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(Beginning destroyed or too broken for translation) (r 3) [Total x] horse trainers, (r 4) [......] of Paqaha. (Rest destroyed or uninscribed)
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(Beginning destroyed) (2) horse trainer of Nabû-[...] (3) prefect, incumbent on [NN] (4) for the front [......] (Break) (r 1) Mari-li't[e ...] (r 2) servant of Mannu-ki-Issar [......]. (Rest destroyed)
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(Beginning destroyed) (1) [...] chariot-fighter of the crown prince (2) [...], ditto (3) [...] Išme-ili (4) [...]-damiq-ilani (5) [...]lulu (6) [...]nâ (7) [...]qu[...] (Rest destroyed)
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(i 1) [Ah]u-le'uti, (i 2) Ahutanu, (i 3) Qiti-ilani (i 4) total 3: town of Abilate, (i 5) in the land of Izalla. (i 6) Haldiâ, (i 7) Issar-nadin-ahhe, (i 8) town of Buša, town of Hup[...]. (i 9) [Total] 5: Nabû-šarru-uṣur, instead of Aššur-[...]. (i 10) Nuraya (i 11) Ereš-[...] (i 12) total 2: land of [...] (i 13) Bel-[...] (i 14) [NN] (i 15) Be[...] (i 16) total 3: [...]. (i 17) Total 5: [...]. (i 18) [NN] (i 19) Ahu-[...] (i 20) Total 2: [...] (i 21) Qur[di-...] (i 22) Ni[...] (i 23) [NN] (i 24) total 3: town of [...] (i 25) Total 5: [...] (i 26) Ṭua, (i 27) Nergal-ila'i; (i 28) total 2:…
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(Beginning destroyed) (1) 1, (governor of) Barhalzu; (2) 1, (governor of) Arrapha; (3) 1, (governor of) Calah; (4) 1, (governor of) Mazamua; (5) 1, Ša-Aššur-dubbu. (r 1) [Total] 13. (r 2) [Month of ..., ...]th [day, eponym year of La-ba]ši (657 B.C.).
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(Beginning destroyed) (i 2) chief cupbearer. (i 3) 2 of the town of Bit-Zamani (i 4) commander-in-chief of Kummuh. (i 6) [......] Que (Break) (r i 1) Scholars [...]. (Rest destroyed)
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(1) [... N]N, (2) [...] the commander-in-chief of the left. (3) [......] of Man(nu)-ki-Arbail (4) [......] in Calah (5) [......]-šumu-uṣur, scribe (6) [... R]ahimâ.
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(2) [...Mu]llissu, (3) [...] Calah, (4) [......] Dur-Šarruken, (5) [......] (6) [...... Nine]veh [......] (Rest destroyed)
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(Beginning destroyed) (1) [...] Kiṣir-Ašš[ur], (2) (...) of the pa[lace] supervisor. (3) [...]s of the 'third man,' whom Hiri[... ...]ed. (5) [...] Ṭurusu, (6) governor of Raṣa[ppa], (7) [...] Nergal-šallim, (8) [gover]nor of the city of [...], (9) [......]
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(1) One, of Zaliayu, personal guard; (2) One, of Quili, ditto; (3) One, of Sarsâ, ditto; (4) [(all)] who are assigned to Harranayu, [...]... of the Hallataeans. (6) [One of] Ninuayu, personal guard (Break) (r 2) Nabû-belšunu, palace scribe.
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(Beginning destroyed) (1) son of [...] (2) from [the town of ...] (3) of ...[...]. (4) Aššur-ahu-[...] (5) son of Ša[maš-...] (6) chariot driver of the chief eu[nuch ...] (7) in a ... boat [...] (8) in ...[...] (Rest destroyed)
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(1) Inurtî, in the charge of Iddinaya when he was treasurer. (5) 2 ......
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(1) Qarha[...], in the charge of Kulkula[nu]. (3) Month of Elul (V), 20th day, eponym year of Šarru-metu-uballiṭ.
Economy
(Beginning destroyed) (i 2) who are each wounded, (with) their hearts ripped out (and) their tongues torn out, and mutilated. (i 6) These are the ones placed under the ... and judged: (i 8) Babilayu, son of Nabû-kaṣir; (i 9) Zer-lešir, son of Iddin-ahhe; (i 10) Ahu-le'i, son of Šamaš-naṣir; (i 11) Ahheya, son of Banî; (i 12) La-qepu, son of Ahhešu; (i 13) Bel-šallim, son of Yadi'-il; (i 14) Bel-uballiṭ, son of Bel-ahu-iddina; (i 15) Ṣallaya, son of Mannu-yari; (i 16) [...]-šarri, son of Ša-Nabû-šû; (Break) (ii 3) which [...] twice/into two. (ii 4) Total 35 fam[ilies ...], mutilated ...[...].…
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(Beginning destroyed) (1) to Nabû-remanni [...] of the chief cupbeare[r ...], saying: "6 years [I have received] neither interest nor cap[ital]; twice I have approa[ched] the king." With me he sen[t ...], (but) the chief cupbearer has not dealt with [(my) c]ase. (9) Bel-lu-balaṭ, royal bodygua[rd] said: "7 people [...]," (11) [...] Dayyan-[...] (Break) (r 2) of meadow(-grazed) sheep.
