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~675 BCE·

Neo-Assyrian

SAA 16

SAA 16 021. Treacherous Astrologers (Iraq 34 21)

(1) To the king, m[y] lord: your servant Šamaš-šumu-ukin. Good health to the king, my lord! May Nabû and Marduk bless the king, my lord. (5) Šaridu (and) Nabû-ahhe-ereš, citizens of Babylon, (and) Bel-iddina, a citizen of Borsippa, have sent me the (following) letter: (9) "The king concluded a treaty with us concerning you: 'Tell your lord whatever you hear!' Now, Bel-eṭir (and) Šamaš-zeru-iqiša have neglected the order the king gave them (and) are acting on their own. Aplaya, whom the king sent (with the command): 'Go (and) set up sanctuaries in Babylon!', has made common cause with them.…

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 16

SAA 16 042. Governor Appropriates a Royal Gift (ABL 0415)

(1) To the king, our lord: your servants Ṣallaya, major domo, (and) Asalluhi-ereš, scribe. Good health to the king, our lord! May Nabû (and) Marduk bless the king, our lord. (8) The governors have squandered the household of our lord, (and) the king does not know. The governor of Arrapha has taken away the gift which the king gave to our lord. May it be known to the king, our lord, that the household of our lord has been squandered. (r 4) The king knows that our lord does not argue with his adversary; and when we litigate, they mistreat us. May the king entrust us to someone of his entourage,…

SAA 16 021. Treacherous Astrologers (Iraq 34 21)

SAA 16 042. Governor Appropriates a Royal Gift (ABL 0415)

SAA 16 045. Complaints from Naṣibina (ABL 1371)

SAA 16 061. Partial Duplicate of No. 60 (CT 53 938)

SAA 16 075. A Crime Committed (CT 53 954)

SAA 16 077. Instructions for a Battle (CT 53 958)

SAA 16 091. Candidates for Courtiers (ABL 0875)

SAA 16 092. Drink on the Accounts! (ABL 0874)

SAA 16 110. (no title) (CT 53 960)

SAA 16 133. Fragment Referring to Damascus (ABL 1421)

SAA 16 148. Deserters from Mannea Sent to the Crown Prince (ABL 0434)

SAA 16 156. Fragment Referring to Akkad (CT 53 972)

SAA 16 164. Explaining Asakku (CT 53 952)

SAA 16 167. Fragment of a Medical Report (CT 53 855)

SAA 16 180. (no title) (ABL 1399)

SAA 10 044. Timing a Journey of the King (ABL 1141+) [from astrologers]

SAA 10 206. Prayers and Rituals against Retrograding Mars (ABL 1401) [from exorcists]

SAA 10 259. Who to Come out Next? (ABL 0364) [from exorcists]

SAA 08 126. New Moon on 30th Day (ABL 0819) [lunar]

SAA 08 128. New Moon on 30th Day (ABL 0827) [lunar]

SAA 08 129. New Moon on 30th Day (ABL 0828) [lunar]

SAA 08 130. New Moon on 1st Day (ABL 0817) [lunar]

SAA 08 131. New Moon on 1st Day (ABL 0820) [lunar]

SAA 08 132. New Moon on 1st Day (ABL 0825) [lunar]

SAA 08 134. Full Moon on 13th Day (ABL 0823) [lunar]

SAA 08 135. Full Moon on 14th Day (ABL 0821) [lunar]

SAA 08 136. Full Moon on 13th Day (ABL 0822) [lunar]

SAA 08 137. Full Moon on 15th Day (ABL 0826) [lunar]

SAA 08 138. (no title) (ABL 0824) [unclassifiable]

SAA 08 140. Equinox on Nisan 6 (ABL 1428) [calendrical]

SAA 08 141. Equinox on Nisan 15 (ABL 1429) [calendrical]

SAA 08 207. Observations of the Moon (ABL 1408) [lunar]

SAA 08 234. Hemerology for Ab 27-29 (CT 53 916) [calendrical]

SAA 09 008. Words Concerning the Elamites (ABL 1280)

SAA 10 001. Enthroning a Substitute King (ABL 0332) [from astrologers]

SAA 10 002. The Substitute King Reveals a Conspiracy (ABL 0223) [from astrologers]

SAA 10 004. Substitute King Ascends Throne in Akkad (CT 53 206) [from astrologers]

SAA 10 005. Auspicious Days for Treaty Ceremonies (ABL 0384) [from astrologers]

SAA 10 006. Convening Scribes for Treaty Ceremonies (ABL 0386) [from astrologers]

SAA 10 007. Scholars to Enter the Treaty (ABL 0033) [from astrologers]

SAA 10 008. Omens from Retrograding Planets (ABL 0519) [from astrologers]

SAA 10 009. A Royal Funeral (ABL 0670) [from astrologers]

SAA 10 010. Earthquake in Nineveh (ABL 0034) [from astrologers]

SAA 10 011. Transferring Evil Omens to a Substitute (CT 53 593) [from astrologers]

SAA 10 012. Enthroning a Substitute King (ABL 0676) [from astrologers]

SAA 10 013. Royal Statues for Harran (ABL 0036) [from astrologers]

SAA 10 014. The Cella of Nusku (ABL 0673) [from astrologers]

SAA 10 015. Any Curses Written There? (ABL 0031) [from astrologers]

SAA 10 016. Blessings to the Queen Mother (ABL 0677) [from astrologers]

SAA 10 017. The Queen Mother’s Curse (CT 53 084) [from astrologers]