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~665 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 13

SAA 13 131. An Ominous Offering Sheep (ABL 0975)

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant, Pulu. Good health to the king, my lord. May Nabû and Marduk very greatly bless the king, my lord. (7) The regular sheep offering which was set before Nabû on the 13th day — its left kidney was small [...]. The king, my lord, should see whatever there is to ... (12) (Break) (r 2) [......] let them give. (r 3) [...o]f the king, my lord. (r 4) La[te]r on the king, my lord, will say: "Why did you [...]?" [If] the servants o[f the king w]ho are with me would a[ppo]int [......], would not [the ......] the [next] day, "Why did he not send it to the palace?" (r…

Daily Life·Economy

~665 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 13

SAA 13 132. (no title) (ABL 1060)

(1) [To the kin]g, my lord: [your servant], Pulu. The best of health to the king, my lord. May Sin, Nabû, and Marduk [bles]s the king, my lord. May Mullissu, the merciful mother, look joyfully with her pure glance upon the king, my lord. May she gra[nt] victory and strength to the king of kings, my lord. (9) From the [...] of your [ki]ngship [...] (Break) (r 1) let [......] (r 2) wat[ch ......] (r 3) let him st[and ......] (r 4) [......] (r 5) [...] is the watch [of ...] (r 6) I will also keep [watch] ... for the king, my lord (r 7) [...] ... to [...] ... (r 8) [...] ... (r 9) Now let them do…

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~665 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 13

SAA 13 133. A Faulty Offering Sheep (ABL 0634)

(1) [To the king, my lord: your servant, Pulu. Good health to the king, my lord. May Nabû and] Marduk bless the king, m[y lord]. (6) The regular sheep offering which we made before Nabû — its right kidney was missing. The slaughtered sheep is now in storage. Let them bring it where the king commands.

Daily Life·Economy

~665 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 13

SAA 13 134. Letter of Complaint about Pulu (ABL 0951)

(Beginning destroyed or not translatable) (4) The matter which [he ...] will not pl[ease] the king. (5) Now Pulu, the lamentation priest, has been acting arbitrarily in the temple of Nabû. Without the permission of the king, he tore out doorposts, fastened others, and cut down the ... in the Akitu house of N[abû] and the Akitu house of Tašmetu. As for the golden table of [Mar]duk, which Sargon had made, he assigned a goldsmith to it. He removed the old work and replaced it with new. (12) Furthermore, the dragons upon which Nabû stands, and the socle between them — he has made a sketch out of…

Daily Life·Economy

~665 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 13

SAA 13 136. The Ritual is Performed as Commanded (ABL 1297)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) Concerning [...] (3) the king, my lord [......] (4) ... [......]. (5) Concerning [......] (6) when I/he ... [......] (7) "The 10th day [......] (8) on account of the ass[ignment ...]." (9) Now ... [......] (10) of the temple of Nabû [......] (11) and of the 5 royal body[guards ......] (12) who [many] days [...] (Break) (r 1) A re[port ......] (r 2) a writing-bo]ard ......] (r 3) let him give [......] (r 4) If the king ... [...], it is good not to ... [...]. (r 6) And whoever wrote to the king, [my] lord, saying: "The day is not auspicious," does he in the same way…

Daily Life·Economy

~665 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 13

SAA 13 137. (no title) (ABL 0605)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) May they grant to the king, my lord, lo[ng life] and fulfillment of wishes. May they grant you the [en]tirety of the four quarters. May all the lands be obedient to the king, my lord. (7) Yesterday and the day before yesterday, I did not bother the king, my lord, since there was nothing (wrong). Now, when we did not pour out the straw (r 4) [...] with Nabû (r 5) [... x] liters of beer (r 6) [...] of the day (r 7) [... o]f 22 (r 8) [......] my presence (Rest destroyed)

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~665 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 13

SAA 13 140. Royal Statues in the Ištar Temple (ABL 1098)

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant, Aššur-hamatu'a. Good health to the king, my lord. May Aššur, Sin, Šamaš, Ištar of Nineveh, and Ištar [of] Arbela bless the king, my lord. (9) Concerning what the king, my lord, wrote to me, the royal [images] stood on [the right] and left sides [of Iš]tar [......] (Break) (r 1) [...] May [the gods] who dwell in Arbela bless the king, my lord.

