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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 16

SAA 16 008. Augurs from Hamath (ABL 1346)

(1) [O]f the augu[rs ...] (2) [the] (king) of Hamath, the sister [...] (3) [At] the beginning of the reign [...], (4) the year which [...] (5) I brought him here, and [p]ersonally [spoke] as [follows] in the presence of [...]: "[Let] the augur[s le]arn [...]." Therea[fter ...] (Break) (r 1) they deposite[d ......] (r 2) and y[ou ......] (r 3) loyally [...] (r 4) s[end ...] to me! [...] (Break) (r.e. 9) [bef]ore the (king) of Hamath [...] (Rest destroyed or too broken for translation )

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 16

SAA 16 009. Fragment Referring to Bel and Offenders (CT 53 351)

(Beginning destroyed) (3) [... sayi]ng: "One [...] (4) [... ] If [...] (5) your [...], which [...] upon you (6) Did he not gather [...]? (7) [... say]ing: "It is not Bel (8) [......] (9) [...] Be loyal! (r 1) [...] your brothers (r 2) [...] here do not know (r 3) [that] you keep sending [letters to the so]n of Marduka (r 4) [...] Now you (r 5) [...] I have sounded (r 6) [......]. And [...] (r 7) [... the o]ffen[der(s) ...] (Rest destroyed)

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 16

SAA 16 011. Fragment Referring to Thrones (CT 53 397)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [...] cam[e ...] (2) [I have he]ard that [...] (3) are continually se[n]ding [...] (4) Again, [(the fact) that] you s[ent] me your [...]s and your [...]s but do not provide them [with ...] (7) [......] says (8) [......] (9) We shall provide you [with ...] (10) [... Š]umma-šarru, a chariot fighter (11) [......] outside [...] (Break) (r 2) [......] throne (r 3) [...] your [...] (r 4) [......] I did [no]t drive away (r 5) [......] enter (r 6) [...] the throne exists (r 7) [...] they are lying to you (r 8) [...] they tell you [...] (r 9) [... wi]th the throne of the deput…

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 16

SAA 16 012. (no title) (CT 53 683)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) your [......] ... (2) [...] you (pl.) (3) [...] you (pl.) did not go (4) [...... o]f my father (Rest destroyed)

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 16

SAA 16 014. (no title) (ABL 1001)

(1) To the king, my lord: your [serva]nt Assurbanipal. Good health to the king, my lord! May Aššur, Bel and Nabû bless the king, my lord. (7) [... t]o the king, my lord (8) [......] very (Rest destroyed)

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 16

SAA 16 015. Report on the Cimmerians of Iyaze (ABL 1026+)

(1) [To the king], my lord: your servant Assurbanipal. [Good health] to the king, my lord! May Aššur, Bel and Nabû bless the king, my lord. (3) Concerning Rahiṣ-Dadi [about whom] the king, my lord, said: "Let him enter [into] your [presen]ce, interrogate him, and report to me" — I have interrogated him, and he told me as follows: (6) "The king having sent me, (saying) 'See how the face of Iyazê is, and give him a piece of your mind about those Cimmerians,' I went to see his face: he was very frightened. I said to him about the Cimmerians: 'Why have you removed the Cimmerians?,' and he said as…

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 16

SAA 16 016. Cimmerians in Minda (ABL 1161)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [...]ra said: "He [has go]ne (away)." Let the king ask [him]. (3) Thanks to these gods, [they are] ca[lm], and they are alive due to the kindness of the king. (5) Now then he has brought all the Cimmerians, and they are staying in Mindâ. True, they have [not] yet ... (Rest destroyed)

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 16

SAA 16 017. Report on Kunaya and Kudurru (ABL 1257)

