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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 16

SAA 16 200. All the Lands Belong to the King (ABL 1139)

(Beginning destroyed) (r 2) [......] we will c[ome ...] (r 3) [......] with [...] (r 4) [All the lands] from where the sun rise[s to where] it sets be[long] to the king. (r 6) [The people] of all the lands [are] obedient to [the king]. (r 7) The eunuchs (and) the bearded court[iers] eat bread [under the king's protection ...] (r 9) [...] and in the houses [...] (r 10) [...] quickly ... [...] (Rest destroyed)

SAA 16 200. All the Lands Belong to the King (ABL 1139)

SAA 16 201. Revering the King (ABL 1144)

SAA 16 202. Go and Ask! (ABL 1158)

SAA 16 204. Glazing Bricks (ABL 1310)

SAA 16 205. Appointing Guards (CT 53 109)

SAA 16 206. (no title) (CT 53 189)

SAA 16 207. Promoting Chariot Drivers and ‘Third Men’ (CT 53 249)

SAA 16 209. (no title) (CT 53 270)

SAA 16 211. Should I Come to Calah? (CT 53 292)

SAA 16 212. Good Advice (CT 53 294)

SAA 16 214. (no title) (CT 53 377)

SAA 16 215. (no title) (CT 53 381)

SAA 16 216. (no title) (CT 53 456)

SAA 16 217. (no title) (CT 53 475)

SAA 16 218. Who is This Goldsmith? (CT 53 488)

SAA 16 219. (no title) (CT 53 539)

SAA 16 221. (no title) (CT 53 654)

SAA 16 222. (no title) (CT 53 655)

SAA 16 223. It is a Royal Order (CT 53 669)

SAA 16 225. Sold for Money (CT 53 690)

SAA 16 226. (no title) (CT 53 696)

SAA 16 227. (no title) (CT 53 698)

SAA 16 228. (no title) (CT 53 705)

SAA 16 229. We Shall Stay Awake (CT 53 713)

SAA 16 230. (no title) (CT 53 714)

SAA 16 245. (no title)

SAA 16 246. (no title)

SAA 16 021. Treacherous Astrologers (Iraq 34 21)

SAA 16 042. Governor Appropriates a Royal Gift (ABL 0415)

SAA 16 045. Complaints from Naṣibina (ABL 1371)

SAA 16 061. Partial Duplicate of No. 60 (CT 53 938)

SAA 16 075. A Crime Committed (CT 53 954)

SAA 16 077. Instructions for a Battle (CT 53 958)

SAA 16 091. Candidates for Courtiers (ABL 0875)

SAA 16 092. Drink on the Accounts! (ABL 0874)

SAA 16 110. (no title) (CT 53 960)

SAA 16 133. Fragment Referring to Damascus (ABL 1421)

SAA 16 148. Deserters from Mannea Sent to the Crown Prince (ABL 0434)

SAA 16 156. Fragment Referring to Akkad (CT 53 972)

SAA 16 164. Explaining Asakku (CT 53 952)

SAA 16 167. Fragment of a Medical Report (CT 53 855)

SAA 16 180. (no title) (ABL 1399)

SAA 10 044. Timing a Journey of the King (ABL 1141+) [from astrologers]

SAA 10 206. Prayers and Rituals against Retrograding Mars (ABL 1401) [from exorcists]

SAA 10 259. Who to Come out Next? (ABL 0364) [from exorcists]

SAA 08 126. New Moon on 30th Day (ABL 0819) [lunar]

SAA 08 128. New Moon on 30th Day (ABL 0827) [lunar]

SAA 08 129. New Moon on 30th Day (ABL 0828) [lunar]

SAA 08 130. New Moon on 1st Day (ABL 0817) [lunar]

SAA 08 131. New Moon on 1st Day (ABL 0820) [lunar]