Daily Life·Economy

~665 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 13

SAA 13 141. More on Royal Statues in the Ištar Temple (CT 53 018)

(1) [To the kin]g, my lord: [your servant], Aššur-hamatu'a. Good [health] to the king, my lord. May [Aššu]r and Ištar bless the king, [my lo]rd. (6) Concerning the statues of the king for the temple of Ištar of [Arbela], the work on them has been done. [We] have now delivered the copper for the [...]. (Break) (13) [The ...] of the king should give [... to the chie]f victualler. [And should] the chief victualler say: "It is no good," [... will w]rite [......]. (Break) (r 2) I keep hearing [...]. (r 4) The [chief vic]tualler should give [......] (r 5) [...] you (pl.) have not said. Let the king,…

Daily Life·Economy

~665 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 13

SAA 13 142. Divine Statue(s) in Cultic Activity (CT 53 223)

(1) To the king, [my] l[ord]: your servant, A[ššur-hamatu'a]. May Aššur and [Ištar] ble[ss] the ki[ng, my lord]. (6) On the 27th day [of Tammuz (IV)], T[ammuz ...]. On the 28th da[y ...] he/they [...] (Break)

Daily Life·Economy

~665 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 13

SAA 13 143. Exemption of the Servants of Ištar (ABL 0533)

(1) To the king, [my] lord: your servant, Aplaya, the temple steward of Ištar of Arbela. Good health t[o the king, my lord]. May Aššur and Ištar bless the king, my lord. (8) When the sealed order of the king, my lord, came before the servants of Ištar, with the message: "Let them be exempted," we blessed the king. (r 1) Now the chief of servants, whom your father appointed over them — they gathered and unanimously dismissed him, saying, "You will not exercise the office of prefect, the king has made the ap[pointmen]t." What is it that the king, [my lord], commands? (r 12) All the chief of serv…

Daily Life·Economy

~665 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 13

SAA 13 145. The Temple Weavers are Behind on their Quota (ABL 0209)

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant, Nabû-mušeṣi, son of Nabû-reši-išši. Good health to the king, my lord. May Aššur and Ištar bless the king, my lord. (7) The temple weavers have not readied their assigned quotas for me. They are performing masonry-duty.

Daily Life·Economy

~665 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 13

SAA 13 146. The Ritual was Successful (ABL 1415)

(1) The temple of [...] is well. Good health to the [king, my lord]. Your servant, Bel-[...]. May Aššur and Ištar bless th[e king, my lord]. (5) The ritua[l ...] which we perform[ed turned out ver]y, very well. [The king,] my lord, can be glad. (9) [...] ... [...] (10) [...] we ourselves [...] (Break) (r 3) [...] the [x]th day of Kanun (X) (r 4) [......] (r 5) [... of the king,] my lord [...] (r 6') (Rest destroyed)

Daily Life·Economy

~665 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 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)

Daily Life·Religion & Myth

~665 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 13

SAA 13 149. How Will the King Meet Ištar? (ABL 1164)

(1) Tomorrow Šatru-Ištar will arrive early from Milqia and enter before the king, and afterward the king will enter. Or the king will enter (first), and afterward Ištar will enter. As to which is acceptable to the king, my lord, the king, my lord, should write, and it will be carried out accordingly. Perhaps Ištar (will come) from there and the king from here (simultaneously). How will the king, my lord, fall under the gaze of Ištar? It is about this matter that I have written to the king, my lord.

Daily Life·Economy

~665 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 13

SAA 13 150. (no title) (CT 53 235)

(1) [To the king, my lord]: your [serv]ant, [NN]. May Aššur, Iš[tar], Bel, and Na[bû] bless the king, my lord. (7) The work/ritual which the king, my lord, assigned to me has been completed. I have looked to the matter of the king, my lord. [L]et the [...] en[ter the ...]. (b.e. 14) (Break) (r 2) [L]et him perform his [...].