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Assurbanipal. Good health to the king, my lord! May Aššur, Bel and Nabû bless the king, my lord. (6) Concerning Kunaya (and) Kudurru about whom the king, my lord, said: "Send word that Sasî be interrogated, he knows about them" — he has writt[en] a[s] follows: (Break) (r 2) "[PN], a Chaldean, has appealed to the king on account of them. (r 5) "They say that an [Ar]amean woman is putting a cloak on her neck and is staying with the king's servants, saying 'I and Abdi-milki are making peace.' (r 12) "This is ... They should read the letter with the repo[rt].…

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 16

SAA 16 018. Report on the Border of Urarṭu (CT 53 469)

(1) [To the king, my lord: your servant Assurbanipal. Good health to the king, my lord]! May Aššur, Bel and Nabû bless [the king, my lord]. (6) Dari-šarru, the [...] app[ointed] over the bor[der] of Urarṭu says: "The [......]" (Rest destroyed)

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 16

SAA 16 019. (no title) (CT 53 147)

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Assurbanipal. Good health to the king, my lord! May Nabû and [Mard]uk b[les]s the king, my lord. (6) [...... o]f (7) [... is in] my presence. (8) [... may] decide (9) ...

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 16

SAA 16 020. Milki-nuri Curses the Crown Prince (CT 53 026)

(1) To the king, my lord: [your servant Assurbanipal]. Good health to [the king, my lord]! May Nabû and Marduk bless [the king, my lord]. (5) I rejected the [...] assembly of Bel-šallim, the chief of trade. Thereafter [...] (Break) (r 2) I spoke to Milki-nuri as the king, my lord, had told me; he looked at the feet, and was trembling with fear. (r 6) I said to him: "Remove the sash from (your) waist and stri[ke] blood!" (r 9) He said: "May not the king[ship be granted] to the crown prince [...... the y]ears that I live."

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 16

SAA 16 023. (no title) (ABL 0536)

(1) [T]o the king, [my] lord: your [servant] Šamaš-šumu-[ukin]. Good health to the king, [my lord]! May Nabû and Marduk bless the [king, my lord]! May the gr[eat] gods remember [the king, my lord], ve[ry] favourably [indeed...]. (r 1) A reminder [......] (r 2) my heart [......] (r 3) [...] 30 [......] (r 4) [...] there [......] (r 5) [let] them give [......]

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 16

SAA 16 025. A Broken Chariot Wheel (ABL 0766)

(1) [To the kin]g, my lord: your servant Šamaš-metu-uballiṭ. Good health to the king, my lord! May Nabû and Marduk bless the king, my lord. (6) Yesterday, when I was coming after the king, I entered the centre of Nineveh. There were bricks at the king's guard. [The whe]el of the chariot hit them (and) broke instantly. (12) [N]ow, let the king, my lord, give an order, so that they may do the work on it.

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 16

SAA 16 027. Report on Two Women (ABL 1199)

(1) [To the king, my lord: your servant Šamaš-metu-uballiṭ. Good hea]lth to the king, my lord! May Nabû and Marduk bless the king, my lord, [very] greatly. (6) [Concerning ... about whom] the king wrote to me, I went (and) asked him. He said: "Saggil-ramat, the wife [of] Abi-ili, the ša šēpi guard, (and) [PNf], the wife of Nabû-eṭir [...] (11) [......] her in (12) [...] should heal (them) (Break) (r 1) We shall perform [......], for [...]. (r 2) Now, let Nergal-epuš stay until the woman comes. Should the aforementioned go? If not, the king should send definite (orders). (r 6) If the king comma…

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 16

SAA 16 029. Debts of the Governor of Barhalza (ABL 0916)

(1) [To the king], my lord: your servant Mardî. May [Ninurta], Zababa, Nergal, Madanu [and Nabû] bless the strong and righteous [kin]g, my lord. (4) [From the beginn]ing I have been his servant. My brother tried to make Bel-zeru-ibni kill me, (but) I grasped [the feet of the crown prince], saved myself from it in darkness and hunger, and fled to the tower [with the crown prince], my [l]ord. Compassion took hold of the king; [at my return], the crown prince sent a messenger with me, [saying], "You are to give him back [the things] that the governor of Barhalza owes him." (9) I constantly…

