All tablets.

SAA 01 176. Turning in Taxes and Organizing the Province (NL 020)

(1) To the king, my lord: Your servant Adda-hati. Good health to the king, my lord! (4) The silver dues of the prefects and village managers imposed on the local population have been handed over: two talents and 18 minas of silver according to the standard of Carchemish. In addition I have sent to the king, my lord, half a shekel of gold, two [tog]as and three tunics with my messenger. (10) [When the king my lor]d gave [... to ...], he gave me 2,450 men; now Danâ has given me only 1,950, reducing (it) by 500 men. Those who were killed [...; ...] are in good health, the extra [...... (Break)…

SAA 01 220. The Corn Tax of the Samarians (ABL 1201)

(1) A letter from Arihu to Nabû-duri-uṣur. Good health to my lord! (4) As to the corn tax of the Samarians, my lord should send a notice whether it exists or not, and let us be content with that. The officials are passive, they keep where they are, they don't go to do their work, nor can we give them orders. (r 4) I have been petitioning you since last year until now in this very manner about the income, but we have not brought in any income whatever. Now send a notice whether it exists or not!

SAA 01 228. On the Chief Confectioner (to the Governor of Calah) (GPA 230)

(1) [To] the governor, [my lo]rd: your servant Nabû-dammiq. Good health to my lord! (5) The Chief Confectioner says: "I (and) Šulmu-beli-l[ašme will ret]urn to the city of [......" (Rest too broken for translation)

SAA 01 244. An Ambush on the Hill of Kawkab (ABL 1263)

(1) [To the Vizier, my lord: your servant Taklak-ana-Bel. Good he]alth to [my lord!] (4) [Bahian]u being [the key witness to the cr]imes co]mmitted by Be[l-lu-balaṭ], my lord wro[te to me]: "Let Bahianu come here." He (= Bel-lu-balaṭ) heard (of this) and ambushed 50 men on Mt. Kukab before his arrival. They killed Bahianu along with his attendants and took three minas of gold, two talents of silver, four mules and ten donkeys. (15) [...]si heard (of this), went in pursuit [after them, killed ... men] of them, [and retrieved] the mules and the donkeys. [He captured ...] men from among them and…

SAA 05 074. Mule Express not Available (NL 062)

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Mahdê. Good health to the king, my lord! (4) (As to) the mule express that we provide and the royal bodyguard who com[es] citing a royal order that he should go as far as Šabirešu — he has used up the [...] in my possession! (6) The king, my lord, knows that I do not main[tain] a team (to go) as far as Šabirešu; the ones that go do not return. My teams are used up; the king, my lord, should know (this). (r 2) We let the teams from Calah go by; my chariot, my team and [my] [dri]ver went (with) Nabû'a the bodyguard as far as Šabirešu, and those of Šabirešu…

SAA 05 091. Revolt against the King of Urarṭu (ABL 0144)

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Aššur-reṣuwa. Good health to the king, my lord! (3) As regards Naragê, the chief tailor about whom I wrote to the king, my lord: "He and 20 of his fellow eunuchs who conspired against the king have been arrested" — (7) the king of Urarṭu has now entered Ṭurušpâ and questioned them. They have dragged forth and killed the rest of the people involved in the plot — 100 men, including the eunuchs and the bearded courtiers. (13) Urṣenê, the deputy commander-in-chief, brother of Abliuqnu, was likewise arrested in Ṭurušpâ. When Abliuqnu came to Ṭurušpâ, he (i.e.…

SAA 05 100. Smugglers on the Assyrian Border (TCL 9 67)

(1) [To the ki]ng, my lord: [yo]ur [servant] Aššur-reṣuwa. [Good] health to the king, my lord! (4) Burê, Eziye, Gamalu and Ehiye, in all four (men) under Ariazâ; Kumayu and Biriaun, in all two (men) under Ariye — these six Kummeans go and stay in Bususu, a town in the domain of the chief cupbearer. (12) The inhabitants of Bususu purchase Assyrian luxury items in Calah and Nineveh and sell them to these Kummeans. These Kummeans enter the town Aira of the house of Kaqqadanu, ruled by Saniye, a city lord subject to the governor of Calah, and bring (the merchandise) from there to Urarṭu. From…

