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SAA 16 131. Sending Caravans to the King (ABL 0981)
(1) [T]o the king, my lord: your [servant] Adad-dan. [Good hea]lth to the king, my lord! May [Aššur (and) Šamaš] bless the king, my lord. (5) [... hap]piness [...] (Break) (r 1) [......] Marduk [...] (r 2) [Ri]ght now [I] am sending 2 infer[ior] caravans and [x] well equipped caravans to the king, my lord. Let the king do as it [ple]ases him. (r 6) [...] Now, if it is acceptable to the king, my lord, [...] (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 16 132. The King’s Gods are Ready for Battle (ABL 1228)
(1) [To the king, my lord]: your [servant] Adad-dan. [Good health t]o the king, my lord! May [Aššur], Šamaš, Sîn and Nikkal bless the king, my lord. (5) All the [gods of hea]ven are ready (for battle). [May they march] in the presence of the king, my lord, and [bring] the enemies of the king, my lord, [quick]ly to submission before the feet of the king, m[y] lo[rd! May they let] the wishes of the king, [my] lord, [be fulfilled]. (10) I am (only) a dog among (other) dogs. The king, my lord, [...] brightness [...] (Break) (r 2) [......] in the mouth (r 3) [......] ... (r 4) [...] I di[d not] release [...].
Daily LifeSAA 16 133. Fragment Referring to Damascus (ABL 1421)
(Beginning destroyed) (1) [...... o]f the crown prince (2) [...... o]f the chief judge (3) [...... the m]agnates (4) [......] Assyrian [...]s (5) [......] to Damascus (6) [...... the ...]s of Damascus (7) [...... which] they give (8) [......] the (city) gates (9) [...... will re]ceive (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 16 134. Fragment Referring to Damascus (CT 53 936)
(1) To the king, my lord: your servant [PN]. Good health to the king, [my] lord! May Nabû and Marduk very greatly bless the kin[g, my] lord. (5) Concerning the village manager of the Bit-Unqian in Damascus about whom I spoke in the presence of the king, [my] lo[rd], he says: "(One) who is pre[sent] (Break) (r 1) [...]â, the [...] (official) (r 2) [...] which we [...] (r 3) [...] of them is bringing [...] (r 4) [The k]ing, my lord, should do as he deems best.
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SAA 16 135. Fragment of a Military Report (ABL 1422)
(1) To [the king, my lord]: yo[ur] servant [PN], the scribe [of ...], who [...] in [...]. Good health t[o the king, my lord]! [May] Nabû [and Marduk bless] the king, [my lord]. (8) Arbayu [the ...], Qiltî [the ...], Ahu-šamši [the ...], Tariba-Issar [the ...] (12) 4 ...[...] (13) quickly [...] (14) what/of the king, [my] l[ord ...] (15) did [n]ot co[me ...] (Break) (r 2) [PN], cra[ftsman] — (r 3) Ṣil-šarri the [...] has made common cause w[ith them]; they (plan to) destroy the [...] of the king, [my lord]. (r 8) Two bodygu[ards ...] (r 9) because of him [...] (r 10) among the enemy [...] (r 11) The servants [of the king] (r 12) are ready to [......] (Break) (e. 1) [... o]f Arpad (e. 2) [...] also serve [with the] enemy. (e. 3) [The ki]ng, my lord, should know (it).
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SAA 16 136. Deserters from the Governor of Der (ABL 0140)
(1) To the king, my lord: your servants Nabû-ra'im-nišešu and Salamanu. Good health to the king, our lord! May Nabû and Marduk bless the king, our lord. (6) As to the deserters whom the governor of Der sent to me (and) about whom the king, my lord, wrote to me: "Interrogate them!" — we have interrogated them. (11) Bur-Silâ, 'third man' of the crown prince; Kudurru, servant of Mannaipite, likewise a 'third man' of the crown prince. Total two Elamites. Rama-il, a man from Arrapha, chariot fighter of the governor, Addiqritušu, (and) servants of Iairu, the Gambulean: (r 5) Fifteen deserters whom the governor of Der sent to me.