Daily Life·Economy

~665 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 13

SAA 13 151. (no title) (CT 53 246)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) May Nabû [and Marduk] ble[ss the king, my lord]. May Aššur and Iš[tar grant to the ki]ng, [my] lord, [lon]g life, lo[ng] days, and everlas[ting yea]rs. (Rest destroyed or too broken for translation)

Daily Life·Economy

~665 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 13

SAA 13 152. The Bearers of Ištar are All Common Men (ABL 1103)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) The day when Ištar went up (in procession) on the w[all], the bearers came up and I saw them in the temple. They are all common men. There is not one from Nineveh's old families. Those who served your father are all in Calah. (r 4) Now then [I hav]e written to the king, my lord. To the chief [...] (r 7) (Rest destroyed)

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~665 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 13

SAA 13 153. Parisat-Palê Entered the Akitu Chapel (CT 53 500)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [May DNN give to the king, my lord], lo[ng days] and everla[sting years]. [...] is well. May Aššur and Ištar bles[s the king], my [lo]rd. (6) On the 24th day [of ...], Parisat-palê came forth [from her temple] to enter the a[kītu] house. All is [very well]. May Aššur and Ištar bless th[e king, my lord ...] (Rest destroyed)

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~665 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 13

SAA 13 154. The Chief Victualler has Stolen My Property (ABL 0152)

(1) To the crown prince, my lord: your servant, Dadî, son of Bel-remanni, priest of Bet-Kidmuri. May Aššur and Ištar bless the crown prince, my lord. (8) The chief victualler arrested and interrogated me without (the authorization of) the king or the crown prince. He plundered my patrimony. All that my father had acquired under the king's aegis he plundered and carried off. At the same time, he took away one talent of refined silver and 20 minas of silver in the form of household utensils — gifts of the king and queen mother. I received/inherited my father's office, (but now) I am (even) chase…

Daily Life·Economy

~665 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 13

SAA 13 155. They Should Start the Work before the Sacrifices Begin (ABL 0976)

(1) The king, my lord, should give an order to Dari-šarru, Ašš[ur-...], Urdu-Ea, Kiṣir-Aššur, and [NN]. We should go, and [they] should [sta]rt the work before the performance of the sacrifices of the [Inner City] is upon us. (7) The king, my lord, knows that if they [have not started it], the people will get gl[oomy] the very first day. (r 1) How do I know it? It is what Nabû-[... sa]id to me, so this time we shall do as it is appropriate to do. (r 4) As soon as we have [...] something, we shall vi[sit] the work and wr[ite].

Daily Life·Economy

~665 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 13

SAA 13 156. The Leftovers of Aššur Go to the Palace (ABL 0889)

(1) [To the king, my lord], your servants: [NN] and [...]...[...]. Good health to the king, [my lo]rd. May Nabû, Marduk, Si[n], Ištar of Nineveh, and Ištar of Arbela very greatly bless the king, my lord. (10) (Break) (r 1) When ... [...] (r 2) He/they [...] the temples (r 3) The day before yesterd[ay] the meal was offered to the god [...]. The customary leftovers of Ašš[ur] have come to the pal[ace].

Daily Life·Economy

~665 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 13

SAA 13 158. Why Does the Crown Prince Torment Me So? (ABL 1149)

(1) [To the crown prince, my lord: your servant, NN.] [Good he]alth [to the crown prince, my lord. May Nabû and Marduk] bless [the crown prince, my lord]. (2) Concerning [what the crown prince, my lord, wrote to me, say]ing: "Why are you here? [Pas]s by and go on to the Inner City" — it is now the second time that the crown prince suddenly writes (like this), (when) it is not time for the sacrifices, and there is no ritual and nothing that would make them send for me hastily. (7) Why the same thing again? The crown prince should have come out so I could have seen his face and health; you…

Daily Life·Economy

~665 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 13

SAA 13 159. We Have Started Work on the Ritual Bath (CT 53 193)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [I will f]inis[h the ... i]n a favorable [...]. (As to) the ritual about which the king, my lord, [questio]ned him, I am expecting the king [a]t the ritual bath in the month Iyyar (II). We have s[tarted work o]n it. (r 2) [In] the house of the [...]-official is a [...] for the lap [of N]abû 2 cubits [long and x] cubits wide. (r 6) [... a w]riting board [...] (Rest destroyed)