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 16

SAA 16 032. Justice Turned Upside Down (ABL 1250)

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Nabû-ze[r-ket]ti-lešir, the [overseer of white frit]. Good health to the king, my lord! [May] Aššur, Bel and [Šamaš] and Nabû [bless the king, my lord]. (Break) (11) [......] (-) Aššur (12) [......] (13) [ga]ve [...] to [...] (14) [......] mina(s) (16) [... for] my [wo]rk (Break) (r 1) May [the king, my lord], appoint Marduk-šarru-uṣur [...], (and) may he do [......] with m[e]. Now the [...] is not doing justice (to [me]) (and) does not obey the orders of the king, (but) is seeking favour in the eyes of the governors. (r 7) Hear me, O king, my lord! They…

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 16

SAA 16 033. Partial Duplicate of No. 32 (ABL 1107)

(1) [To the king], my lord: [your servant] Nabû-zer-ketti-lešir, the [oversee]r of white frit. [Good hea]lth to the king, my lord! May [Aššur, Sîn], Šamaš, Bel, Nabû, [Ištar o]f Nineveh (and) [Ištar o]f Arbela bless [the king], my [lo]rd. (9) May they consolidate [the foundations of] your royal [thr]one [until] far-off [days ...]! (Break) (r 1) [Now], why [have they turne]d upside down [the order that yo]ur [father] gave (and) [the justice which he d]id? [I (alone) out of my whole pate]rnal [house am boundi]ng about [like a dog]. (r 7) Let me keep vigil and [watch for] the king, my lord, [on]…

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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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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 16

SAA 16 035. Paying Back Father’s Debts (ABL 0948)

(1) To the crown prince, my lord: your servant Šumaya. Good health to the crown prince, my lord! May Nabû and Marduk bless the crown prince, my lord. (5) 1,000 (homers) of barley from the king were at my father's disposal. Now I have given 400 (homers) of barley from it, 600 (homers) of barley remain at my disposal. (Break) (r 1) [......] I have appealed to the crown prince, my lord. May the crown prince, my lord, not leave me in the lurch, (but) do something. (r 5) Just as today the emissaries of all the countries pass [bef]ore your father, so [may] they pass before the crown prince, [m]y lo[…

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 16

SAA 16 037. (no title) (CT 53 353)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [May DNN bless the crow]n [prince, my] lord, [...] very greatly. (3) [May they ...] you what[ever it be]. (5) May I see your [beautiful] face, and [may] I (then) [c]ome [b]ack [to] my work. (Break) (r 1) [...] my [...] (r 2) [......] (r 3) [... of the crown prince], my lord (r 4) [......] (r 5) [... of] the crown prince, my lord (r 6) [......] (r 7) [...] he saw (r 8) [... i]n like manner (Rest destroyed)

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 16

SAA 16 038. Fragment of a Letter to the Crown Prince (CT 53 538)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [May DNN bles]s [the crown prince, m]y [lord, very greatly]. (Break) (r 1) [......] (r 2) The cr[own] prince, [m]y [lord], can be [hap]py.

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 16

SAA 16 039. Appeal on Behalf of a Woman (ABL 1061)

(1) T[o the king, my lord: your] se[rvant PN]. Good he[alth to the king, my lord]! May Nabû (and) [Marduk] bl[ess the king, my lord]! (6) As to [......] concerning whom (f.) [PN appealed to] the king, [saying]: "[The king, m]y [lord], kno[ws that ......]. I am dying be[cause of] her [...]. Let [the king] do me [jus]tice!" (13) Now, I am writing to the king, my lord. Let them se[n]d a sealed order and give it to him, and let them appoint somebody with him to do him justice.