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SAA 16 137. The Kings have Made Peace with One Another (ABL 1115)
(1) [To the king, our lord: your servants Nabû-ra'im-nišešu (and) Salamanu]. Good [health to the king], our [lo]rd! May Nabû (and) [Marduk] bless [the king, our lord]! (6) Con[cerning the messeng]er from Nip[pur], about whom the king wrote to us: "Ask him!" — We asked him (and he replied): "The messenger of Pa'e, the legate of the land Araši, has come to Nippur (saying): 'The kings have made peace with one another, so why have you taken plunder/captives?' The recruitment officers told him: '[...] (Break) (r 10) "They have entered the city [...] (r 11) "[......] (r 12) of [... ar]chers (r 13) 1 [......] donkeys (r 14) They will enter [Arrap]ha either tomorrow, o[r the day] after tomorrow. (Rest destroyed or too broken for translation)
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SAA 16 138. Report on Araši and Elam (CT 53 070)
(1) T[o] the king, [my lord]: your servants [Nabû-ra'im-nišešu] (and) Salaman[u. Good health t]o the king [my lord]! [May Nabû and] Marduk [bless the king, my lord]. (6) [Perh]aps the king, my lord, will sa[y]: "[W]hy [have you not ...] until now?" (8) Pa'e, [the deleg]ate of the land Araš[i, sai]d to us: "[...] (11) [... the Ela]mite(s) [...] (Break) (r 4) [Now the]n [we] are writin[g] t[o the king, my lord]. (r 6) [Un]til/[Whi]le the king, my lord, [...] (r 8) [...] the son of Umban-k[idinni] (r 9) [in] this [mont]h [...] (r 10) [...] the city of De[r ...] (r 11) [...] in the city [...] (Last line destroyed)
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SAA 16 139. Receiving Objects Sent by Umban-Kidinni (ABL 0425)
(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Nabû-ra'im-nišešu. Good health to the king, my [lo]rd! May Nabû (and) Marduk bless the king. (6) (As to) the objects of Umban-kidinni, which Riši-ilu the 'third man' brought down on a boat, they have checked them according to the writing-board and received them in the city of Sudanina. All is well. Nothing is missing.
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SAA 16 140. Idri-aha’u has Brought the Shoes (ABL 0775)
(1) To the king, my lord: your servants Nabû-ra'im-nišešu (and) Salamanu. Good health to the king, my lord! May Nabû (and) Marduk bless the king. (6) Idri-aha'u came and brought the shoes in the evening of the 16th. On the 17th, we s[et out] from [M]alaku. [In D]unni-Šamaš [......] (Break) (r 1) As to the cara[van]s of which the king, my lord, said: "They are ...ing much from here (and) there" — we will come quickly. (r 7) Umban-kidinni is [t]elling us: "We would like to go by the road inside the country (= Assyria)." We cannot bring him there without the king('s permission). (r 12) Let the king write us what to do, (and) let a messenger stay at our disposal in Der. Idri-aha'u left for the king, my lord, in the evening of the 17th.
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SAA 16 141. Nobody has Gone Near His Equipment (ABL 0593)
(Beginning destroyed) (1) his [...] (and) his whole equipment (are) with him. Nobody has gone near his equipment. (5) Now, if it is acceptable to the king, my lord, I will ask Idri-aha'u and Qurdi-Issar (r 4) [...] his sons (r 5) [...] here (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 16 142. Fragment Referring to Umban-kidinni (ABL 0777)
(1) To the king, m[y] lord: your servants Nabû-ra'im-nišešu (and) Salamanu. Good health to the king, my lord! May Nabû and Marduk bless the king. (7) Umban-kidinni (8) [.... the city Šarru]-iqbi (9) [......] (Break) (r 1) Now then, we are sending (him) to the king, my lord. What are the king's orders?