Daily Life·Economy

~665 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 13

SAA 13 160. Fragment Mentioning Nineveh (ABL 1229)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [Your] s[ervant, NN. May] Nabû and [Marduk bless the king, my lord]. (3) That cook [whom the king, my lord ...] sent m[e, saying]: "Show (him) the [...]" — I show[ed (him) the ......]. He said, "I [do] not [...]." The [...... which] he brought [......] (Break) (r 2) the gods [......] (r 3) He is a priest [......] (r 4) of Ninev[eh ......] (r 5) he has said [......] (r 6) by my command [......] (r 7) to the [...]-official [......] (r 8) "If [......] (r 9) to [......] (Rest destroyed)

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~665 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 13

SAA 13 161. Restoration Work on the Temples of Babylon (ABL 0471)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [May ......] Ma[rduk, .......], lord [of ...], [Zarpani]tu, Nabû, and Tašmetu greatly bless [the king, my lord]. May they lengthen [the days of the ki]ng, my lord. May [Nabû in Ezid]a and Bel in Esaggil show [prosperity] to the king, my lord. (8) [Concerning the lay]ing of the gate(s) in Babylon, [about which the king, my lo]rd, wrote to me, saying: "Go lay it," [it has been laid]. The gate of the temple of Ea [has been l]aid too, and we will lay those of the perimeter of Esaggil [and of ...]. (12) Furthermore, it is [ti]me to (begin) work [on the foundations] of the…

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~665 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 13

SAA 13 162. Restoration Work in the Esaggil (ABL 0120)

(1) [To the king, my lord: your servant, Ur]du-ahhešu. [Good he]alth to the king, my lord. May [Aš]šur and Ešarra bless the king, my [lor]d. May Marduk, Zarpanitu, Nabû, Tašmetu, Nanaya, and all the gods who dwell in Esaggil lengthen the days of the king, my lord. May they firmly establish the throne of the king, my lord. May they grant happiness and physical well-being to the king, my lord. (13) 138 cedars have been brought here this year from the magazine [of] Carchemish. Of these 30 large cedars [... for] the outer cella of Bel; [x+]2 cedars we fastened on top of [...] (20) [... up]on the…

Daily Life·Economy

~665 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 13

SAA 13 163. Plaster and Cedar Beams for the Esaggil (ABL 1219)

(1) [To the king, my lord: your servant, Urdu-ahhešu. Good health to the king, my lord. May Aššur and Ešarra bless the king, my lord. May Marduk, Zarpanitu, Nabû, Tašmetu, Nanaya, and all the gods who dwell in Esa]ggil lengt[hen the days of the king], my lord. May they firmly establ[ish the throne of the ki]ng, my lord. [May they grant happiness] and physical well-being to the kin[g, my lord]. (11) 64 ced[ar] roof-beams [...] (12) 360 door-beams [...] (13) Aššur-šallim-ahhe [...] who is under the authority of Mannu-ki-Issar-le'i [...] (15) Didî will not release the [cedar] roof-beams to us…

Daily Life·Economy

~665 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 13

SAA 13 164. Roofing Shrines in the Esaggil (CT 53 060)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) their [...]s [......] (3) [May they lengthen] the days of the king, [my] lord. [May they grant] happiness and [physical] well-being to the king, [my] lord. May they guard the throne of the king, [my lord]. (8) [......] of Esaggi[l ... about which] he wrote to me:"[...] of cedar [......]" (Break) (r 1) We roofed the temple of [DN and] the cella of [... and] of My Lady wit[h ...]. [We ...] the cella of [...] with cypress and fir. We roofed Eengurra with cypress and [fir]. All this has been [completely done]. (r 8) The rem[ain]der of the fir, the [...], and the [...]s…

Daily Life·Economy

~665 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 13

SAA 13 165. Restoration Work in the Esaggil (CT 53 846)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) [......] attaching (3) [......] brick courses (4) [......]... (5) [......] of the temple of Marduk (6) [......] they elevated (7) [...] ... the carpenters (8) [...] are open [...]s (9) [...] brick courses (10) [...] ... of the sanctuary on the terrace (Break) (r 2) [......] has been overla[id with ...] (r 3) the [...] of the beams (r 4) [...] are left over.