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(Beginning destroyed) (1) [......] ..., his son, ...s [......] (2) [......] of his, his daughter, [his] mother [...]; (3) [...]umu, his mother, his brother, his son, [his daught]er; (4) [...]na, his wife, his son; (5) [...]mu, his wife, his mother, his brother, his sister; (6) [...]-abi, his mother, his wife, his two sons; (7) [...]ri, his wife; Zarhi-il, his mother, his female slave; (8) [NN], his female slave: (9) [all t]his, which Zizibayu freed (from encumbrances) as a legacy for [hi]s daughters. (11) [...] as he approached the king, [...]ayu, nobleman [...], [......] (Rest destroyed)
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(1) Nabû-(u)ṣalli, (2) Šamaš-killanni, (3) Nabû'a, (4) Nur-Šamaš, (5) Abbaya, (6) Sin[qi-Issar], (7) Nabû-kettu-[...], (8) Arba'il[ayu], (9) Pal[ṭi-...], (10) Issar-[...], (11) Samsi-[...], (12) [...]-niše [...], (Break) (16) [...] he said. (Break) (r 3) [...] who [came out] from Nineveh to us. (r 5) [The ...] which are here, (r 6) [...] he will judge, (r 7) [...] the two of them.
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(Beginning destroyed) (ii 1) [...]šid[u ...]. (ii 2) Total of the town of Mari[...]. (ii 3) Total of Sin-dur[i ...]. (ii 4) The son of the sister of Ahu-...[...]. (ii 5) Total, of Ahu-eriba [...] (ii 6) the governor of (Bit-)Nayyal[i...]. (ii 7) (All) that he gave to the god is not written in the deed. (Rest destroyed)
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(1) People, [...] (2) in the temple of [DN ......]: (3) Nabû-eriba [...] (4) Marduk-iddi[na ...] (5) N[N] (Break) (r 1) Total: [......]
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(Beginning destroyed) (1) [...] of theirs (2) [......] (3) [...] Nabû-šumu-iškun (Break) (r 2) [...]... before Aqar-yâ [...] (r 3) and he came with them. (r 4) Eponym year of Šarru-emuranni (712 B.C.). (r 5) [...] Taribi, son of Imbu'a (r 6) Eṭeri — whom Sumaya, (r 7) (and) [wh]om Sullumu — (r 8) 2 priests of the ziggurrat — gave to him. (r 10) 18th [day], eponym year of Aššur-bani (713 B.C.). (Rest uninscribed or destroyed)
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(Beginning destroyed) (ii 3) Babila[yu], (ii 4) Sin- ...[...], (ii 5) Ginnaya, (ii 6) Aššur-šumu-ukin, (ii 7) ... return, (ii 8) [(...)] lamentation priest, (ii 9) he [(...)] (ii 10) musician(s) (ii 11) Ahu-lu[...], (ii 12) [o]f the temple of [DN] (ii 13) [...] in [...] (Rest destroyed)
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(Beginning destroyed) (2) [...] temple stewardesses (3) [...] female musician.
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(1) Marduk-šuma-ibni, son of Tabnea, son of Ilu-eṭir, exorcist; family of the house of Gahal; his paternal house faces my lord('s). (6) Itti-Marduk-balaṭu, son of Šapik-zeri, son of Balassu; family of the house of Šumu-lubši, lamentation priest; his paternal house faces the temple of Lugal-Erra. (12) Balihû, son of Marduk, son of Babu-ereš; family of the house of Bel-eṭira; his paternal house faces the Gate of the Entry of the goddess Gula. (r 1) Ša-pî-Bel, son of Aplaya, son of Qiltî; family of the house of the Boatman; their house is on the other side, beside the well of the field. (r 6)…
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(1) Bel-iddin, architect, son of Bel-ahhešu; Remut-Gula, [his] son; Qunnabatu, Inqaya, Kullaya, Adirtu, Bittû — in all, 4 daughters of his. (10) Total, 7, family of the house of Arad-[Ne]rgal; (the house is) beside the temple of the god Nabû-ša-harê. (12) Kidin-Marduk, chief builder, son of Sapiku; the woman Bilassunu, his sister. In all, 2 in the Gate of Same. (16) Zerutu, cupbearer of the goddess Belet-Babili; the woman Maqartu, his sister. In all 2. (r 1) Bulluṭu, engraver, son of Aplaya. (r 3) In all, three families of the house of Nur-Sin, beside the king's silos. (r 5) The woman Gagayu,…
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(1) Bel-aha-iddin, son of the Fisher family, assigned to Šumma-Adad, baker; (3) Bulluṭu, engraver, assigned to Marduk-iqbi, baker; (5) Bulluṭu, silversmith, assigned to Girittu, baker; (7) Bel-ibni, kinaltu-priest, assigned to Arad-Aya, baker. (r 2) Total, 4 citizens of Babylon assigned to bakers.
