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SAA 10 372. (no title) (CT 54 063) [miscellaneous]
(Beginning destroyed) (6) [Write down] and [...] to the k[ing ......] (7) [... the Se]ries [......] (8) this [...] the sun [......]. (9) The eclipse of the moon which [took place] in Ta[mmuz (IV)] [and af]fected [...], placed [...] to the sun which [...] in the first year, saying: (12) "[...] of the king will occur to his land but the [...] will not stay in his land [...] will return [to] his [...]." (16') (Broken and untranslatable) (r 1) The gist of the rest of the words is, don't be afraid but have much confidence and wait for my later report. In this very manner he has for these three…
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SAA 10 373. Books Worth Keeping (ABL 0334) [miscellaneous]
(1) To the king of the lands, my lord: your servant Ninurta-aha-iddin. Good health to the king, my lord! May Nabû and Marduk bless the king, my lord! May the great gods make the foundation of your offspring as durable as heaven and earth. (9) I have s[et (aside) ...] for the k[ing, my lord]; let them fetch and con[sult ...]. (r 1) I have [...]ed the second [...] (r 2) on [......] (r 3) of the house of my lord [...] (r 4) Let me read the tablets in the presence of the king, my lord, and let me put down on them whatever is agreeable to the king; whatever is not acceptable to the king, I shall remove from them. (r 11) The tablets I am speaking about are worth preserving until far-off days.
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SAA 10 374. Tablets for the King (ABL 0335) [miscellaneous]
(1) To the king of the lands, my lord: your servant Ninurta-aha-iddin. Good health to the king, my lord! May Nabû and Marduk bless the king, my lord! May the great gods [make the he]art of the king my lord [...] (Break) (r 1) I have set (aside) [... for the ki]ng, [my lord]; let them fetch and consult (the dictionary) Arû = "to lead."
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SAA 10 375. (no title) (CT 53 964) [miscellaneous]
(1) To the king, my lord: [your ser]vant [Urad-D]agan[a] (Break) (r 1) scribal tradition [......]. (r 2) Now, let me leave [......]; or what is it that the king, [my lord], orders?
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SAA 10 376. (no title) (CT 53 337) [miscellaneous]
(1) To the k[ing, my lord]: your [servant NN]. May Nabû and Ma[rduk] bl[ess the king], my lord! (5) [...] in the burial chamber (6) Nabû-duru-uṣur, the [...] (7) who with me [......] (8) contents [......] (9) the king's family [......]. (10) Perhaps [......] (11) they appoint[ed ......] (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 10 377. Events Preceding the Enthronement of a Substitute King (ABL 1004) [miscellaneous]
(Beginning destroyed or too fragmentary for translation) (3) On the 12th [......] after [... he went] to Calah. On the 13th he w[ent] to [Calah] with the sons of the king. (8) On the 14th Adad-šumu-uṣur enter[ed] Nineveh and [spoke] with Aššur-naṣir, the chief [eunuch], Sasî and Urad-E[a]: "Let him sit (on the throne) before the eclip[se occurs]." (r 4) The matter [...] spre[ad out] before them [......] (Remainder destroyed or too fragmentary for translation)
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SAA 10 378. (no title) (CT 53 508) [miscellaneous]
(Beginning destroyed) (1) [......] said to me (2) [......] Issar-šumu-ereš (3) [...... Nabû]-naṣir (4) [......] Issar-šumu-ereš (5) [......] (6) [......] good (7) [......] I asked (9') (Break) (12) [I] shall pay [attention to it]; I rely [mu]ch upon it. (15) Even the commander-in-chief [...] (Remainder lost)
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SAA 10 379. Auspicious Days in Iyyar (ABL 1140) [miscellaneous]
(Beginning destroyed or too fragmentary for translation) (3) [When] he reveres the gods, it (the day) is good [for p]raying. (5) The favourable days about which the king, my lord, spoke are: the 10th, the 15th, the 16th, the 18th, the 20th, the 22nd, the 24th and the 26th, altogether 8 days of the month Iyyar (II) which are good for undertaking an enterprise and revering the gods. (r 5) The 10th: at court, favourable; (r 6) The 15th: perfect seed; (r 7) The 16th: joy of heart; (r 8) [The 1]8th: convert the cleaned (barley); (r 9) [The 20th]: let him kill a snake, he will reach the first [rank]; (r 11) [The 22nd]: good for undertaking an enterprise; (Remainder lost)
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SAA 10 380. Complimenting the King (CT 53 117) [miscellaneous]
(Beginning lost) (1) [The ... of the king, my lord, is a [...]. (2) Now, th[en], the deeds of the king, [my lord], are like those of (the sage) Adapa. [Let the king, my lord], write wh]at has not been listed [...] (Remainder destroyed or too fragmentary for translation)
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SAA 10 381. Rituals, Prayers, and Laments Because of Mars (CT 53 008) [miscellaneous]
(1) The 'farmer' should perform the apotropaic ritual against evil of any kind; the 'farmer' should (also) perform the penitential psalms for Nergal and the 'hand-lifting' prayer for Nergal. Let them write in the apotropaic ritual and the prayer as follows: (5) "In the evil of the planet Mars which exceeded its term and ap[peared] in the constellation Aries: may its evil not [approach], not come near, not press up[on (me)], not affect me, my country, the people of [my pal]ace and my army!" (r 5) Let them write like this in the apotropaic ritual and the 'hand-lifting' prayer.
