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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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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 16

SAA 16 087. Eunuchs for Officials (ABL 0779)

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Nabû-šumu-išku[n]. Good health to the king, m[y] lord! May Nabû (and) Marduk bless the king, [my] lord. May Bel, Nabû and [Nergal] appoin[t] a guardian of health and l[ife] with the king, my lord. (8) As to the eunuchs for the official[s] about whom I appealed to the king, [my] lo[rd], the k[ing's] messenger [...]. I [asked] the palace scribe, (who) [gave] (the following) order: "Three [......] (16) to Nabû-[...] (17) any[body/thing ......] (18) in the days [......] (r 1) you [......] (r 2) Let the king, my lord [......] there, so [they can ...] the wo[rk…

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 16

SAA 16 088. Donkey Trade at Nineveh (CT 53 151)

(1) To the ki[ng], my [lor]d: your servant Nabû-[ze]ru-uṣur, the scribe of the palace supervisor. Good health to the king, my lord! May Nabû and Marduk bless the king, my lord. (7) The herders of donkey mares used to stand in front of the palace, at the entrance, selling covered donkeys. (10) Now they refuse to stand (there), saying: "The governor told us in front of Nineveh, 'Should I (henceforth) see you in the palace, I shall crush your skulls.' A bodyguard should come to us and take us (there). Otherwise we shall not go (there)." (18) The earli[er] donkeys which were in their charge [...]…

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 16

SAA 16 089. The House of the Chief Scribe (CT 53 014)

(1) [To the king, my lord: your servant PN. Good] health to the kin[g, my lord]! (4) [Concerning] the house of Aššur-naṣi[r and] the house of the chief scribe [about which] the king, my lord, ordered me: "Inspect them!" (9) The house of the chief scribe is a tiny house. Even a [do]nkey would not enter there. (Whereas) the house of Aššur-naṣir, a nobleman, is good (but) much repair (must be done) there. (16) The eunuch who was se[n]t (to) the house of Aššur-naṣir has collected all the equipment [there and] pi[led] them [up] in [m]y storehouses and in [m]y bedro[om]. (r 7) [Let] him be told: "[.…

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 16

SAA 16 090. Outriders for Brick Masons (CT 53 150)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [... about whom the king, my lord, wro]te to me: "[......] — I hear and obey. (4) Let one of the eunuchs come out and give them orders. And regarding the brick masons, there are many outriders available: the outriders from Ub[...], the outriders of the Pa[lace], (and) the exempt [...]. If it is acceptable to the [king, my lord] (Break) (r 2) let them come [...], (r 3) lest they will tell the king, [my] lord, in the autumn, in Tishri (VII): "The outr[iders] have not come in." (r 7) May the king command Aššur-naṣir and Danî that they station in the k[ing] my lord's pres…

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 16

SAA 16 093. May the Chief Baker Release Us (ABL 1451)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) I will as[k] about the corn, [...] (4) As [long as] we are on the alert, [...]. We will climb up (and) [k]eep watc[h]. (8) Let the chief baker [of DN] be ord[ered] to release u[s] so we [can put] (one) half of [...] on the top of the ziggur[ats] and the other half of [...] on the roof [of ...]; we will climb up and keep watch. (r 6) Furthermore, let them send bod[yguards] to the Inner [City], Cal[ah], Arbela, (and) Dur-Šarrukin; (r 13) [...] the chief [...] (Rest destroyed)

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 16

SAA 16 094. An Appeal to the Queen Mother (CT 53 182)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [... about whom] I was given [t]hos[e orders] (and) [about wh]om the qu[een moth]er w[rote] to me yesterd[ay]: "They have appealed to [me]; they were not frightened [...]" (Rest destroyed)

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 16

SAA 16 097. The Mayor is a Criminal (ABL 1238)

(1) [To the king], our lord: your [ser]vants, the mayors, the city scribe, the principals of the Inner City and the citizens of the Inner City, young and old. Good health to the king, our lord! May the gods of Ešarra bless the king, our lord. (9) Issar-na'di, the mayor, has destroyed the [Inner Ci]ty. (11) [...] has become empty (12) [...] around us (13) [...] Because we opened our mouths [against hi]m, [he ...s] our [... and ...] (16) [...] Now he has picked up [x] talent(s) of silver, [...] gold, [x] mina(s) of silver, [x] coloured leather, (and) is making [...]. (r 4) [Why should] he be…

