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~665 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 13

SAA 13 179. More About Events in Babylonia (ABL 0968)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [......] man of [......] (2) [......] men of the king, whe[n ...] (3) [...] all of Babylonia [...] (4) [There is no relative of] mine in the palace of the king, [my] lord. [Should they ...] here, I will disperse their encampment and dw[ellings] here, saying: "The 60+[x men] who have gone must not [...] to the king. Did I myself not say: '10 is all [I commanded], and you who would go, [wait] for me?'" (10) As for the work of the gods of the king in which I was e[arlier] delayed, I have (now) show[n him] the work. In addition to the work which [I have done] on the god…

SAA 13 179. More About Events in Babylonia (ABL 0968)

SAA 13 180. The Statue of Marduk is Coming, They Say (CT 54 395)

SAA 13 181. Troubles with a Chaldean Chieftain (CT 54 506)

SAA 13 182. Broken Letter Mentioning Rašil (ABL 1034)

SAA 13 183. Fragment Mentioning Rašil (CT 54 467)

SAA 13 184. Fragment Mentioning Rašil (ABL 0861)

SAA 13 185. Threats and Beatings (ABL 1374+)

SAA 13 187. The King Had Mercy on his Servant (ABL 0514)

SAA 13 188. Thirty Talents (Plus a Few Minas) of Silver for Cultic Objects (CT 53 921)

SAA 13 189. Adad Will Go to the Festival Chapel (ABL 1197)

SAA 13 190. These Gods Should Go to Babylon (CT 53 141)

SAA 13 191. (no title) (ABL 0940)

SAA 13 192. Damage to Divine Furnishings (ABL 1212)

SAA 13 193. (no title) (ABL 1243)

SAA 13 194. (no title) (CT 53 316)

SAA 13 195. Letters to the Palace (CT 53 406)

SAA 13 196. A Problem in Samaria? (CT 53 425)

SAA 13 197. About a Divine Party (CT 53 452)

SAA 13 198. Counting Statues (CT 53 516)

SAA 13 199. (no title) (CT 53 544)

SAA 13 200. The Sacred Marriage of the Lord of the Lands (CT 53 601)

SAA 13 201. Trampled Writing Boards (CT 53 622)

SAA 13 203. (no title) (CT 53 662)

SAA 13 204. (no title) (CT 53 681)

SAA 13 205. (no title) (CT 53 738)

SAA 13 206. (no title) (CT 53 896)

SAA 13 207. Priests’ Helpers (CT 53 899)

SAA 13 208. (no title) (CT 53 901)

SAA 13 209. (no title) (CT 53 909)

SAA 13 210. (no title) (CT 53 925)

SAA 13 001. If There is Extra Serpentine, You May Have Some (KAV 114)

SAA 13 005. There will be an Intercalary Adar (ABL 1258)

SAA 13 010. No Deliveries from Talmusu on the [5th] of Kanunu (ABL 1384)

SAA 13 021. Big Problems with Sheep Deliveries (CT 53 129)

SAA 13 040. (no title) (KAV 113)

SAA 13 041. (no title) and envelope (= SAA 13 042) (KAV 112, KAV 206)

SAA 13 070. Sacred Marriage of Nabu and Tašmetu (ABL 0366)

SAA 13 119. Fragmentary Report Concerning Egyptian Horses (ABL 1427)

SAA 13 135. It Is Not an Ancient Ritual (CT 53 965)

SAA 13 138. The Priest of Ea Robs the Temple (ABL 1389)

SAA 13 139. Bel Reconciles with Mullissu (ABL 1249)

SAA 13 144. Report of a Prophecy (CT 53 969)

SAA 13 147. Ištar Has Gone to the Divine ‘Party’ (ABL 0876)

SAA 13 157. Theft of a Gold Statue of Erra (ABL 1372)

SAA 13 178. Report to Esarhaddon on Recent Events in Babylonia (BBEA)

SAA 13 186. The Weavers Have Not Given the Garments (SAAB 02 72)

SAA 13 211. (no title) (CT 53 957)

SAA 21 001. Proclaiming the Might of Marduk (ABL 0926)

SAA 21 002. This No-Brother has Alienated You (Fs Grayson 227-234)

SAA 21 003. Don't Listen to Šamaš-šumu-ukin! (652-II-23) (ABL 0301)