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(1) Bel-aha-iddin, (2) Ṣallaya, (3) these two are reciting from the tablets. (6) Ša-Nabû-šû is [not] present. He has been checking on the work assigned to Ukume. (8) Ninurta-gamil, the son of the šandabakku has completed the series and has been put in irons. He is assigned to Banunu in the Succession Palace and there is no work for him at present. (14) Kudurru and Kunaya have completed 'Evil Demons.' They are at the command of Sasî. (r 1) Marduk-šarrani, (r 2) Sulaya, (r 3) Balaṭu, (r 4) Naṣiru, (r 5) Sin-aha-iddin, (r 6) Remuttu, (r 7) Iddin-ahhe, (r 8) Bel-ušezib, (r 9) Nabû-šar-ahhešu; (r…
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(1) Bel-dan, [...]; (2) Kudurru, [...]; (3) Kudurru, baker, [...]; (4) Aplaya, ditto, [...]; (5) Šuma-iddin, ditto, ditto; (6) Nabû-iddin, ditto, man of C[utha]; (7) Remuttu, ditto, man of Kish; (r 1) Sari..., [...] of Ur. (r 3) Month of Adar (XII), the 27th day, eponym year of Nabû-belu-uṣur (672 B.C.).
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(Beginning destroyed) (3) [A]ll of t[hese, (4) ...[......] (5) in ...[....... (6) All of the[se ... (7) Nippur [......] (8) ...[...] (9) All of thes[e ... (10) ...[... (Rest destroyed)
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(1) 571 — seen; (2) 189 — missing: (3) in all, 760 — the city of Guzana. (4) 686 — seen; (5) 334 — missing: (6) in all, 1,020 — the city of Naṣibina. (Break) (r 1) 300[+x — ...]; (r 2) 184 — Guzana: (r 3) in all, 525 — missing. (r 4) 1,268, (r 5) 1,100[+x ...].
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(1) Remut-ili, (2) Urda-Nanâ, (3) Ša-la-mašê, (4) L[a-qe]pu, (5) [Nab]û'a, (6) [...]edi, (7) [...]-amur: (8) [in all, 7] Ninevites. (9) [Urda]-Banite, (Break) (r 5) [... co]hort commander.
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(Beginning destroyed) (2) Šamaku: (3) in all, 3 — Dur-Šarruken. (r 1) [In] all, 10 ... (Rest destroyed)
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(Beginning destroyed) (1) [... Ya]-rapâ, [cohort co]mmander, will bring the [fugitives] of the Arabs [up t]o the lady Samsi; (and) he will bring those [o]f the lady Samsi up to the Arabs. (9) Ya-rapâ, cohort commander; (10) Hašilanu, cohort commander; (11) Gannabu, (12) Tamranu: (13) in all, four people for the fugitives. (r 2) 62, Hašilanu; (r 3) 63, Ya-rapâ: (r 4) in all, 125 stray camels. (r 6) [They have been c]ollected.
Daily LifeEconomy
(i 1) [x peop]le, runaways, [o]f the governor of the town of Šimu. (i 4) Mannu-aki-Aššur, of Horse Trainer Town; (i 6) Ubru-apli, of Til-[...]aya; (i 8) [...]... (i 9) Nabû-naṣir, of the town Irbayu; (i 11) Zizî, (i 12) [Ur]da-Issar, [of the to]wn Dunnat[e]. (Break) (ii 1) Qaritayu of the town Dibirati; (Break) (ii 9) Zam[...], [...] Ubru-ahhe: Total 3, (of the) town Upu[...] (ii 12) Mannu-aki-Libbal[i], Adad-bessunu, [U]bur-še': [Total 3, (of the) tow]n Issutu. (Break) (r i 2) Abdû (of the) town Nahal-[...]. (r i 4) Tot[al ......]. (Break) (r i 8) (of the) village N[N ...]; (r i 9) Azi-i[l…
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(Beginning destroyed) (r 1) N[N], (r 2) N[N]: (r 3) in all, 4 [eunuchs]. (r 4) Kudû, (r 5) Sambi [...], (r 6) Lillu [...], (r 7) Ula[...]: (r 8) [in all], 4 bear[ded (courtiers)] (r 9) among the booty of the town of Sal[...]. (Rest destroyed)
Economy
(1) Sukkaya, (2) Minu-laqbi, (3) Kanunayu, (4) Ahu-lamašši: (5) all these are (the) criminals (who) took 30 sheep [from] Remanni-Adad.