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 16

SAA 16 099. Information on Accomplices of Aššur-da’’in-aplu (ABL 0872)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) If [......] (2) I have heard that all the ordinances which were dissolved have become stable again. May Nabû and Tašmetu, the gods of this house, bless the king, his offspring and his offspring's offspring. (8) The scribe Kabtî, a servant of Aššur-da''in-aplu son of Shalmaneser (III), who gave me the Aramaic letter which I gave to the king, my lord, is saying to me: "Regarding the offender about whom I spoke to the king, my lord, his son enters and leaves the Palace. He is telling me: 'If he [ ...s] these [wo]rds to me, I [will tell them] to you.' (r 9) "8 [..]s who g…

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 16

SAA 16 100. An Earthquake Hits Assur (Iraq 04 189)

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Nabû-šumu-ka''in, the scribe. Good health to the king, my lord! May Nabû and Marduk bless my lord. (6) There was an earthquake on the 21st of Elul (VI). The outer town in its entirety was damaged (lit. "scratched") but the whole wall of the outer city was saved; (only a stretch of) 30.5 cubits was torn out of it and fell into the centre of the city. (15) The House of God in its entirety was dam[ag]ed and cracked, but all the gods of the king are well. (19) The architrave of the window-opening of the House of God (and) [the ... of] Nabû (and) Adad…

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 16

SAA 16 101. Repairing Earthquake Damages (CT 53 216)

(Beginning destroyed) (4) the chi[ef ......] (5) together with [......] (Break) (r 1) May [the king, my lord], ask the chief [...]. The king [...]. (r 3) When the city wall [...] (r 4) was damaged [...] (r 5) to fal[l ...] (r 6) the door-beams [...] (r 7) I will do as the kin[g, my lord, commands]. (e. 1) [The king, my lord], can be glad [in]deed.

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 16

SAA 16 103. (no title) (ABL 1299)

(Beginning destroyed) (4) [... fr]om the city [GN] he came to the In[ner City ...]. (r 1) He wen[t] to m[y] brother [...]. (r 3) He retu[rned ...] (Rest destroyed)

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 16

SAA 16 114. Report on Shepherds (ABL 1354)

(1) To the king, [my lord]: your servant [Bel-iqiša]. Good health to [the king, my lord! May] Nabû and Marduk very great[ly bless the king, my lord]. (6) The shepherds of [...] (7) about whom the king, my lord, [wrote to me] — (8) Nabû-šezib [...] (Break) (r 3) The king [... said] (r 4) to [......]: (r 5) "Do [......]!" (r 6) [Now then] I am appealing [to the king], my lord: [may] the king, my lord, [...]! (r 8) Why [does] Nabû-šezib [... h]is lord's household? (r 9) Tomorrow the king will hear (about it), and the king will k[ill me] on account of the fact that I have not consumed [...].

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 16

SAA 16 116. Dispute Over a Bath (CT 53 505)

(1) [To the crown prince, my lord: your servant Bel]-iqiša. [May DNN], Enlil, [and DNN bles]s [the crown prince], my [lo]rd. (7) [......], (8) [the ... that is] there (9) [and] the house [are] well. (10) (As to) the large bathroom (r 1) [which] they are claim[ing], (r 2) may the seal(ed document)s (available) on it be sent [to the] crown [pri]nce, and may he have a look at them.

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 16

SAA 16 118. Assyria is Well (CT 53 073)

(1) [T]o the king, [my] lord: yo[ur servant] Babilayu. (3) Assy[ria] is [well]. The great gods who dw[ell in Assyria] (and) keep [the king], my lord, ali[ve, are we]ll. [The crown pr]ince [is well]. I am well. The bes[t of health to the ...] of the king, my lord! [May the magn]ates and manservants, [and the ... hor]ses of the king, [my lord], be [ve]ry well in[de]ed! (11) (Break) (13) [......] they have gone up (Rest destroyed or too broken for translation)

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 16

SAA 16 119. Fragment Referring to Riding (ABL 0927)

(1) [To the king], my lord: [your servant] Nabû-da''inanni. [May Nabû] and Marduk [bl]ess the king, my lord. (4) As to Babilayu (and) his [servant]s about whom the king, my lord, [g]ave me [orders ......] (Break) (r 1) The king, my lord, [may be glad] indeed. (r 2) I have given cl[ear] instructions to P[N ab]out them, (r 4) [and they are] constant[ly ...] their [wor]k. (r 5) [...] they are laying [...] (r 6) [they] are riding a [hor]se [...]