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SAA 16 143. Inscribing the Foundation Stone of the City Wall of Tarbiṣu (ABL 0628)
(1) [To the king, my lord: your servant Nabû-ra'im]-nišešu. [Good health t]o the king, my lord! May [Nabû and] Marduk bless [the ki]ng, my lord. (6) We shall write the name of the king, my lord, on the foundation stone which we laid in the foundations of the city wall of Tarbiṣu. Let the king, my lord, write me what we should write (on it) and we shall write accordingly. (12) And as to what the king, my lord, wrote to me via Zabinu: "Why do the limestone layers not go one after another? It is your own [......]" (Break) (r 1) "[...... Why] has he put [crosses] on them?" — (r 4) At [the time…
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SAA 16 144. Appeal for Royal Intervention (ABL 0776)
(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Nabû-ra'im-nišešu. Good health to the king, my lord! May Nabû and Marduk bless the king, my lord. (6) Šar-uarri, a [... from] the town Luli[...], a servant of the king, [my lord, has appealed for] the intervention of the king, my lord. (Rest destroyed or too broken for translation)
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SAA 16 145. Fragment Referring to Locusts (ABL 1351)
(1) To the ki[ng, my lord]: yo[ur] servants [Nabû-ra'im-nišešu] (and) Salam[anu. Good health] to the king, [my lord! May] Nabû (and) Ma[rduk bless the king, my lord]. (6) 4 days [...] (7) Against the locu[sts ...] (Break) (r 3) staff/sceptre [......] (Break) (r 6) st[ored] grain [...] (r.e. 7) the 1[xth] day [...] (r.e. 8) give [...] (Break) (e. 1) [...] has passed [...] (e. 2) [That is why] we have written [to the king], my lord.
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SAA 16 146. Fragment Referring to Aid to Humbariš (CT 53 376)
(Beginning destroyed) (1) [... Hu]mbappi th[e eunuch] (2) [...] presented [...], saying: "[...] (3) [...] "let him give me just as much [...] from the hands of Humbari[š]." (5) [... aro]und me (belong) to the king of [Elam]. (6) [...] has entered [...]babu and said [to ...]: "Why does [...] lead all the [...]s?" (9) [...] to this eunuch [...] (10) He should not go [befo]re him (11) but give his [...]s to the king. (12) [...] equally much to (13) [... o]f Humbariš (Break) (r 1) [...... the Elamite]s (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 16 147. Fragment Referring to Humbariš (CT 53 638)
(Beginning destroyed) (1) [...] in the forts [...] (2) [Is Hu]mbariš [...]? (3) [... t]o the aid of Hum[bariš] (4) If [...] to the aid (5) [...] of H[umbariš] (6) [...] Elam [......] (Rest destroyed)
Daily LifeSAA 16 148. Deserters from Mannea Sent to the Crown Prince (ABL 0434)
(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Aššur-ušallim. Good health to the king, my lord! May Aššur, Šamaš, Bel, Nabû, Nergal, Laṣ, Išum, Adad and Ber, (and) the great gods of heaven and earth bless the king, my lord, the crown prince of Assyria and the crown prince of Babylon a thousand times very greatly. (9) As to the garrisons appointed to the fortresses of Urarṭu, Mannea, Media (and) Hubuškia, about whom the king, my lord, wrote to me: (13) "Give them orders and make it very clear to them that they must not be negligent in their guard duty. Moreover, let them pay attention to the deserters…
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SAA 16 149. Wounded in Bit-Hamban (CT 53 190)
(Beginning destroyed) (1) [in] Bit-Hamba[n] (2) [...] year [...] wounded him. He is [i]ll, but has carried away his ... (5) Nabû-ahu-iddina, [the bodyg]uard of the crown prince, [who is ... t]o them, has seen him. (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 16 150. Emissaries from Mazamua (ABL 1235)
(Beginning destroyed) (2) [I have] also [sp]oken [with the emissari]es of Maz[amua]. (3) (Perhaps) the king, my lord, will say: "My servant has been negligent; he did not send (a report) earlier." (8) Those who (came for) the treaty had not yet finished leaving the presence of the king, my lord, when the letter [...] before [...]. As soon as Urdu-Issar saw [...], he delivered it to hi[m]. (r 7) [...] while the king, [my] lord [...] (r 8) [...]-lešir (Rest destroyed or too broken for translation)
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SAA 16 151. Fragment Referring to the King of Urarṭu (CT 53 731)
(Beginning destroyed) (1) [May Nabû], Mard[uk], (2) [and DNN bless the king], my lord. (3) [May they ......] (4) [...... to the king], my [lo]rd, (5) [......] (6) [...... t]o your seed (Break) (r 2) [...... the U]rarṭian (r 3) [......] ... (r 4) [...... do n]ot touch (r 5) [...... t]o your fathers (r 6) [...] in your time (r 7) [......] at your feet (r 8) [......] give to you (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 16 152. Fragment Referring to Babylonians (ABL 0986)
(1) To the king, my lord: your [ser]vant Ṭudî. [Go]od health to the king, my lord! May [Nabû] (and) Marduk bless the king, [my lord]! (6) [As to the] Babylonians [about whom the king, my lord, wr]ote to me: "[......] (Break) (r 2) [... La]ter, the king, my lord, may do as he sees fit.
