Business (CTN 5 p. 258)

SAA 19 222. Fort without a Wine Cellar (CTN 5 p. 269)

SAA 19 224. Booty of Food (CTN 5 p. 275)

SAA 19 228. Regular Offerings (CTN 5 p. 307)

SAA 19 229. Men in Great Numbers (CTN 5 p. 292)

SAA 15 042. Feeding Hittite Deportees (ABL 1082)

SAA 15 072. Adda-rami and Horses (CT 53 606)

SAA 15 105. Horses and Recruitment Officers of Calah (ABL 0127)

SAA 01 002. Dealings with Arpad (CT 53 502)

SAA 01 003. The Wife of the Treasurer (CT 53 463)

SAA 01 004. On Shirking the King’s Work (CT 53 834)

SAA 01 005. These Nabateans are Yours (ABL 0305)

SAA 01 006. (no title) (ABL 0298)

SAA 01 007. The Gods of Muṣaṣir (CT 53 340)

SAA 01 008. Urarṭian Governor Defects to Assyria (CT 53 229)

SAA 01 009. Ullusunu on His Guard (CT 53 589)

SAA 01 010. Urarṭian Emissaries Meet Captives (ABL 0306+)

SAA 01 011. Building a Private Army (ABL 0304)

SAA 01 012. The Story of Bel-nuri the Amiable (ABL 1042)

SAA 01 013. Pitching Camp on the Elamite Border (CT 53 076)

SAA 01 014. Campaigning in Ellipi (CT 53 823)

SAA 01 015. Bring Your Tribute! (CT 53 311)

SAA 01 016. Ašpabara Appointed King of Ellipi (ABL 1469)