Daily Life·Economy

~665 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 13

SAA 13 166. Memorandum on Affairs to be Discussed with the King (ABL 0464)

(1) Concerning the doors of Esaggil to be mounted with precious metals. (3) Concerning the cedar beams for Babylon, Sippar, and Cutha to be used in roofing the temples. (6) Concerning the wine of Ass[yria about which] I spoke to the king, saying: "In the time of your father and [grandfat]her they [filled] 800 jars ... for Bel, Nabû, and Nergal. Now t[hey are filling] 300." (11) Concerning the regular sheep offerings about which I spoke to the king, saying: "The Halmaneans annually give 330 sheep to Bel. Now since the crown prince took the throne, they have withheld them and will not give…

Daily Life·Economy

~665 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 13

SAA 13 167. Restoration Work on the Esaggil (CT 53 959)

(Beginning destroyed) (7) [May they grant] to the lord [of kings], my lord, happ[iness, physical well-being, long] days, and [everlasting] year[s]. (12) 8 beam[s ...] which are in [...] to [...] (Break) (r 1) saying: "[I/he] received (it/them). You will give the [...] to u[s]. Let them return to [...]." (r 4) The [...] of the cella of [... ] and the foundation o[f the cella] of Taš[metu ...]. (r 8) Wh[at ...] (r 9') (Rest destroyed)

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~665 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 13

SAA 13 168. The Restoration of Esaggil is Completed (ABL 0119)

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant, Urdu-ahhešu. Good health to the king, my lord. May Aššur and Ešarra bless the king, my lord. May Marduk, Zarpanitu, Nabû, Tašmetu, Nanaya, and all the gods who dwell in Esaggil lengthen the days of the king, my lord. May they firmly establish the throne of the king, my lord. May they grant happiness and physical well-being to the king, my lord. (12) Esaggil, (including) the upper courtyard in the temple in which Bel and Beltia reside, together with its sanctuaries, and the cella of Tašmetu, the lower courtyard, together with its san[ctuaries] — every…

Daily Life·Economy

~665 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 13

SAA 13 169. Cult Objects Stolen (CT 53 635)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) [......] ... (3) [...] greatly [bless the king], my [l]ord. (4) The [...]ians have ta[ken] the [suppor]ts for the pedestals, [the ...], and the wooden water ornaments [for the table of Za]rpanitu. (8) [...] Nabû-ahhe-bulliṭ, [NN, and N]abû-ašared [......]. (Break) (r 3) [...] gold [co]ntainers (r 4) [...] abundant lapis lazuli (r 5) [...] goes there. (r 6) [the ...] is much (r 7) [which ...] will come (r 8) [......] ... gold (Rest destroyed)

Daily Life·Economy

~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)

Daily Life·Religion & Myth

~665 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 13

SAA 13 171. Killers on the Loose (CT 53 905)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) [......] in the hands of m[y] friend (3) Concerning the killing of the men [who conspired with NN] and about whose killing he spoke [with the king], my [lord] — (6) [The ...s who] were sent [with] the letter [...] Asalluhi-ahu-uṣur, the priest of Bel [......], saying: "Capture [and ...] the[se ...]; the men [......]." (Rest destroyed)

Daily Life·Economy

~665 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 13

SAA 13 172. We Have Not Been Selling Sheep (CT 53 876)

(Obverse and beginning of reverse too fragmentary to translate) (r 2) When [......] (r 3) saying: "How many [have you sold] for [silver]? [These are] sheep of [...]." (r 5) The shepherds of regular sheep-offerings told them a[s follows]: "We have not sold [a single sheep] for silver, (nor) [...] from [...]. In truth, we supply (sheep) of our own as food for Bel. This [year], either the [...] sheep or the tamītu-sheep which were presented t[o the ... o]f Bel [...]." (r 13) Concerning the ox which [......] (r 14) [... we shall] perform [......] (r 15) [...] ox [......] (Break) (e. 1) [...] Since…

