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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 226. Nabu-ereš in Sippar Asking for Royal Audience (CT 53 100)

(1) T[o the king], my lord: your servant Šarru-emuranni. Good health to the king, my lord! (4) Nabû-ereš the brother of Nabû-le'i, accompanied by 15 citizens of Borsippa, came to Sippar into my presence on the 14th of Shebat (XI). [They] have previously [not] visited the Palace [of] Nineveh. (13) [...]s (and) [...] men (Break) (r 1) [Now] t[hen, should] they [c]ome [to the Pa]lace?

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 227. Sending a Man to the King (CT 53 632)

(1) [To] the king, my lord: your [servant] Šarru-emuranni. [Good hea]lth to my lord! (4) [Concerning ...]šunu [...] (Break) (r 2) [......] the amount (r 3) [The king], [my lord], should question him.

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 228. Part of the Same Tablet as no. 227? (CT 53 717)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) have remov[ed ...]s (3) [cer]tainly Belšunu [...] (4) their [...] and their oxen [...] (5) [the Puq]udu have [...] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 229. The King of Elam and Nabu-ereš of Borsippa (CT 53 446)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) [...] the king of El[am ...] (3) [...] Now t[hen ...] (4) [... the] 'mu[le]-house man' [...] (5) [to the king], my lord [......] (6) [...] the face of [......] (7) [Merodach]-Baladan who [...] (8) [...] the king, my lord [...] (9) [...] how that which [...] (10) [...] the soul [...] (11) [...] Nabû-ereš [...] (12) [...] a citizen of Borsippa [...] (13) [...] has [...ed o]n him [...] (14) [...] Borsippa [...] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 230. Organizing the Government of Bit-Dakkuri (CT 53 238)

(1) [To the king, m]y [lord]: your servant [Šarru-emuranni. Good health to the king, m]y [lord]! The pac[k-animals and the se]rvants of the king are well. (3) The king, my lord, wrote to me: "[Be very atte]ntive!" At the command of the ki[ng, my lord], I have gathered [the servants o]f Bit-Dakkuri and [cla]imed authority over them. (6) Yet Nabû-taklak has al[so cla]imed authority over al[l] the servants [of ...], saying: "They should do as I command, [the house] of my lord should not exercise authority (over them)." (9) All the servants of [...] are city-dwellers; they sta[nd] before us and…

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 231. Administering Law in Hatallu, Luhu’tu and Bit-Amukani (ABL 1175)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) [...... bef]ore me (3) [......] utensils (4) [......]... (5) [...... bef]ore me (6) [......] the king, my lord (7) [......] I shall do (8) [......] Luhuteans (9) [......] the Hatalleans (10) [......] with them (11) Let [the king, my lord], decide their [......]. (12) [Conc]erning the Hatalleans [...... of] Metunu [about whom the king, my lord, wr]ote to me: "[......] your arms (16) [...... Bit]-Amukaneans (17) [......] 200 men (Break) (r 1) [......] there (r 2) [......] they chopped (r 3) [...... t]hey collected (r 4) [...... w]ithout knowing (r 5) I sent him [t]his […

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 232. Urarṭian Deportees Settled in Sippar (ABL 0760)

(1) To the king, [my lord]: your servant Šarru-e[muranni]. Good health to the king, [my] lo[rd]! (4) The bodyguard Ahu-bani has brought 70 Urarṭian men and their dependents (lit., 'souls') and sett[led them] in Sippar. However, the men [...] allege that 10 'so[uls]' ran away from [them].

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 233. Organizing Deportees (CT 53 869)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) ["... who a]cts in this manner. (3) "They were entrusted to one another like the horns of [...]; they have [not] been organized [into] royal contingents [l]ike the deportees [...]." (8) I together with [...] (Break) (r 2) she/you will li[ft .....] (r 3) I shall d[o t]his [...] (r 4) [The k]ing should not s[ay ...] (r 5) [fr]om the eunuchs [...] (r 6) [N]ow four [eunuchs ...] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 234. The Chaldeans Have not Let us Cultivate Corn (ABL 0759)

(1) [T]o the king, my lord: your servant Šarru-emuranni. Good health to the king, my lord! (4) Sîn-iddina said like this [in] my audience: "The Chaldeans have not let us cultivate corn." [N]ow the king my lord [should ...] the Chaldeans [...] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 235. We Cannot Report Because of the King’s Work (CT 53 342)

(Beginning destroyed) (r 2) [The work is a great burden] on us. [Beca]use of the king [our] lord's work we have not come [and subm]itted a report to the house of our lord. (r 6) The king [our] lord [should kno]w (this).