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 16

SAA 16 040. Complaints by Blacksmiths (CT 53 013)

(1) We have made and delivered 200 swords of iron, 100 purṭû-weapons of iron, 25 nails of iron for ...s, (and) 200 pakkus of iron, but we cannot make another 200 pakkus of iron. (9) A brother of ours is dying in the house of the baker. For all this work, nobody has given u[s] any firewood. Therefore we cannot ta[ke care of ...] (Break) (r 1) Out of all the [...s], no [......]. (r 3) [We are] 17 blacksmiths, (but) none (of us) has a field [...]. Because we have no field, nobody has given us seed corn. (r 8) The works of the palaces have become a burden on us. May the king enquire and…

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 16

SAA 16 041. Magnates Obstructing Justice (ABL 1101)

(1) To the king, our lord: your servants Nabû-tukulti, Nabû-šumu-lešir (and) Mutakkil-Adad. Good health to the king, our lord! May Aššur (and) Šamaš bless the king, our lord. (9) As to what the king, our lord, wrote to us: "I have ordered the magnates to do justice to you" — we have stood before them, but they have refused to render justice to the household of their lord. They have [s]old [all the servant]s of the crown prince for money and [finis]hed them up. (r 5) [The king], our lord, (r 6) [...] there are (r 7) [...] we got scared (r 8) [...] the king will hear (r 9) [...] ... (r 10) [....…

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 16

SAA 16 044. May My Lord Appoint Me (ABL 1234)

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Iqbi-Aššur, the scribe of Kar-Shalmaneser. Good health to the king, my lord! [May DNN bless] the king, my lord. [May] Bel and Nabû, [and the gods of heav]en greatly [... the king, my lord]! (Break) (r 3) are killing me [by] (giving out) bribes. (r 4) May my [lor]d appoint me, so I can settle (this lawsuit) with them in the presence of the king. Have I been removed [fro]m my duty? The king, my lord, should know (this).

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 16

SAA 16 046. Asking for Mercy (CT 53 275)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) May they have [mer]cy [on them]. (2) [If the k]ing, my lord, ord[ers], (3) [...] the [...] (4) [...] the chief vic[tualler] (Reverse too broken for translation)

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 16

SAA 16 047. Slander

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [......] the palace [...] (2) [......] I brought [...] (r 1) [...] Ahu-duri to the palace personnel [...] (r 2) [...] slander[ed] me [be]fore the king, my [lord]. (r 3) [...] May the king [...] the fowler, (r 4) [... let] the magnates [...] the fowler [...] (r 5) [...] the king's [...] to drink [...] (r 6) [......] word [...] (r 7) [......] bringi[ng ...]

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 16

SAA 16 051. List of Staff-bearers Coming in (CT 53 428)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [...]iâ, Abi-nuri [...]. They are from the same household about which my lord spoke with the rab mūgi. (5) Ahi-Iau, Bir-il, Samsi-natan (Break) (r 1) wh[o] are com[i]ng in today. [T]otal, 11 men coming in. (r 4) [x] staff-bearers [in charge of] Aya-yababa.

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 16

SAA 16 052. Food for Schoolboys

(1) May Bel and Beltia, Nabû (and) Tašmetu, Ninurta and Gula, Nergal (and) Laṣ, these great gods, bless you, O Nabû-[...]! May they guard you, k[eep you in good health, and give you] happiness (and) physical well-being! [May they appoint] a guardian of health and vigour (to be) with yo[u]. Whatever you have [prayed] to these gods for, may they very, very quickly bes[tow it upon you]. (9) What else? The word of [my lord is respected] before his lords. (r 1) [I am] now [writing] to my lord, (as) from the first day on their little ones in Calah cannot go to school without funerary offering(s).…

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 16

SAA 16 053. Adopting a Daughter (CT 53 009)

(1) You took over [the property of] m[y] father's house [...]: the woman Ilussa and her two sons, the woman Muhhi-ili-šapkaku and her daughter, a total of 5 persons; a bed including a wooden board, 3 blankets, a bedspread, chairs, (and) a table. (12) My father ordered: "Her daughter is to be adopted." She has given (her) in accordance with her preference one silve[r] bracelet (and) one silver daššu-implement. In all, 32 shekels of si[l]ver on the golden weight. (r 7) It is a deed that is adverse to my lord. I myself have no bread to eat; my lord knows that. May my lord do what he sees fit.

