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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 16
SAA 16 034. Let Me Finish My Father’s Work in Calah (ABL 0885)
(1) [To] the crown prince, my lord: your servant Šumay[a. Good] health to the crown prince, m[y] lord! May Nabû and Marduk ble[ss] the crown prince, my lord. (4) The king, your father, saw the work that I did in Tarbiṣu. I did it caref[ully], thinking: "May my name be good before [my] lord." (7) Now, the scribe whom my father appointed to count the work done by the drunks, and the nobles of my father who were assigned to the work — the moment they heard that a scribe had been appointed, they quit the work and ran away. [The king], my [l]ord, did not give me [a hou]se (nor) silver for the rest…
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