SAA 05 101. Fragment of a List of Valuables

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [... K]umm[e] (2) Perhaps [the king], my [lord], will say: "[W]hat are the [...val]uables? (r 1) [......] of bronze (r 2) [......] of bronze (r 3) [......]... of leather (r 4) [...] hundred bronze quivers (Rest destroyed)

SAA 05 144. Cimmerians and the Urarṭian King (GPA 243)

(1) [To the king, my lord: your servant NN]. Go[od health to the king, my lord]! (4) [The land of the king] is well (and) the f[orts] are well. (7) As to the news o[f the Urarṭian] about which the king, my lord, wr[ote me]: "[Send me] a deta[iled] report!" — (9) the Cimme[rian(s) ......] (Break) (r 2) [...] of Ar[a ...] (r 3) [...] were received [...] (r 4) ....... [...] (r 5) The Cimmerian (king) has [...ed] on it and pitched [his camp] in Uṣunali; [I do not have a full] report (yet). [...] with the Hubušk[ian]. (r 10) I have written to Urzana: "Send a detailed repo[rt on ...]" (Break) (e. 1)…

SAA 05 150. Curbing a Slave Trader (CT 53 059)

(1) [To the king], my lord, [your servant At]anha-Šamaš. [Good health t]o the king, my lord! (4) The Palace should hold back the merchant [Atarha]m (who) is [in Habr]uri. (6) Earlier, before my time, he used to go to Hargu and collect his money [...] there. (When) they made [... the]re, I arrested him, saying: (10) ["Did not] the crown prince, our lord, rule [lik]e this: 'Nobody shall put [bought] men up for sale in a trade colony?' [W]hy then have you put bought men up for sale [at one m]ina each?" (15) [Last ye]ar, when the king my lord was not yet enthroned, [he had already put a bo]ught…

SAA 05 191. (no title) (GPA 244)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) is coming [......] (3) in the country [......] (4) the mountains [......] (5) at the beginning of the mo[nth ......] (6) in Muṣa[ṣir ......] (Rest destroyed)

SAA 05 213. A Case Concerning a Town (ABL 1407)

(1) A letter (to) Nabû-hamatua: your servant Kuškayu. Good health to my lord! (4) Please present before Aššur-šarru-uṣur the case of the town in my hands which I told you about. (9) Let him qu[ick]ly send a letter to the city overseer or to the prefect, telling him to remove everybody from the orchard. (r 8) I will keep vigil there.

SAA 05 214. Envelope of the Previous Letter (ABL 1407A)

(1) A letter (to) Nabû-hamatua: (2) your servant Kuškayu. (3) The best of health to my lord!

SAA 05 215. The Troops of Mazamua (NL 089)

(1) [To the ki]ng, my lord: [your servant] Adad-issiya. [Good] health to the king, my lord! (4) [As t]o the order that the king, my lord, gave me: "Review the troops of Mazamua and write me!" — (here are the facts): (6) 10 wagons; 20 large-wheeled chariots, 10 (of them) horse-driven, 10 mule-driven; 30 teams; 97 riding horses; 11 chariot drivers; 12 'third men'; [3]0 chariot fighters; 53 grooms of the [t]eams, in all 106 men and [30] chariots. (13) 161 cavalrymen, 130 grooms, 52 ...: in all 343 grooms. (15) [8] lackeys, 12 tailors, 20 cupbearers, 12 confectioners, 7 bakers, 10 cooks: in all…

SAA 05 292. Building the City Wall of Dur-Šarruken (GPA 242)

(1) [T]o the ki[ng], my lord: [yo]ur [servant] Šarru-e[mu]ranni. [Good] health to the king, my lord! (4) As to what the king, my lord, wrote to m[e]: "Šarru-emur[anni] keeps coming and tel[ling me] that the city wall of Du[r-Šarruken ...] (Break) (r 2) Marduk-remanni [...]. (r 3) I shall be there too and keep wa[tch] over Iqiša-Marduk and his associates, until the king inst[ructs me] otherwise. (r 7) I have heard that Šarru-emuranni [has] come; [he is] in [...], and is indeed do[ing] the work.