Daily Life·Economy

~665 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 13

SAA 13 173. We Are Rebuilding Babylon (ABL 0501)

(1) [To the king, my lord]: your servant, Rašil. May [Marduk and Zarpan]itu bless the king, my lord. (3) I [was a dead dog], but the king, my lord, revived me. He helped me conquer [my famine and h]unger. [Now if] I had not written [to] the king, my lord, concerning the house of my lords [and ...], they would not have sought [... from] my [hands, and the king, my lord], would not have stretched out [his hand towar]d me. (9) [And because the]y saw [that we ourselves] are rebuilding Babylon, they too complained. [Just now], when I heard, I wrote [to the king, my lord]. (Break) (r 2) [......] lan…

Daily Life·Economy

~665 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 13

SAA 13 174. Let Me Have the Gems So I Can Finish My Work (ABL 0498)

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant, Rašil. Good health to the king, my lord. May Marduk and Zarpanitu bless the king, my lord. (5) Your temples are well. I have made the statues which the king, my lord, ordered. I have made the crown of Anu which the king, my lord, ordered. (Both) the sun disks about which I spoke to the king and the ...-emblems have been made. (9) About what I said to the king, my lord: "The 12 minas of gold which came in to me as gifts for Bel I have made into rosettes and ...-ornaments for Zarpanitu." I will now fashion the seals which the king, my lord, gave me. The…

Daily Life·Economy

~665 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 13

SAA 13 175. The Design for the Bed of the Lord of Heaven and Earth (ABL 0497)

(1) To the king of the lands, my lord: your servant, Rašil. Good health to the king, my lord. May Marduk and Zarpanitu bless the king of the lands, my lord. (6) Concerning the sketch of the bed of the Lord of heaven and earth, about which the king, my lord, wrote to me, saying: "Send it" — I have now [sent it t]o the king, my lord. The king, my lord [... i]n regard to [... wro]te to me [......] (r 1) [...] gold in [...] (r 2) [...] will go (r 3) [...]s ... (r 4) I have now written to the king, my lord. The king, my lord, should do as he deems best.

Daily Life·Economy

~665 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 13

SAA 13 176. Send Me Assistants for the Clothing Ceremony of Bel (ABL 0496)

(1) [To] the king, my lord: your [servant], Rašil. [Goo]d health to the king, my lord. May Marduk and Zarpanitu grant you long days, everlasting years, happiness, and physical well-being. (8) The 3rd of Elul (VI) is the clothing (ceremony) of Bel; the 4th day is the grand opening of the gate. The king, my lord, knows (this). (12) Iddin-ahi and Ina-qibi-[Bel], the two clergymen about whom [they issue]d an or[de]r [to me], saying: "Send them" — they have gone to the king, my lord. Now let the king, my lord, send them back here so that they can serve with me at this clothing (ceremony). (r 8) The…

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~665 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 13

SAA 13 177. Send Their Carpenters (ABL 0475)

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant, [Rašil]. May Nabû and Ma[rduk] bless [the king], my lord. (5) Concerning Nadin-ahi and Ina-qibi-Bel, his brother, the two clergymen about whom the king, my lord, issued an order to me, saying: "Send their carpenters (here)" — I have now sent them to the king, my lord.

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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…

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~665 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 13

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

(Beginning broken away) (r 3) [......] when he/they returned [......] (r 4) [......] they did [......] (r 5) [...] let [the ki]ng, my lord, identi[fy ......] (r 6) [...] will n[ot] listen and [......] (r 7) [......] are aware ... [..] (r 8) [He ...] and [...] of the feet of [...] (r 9) [Wh]en [...] came, he kept retreating. In the face of [an uprising and] revolt of the people [...] did not go [bef]ore you. (r 12) [Now] they are speaking [abou]t the statue of Marduk, [saying: "The statue] is coming." Whatever he says is gossip for the city. (r 14) [......] and now in the tents (r 15) [......]…

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~665 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 13

