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~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19
SAA 19 057. Cultivating Seed with Ploughs of Barhalza and Oxen of Arpad (CTN 5 p. 178)
(1) To the king, [my lo]rd: your servant [Inurta-ila'i]. Good health to the king, [m]y lo[rd]! (4) The commander-in-chief told me: "Cultivate 1,000 (homers of) seed!" (6) The year has drawn to an end but I am not able to cultivate 1,000 (homers of) seed until I send for the ploughs o[f] Barhalza. (11) The commande[r-in-chief is telling me]: "The time of seeding is passed." I have sent word, and they are bringing me oxen from a village under the authority of Arpad. (r 2) I shall bring the ploughs and oxen together and cultivate seed as much as I can.
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