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SAA 13 115. One Hundred and Eighty-eight Horses and Mules Arrived Today (CT 53 434)
(Beginning destroyed) (b.e. 1) 18 E[gyptian] horses, (r 1) 157 cavalry mounts: (r 3) 175 horses in all; (r 4) 13 mules — (r 5) a total of 188 horses and mules have come in today.
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SAA 13 116. Broken Report of Arrival of Horses (ABL 0601)
(1) [To the king, my lord: your servant Nabû-šumu-iddina. The very best of health to the king, my lord! May] Nabû [and Marduk bless the king], my lord! (7) 32 hors[es], (8) 4 Kush[ite] hors[es]: (10) 36 hors[es] trained to the yoke in all; (12) 12 cavalry mounts, (13) 4 mules: (14) 52 in all from Arpad (15) 32 Kushite horses, (17) 7 ...-horses of Kushite stock: (r 1) 39 [ho]rses in all from [...]; (r 3) 40 [......], (r 4) x [......]: (r 5) 60 in all [from ......] — (r 6) ... [......] (r 7) ho[rses ...] (r 8) 10 mu[les ...] have come in [today]. Ditto [...].
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SAA 13 117. Broken Report of Arrival of Horses (ABL 0959)
(1) [To the king, my lord: your servant Nabû-šumu-iddina. The very best of health to the king, my lord]! May Nabû and Marduk bless the king, my lord! (7) Today is New Year's Day. May Bel and Nabû turn the days of the king, my lord, into success and the years of the king, my lord, into profit! [May they grant him] an old age of well-being [... de]liberation! (Break) (e. 1) [......] have come in [today]. [...]
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SAA 13 118. The Team of Black Horses Has Not Arrived Yet (ABL 1153)
(1) To the king, [my] lo[rd]: your servant [Nabû-šumu-iddina]. The very best of] health [to the king], my lord! May Nabû and [Marduk] ble[ss] the king, [my] lo[rd]! (8) Concerning the tea[m] of black (horses) charged to the people of Calah about which the king, my lord, wrote to me, saying: "Has it come in?" — it has not yet come in. (r 6) What (can I say)? May [I] not per[ish] because of the reminder of the king, my lord; the king will remember where [I am] stationed. May Nabû grant (even) broad(er) under[standing] to the king, my lord!
Daily LifeMythologySAA 13 119. Fragmentary Report Concerning Egyptian Horses (ABL 1427)
(1) [To] the king, [my] lo[rd]: your [servant Nabû-šumu-iddina]. The very be[st] of health to [the king, my lord]! May Nabû and Mar[duk] bless the king, my lord! (7) The 5 wounded Egyptian horses from Adad-ereš [abou]t which the king, my lord, wrote to me [...]... Egypt [......] (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 13 120. (no title) (CT 53 418)
(Beginning destroyed) (1) [...] day [......] (2) the king, [my] lo[rd ...] (3) month of Shebat (XI), [xth] da[y ...] (4) horse[s ...] (5) Egypt[ian ...] (6) [...]...[......] (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 13 121. Fragment of a Letter Mentioning Horses (CT 53 297)
(Beginning destroyed) (1) [May DN and DN speak] favorably of [the king, my lord! May they grant to the king], my lord, long days, [everlasting years], and prolongation of reign! (7) eyes ...[......] (Break) (r 1) ...[......] (r 2) I keep hear[ing ...] (r 3) I am alive [......] (r 4) Concerning the [...] horse[s] about which I wrote to the king, [my] l[ord ...] (r 7) of Assyria ...[......] (r 8) yoke [......] (r 9) from the town of [......] (r 10) ...[......] (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 13 122. Fifty-eight Horses Have Arrived (ABL 1159)
(Beginning destroyed) (1) ...[......] (2) have not [...]...[...]; (3) 24 horses from the recruits have arrived; (r 3) 16 horses have not yet arrived: (r 5) a total of 58 Kushite horses have arrived.