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SAA 16 153. Letter from Borsippan Women (CT 53 623)
(1) [To the king, our lord]: your [maid]s, the [Bors]ippan gen[tlewomen. The best of] hea[lth t]o the king, our lord! [May DN, Bel], Nabû, Nerg[al, ..., ...], N[usku, ...] (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 16 154. Assigning Houses to Sarrabaneans (ABL 0572)
(Beginning destroyed) (2) [have b]lessed [...]. (3) The [...] have come, made sacrifice[s (and) bles]sed the king, my lord. May Bel and Nabû make their blessing reach the king, my lord. (7) The king, my lord, knows that the people of Sarrabanu hold (houses) in Babylon, Nippur and Uruk and in the Itu'u land. Recently, they have been entering my audience. I have showed them houses around Bit-[...] (and) they are roofing them. (r 1) [...] they tol[d me]: (r 2) "[...]." I said: (r 3) "[...] people [...] (r 4) [...] and the king [...] (r 5) there is [...] (r 6) good [...]s" (r 7) [...] are staying…
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SAA 16 155. Returning a Field to the Chaldeans (CT 53 626)
(Beginning destroyed) (1) [Concerning the field about which the king, my lord, wro]te to me: ["... of the] Chaldeans [... which y]ou took, [...; ...] the field [and give it back] to the Chaldeans" — (6) [...] I said [to K]unaya (7) [......] from (8) [......] I brought forth (9) [......] they refused to (10) [...... I became] scared (Break) (r 2) [......] my [s]ilver (r 3) [...... I to]ld him (r 4) [......]... (r 5) [......] he gave (r 6) [......] saying: "Go (r 7) [......] field, silver (r 8) [...... p]laced (r 9) [......] 5 minas from it (r 10) [...... w]ent to him (r 11) [......] the crown prince (Rest destroyed)
Daily LifeSAA 16 156. Fragment Referring to Akkad (CT 53 972)
(Beginning destroyed) (2) [...... the land of] Akkad [...] (3) [......] there is [...] (4) [......] ... [...] (5) [......] Place (pl.) [...]! (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 16 157. Fragment Referring to Scholars (CT 53 541)
(Beginning destroyed) (1) [As to what the king, my lord], wrote to m[e]: (2) [......] an auspicious day (3) [......] outside (4) [......] all the [s]cholars (5) [......] (6) [......] ... (7) [......] at daybreak (Break) (r 5) [... The king], my lord, [should give o]rders [to ...]: (r 7) [After] the [...] have passed, they [should g]o [to ...]