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 16

SAA 16 122. Who Angers the Gods? (ABL 1333)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [Assyria is] w[ell], [the temples are] wel[l], [...] i[s] well. (4) (The servant) who hears [that his lord] is well, [...] his own health in [...]. (7) Who [angers] the gods? (8) He who [defects] from [his own country] to the enemy country, [commits] a crime which the go[ds ...]. (11) Who [...s] the gods? (12) What I [...] (Break) (r 6) [...] their/them [......] (r 7) i[n the m]orning [......] (r 8) as soon as Ištar of [...] (r 9) their tongues [......] (r 10) their ears [......] (r 11) in the morning [...] (r 12) before [...] (r 13) the 'sons' of A[rbela ......] (r 1…

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 16

SAA 16 124. Shepherd Acting as an Informer (ABL 0950)

(1) To the crown prince, my lord: your servant Nanî. Good health to the crown prince, my lord! May Nabû and Marduk bless the crown prince, [my] lord. (6) When the king [......] (Break) (r 1) [Ever since] they went, they have been with [...]. (r 3) Now then one shepherd has come to me to Calah. He has acted [as an in]former.

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 16

SAA 16 125. Inscribing a Foundation Stone (CT 53 025)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [May DNN bles]s [the king, my lord]. (2) [Concerning the ... in] Adia, they have finished [...], (but) for laying the foundations, the earlier foundation stone which we loosened was (too) calcareous. (8) Now, there is another foundation stone at hand. If the king so orders, let the name of the king be written on that and we shall build it in. Alternatively, the king may command: "Build in the old one!" May the king write to his servant what the king finds acceptable. (r 1) As to the wood which we are to trample between the foundation stone, let the king command…

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 16

SAA 16 126. The Whole Country Blesses the King (CT 53 148)

(1) To the king, my lord, the righteous, sincere, and beloved of his gods: your servant Itti-Šamaš-balaṭu. Good health to the king, my lord! May Aššur, Šamaš, Bel, Nabû, Nergal, Ištar of Nineveh, Ištar of the Kidmuri temple, (and) Ištar of Arbela very generously give to the king, my lord, long days, everlasting years, happiness, physical well-being (and) joy. (10) Just as the king, my lord, is truthful to god and man, and the command of the king, my lord, is good to god and man (and) 'the black-headed people,' in the same manner the powerful gods of the king, my lord, who raised the king, my…

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 16

SAA 16 127. Ikkilu of Arwad Steals the King’s Boats (ABL 0992)

(1) [To the king] of the lands, my lord: [your] servant Itti-Šamaš-balaṭu. [Good h]ealth to the lord of the kings, my lord! May [Aššur, Sîn], Šamaš, Bel, Nabû, Nergal, [Ištar o]f Nineveh, Ištar of the Kidmuri temple (and) [Ištar] of Arbela give long days, everlasting [y]ears, happiness, physical well-being (and) joy to the king, my lord. (10) From where the sun rises to where it sets, he (= Šamaš) has brought (all lands) to submission before the feet of the king, my lord. (13) The king, my lord, knows the nature of the land where the king, my lord, placed me. Ikkilû does not let the boats…

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 16

SAA 16 128. The Merchants are Systematically Scaring Me (CT 53 016)

(1) To the king of the lands, my lord: your servant Itti-Šamaš-balaṭu. Good health to the king, my lord! May Aššur, Šamaš, Bel, Nabû, Nergal, Ištar of Nineveh (and) Ištar of Arbela give lo[n]g days, everlasting years, happiness, physical well-being (and) joy to the king, my lord. (9) From where the sun rises [to whe]re it sets, [he (= Šamaš) has brought] (all lands) [to submission be]fore [the feet] of the king, my lord. (13) [...] this land (Break) (r 1) [t]a[b]let [... There are many] in the entourage of the king, my lord, who have invested silver together with the merchants in this house…

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 16

SAA 16 129. Raids by Arabs (CT 53 289)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) my lord [......] (2) [May they ...] the enemy of the king, [my] lord, (and) [establish] a good name to the k[ing, my lord]. (4) The gods of the king, my lord, will finish off [... and deliver them] to the ki[ng, my lord]! (6) When king, my lord, [sent] a message [to me], (7) ... a crime in [......] (8) All the gods of the k[ing ......] (9) de[livered ...] to the king, my lord. (10) We have sent Umitê to [......]. (11) The moment th[at the gods of the king], my lord, established a good name to [..., ......] to me (14) there [......] (15) thi[s ......] (16) I wrote…