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 16

SAA 16 054. Silver for the Merchants (SAAB 04 5)

(1) Concerning the merchan[ts] about whom my lord said: "I have not sent their money, (for) there is no silver" — I have heard (it). My lord should send 14 minas of silver. (6) Perhaps my lord will say: "How did you figure it out?" Four merchants: half a mina each. Their four wives: half a mina each. One female dyer: half a mina. The re[st I shall i]tem[ise] (and) [...] in [a ...] (Break followed by a blank space) (r 1) And [...] come to [...] in front of the city gate!

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 16

SAA 16 055. Petition on Behalf of Weavers (CT 53 134)

(1) [PN, a ...] between the mountains, [PN], a scarf weaver, (and) Haya, [a ... have come to me wi]th their stored grain, [clai]ming that Se'-rahî, [... of] the Egyptians, has [so]ld their [...] to the Egyptians. (r 1) [Now] then they are bringing good [...] and are standing in the [presence] of my [lo]rd. Let [my lord] settle their case!

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 16

SAA 16 056. Petition Concerning a Will (CT 53 053)

(1) To (the lady) Balti-lešir, my lord: your (f.) servant Nabû-ahu-iddina. (3) My father [has died]. (4) A messenger [of PN ...] (5) before Nabû-zeru-iddina [...] (6) the scribe of [PN], (7) saying: "[...] 15 min[as of ...] (8) to Nabû-ba[lliṭ] (9) 17 people [...], (10) 4 sheep [...], (11) utens[ils ...] (Break) (r 1) P[N, ...] (r 2) P[N, ...] (r 3) [...]: (r 4) "We [...] (r 5) with the chief [...] (r 6) we shall give [...]." (r 7) I have accordingly wr[itten it down and] (r 8) s[ent] it to my lord. (r 9) Let them summon Nabû-[... (and PN)]. (r 10) My father [said]: (r 11) "The(se) people are…

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 16

SAA 16 057. (no title) (CT 53 113)

(1) [A tablet of Na]bû-ila'i [to Pu]ṭiširi. [Good he]alth to my brother! [May Nabû a]nd Marduk [bles]s my brother. (5) 40 wooden [...] (Rest destroyed)

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 16

SAA 16 059. The Conspiracy of Sasi (ABL 1217+)

(1) To the king, m[y lord]: your servant Nabû-rehtu-uṣur. May Bel and Be[let, Nabû and Tašme]tu, Ištar of Nineveh (and) Ištar of Arbela give you long days and ever[lasting years]! (4) Nikkal [has revealed] those who sinned against [your] father's goodness, and your [father's] and your own treaty. Destroy their [peopl]e, name and seed from your palace! [May] she cast [......]! [May] the accomplices of Sasî [die quickly]! (8) Hear me, O king my lord! I k[now] the words of Nikkal. Let [the people] die! [Rescue] your life and the life of your family! Let [the goddesses ...] be your father and…

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 16

SAA 16 060. More on the Conspiracy of Sasi (CT 53 017+)

(1) To the ki[ng], my lord: your servant Nabû-re[htu-uṣur. May Bel and] Belet, Nabû and Tašmetu, Ištar of Ni[neveh and Ištar of Arbela, your] gods (who) [called] you by name [to kingship, keep] you a[live]! (5) Those who sin against [your father's goodness, yo]ur fat[her's and] your own treaty, and who [plot against yo]ur [life, shall be placed] in [your] hands, [and you shall delete] their name [from As]syria and from [your pa]lace. (8) This is the word of Mullissu; [the king, my lord], should not be ne[glectful] about it. (10) On the 6th of [Marchesvan (VIII)] I had a vi[sion]: "[...…

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 16

SAA 16 062. The Case of Nabu-kabti-ahhešu and Sasi (ABL 1308)