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SAA 13 123. Fragment of a Horse Report (CT 53 949)
(Beginning destroyed) (1) [May DN ... the ...] of all the four quarters to the yoke of the king, my lord! [May he gi]ve [to the king, my lord], old age, [extreme old age, h]appiness, [......]! (Break) (r 1) I will [arr]ay the [... horse]s trained to the yoke [wh]ich have arrived. (r 3) [...] 578 horses trained to the y[oke], (r 4) [x] cav[alry] mounts: (r 5) [a total of 6]06+ horses. [xth] day. (r 6) [... t]own of ...[...] (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 13 124. Transport Order for Lahiru and Dur-Šarrukku (ABL 0558)
(1) [To the king, our lord: your servants, Nabu-bala]ss[u-iqbi] and Nadin-Ea. Good health to the king, our lord. May Bel and Nabû bless the king, our lord. (10) All is very well with our watch. (12) Aššur-naṣir has sent a royal bodyguard to the governor of Lahiru and the governor of Dur-Šarrukku (with the message) concerning the transport order for this work. The governor of Lahiru has obeyed; the governor of Dur-Šarrukku has not. The king, my lord, should know.
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SAA 13 125. All is Well with the Watch of the King (ABL 0176)
(1) [To the ki]ng, our lord: your servants, Nabû-balassu-iqbi and Iddin-Ea. [Go]od health to the king, our lord. May Bel and Nabû bless the king, our lord. (10) All is very well with the watch of the king, our lord. (r 1) I have kil[led] a colle[ague of ours] (r 3) who [...] the off[ice of] (r 4) under ... [...] (r 5) Because of it he [...]. (r 6) As soon as they have questio[ned ...], let the king hear [everything] about it. Aššur-naṣir knows. The king should ask him.
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SAA 13 126. Expropriation of Field, House and People (ABL 0177)
(1) To the king, my lord: your servant, Iddin-Ea. Good health to the king, my lord. May Aššur, Ištar, Nabû, and Marduk bless the king, my lord. May they grant the king, my lord, the satisfaction of old age, extreme old age. May they firmly establish the throne of the king, my lord, forever. (11) [The foundat]ion of the throne of the ki[ng, my lord], is Ištar of [GN]. [The king], my [l]ord, k[nows it]. (Break) (r 2) [...] [Tomorrow or the d]ay after, the king, my lord, will hear. I will certainly die because of this if (the king) says: "Why didn't you inform me?" (r 6) Urdu-Nabû, the priest,…
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SAA 13 127. The Statues Require Gold, Copper and Lapis Lazuli (ABL 0531)
(1) To the king, my lord: your servant, Nabû-bani-ahhe. Good health to the king, my lord. May Nabû and Marduk bless the king, my lord. (5) The gold statue is now finished. The gold for the copper statue has arrived. Let whomever the king, my lord, commands, come and weigh it out, so we can apply it. (11) The ... with which they weigh(ed) the gold are in the treasury, a sealed building. When whomever the ki[ng, my lord], is going to send [comes], let him bring a seal(ed order) with him, and we[igh out] the gold [for the statue] with it. (r 3) [They] are ask[ing me] about the lapis lazuli. I…
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SAA 13 128. Theft of Temple Property (ABL 0493)
(1) To the king, my lord: your servant, Aššur-reṣuwa, priest of Ninurta. Good health to the king, my lord. May Bel, Aššur, and Ninurta bless the king, my lord. May they give to the king, my lord, long days, everlasting years, long life, and the attainment of all he strives for. (11) In the time of the father of the king, my lord, the clergy of the temple of Ninurta cut off 3 fingers (worth) of golden appendages from the beams of gold at the head of Ninurta. I turned in a report to the father of the king, my lord. All the men [went] to meet [...]. (b.e. 20) (Break) (r 2) [...] inside [......]…
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SAA 13 129. Royal Order for a Waterskin (ABL 0710)
(1) To the king, my lord: your servant, Issar-[...], priest of Bet-Kidmuri. Good health to the king, my lord. May Nabû and Marduk bless the king, my lord. (6) The mayor and the city overseer have come and said: "This is an order from the king: 'Send me a waterskin from Bet-Kidmuri.'"
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SAA 13 130. Tašmetu Goes to the Festival Chapel (ABL 0858)
(1) [To] the king, my lord: your [servant], Nabu-kudurri-uṣur. Good health to the king, my lord. May Nabû and Marduk bless the king, my lord. (8) Tomorrow is the 'party' of Tašmetu. Tašmetu, the beloved, will go out and take up residence in the festival chapel. Sacrifices will be offered before her, and she will break her .... (17) In the evening she will come back in and take up her seat. [May] she bless the king, my lord. May she give to the king, my lord, long [days] everlasting [ye]ars, happiness, and good health. The king, my lord, [should know (about this)].
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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…
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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 whatever is acceptable to the king, my lord.
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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.