Economy
(Beginning destroyed) (2) In all, [x ...]-men. (3) 15 men [...] (4) in all, 36 [...] (Break) (r 1) Harran[ayu...]; (r 2) La-qep[u ...]: (r 3) in all, 7 criminal[s ......] (r 4) the slaughter of [...] (r 5) Kubabu-naṣ[ir, NN]: (r 6) in all 2 [...] (r 7) Šumma-ilu, [NN]: (r 8) in all, 2 [......] (Rest destroyed)
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(1) 334 able-bodied men; (2) 38 children of 5 spans' height; (3) 41 children of 4 spans' height; (4) 40 children of 3 spans' height; (5) 28 children, weaned; (6) 25 children, sucklings. (7) Total 172 boys. (8) 349 women; (9) 8 females, of 5 spans' height; (10) 22 females, of 4 spans' height; (11) 49 females, of 3 spans' height; (12) 17 females, weaned; (r 1) 25 females, sucklings. (r 2) Total 121 girls. (r 3) Grand total 977 people, deportees, from Que.
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(Beginning fragmentary) (2) people from Tillê, in addition [...] (3) [...; x] hundred and 24 people from Paddira; (4) [In all, x+]96 people (5) [......] (Rest destroyed)
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(1) The ..., who was giv[en] to A[...]: (4) the woman Tattapha[...], (5) Uṣihanša, (6) Hur-tibû, (7) Puṭi-Huru [...], (8) 1 woman, (9) Huru[...], (10) fugitive Ṣumaššer[i]; (11) 1 woman, 1 (woman) of three [spans' (height)]; (12) ditto, Puṭi-Mani; (13) ditto, Puṭi-Šeri; (14) [ditto], Kurarâ; (15) [ditto], Ṣi-hî (Break) (r 3) ... the woman Eša-rṭe[še]: (r 4) in all, 4 female wea[vers]. (r 5) Total, 9 men, 8 [women]. (r 6) Total, 17 peop[le]. (r 7) 2 beds [...] (r 8) 1 table [...] (r 9) 2 racks [...] (r 10) 2 ...s [...] (r 11) 1 axe, 1 [...] (r 12) 1 bow, 20 [arrows] (r 13) 2 ...[...] (r 14) [..…
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(1) 30, (from) the town ...[...] (2) 4 ...[...] (3) 11 people, dep[ortees ...]: (4) in all, 15 [...]. (5) In all, 6 w[omen] (6) (Grand) total, 21 people de[portees...], (7) (in the charge) of Ik...[...], (8) on the orders of the [...]-official. (9) Hasuata [...], (10) [(from)] the town Abnan[a, ...] (11) 1 palace servant, 6 of [...]: (12) in all, 7 (in the charge) of Adad-[...], (13) [from] the city Carchemi[sh ...] (14) [(and) of] Susu'a, [...] (15) [of the city Kul]lan[ia] (16) [......] (r 1) 6 Urarti[ans]. (r 2) In all, two [...] (r 3) 72, of [...]: (r 4) in all, 74 pe[ople, deportees] (r 5…
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(Beginning destroyed) (r 1) ...] 12 [...; (r 2) ...] total, 15 people. (r 3) ...] 5 females, young (r 4) ...] in all, 29 people, deportees. (Rest destroyed)
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(1) Two son(s) of Abu-l[amur]; (2) the wife of Abu-lamur; (3) Badî; (4) Kubabu-ila'i; (5) Iqbi-Issar; (6) his wife, 3 daughters of his; (7) Qurdi-Issar, confectioner; (9) 3 sons of his, his wife, (10) his [daughter]. (r 1) In all 17 people, who are not on the writing-board.
