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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 1
SAA 01 135. Dividing an Inheritance (ABL 0179)
(1) [To the ki]ng, my lord: your [servant] Amar-ili. [Good he]alth to the king, my lord! (4) As to the house of Mardû of which the king my lord told (me): "You and the governor of Arbela, divide it evenly between the sons of Mardû and give (each his share)!" (12) We did indeed find a writing-board inside (the house), [just as the king my lord had w]ritten; I sealed it and put it inside (...). (r 7) Now I am sending it to the king, my lord. What are the king my lord's instructions?
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