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

(1) [To the king of the lan]ds, [my] lo[rd: your servant, Šuma-id]din. [May Nabû and Marduk] bless the king of the la[nds], my [lo]rd. (5) [The sta]tue of Bel which the king, my lord, made [in] Babylon, is short one-half of a ...-garment and the ...-wood for the .... Had the king indeed sent (them), it would have been finished quickly. (10) The 'Son of Dakuru' has frightened the town(s) of Malilati and Apak which the king gave to Bel (and) the official which the royal delegate and I appointed therein. Moreover, he has tu[rned away] his ears and refuses to give dates to Bel. He has shown no…

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~665 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 13

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

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [......] Beltia [...] (2) [......] you must not sa[y ......] (3) Because you are withholding [...], he c[ame here], saying: "Go and [...] the gods. Moreover, perform the full ilku-duty in the temple [(of) ...]." As soon as I went, the royal bodyguard [of the kin]g, my lord, said: "He will give an accounting." In anger, they took away every single thing that I had re[ceived]. When the city overseer and Issar-na'di, the mayor, joined in the conspiracy with the royal bodyguard, saying: "Fall upon Rašil and take the [...] from him, and with [......]" (Break) (r 1) I have…

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~665 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 13

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

(Beginning destroyed) (1) and [......] (2) let him send [...] to Rašil, the clergyman of Be[l ...]. (3) As for what Bel-naṣi[r, the ...-official] of the king, said, I summoned (him) [......]. (r 2) As soon as I [...] into the Inner City, into Ešarra, the garden, which is under the authority of ... The king [should do] as he [deems best]. (Rest destroyed)

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~665 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 13

SAA 13 184. Fragment Mentioning Rašil (ABL 0861)

(1) [To the king, my lord: your servant, NN]. G[ood health t]o the king, [my] lord. May Marduk and Zarpanitu bless the king, my lord. (6) The order came straight from the king, my lord's mouth: "Rašil [will give you] the wooden [...]." Until no[w] no one has issued an order, and he has not given (any) to me. (r 1) May the king, my lord, not [forsake me]! Let the king, my lord, [send] a royal b[odyguard ...] outs[ide ...] (and) [let] the king, my lord, [...] me. (r 6) Now the ki[ng], my [lo]rd, raised me to heaven. Why, (then), from before the feet [of the king], my lord, [......]. (r 10) (Brea…

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~665 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 13

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

(Beginning destroyed) (2) [... N]N, so[n of ...] (3) [...] his mouth and hands [...] (4) They should hand (him) over. His mouth [...] (5) [...] their wrists ...[...] (6) They should ..., and they should raise the ...[...] in their hands. (8) If he in fact did not attack [me] and they are not handing (me) over, then he should say so before the king! The threat to my person about which I testified against them in the king's presence is the fact that they daily take an oath against me, saying: "Let's kill him!" But because they couldn't kill me they are speaking to the king's magnates, their…

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~665 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 13

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

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant, Bel-iddina. Good health to the king, my lord. May Nabû and [Marduk] very greatly bless the king, my lord. May Aššur, Nikkal, and Lord-Crown, who love the name of the king, my lord, ask forever after the health of the king, my lord. May they give to the king, my lord, happiness and physical well-being. (13) May this Sin, (as well as) Nikkal and Nusku, to whom the king, my lord, has been obedient and whom he has revered, [...... to] the king, my lord. (Break) (r 1) [...] to [......] (r 2) [...] the king [...] (r 3) [...with]in [...] (r 4) [...] ... [...]…

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~665 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 13

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

(1) [To the mother of the kin]g, [my] lor[d], [your servant: NN]. Good [hea]lth to [the mother of the king, my lord. May Sin], Nikkal, [Nusku], Šamaš, Aya, [DN, and DN] bless the king and the mot[her of the kin]g, [my lor]d. (8) I myself, the deputy of the governor, the scribe, the deputy of the treasurer, the temple scribe, the priests of the temples of Harran, together with Šarru-lu-dari, the chariot-driver, weighed out and received 30 talents and [x+]6 minas of silver. (15) [In] Shebat (XI) [...] the month [ ..., we] moved up [......] the works. (18) [...] at the right of the gods (19)…

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