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 236. The People of Barik-Il (ABL 0600)

(1) [To the king, m]y [lord: your servant Šarru-emur]anni. [Good heal]th to the king, my lord! (4) [Concerning] the people of Barik-il about whom the king, my lord, wrote to me, now then Nabû-šallim of Larak has seized 53 souls and given them to Umadi, the bodyguard of the crown prince.

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 237. The People of Šamaš-ila’i (CT 53 006)

(1) To [the king, my lord]: your servant Šarru-emur[anni]. Good health to the king, my lord! (4) Concerning the people of Šamaš-ila'i the servant of Aššur-belu-taqqin about whom the king, my lord, wrote to me [through] Abi-Se', I have inquired and investigated, and it is said that Adad-remanni has made [them ......] (r 1) they have entered [...]. (r 2) There [... w]ine (r 3) [......] (r 4) [......] him.

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 238. Gurreans and Itu’eans Sent to Sabhanu (ABL 0388)

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Šarru-emuranni. Good health to the king, my lord! The fort is well. (5) Concerning what the king, my lord, wrote to me: "Send 50 Gurreans and 50 Itu'eans to Sabhanu" — I sent them, but the men of the chief cupbearer who are [...] there ref[used] to le[t them in]. Let them writ[e me w]hat [the king] my lord's or[ders are].

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 239. (no title) (ABL 0318)

(1) [To] the king, [my lord]: your [servant] Šarru-em[uranni]. Good health to the king, [my] lord! The forts of [the king, my lord], are well. (5) Du'ani-Issar, the [...] about whom the king, [my lord], wr[ote to me] (Remainder of obverse too fragmentary for translation) (r 2) [...] the deputy [......] (r 3) [...] his hands not [......] (r 4) [Wh]y in [......] (r 5) [...] really [......] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 240. Reconnoitring in Sabhanu (ABL 1350)

(1) To the king, m[y] lord: your servant Aššur-bel-šarr[ani]. Good health to the king, [my lord]! (4) I am reconnoitring on [...] in Sab[hanu ......] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 241. Supervising Cult Centres (ABL 0528)

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Sîn-ila'i. Good health to the king, my lord! (4) Concerning the cult centres which the king, my lord, entrusted to me, saying: "Without you they should do nothing! If a messenger passes by, they must not pass by without your permission; and if the mayor[s ...]" — (Break) (r 2) ...[......] (r 3) an orde[r ...] (r 4) Likewise they are ... each other, (r 6) they frighten each other.

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 242. Submission of the City Iqbi-Bel (CT 53 237)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) "We shall write ...[......]. It is a town outside the border; [......] will not go [...]. (4) "When ...[......], the centres of all his cities [...]. They washed [the fac]es of the people with water [...]. (7) [NN will h]ear that this village has been captured, (and) [...] the whole city of Iqbi-Bel will give their word t[o the servant of the k]ing, my lord. (9) The town Rahbâ [...] (10) [...] one league [from the v]illage as far as [...] (11) [NN] the prefect, accompanied by my prefects (12) [......] town [...] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 243. An Influx of Deserters (CT 53 919)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [ever since the gods] delivered them into the king's hands, deserters have been escaping to our side from their midst. (r 4) 600 [...] of th[em] (Rest destroyed) (e. 1) [The king, my lord], may d[o as he deems best].

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 244. A Deserter Sent to the King (CT 53 396)

(1) [To the king, my lord: your servant NN. Good health to] the king, my lord! (4) A certain [NN ... along with] his [ca]ptives has deserted [to me]. I attended [... th]e Hamranean(s) [... and s]poke [with him thus]: "You are a deserter — [...] you?" (11) [He said]: "Why [...]? (Break) (r 1) "[......] the men [...] (r 3) "[......] Jupiter [...] (r 4) "[...] among the magnates [...]. (r 5) "[I want to tel]l it in the [king's] presence." (r 7) Now then he is on his way to [the king], my [lo]rd. [The king, my lord, should] question him.