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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 LifeMythologySAA 13 135. It Is Not an Ancient Ritual (CT 53 965)
(Beginning destroyed) (3) I will go to [...]. There is [a ritual]. In [the month of ...], on the 16th day, in the even[ing, Ištar] will g[o] through the great gate [and] descend into the cana[l ...]. There is a ritual [he will perform]. She will then come up from the canal, go under the gate of the temple of Nabû, and take a seat in the shrine's gate. [Th]ere is a [ritual] he will perfo[rm]. She will then go d[own] from the shrine's gate in[to the ...] of the palace which faces the [...] of the drinking place. He will fin[ish] 3 libation jars. This is not a ritual; this is nothing. It is not…
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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…
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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)
Daily LifeMythologySAA 13 138. The Priest of Ea Robs the Temple (ABL 1389)
(1) To the king, my lord: your servant, Aššur-hamatu'a. Good health to the king, my lord. May Aššur, Ištar, Bel, and Nabû bless the king, my lord. (6) Nabû-epuš, the priest of Ea, has stolen property from the temple. He peeled off and removed the golden ... from the massive (offering) table which is in front of Ištar. Nabû-nadin-apli, the temple guard, caught him red-handed. (14) Even before my time, the [pries]t of Ea committed a [thef]t, but they (the temple authorities) retrieved it and covered it up. (r 1) The king should question him about both (cases). (r 2) When the king, my lord, had…
Daily LifeMythologySAA 13 139. Bel Reconciles with Mullissu (ABL 1249)
(1) [I] am the Lord. I have entered and made peace with Mullissu. (3) Assurbanipal, king of Assyria whom she raised, fear not! I am the Lord. (6) I have forgiven you (Mullissu). Assurbanipal is in a country which is loyal. Together with his country, I have forgiven you. (10) I departed safely and securely from your city. Mercy, compassion ... (Break) (r 3) I entrea[ted] and prayed to the Lord. I (then) dispatched Nabû-šarru-uṣur, a tracker of my contingent. (Space) (r 5) To the king, my lord: your servant, Aššur-hamatu'a. May Aššur and Ištar bless the king.
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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.
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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, my lord, hear [my ...].
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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)
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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 servants are taking [...] from the major domo.
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(1) To the king, my lord: your servant, Nabû-reši-išši. Good health to the king, my lord. May Aššur, Ištar, Nabû, and Marduk let the king, my lord, live 100 years. (10) The sacrifices of the king [...] have been performed on the [14]th [day], the 16th, [the 18th], the 20th [......] (Break) (r 2) [... ] will go (r 3) [...] ... (r 4) [...] ... [...] (r 5) [...] within [...] (r 6) ... [...] (r 7) she prophesied: "Why did you give the [...]-wood, the grove, and the ... to the Egyptians? Say in the king's presence that they should be given back to me. I will (then) give total abundance [to] his [...]."
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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.
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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)
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(1) [To the king, my lord: your servant], Marduk-[...]. [Good health] to the ki[ng, my lord.] May [Aššur,] Sin, [Šamaš, Nabû], and Mar[duk] very greatly bless the king, [my lord]. (8) The king, my lord, knows that Ištar of Arbela is powerful. She has gone up to the divine 'party' in Arbela. I am holding a horse for the chief victualler, but he refuses to accept it from me, [nor will he allow] me to transfer it. (r 1) [...] is passing by on account of it. (r 2) They should take a horse from the palace and give me a sealed order concerning the chief victualler (to the effect) that he should give me sacrificial bread, lest Ištar kill me. (r 9) They have made me slip from the grasp of the king, my lord. (But) [if] I am still living, I will revere the [ki]ng, my lord.
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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)
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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.
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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 [...].
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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)
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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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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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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) chased away from the temple. (r 14) Let the crown prince take care of (this) lest I die without (the help of) the king or the crown prince.
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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].
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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 LifeMythologySAA 13 157. Theft of a Gold Statue of Erra (ABL 1372)
(Beginning destroyed) (3) [...] the middle [...] (4) He has given out [silv]er and gold from the house of Nabû-šallim-[ahhe], saying: "I have given (it) to the [...]-official of Nabû-šallimšunu." (7) The [...], a servant of Nabû-šallim-ahhe, said the following: "When the king transferred me from Nineveh to Calah, and when the deportees petitioned for barley rations and the cupbearer returned from Calah for the rations, I sealed his (load of) produce on the second day out from the Succession Palace and brought out the golden Warrior Erra from inside it." (15) And the temple stewardess says:…
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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…
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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)
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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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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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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…
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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…
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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.
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