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(Beginning destroyed) (2) [...] his wife, one s[on of his], (3) a second son of his, [...], (4) one daughter of his, small [...], (5) two adolescent girl[s ...]: in all, 7 people. (6) Minu-a[hṭi], (7) farmer: his wife, two sons [of his], (8) [1] young girl, (9) a daughter of his, of 4 spans' height, (10) a son of his, of 3 spans' height, (11) another [son] of his, weaned: (12) [in all 8] people. (13) [...]nu-ili, farmer, (14) his [wife], an adolescent son, (15) [... of x] spans' height, (16) [... of x] spans' height, (Break) (r 1) [...]-Ša[maš], [1 son], weaned, [1 son], suckling. (r 4) [...]…
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(1) Remuttu, 'third man' on the chariot, (2) 3 sons, 2 women, [one dau]ghter, (3) 1 son of a sister, [...] (4) 1 for ...[... don]key. (5) In all, 8; 1 dromedary [...]. (6) Kiribtu, [...] (7) one woman, 1 do[nke]y, (8) 1 dromedary, 1 [...] (9) La-baši, cavalry(man), (10) 2 slaves, 2 women. (11) In all, 5; 4 donkeys. (12) Total, 16 men (with) their folks. (13) Bel-epuš, citizen of Babylon, (14) 1 slave: in all, 2. (r 1) Sarani, Remuttu: (r 2) in all, two Urukites. (r 3) In all 20 men (and their) folks, (r 4) 2 dromedaries, 3 donkeys.
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(Beginning destroyed) (1) [For] half a mina of [silver]. (2) [1 wom]an (assigned) to N[anaya-... f]or half a mina of silver. (4) 1 [woman (assigned) to] Bel-abu'a [fo]r 1/3 (of a mina) of silver. (6) 1 woman (assigned) to Bel-ahhe[šu] for half a mina of silver. (8) [1] woman (assigned) to Banî [fo]r half a mina of silver. (r 1) 1 woman (assigned) to Šulmu-[...] for half a mina [of silver]. (r 3) 1 woman (assigned) to Abi-[...] for one third (of a mina) of silver. (r 5) 2 people (assigned) to Bel-ib[ni] for half a mina of silver. (r 7) 1 woman (assigned) to Kundayu for one and one-half minas of…
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(1) Bakkâ [...] (2) of Su[...] (3) and Nan[aya-...] (4) royal bodygua[rd...] (5) Samsi-sa[gab ...] (6) Nabû-tab[ni-uṣur ...] (7) Yadi[' ...] (8) Adad-kuna[...] (9) Nabû-zeru-[...] (10) Yak[in-...]: (11) in all, 11 pe[ople ...] (12) The woman Il[...] (13) of Abu-iddina [...] (14) 30 dep[ortees...] (15) of S[u...] (Break) (r 1) 50 deportees [...] (r 2) slaves of [NN ...] (r 3) 20 minas of silver, of [...] (r 4) on the outskirt[s of the town ...]. (r 5) To the value of 10 minas of silver [...] (r 6) cloaks (assigned) to [NN ...] (r 7) son of Bel-...[...]. (r 8) To the value of 2 tale[nts of…
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(Beginning destroyed) (2) N[N ......] (3) in all [......] (4) Nergal-šallim [......] (5) Total, 1 bodyguar[d ...], (6) 1 tailor, 3 [...], (7) 1 vegetable gardener (8) 1 adolescent, 1 ... 1 ...: (9) in all 9 adult people. (Break) (r 1) 1 son of 5 spans, 1, ditto, of 4 spans, 2, ditto, weaned: in [all, 4 sons]. (r 2) Total, 13 men, 12 women [...], (r 3) 3 daughters of 4 spans, 5, ditto, of 3 spans: total 8 [daughters]: (r 4) in all, 20 women, ... (Grand) total 33 men [and women] (r 5) 6 oxen, 1 vegetable garden, 2 [...]. (r 6) [Grand total x] bodyguard[s ...], (r 7) [...] 21 tailors [......] (r…
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(Beginning destroyed or too broken for translation) (5) Šarru-emura[nni ...] (Break) (10) of Kar-[...]; (11) Nabû-[...], (12) son of Bi-Dadi, (13) goldsmith (14) of Kar-Shalman[eser]; (15) Arba'ilayu, (16) [son of] Aširâ, (Rest destroyed)
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(1) Issar-..., Ahu-(im)mê, Qurdi-[...], (2) [x] potters. (3) [...]anni, governor of [...], (4) [...]-emuran[ni ...], (5) [...]... [...] (6) [...] Cimmerian[(s)] (7) [...] out of [...]. (8) [......]
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(Beginning destroyed) (2) [...-b]ani-zeri, farmer, [his] son [...] (3) Šamaš-šezib, [...] (4) [...] 2 women [...] (5) [...] 59 [...] (Rest destroyed)
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