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 245. Fragment Mentioning Dur-Ladinni (CT 53 920)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) "You have tur[ned your faces] towards [...] Assyria; h[ow] will you treat me tomorrow? (4) "[...... t]o Dur-Ladinni [...] (Remainder too broken for translation)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 246. Kissing the Feet of the King in Babylon (CT 53 367)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [...] abou[t ...] (2) [...] the 20[th of K]islev (IX) [...] (r 1) [...] I [...] (r 2) [... kiss the f]eet of the king, [my] lord (r 3) [...] Babylon [...] (r 4) [has s]ent, saying "not [...] (r 5) [...] Babylon [...] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 247. Citizens of Babylon Present Audience Gifts (CT 53 314)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) [... the king], my lord (3) [...] citizens of Babylon, (4) [serva]nts of the king who went (away), (5) have presented all the audience gifts to me. (7) Now then a tablet [...]...[...] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 248. Too Little Sissoo Wood in Babylon (ABL 1066)

(Beginning destroyed) (r 2) I [cannot] do [the work. There is] very [little] sissoo wood in Babylon for use in the work, (and) what they bring me from the city Birati [...] is all moist. [The king, my lord], knows that this work requires [a great deal] of sissoo wood. Eṭiru and Bel-ibni [......]. Since nobody [...s] the matter to [them], it does not exist in their hearts. (r 10) Now, [let them fetch] sissoo wood from Ki[ssik] or from wherever it is to be found [...] (r 13) [...] let them make [......] (r 14) [...] the king, [my] lo[rd, ...] (Break) (e. 1) [...] to us, [...] there.

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 249. Building Babylon (CT 53 511)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [Now th]en [...] (2) [...] ... [...] (3) [about which] the king, my lord, w[rote to me]: "Execu[te] the work nic[ely]; (5) "a work that [...] (6) running [...] (r 1) [...] of the royal road [...] (r 2) [...] Babylon [...] (r 3) [...] silver [...] (r 4) [...] bricks [...] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 250. Affairs of Babylon (CT 53 242)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [... the ki]ng [......] (2) [...] to [......] (3) [...] wr[ote ......] (4) [...]... [NN ...] (5) [... g]ives h[im ......] (6) [... the] men [......] (7) [...]s st[ood ...] (8) [...] been imposed [......] (9) [...] brou[ght] to us [...] (10) [...] have start[ed ...] (11) [... B]abylon [......] (12) [......]s se[nt ...] (Break) (r 2) [......]... which [...] (r 3) [...] one Babylonian [...] (r 4) "[...] (my) daughter [...] (r 5) "[...] I to [my] daught[er ...] (r 6) [...] I set him [...]; if not, [...] (r 7) [...] does not know him [...] (r 8) [the ...]s of [my] dau[ghte…

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 251. Fragment Referring to Babylon (CT 53 572)

(Beginning destroyed) (3) [... of] the king, my lord, on [our] side, (4) [who] is [in B]abylon (5) his [...] as [...] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 252. Fragment Referring to a Babylonian (CT 53 482)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) [......] the letter [...] (3) [...... I wr]ote him [...] (4) ["Why have] you not [sent a reply to] (my) letter? (5) [......] anything [...] (6) [......] As I (7) [......] I said: "[...] to (8) [......] Se'-rame the [...] (9) [...... s]ent him [...] (10) [......] a Babylonian (11) [......] Send [...]! (12) [......] so th[at ...] (13) [......] he will com[e] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 253. Fragment Concerning Babylonians (CT 53 540)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) my lord to [......] (2) of the Bab[ylon]ian(s) [......] (3) Concerning what the king, [my] lo[rd, wrote to me: "...] six [Babylon]ians to the province [......]! (6) "[Do] not [......]" (7) [g]oing [......] (8) [the ki]ng [......] (Break) (r 1) bring u[s ......] (r 2) power [......] (r 3) work as[signment ......] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 254. Sending [...]-ahhe Son of [Be]lšunu to the King (CT 53 265)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [Concerning ...]-ahhe [the son of Be]lšunu [about whom the king], my [l]ord, wrot[e to me]: "The royal messenger [whom] I sent to you [should bri]ng (him)" — now the[n I am sen]ding him off. (7) [... t]he ro[yal] messenger (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 255. Fragment Referring to Chaldea and Fugitives (CT 53 809)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [...... t]his [...] (2) [......] (3) [......] I serve (4) [......] sheikh (5) [...... the k]ing (6) [......] (r 1) [...... i]n Chaldea (r 2) [......] (r 3) [...... helps to] escape (r 4) [......] I sent (word) (r 5) [...... d]eserters (r 6) [......] they [co]uld [not] (r 7) [...... La]nsî (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 256. Sending a Chaldean to the King (CT 53 844)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [I am herewith se]nding [him ...] (2) [...] Il-yadini (3) [...] of Chaldea [...] (4) [...] a bodyguard (5) [......] the brother [...] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 257. Settling Babylonians in Guzana (CT 53 837)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) [......] Babylon (3) [......] before the Kiprê (4) [......] they used to buy (5) [......] they used to pick up all of them (6) [......] them. Later I appointed a eunuch of mine [... wi]th them; [they co]llected [...] and returned 50 camels [......]. (10) [......] corn rations (11) [...... a] messenger and cam[els] (12) [......] I opened [... (and) ...] to them (Break) (r 3) [......] they should bring him here. (r 4) [Concerning NN about whom the king], my lord, wrote to me: "[Se]nd him [......] to Guza[na with yo]ur [...]! Let them settle [the ...... f]armers,…