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SAA 16 158. Auspicious Days (CT 53 862)
(Beginning destroyed) (1) [which] before [......] (2) all that [.......] (3) Now the[n .......] (4) I am sendin[g .......] (5) The 13th day, the 15[th] day, [the xth day], (6) the 21st day, the 2[xth day ...]: (7) these are the [days .......] (8) [...] the king [......] (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 16 159. Fragment Referring to Clothes (CT 53 782)
(Beginning destroyed) (2) [......] We will take (3) [......] garments (4) [......] three (5) [...... We will ma]ke (Rest destroyed or too broken for translation)
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SAA 16 160. Fragment Referring to a Ritual (CT 53 751)
(Beginning destroyed) (1) Good [health to the king, my lord]! May Bel, N[abû and ...] keep [the king, my lord], al[ive] forever. May he live lon[ger than ...]. May [......] p[ure ......] (8) We [......] (Break) (r 1) in [......] (r 2) [......] (r 3) a ri[tual ......] (r 4) we [performed ......] (r 5) t[o .......] (r 6) to P[N ......] (r 7) in [......] (r 8) he [......] (r 9) I [......] (r 10) somebody [......] (r 11) some[body ......] (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 16 161. Ritual on the River (CT 53 752)
(Beginning destroyed) (2) [... in] the middle of [...] (3) You [... in the] river. (4) (If) it is all right, (5) he should come and [... to] the river (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 16 162. Ritual on the River Bank (ABL 1039)
(1) [To the king, my lord: your servant PN. Good health to the king, my lord! May] N[abû and Marduk bless] the k[ing, my lord]. (6) Concerning wh[at the king, my lord], wrote to me, I have examined [...; ... is] very [...] that [...]. (10) I have g[iven] orders that [...] be [...ed]. (12) He will go dow[n] to the river [...]. (13) [To]mo[rro]w [...] (Break) (r 2) I will prepa[re the ritual] on [...]. (r 4) He will perform it tomorrow evening.
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SAA 16 163. Ritual on the River Bank (ABL 0583)
(Beginning destroyed) (2) If the king [so orders], we will perfor[m] it t[oo] on the river bank. (5) Let it be brought and thrown on the river Zab. (7) May the king, my lord, decide and write, and give orders to whoever man is to bring and throw it. (r 6) Now the tablet [...] (Rest destroyed)
Daily LifeSAA 16 164. Explaining Asakku (CT 53 952)
(1) [To the king, my lord: your] se[rvant PN]. Good hea[lth to the king, my lord! May] Nabû [and Marduk bless the king, my] lo[rd]. (6) Conce[rning the ... about which the king, my lord], wr[ote to me], saying, "May [they] wr[ite] ... [for me] — (10) Asakku [...] (11) power + sceptre [...] (12) Asakku [...]
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SAA 16 165. A Lotion for the King
(Beginning destroyed) (r 1) [...] and diarrh[oea ...] (r 2) [the ...]s and the right hand of the king [...] (r 3) [...] Perhap[s ...] (r 4) [... of] the king, my lord [...] (r 5) [... lo]tion [...] (r 6) [...] will not do [...] (r 7) [... the ki]ng, my lord [...] (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 16 166. Fragment of a Medical Report (CT 53 704)
(Beginning destroyed) (1) [... on] the second day, the day [......] (2) [......] (3) He is very well [......] (4) [I have gone where the king, my lord, se]nt me to. (Rest destroyed)
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(Beginning destroyed) (1) S[în-... is doing very, very well]. Sîn-[... is doing very, very we]ll. (4) [... sic]kness [...] (5) [......] (6) [... PN is doing very, very] well. (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 16 168. Advising the King (CT 53 950)
(Beginning destroyed) (1) [I] whole[heartedly] (2) [fear the ki]ng, my lord. (3) [N]ow, as [...] (4) [is de]ad, a war[d ...] (5) [...] befo[re ...] (6) [...] hear[t ... to] (7) [re]move him [...] (8) Yo[u] are a strong [kin]g. [A plan] (9) which will succe[ed and] (10) encourag[e] the k[ing, my lord, ...] (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 16 169. The King is like Adapa (CT 53 963)
(1) [To the kin]g, my lord: your servant [PN. Good hea]lth to the king, [my] lord! May [Nabû and Marduk bless] the king, my lord. (4) [As to what the king], my [lord], w[rote] to his servant: "[...]" (Break) (r 2) [...] ... 2 writing-board[s] (r 3) [... PN], cupbearer [...] (r 4) [...] Aššur [...] (r 5) [whom the king] sent [to] his [se]rvant [...] (r 6) [...] ... of the day [...] (r 7) [... W]ho [would ...] in [his] lord's household (r 8) [that] I am [not loy]al (and) not [...]? (r 9) [The king], my [l]ord, [is as perfect] as Adap[a]. (r 10) [As for me, I am] a servant who is l[oyal] to his lord.
