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~665 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 13

SAA 13 049. (no title)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) in [......] (3) N[ow ...] (r 1) he/they ... [...] (r 2) Aššur will come to the temple ... [...] (r 4) [...] ... [...] (r 5) [...] ... [...] (r 6) [W]ha[t ...] (r 7) [which the k]ing, [my] lord [...] (Remainder destroyed)

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SAA 13

SAA 13 148. Fragment of a Report of a Prophecy? (CT 53 413)

(2) [N]N, a votary [of] Ištar [of] Arbela [reported] [th]is mes[sag]e for the k[ing, my lord] — (5) "[...] Ištar [...] (Rest destroyed)

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~665 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 13

SAA 13 170. Fragment Mentioning Esaggil

(Beginning destroyed) (1) 150 [......] (2) 5 tables ... [...] (3) Adad-... [...] (4) the king ... [...] (r 1) arm-bands, ri[ngs ...] (r 2) Esaggil [... front] (r 3) and rear [...] (r 4) on the 15th day ... [...] (r 5) in order to a[pply] the plaster (Rest destroyed)

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~665 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 13

SAA 13 202. Fragment Mentioning Harran (CT 53 653)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) to [......] (3) the gods o[f ......] (4) ... [......] (5) of/which [......] (Break) (e. 1) [...... to] 30 ye[ars ......] (e. 2) [...... to] the king, my lord I [......] (e. 3) [......] ... for the table [......] (e. 4) [......] ... the citizens of Harran [......] (e. 5) [......] ... [......]

SAA 13 049. (no title)

SAA 13 148. Fragment of a Report of a Prophecy? (CT 53 413)

SAA 13 170. Fragment Mentioning Esaggil

SAA 13 202. Fragment Mentioning Harran (CT 53 653)

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