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 258. I Have Blocked the River (ABL 1225)

(1) [T]o the k[ing, my lord: your servant NN. G]ood health t[o the king, my lord]! (4) [Co]ncerning the river T[a...] about which the king, my lord, [wrote to me], the river is all rig[ht]. I have bloc[ked it ...]. And where [there were ...s] of the It[u'eans] and of the Kipr[ê], I have captu[red them]. (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 259. Boating to Babylon (CT 53 103)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [w]rote to me [......] (2) [the b]oats o[n ......] (3) the boats on [......] (4) therefore [NN ......] (5) four rivers [......] (6) 1.5 leagues [......] (7) open, three [......] (8) of Bel-qate-[ṣabat .......] (9) came up [......] (10) [the pe]ople of K[unaya ......] (11) [wh]om Kunay[a ......] (12) gave [......] (13) 60 men [......] (14) crossed over [......] (15) 200 men [......] (16) with the[m ......] (17) of Cal[ah ......] (18) when [......] (19) much [......] (20) up[on ......] (21) cop[y ......] (22) the me[n ......] (23) ...[......] (r 1) [.......] (r 2) in…

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 260. Boats in Babylon (CT 53 903)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) (I swear) I have finis[hed] the wo[rk assignment ...] (3) of Nis[an (I) ...] (4) and have given him the [...] of ...[...]. (7) Now, in accordance with [what the king, my lord] wrote me, [I shall be] before the king, my lord, b[y ...]. (10) As long as the king, my lord, [...], let the king my lord summon [...] and see (for himself that) it is beyond my power, and let the king my lord support me. [I]f it is beyond my power, [the king] my lord himself should see it. (r 1) [Sho]uld I be able to finish it, [...] (r 2) [...] fish [...] (r 3) [...] ... [...] (r 4) [...] Rimu…

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 261. Fragment Concerning Boats (CT 53 260)

(1) [To the king, my lord: your servant NN. Good health to the king], my [lo]rd! (4) Concer[ning the ...] of the city and his boats which [the king, my lord], sent to me: (6) [...] on the borde[r] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 262. Cuthaean Affairs (CT 53 371)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) [......]... him (3) [......] Eṭiru said, t[o] (4) [... h]im along with his camel (5) [...] of Cutha (6) [...] sprinkled [up]on him (7) [......] Labasi (8) [inquired and invest]igated (r 1) [......] he asked (r 2) [...] a 'daughter' of Cutha (r 3) [...]...s the king, my lord, (r 4) [......] ... of gold (r 5) [......] the king, my lord, (r 6) [......] lions (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 263. Fragment Concerning a Borsippan Lady (CT 53 719)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) [...] the lady Barsip[itu ...] (3) [...] letter [...] (4) [...] has sen[t ...] (5) [...] as in [...] (6) [......] is sa[id ...] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 264. Fragment Mentioning Nippur and Borsippa (CT 53 765)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) before [......] (2) horse t[rainer .......] (3) to [......] (4) the Ki[ssikeans ......] (5) And [......] (6) aft[er ......] (7) to [......] (8) [......] (r 1) the king [my] lo[rd ......] (r 2) in Nippur [......] (r 3) to Borsi[ppa ......] (r 4) the king ...[......] (r 5) Nippur [......] (r 6) all [......] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 265. Fragment Referring to Nippur (CT 53 733)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) [I/he brou]ght them in [......] (3) [...] pours [......] (4) [Now th]en I am send[ing my] messenger [......] (6) [...] Nippur [......] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 266. Fragment Mentioning Troops of Assyria, Sippar and uruk (CT 53 459)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) [......]s pas[sed ...] (3) [...... i]lku dues [...] (4) [......] the troops of As[syr]ia (5) [......] in Sippar [...] (6) [......] found out [...] (7) [......] Nabû-balliṭann[i ...] (8) [......] Uruk [...] (Break) (r 2) [......]eans [...] (r 3) [... who dwe]lt [...] (r 4) [......] 506 [...] (r 5) [......]s from [...] (r 6) [...... i]n the can[ebreak ...] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 267. Fragment Referring to Bit-Amukani and Bit-Zabidaya (CT 53 497)