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SAA 16 170. (no title) (CT 53 910)
(Beginning destroyed) (3) [......] do[es] (4) [... is hur]ting them (5) [......] has not stood (6) [... whom ...] promoted (7) [...... the] chief victualler (8) [......] from m[e] (Break) (r 3) [...... the d]aughter [......] (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 16 171. Fragment Referring to Extispicies and a Treaty (CT 53 266)
(Beginning destroyed) (1) [......] the king, [my] lo[rd, ...] (2) [... I sai]d to him, "[...] (3) [...] I said, "Soon [...] (4) [...] we will [...] with each other." (5) [PN ... t]o Nabû-ahhe-šallim, th[e ...], (6) [...], saying: "[...] a lamb [...] (7) [...] "I am a servant of the king; [if] (8) [it] is acceptable [to the king, let] Nabu-taklak, the haruspex [...]." (9) [...] they sl[aughtered] lambs [......] (10) [...] I raged at h[im], (11) [bou]nd [...], and [made] a treaty w[ith him] (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 16 172. (no title)
(Beginning destroyed) (3) [... wro]te to me (Break) (r 2) [...] ... the ch[ief ...] (r 3) [wh]y did[n't] he explain [...] (r 5) [...] they have brought
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SAA 16 173. Enthroning a Substitute King
(Beginning destroyed) (1) [...] they [......] (2) "[They] are not enthro[ning] anybody [......] (3) "[h]ere. The day before yesterday the gods [......] (4) "I placed. Another ma[tter: When] (5) "you were in my presence [......] (6) your [......] (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 16 174. (no title) (CT 53 528)
(1) To the king, my lord: yo[ur] servant [Nabû]-zeru-iddina. Good [health to the k]ing, [m]y l[ord! May Nabû, Mardu]k, [Sîn, Nikkal and] Nusku bless the king, m]y [lord]. (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 16 175. Fragment of a Horse Report (CT 53 437)
(1) [To the king], my [lord: your servant, Nabû-šumu]-iddina. [Very good health ind]eed [to the king, my lord]! [May Nabû and Mard]uk [bless the king], my [lord]. (7) [x h]orses [trained to the yo]ke [have come i]n [from the comman]der-in-chief (Break) (r 8) [What are the written instru]ctions [of the king], my lord?
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SAA 16 176. Fragment of a Horse Report (CT 53 551)
(Beginning destroyed) (1) here [...] (2) any [...] (3) trained to the yoke [...] (4) riders [...] (5) the king, my lord, [...] (6) when [......] (7) we [......] (Break) (r 3) [The king, my lord, can be] gla[d]. (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 16 177. Fragment of a Horse Report (CT 53 780)
(Beginning destroyed) (1) [...], 1 [...] hor[se], (2) [total x ho]rses; 2 mu[les ...] (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 16 178. (no title) (CT 53 218)
(1) [......] ... (2) [Good health to the kin]g, m[y] lord! (3) [May DNN bless the k]ing, my lord. (4) [May they give ...] (5) [ ... t]o the king, m[y] lord. (6) [May I s]ee your [...] (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 16 179. (no title) (ABL 1152)
(1) To the king, [my] lord: your servant Inurta-[...]. Good health to [the king, my lord]! May Aššur and [Ištar] bl[ess] the king, my lord. (Rest destroyed)
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(1) To the king, [my] lord: your servant Marduk-bani-[...]. Good health to the king, [my] lo[rd]! May Nabû (and) Marduk bless the king m[y lord]. (Rest destroyed)
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