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SAA 10 382. Medicinal Plants (LAS 231) [miscellaneous]
(Beginning destroyed or too fragmentary for translation) (r 6) [...] will come out of [captivity] and inprisonment. (r 7) [Naṣ]iru showed me thornbush; it resembles the shoot of a date palm about to burst out this very day, and at its tip it looks like a wire cable. [...] it is a tree indigenous to Assyria; it [also] is a tree indigenous to Babylonia. (Break) (e. 1) [If ......: the k]ing will have no opponents [......]
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SAA 10 383. Seeking Employment (ABL 1220) [miscellaneous]
(1) [To the king, my lord: your servant NN. Good heal]th to [the king, my lord! May Na]bû and M[arduk] very great[ly bless the king, my lord]! May Aššur, Mullissu, [Sin, Šamaš, Nabû] and Marduk [...] the king, my lord, in heal[th and vigour], and may they bless that [benevole]nt face! May Sin and Nikkal, with whom the king, my lord, has walked, give happiness, physical well-being, long-lasting days and everlasting years to the king, my lord! [May] Nabû and Marduk [......] to the king, [my lor]d! (Break) (r 4) Now [the ...] of the king, my lord, has discharged me, (though) my arms and legs have not yet become feeble! (r 8) [......] (r 9) [May] that [benevolent] face [...] (Break) (e. 1) What shall I do [...]?
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SAA 10 384. Obscure Inscriptions (CT 53 154) [miscellaneous]
(1) [......] my [lo]rd (2) [...]... till you come. (4) Perhaps there are, on the other side, sign-forms that he does not understand; I will explain to him all that I know. I shall go presently; [my brother] should know (this). (r 1) Now then, let them [sel]ect a Babylonian writing-board; (r 3) two with [...] intact, (r 4) which [...... emb]lems (r 5) [......] this (r 6) [......] for him (r 7) [...... El]am (r.e. 8) [...... si]gn-forms (r.e. 9) (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 10 385. (no title) (CT 53 939) [miscellaneous]
(1) (Beginning destroyed) (3) They keep watch [... in the] inner [...]; the rest of them [...] in the game preserve. (r 1) The apprentices should imitate and assist them. (r 4) Balasî [......] (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 10 386. Wailing Tammuz (LAS 347) [miscellaneous]
(1) [......] in the temp[le ......] (2) [at the tu]rn of the day [......] (3) Tammuz is [wailed]. (4) [On the 27]th is the rel[ease]. (5) [On the x]th, at the t[urn of the day], (6) [Tammu]z [...] the head. (7) [......] the god is [......] (8) [......] they perform [......] (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 10 387. Fending off Accusations (CT 53 196) [miscellaneous]
(Beginning destroyed) (1) And (as to) that man, his whole equipment and his clothes are at his disposal. The king, my lord, wrote to me: "Why do you act arbitrarily?" — (yet) in what resp[ect have] I [acted] arbitrarily? On my life, I [have] not [acted ar]bitrarily [......] (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 10 388. Inscribing Waxed Writing-Boards (CT 53 924) [miscellaneous]
(Beginning destroyed) (1) [The ... of] the king [asked me]: "Who is this [NN], who is inscribing those waxed tablets of the king, my lord?" (r 1) I said: "Perhaps he personally told it to me; we ...[....]" (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 10 389. Inscribing a Statue (CT 53 926) [miscellaneous]
(Beginning destroyed) (r 1) [... h]ere [...]; (r 2) [let] it be sent to us for writing. We shall inscribe it on the seat before the thigh. The rest we shall inscribe upon another nišru.
Daily LifeMythologyAstronomy & MathematicsSAA 13 001. If There is Extra Serpentine, You May Have Some (KAV 114)
(1) The word of the king to Aššur-mudammiq, Aššur-šarru-uṣur and Aššur-hussanni. I am well — you may be happy too. (8) Concerning the serpentine that is in the house of the temple steward about which you wrote to me — it is good that you wrote and informed me. (13) Now then, I will write that they check on the extra stones about which you told me. They will give (you) as many as are appropriate to give for (such) work.
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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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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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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)
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(1) Order of the king to Nabû-iddina and to the clergy of Cutha. 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 [god]s [in a propitious month]. (Traces of date on reverse)
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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.
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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 monster of [...]. (Rest destroyed)
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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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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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(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 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] of Kanun (X) belongs to Talmusu. No oxen, no rams — nothing whatever has been brought. For the sake of the life of the king, my lord, his name, and [his] progeny, I have carried out the sacrifices before Aššur and the gods of the king, my lord. I have prepared the entire meal to perfection and brought it into the presence of Aššur.
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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, my lord] (Rest destroyed)
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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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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. I will bring forth and give [them] what [...], and I will completely work [the field] of theirs which was not cultivated.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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." (r.e. 12) I have now written to the king, my lord. The king, my lord, should c[all] his servants [to account].
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(1) [To the king, my lord]: yo[ur servant, Dadî]. Good heal[th to the king, my lord]. May Nabû and [Mardu]k ble[ss] the [king, my lord]. (5) Your father ma[de] a decision. The previous year, the king [...]ed 10,000 sheep [...]. Now then, it's been four year[s s]ince they would give (any). The servants o[f the king] have dispersed [the sheep. ....] (15) The king, my lord, [commanded]: "[The ...] shall provide these sheep [...]," (but) the [...] are assigning [...] to the prefect and giving [the sheep]. (r 5) Now (it is) the second year (that) Raṣappa and Arzuhina refuse to give the tribute sheep. [I have] three times [written] to the king, my lord [......]. (Rest destroyed)
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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