(1) [To the kin]g, [my lord: yo]ur [servant NN. Go]od health t[o the king, my lord]! (4) The Bit-Amu[kaneans] about whom the king, my lord, wrote [to his servant]: "Let them drag [......]" — (8) [fr]om her[e ......] (9) [t]o the brothers [......] (10) [th]ey hoist[ed ......] (11) [th]ey are comin[g ......] (Break) (r 1) [...] the town [GN ...] (r 2) [...] 70 hectares [......] (r 3) [o]f Bit-Za[bidaya ......] (r 4) any myrtle [......] (r 5) have [no]t given to me [......] (r 6) [I shall] sue them. Let them [......] (r 7) [and g]ive to me [......]

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 268. Assyrians and Tabaleans Sold for Money in Sadiru (ABL 0602)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [...] s[ervants] of the king, my [lo]rd, both Assyrians and Tabaleans who have been sold here for money — (even) those who brought (only) 4 or 5 shekels have been sold — (9) I have brought forth (a total of) 180 'souls,' Assyrian and Tabalean, from the villages and from Sadiru, and am herewith sending them in charge of my messenger to the ki[ng, my lord].

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 269. Unwanted Guests in Sadiru (CT 53 410)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) they have brought [their ...] into Sadiru. (3) I have [no]w asked them: "Why are [...] staying [in] Sadiru?" (4) They said: "[We have m]ade peace [...]. Since [we have given] our word to [the king ......]" (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 270. Fragment Concerning a Prebend (CT 53 627)

(Beginning destroyed) (r 1) [...] La[...] (r 2) [has s]eized [......] (r 3) [......] his face [...] Eṭiru (r 4) saying, "Why does Bel-iddina stand [...]?" (r 5) Now t[hen I am] no[t giving] the prebend to anybody until the king, my lord, comes to [...] and settles the matter between [us].

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 271. Fragment Referring to Battles in Qirbit (CT 53 842)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) [......]... the m[en] (3) [......] we [...] (4) [...... we] kil[l]ed him (5) [......] we returned their [...] (6) [......] their [...] and their equipment (7) [......] they [le]ft (8) [......] of Qirbit (Break) (r 1) [......] in [...] (r 2) [......] six caval[rymen] (r 3) [......] thirty she-ca[mel]s (r 4) [...... a]re setting out (r 5) [...... no]w then [...] (r 6) [......]... (r 7) [......] six priests of theirs (r 8) [......] there (r 9) [......] ... (r 10) [......] cuts (r 11) [......] the king, my lord (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 272. Fragment Mentioning Karkarhundir (CT 53 833)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) Now then [......] to [...] (2) in the middle of the land of Sik[ris ...] (3) We departed from there [......] (4) We entered [...]. Paukku [...] (5) was brought to meet us [...] (6) He was running, saying: "[...] (7) of Karkar[hundir] (Break) (r 3) wooden wall [......] (r 4) what[(ever) ......] (r 5) we appointed [......] (r 6) afr[aid ......]

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 273. (no title) (CT 53 711)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [...... o]f the t[own ...] (2) [...... the town] Ugar-Nabû (3) [......]... the king (4) [......] himself a [...]-man (5) [......] to the land of Ak[kad] (Remainder too broken for translation)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 274. Fragment of a Royal Letter Referring to Nabu-belu-ka’’in (ABL 1187)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) [... Aši]pâ to [...] (3) [...] an exempt [...] (4) [...]s and men [...] (5) [...-rap]a' the [...] (6) [... to] decide [...] (7) [...] work [...] (8) [...] you do not [...] (9) [... Na]bû-belu-k[a''in ...] (10) [...] water [...] (11) [... Y]ou kno[w that ...]

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 276. Fragment of a Royal Letter Referring to Der (CT 53 879)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [... o]f the king (2) [...] you did not send [... to] his lord (3) [... when] he entered [my presence] (4) [...] they d[o ... i]n Der (5) [......] ... [...] (6) [......] he wrot[e] (7) [......] as i[f] (8) [...... he c]ame (9) [...... wh]en you sa[id] (10) [...] there is [... in the Pa]lace (11) [did I not s]end [...] to you? (12) [... who/which] goes [...] (13) [...... wh]en you sa[id] (14) [......] whom (Break) (r 2) [......] king [...] (r 3) [......]... (r 4) [... c]ame [...]. When we were staying [......] (r 6) [......] they returned (r 7) [......] with reference…

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