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~660 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 21
SAA 21 106. Marduk-šarru-uṣur visits Tammaritu and Other Matters (ABL 0960)
(Beginning destroyed) (1) [Of the ...s o]f Nab[û-...], no one tarried in E[l]am, they have returned to Babyl[on]. They tell me the news of Marduk-šarru-uṣur: “We have seen (it); [he] went for dinner to Tammaritu in our presence.” [I] have sent other men, too, telling them to go and speak with him, return, and give me a sign from him. (11) I sent (this) report to the king, my lord, as soon as I heard it; the king, my lord, should know (it). (13) Earlier I told the king, my lord, that Šamaš-šumu-ukin will become hostile. When they heard of it, [hoping] to kill me, they ordered me to [... yo]ur…
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