(1) [Concerning the case of] Nabû-kabti-ahhešu [which I previously communica]ted to the king, my lord, why has the king, my lord, until now [nei]ther asked nor enquired (about it)? Is it an insignificant matter? (5) O king, my lord! May the king, my lord, not disregard this matter! May the king, my lord, perform his rites at once! (7) Now then, the months of Shebat (XI) and Adar (XII) have arrived. They are favourable months, it is auspicious to perform the rites (now). (9) What do I count this scribal lore for? Is it made for the averting of misfortunes, [of ...]s, of sins, and of evil…

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 16

SAA 16 063. Crimes in Guzana (CT 53 046)

(1) [Concer]ning the six men (and) one woman about whom [I wrote] to the king, [my lord] — Kutî the scribe, Tutî [the scribe], Adad-killanni the priest, Qurdî the ch[ariot driver], Niri-Ia'u the chief of accounts, Palṭi-Ia'u the [depu]ty, (and) Zazâ, the wife of Tarṣî, (all) servants of the governor — as to the matter of Guzana, they know if there is (such a thing), and if there isn't, they know it, too. (7) The king, my lord, should speak with them, but (first) let me tell the king, my lord, about their other crimes. (10) The first crime of Kutî and Tutî: When my son commanded them, "Bring…

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 16

SAA 16 064. How to Deal with Appeals for Royal Intervention (CT 53 078+)

(1) Concerning the men who [appeal] for royal intervention, the king, my lord, should not tarry. Let th[e men] come and speak up, and may [the king] familiarise himself with [their] cases. May the king seize upon the matter whi[ch] is accept[able t]o him. What is not acce[ptable t]o the king, my lord, the king, [my] lord, [may] drop. (6) If one is a servant of the king and tells ab[out] his prefect or about his governor, his prefect should be given clear instructions about him; (and) if one is a servant of an Assyrian, his lord should be told in no uncertain terms: "He rests in the king's…

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 16

SAA 16 065. Divination Taught to a Goldsmith’s Son (ABL 1245)

(1) May Aššur, Šamaš, Bel (and) Nabû bless the king, my lord. (2) Parruṭu, a goldsmith of the household of the queen, has, like the king and the crown prince, bought a Babylonian, and settled him in his own house. He has taught exorcistic literature to his son; extispicy omens have been explained to him, (and) he has even studied gleanings from Enuma Anu Enlil, and this right before the king, my lord! (13) Let the king, my lord, write to his servant on account of this matter. (15) [......] that [...] (Break) (r 2) Sasî [......] (r 3) They are even planting amulets of black wood, a neck-stone…

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 16

SAA 16 067. Stolen Gold (ABL 1291)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) He took 6 minas worth [of gold from Ilumma-le'i]. Now, [if the king, my lord, command]s, [I shall investigate (the matter)] here. (4) [T]attî, son of [PN, weigh]ed [the gold with] Sukkaya (and) Mu[...]. (6) The king, my lord, [should ask ... as follows]: "Did they [g]ive the gold of Ilumma-[le'i] to you (pl.)?" (9) The [...] of the [cohort] com[mander] Ilumma-le'i [...] (10) from my servants [......] (11) [the kin]g, my lord, parce[ls out ...] (12) [...] the roya[l] gold [...] (13) [... m]uch [...] (Break) (r 1) [...] the king, my lord, [......] (r 2) I have…

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 16

SAA 16 068. Disloyal Officials (CT 53 080)

(Beginning destroyed or too broken for translation) (15) [who ...] without the king, my lord's permission, [about whom the king, my lord], said: "Who are the[y?" — they are ...s] of the governor, 'third men,' [...s], recruits, a chariot fighter, [...], the horse trainer of the governor. The towns [...] (20) upon Nasi'-bar, [the village manager ......] (Break) (r 5) the me[n of ...], the [...s], (r 6) Sumutî, the scribe [...], (r 7) Nasi'-bar, the village manager [...] (r 8) [Th]ey know [and will say it] to the king, [my lord]. (r 9) [As t]o Zeru-ken, when he [...] (r 10) [t]o become a 'third…