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 16

SAA 16 131. Sending Caravans to the King (ABL 0981)

(1) [T]o the king, my lord: your [servant] Adad-dan. [Good hea]lth to the king, my lord! May [Aššur (and) Šamaš] bless the king, my lord. (5) [... hap]piness [...] (Break) (r 1) [......] Marduk [...] (r 2) [Ri]ght now [I] am sending 2 infer[ior] caravans and [x] well equipped caravans to the king, my lord. Let the king do as it [ple]ases him. (r 6) [...] Now, if it is acceptable to the king, my lord, [...] (Rest destroyed)

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 16

SAA 16 132. The King’s Gods are Ready for Battle (ABL 1228)

(1) [To the king, my lord]: your [servant] Adad-dan. [Good health t]o the king, my lord! May [Aššur], Šamaš, Sîn and Nikkal bless the king, my lord. (5) All the [gods of hea]ven are ready (for battle). [May they march] in the presence of the king, my lord, and [bring] the enemies of the king, my lord, [quick]ly to submission before the feet of the king, m[y] lo[rd! May they let] the wishes of the king, [my] lord, [be fulfilled]. (10) I am (only) a dog among (other) dogs. The king, my lord, [...] brightness [...] (Break) (r 2) [......] in the mouth (r 3) [......] ... (r 4) [...] I di[d not] rel…

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 16

SAA 16 135. Fragment of a Military Report (ABL 1422)

(1) To [the king, my lord]: yo[ur] servant [PN], the scribe [of ...], who [...] in [...]. Good health t[o the king, my lord]! [May] Nabû [and Marduk bless] the king, [my lord]. (8) Arbayu [the ...], Qiltî [the ...], Ahu-šamši [the ...], Tariba-Issar [the ...] (12) 4 ...[...] (13) quickly [...] (14) what/of the king, [my] l[ord ...] (15) did [n]ot co[me ...] (Break) (r 2) [PN], cra[ftsman] — (r 3) Ṣil-šarri the [...] has made common cause w[ith them]; they (plan to) destroy the [...] of the king, [my lord]. (r 8) Two bodygu[ards ...] (r 9) because of him [...] (r 10) among the enemy [...] (r 11…

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 16

SAA 16 137. The Kings have Made Peace with One Another (ABL 1115)

(1) [To the king, our lord: your servants Nabû-ra'im-nišešu (and) Salamanu]. Good [health to the king], our [lo]rd! May Nabû (and) [Marduk] bless [the king, our lord]! (6) Con[cerning the messeng]er from Nip[pur], about whom the king wrote to us: "Ask him!" — We asked him (and he replied): "The messenger of Pa'e, the legate of the land Araši, has come to Nippur (saying): 'The kings have made peace with one another, so why have you taken plunder/captives?' The recruitment officers told him: '[...] (Break) (r 10) "They have entered the city [...] (r 11) "[......] (r 12) of [... ar]chers (r 13) 1…

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 16

SAA 16 138. Report on Araši and Elam (CT 53 070)

(1) T[o] the king, [my lord]: your servants [Nabû-ra'im-nišešu] (and) Salaman[u. Good health t]o the king [my lord]! [May Nabû and] Marduk [bless the king, my lord]. (6) [Perh]aps the king, my lord, will sa[y]: "[W]hy [have you not ...] until now?" (8) Pa'e, [the deleg]ate of the land Araš[i, sai]d to us: "[...] (11) [... the Ela]mite(s) [...] (Break) (r 4) [Now the]n [we] are writin[g] t[o the king, my lord]. (r 6) [Un]til/[Whi]le the king, my lord, [...] (r 8) [...] the son of Umban-k[idinni] (r 9) [in] this [mont]h [...] (r 10) [...] the city of De[r ...] (r 11) [...] in the city [...] (Las…

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 16

SAA 16 140. Idri-aha’u has Brought the Shoes (ABL 0775)

(1) To the king, my lord: your servants Nabû-ra'im-nišešu (and) Salamanu. Good health to the king, my lord! May Nabû (and) Marduk bless the king. (6) Idri-aha'u came and brought the shoes in the evening of the 16th. On the 17th, we s[et out] from [M]alaku. [In D]unni-Šamaš [......] (Break) (r 1) As to the cara[van]s of which the king, my lord, said: "They are ...ing much from here (and) there" — we will come quickly. (r 7) Umban-kidinni is [t]elling us: "We would like to go by the road inside the country (= Assyria)." We cannot bring him there without the king('s permission). (r 12) Let the ki…

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