SAA 15 017. I have no Scribe (ABL 0151)

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Sîn-na'di. Good health to the king, my lord! (5) I have no scribe where the king sent me to. (9) Let the king direct either the governor [o]f Arrapha or Aššur-belu-taqqin to send me a scribe.

SAA 15 041. Building Houses for Deportees (CT 53 158)

(1) [To the king, my lord: your servant NN. Good health to] the king, my lord! (3) Concern[ing the ... about wh]ich the king, my lord, wrote [to me]: "The houses which are b[eing built] should be coate[d] with [bitumen] as in Ba[qarru]" — the king, my lord, knows that winters (lit. sn[ow] and ice) are very severe her[e]. Burnt bricks do not rem[ain] (whole) but disintegrate. Therefore [we] have built the house[s o]f mud-bricks. (14) The depor[tees wh]o came (16) [...] to the cit[y ...] (Rest destroyed)

SAA 15 084. Receiving Tribute Horses; Constructing Kar-Šarrukin (NL 042)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) They will [bring] the h[ors]es and come. (3) As to the news of Daltâ, he is not leaving (his) house and nobody is entering into his presence. I have heard that he is collecting the rest of the tribute. I shall obligate him to deliver it. (6) I have taken the released Medes who are i[n my prese]nce (and) 30 horses. The remaining people are with me. (8) [I have re]ceived the tribute of the land of Zakrutu, 40 horses. They promised to give the rest [of the tribute]. (10) The king, my lord, [should send] (word) to the magnates that they may [proc]eed against Kuluman.…

SAA 15 178. Merodach-Baladan is in Babylon, Bit-Dakkuri is well

(Beginning destroyed) (r 2) [......] wine [...] (r 3) [News of] Merodach-Baladan: [he is] in Ba[bylon]. (r 4) [......] Bit-Dakkuri is we[ll ...] (r 5) [...... are] keep[ing] watch over them

SAA 15 218. Chaldean Informer Captured in Larak; Priest Brings Leftovers (ABL 0763+)

(1) [To the k]ing, my lord: [yo]ur [servant] Šarru-emuranni. [Good hea]lth to the king, my lord! The fort is [wel]l. (5) [...]hayu sent a Chaldean, an informer, to Larak. The [Lara]keans arrested him and took him [before] me. I asked him: "Where are you from?" He said: "A citizen of Babylon [sent me] to Larak." They said: "[He is] a crook, he lie[s]. We know him, (the) Nippurean(s) [...]." (r 2) Now then they are bringing him to the ki[ng, my lord]; let the ki[ng my lord] question him. (r 4) I asked him where the son of Ze[rî] is. He said: "He is encamped in the town Hiuru [of] the Puqudu [lan…

SAA 15 275. Fragment of a Royal Letter Mentioning Nabu-belu-ka’’in (CT 53 975)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [... are e]atin[g ...] (2) [...] whatever [st]raw there is [...] (3) [...] lift your eyes [...] (4) [...] Nabû-belu-ka''in [...] (5) [... y]ou (pl.) and he [...] (6) [...] ... in [...] (7) [... the] scholars [...] (Rest destroyed)

SAA 15 389. (no title)

(1) [To the king, my lord]: yo[ur] servant [NN]. Good heal[th to the king, my lord]! (4) Concerning what the king, [my lord, wrote to me]: "Why is [the ......] delay[ed]?" (Rest destroyed)

SAA 15 391. (no title)

(Beginning destroyed) (r 1) "they will g[o ......] (r 2) they will dra[g ......] (Rest destroyed)