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 16

SAA 16 070. May the Horse not Die! (CT 53 178)

(1) May [Nabû and Marduk] bless the crown [prince], my lord. (2) [Concer]ning that horse, [Urdu]-Issar is now telling me: "[D]o [as] you were ordered to do!" (5) Hear me, O crown prince, [my] lord! I am your [servan]t. May it [ha]ppen to the [crown] prince that [...], may [the horse n]ot die! (r 1) [Th]at [...] (official) is saying: "Why [the ho]rses that are under [me ......]? (Rest destroyed)

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 16

SAA 16 071. Fragment Mentioning Sasi (CT 53 044)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) ["]He gave [......]. (3) "The governor of Que hates me. May the king ask Sasî, just as the king wrote to us in Harran. The king [ra]ged at me and I got very scared." (11) [...... who] brought [...], says: "I am a servant of the king; his [fat]her [made] me enter the treaty. You will h[ear w]hatever [I he]ar in Go[mer] (Rest destroyed)

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 16

SAA 16 073. May They Inform the King (ABL 1050)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [Even] b[efore th]ey were here, the letter was read in their presence and they were told to inform the king about anyone who is seen in his company, so he may be [pun]ished." (Rest destroyed)

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 16

SAA 16 074. Fragment Referring to Trespassing (CT 53 253)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) "[He] saw [......] (2) "He is releasing [.....] (3) [The ki]ng, my lord, should ask [......] (4) "[... who t]respassed [......] (5) [...] now [......] (Break) (r 1) [...] them [......] (r 4) [...] 200 [......] (Rest destroyed)

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 16

SAA 16 076. Fragment Mentioning a Nephew of Hanbi

(Beginning destroyed) (2) [...] they are [...] (3) They did [... month after] month. (r 1) [He m]oved the [...]s up to the town, but the townsmen [mo]lested him, and the king got angry. (r 4) [Inur]ta-ahu-uṣur, the chief tailor, and [PN], the nephew of Hanbî (Rest destroyed)

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 16

SAA 16 079. Work on the Inner City, Nineveh and Dur-Šarrukin (ABL 0845)

(1) To the king, our lord: your servants Kanunayu (and) Mannu-ki-Libbali. Good health to the king, our lord! (4) As to the works about which the king, [our] lor[d], wrote to his servants: "You are to do that alone" — be it work in the Inner City, Nineveh, [D]ur-Šarrukin (or) whatever work there is on the household of [our] lord, if we didn't do it, [who would]? (10) As to the farmer, the shepherd (and) the [...] (11) t[o] the king, our lord, [...] (12) of bricks (and) of re[ed ...] (13) those [...] Arzî [...] (14) the rest Ariri [...] (15) The servants of the king in the house [......] to the…

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 16

SAA 16 085. Itemising Textiles (ABL 0770)

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Nabû-šarru-uṣur. Good health to the king, my lord! May Nabû and Marduk bl[ess] the king, my lord. (6) As to what the king, [my lord, wrote me] (Break) (r 1) which the k[ing ......] (r 2) "if [...], (r 3) "I shall g[o and ...]; (r 4) "thereafter I shall item[ise them]."

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 16

SAA 16 086. Working for the Royal Household (ABL 0778)

(1) [T]o the king, my lord: your [servant] Nabû-šumu-iškun. [Good] health to the king, my lord! May [Nabû] (and) Marduk bless the king, my lord. May [Bel], Nabû (and) Nergal appoint a guardian of health (and) life [with the k]ing, my lord. (7) [As t]o what the king, my lord, impressed upon his servant once or twice, saying: "I shall hold you responsible for the work of your lord's household" — certain officials of my lord's [household] are giving me [...], are giving me [......]. (Break) (r 1) [...] Marduk and [......] (r 2) [who b]ring(s) to them [...] (r 3) The wo[rk of] their lord's…

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