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SAA 19 195. Wayward Gurreans and Eunuchs (CTN 5 p. 130)
(1) To the king, m[y] lord: your servant Nabû-ahhe-[...]. Good health to the kin[g], m[y] lord! (4) Concerning the son of Attua about whom I sai[d] to the king, my lord: "He will come." He came out but tur[ne]d back; his father is coming. (7) The 40 Gur[r]eans who have been serving the king, my lord, have not been a problem ever after the year that they went to Hardu until now. Now they have not come out to go along with their colleagues. Attua has said: "You are not going. You are my servants." (15) Concerning the towns about which the king, my lord, wrote to Nabâ, he has not given them…
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SAA 19 196. Booty in Mazamua (CTN 5 p. 114)
(Beginning destroyed) (2) I wen[t d]own, razed the towns and burnt them, lifted the ba[rl]ey and [p]iled it up in the fort. (5) The ‘mule house man' has come, saying: "Let me divide the booty into portions in Mazamua. Kanunayu th[e ...] is departing." I sent word and they are coming down no[w]. (9) Let [the king], my [lo]rd, write me quickly so that he may set out. (11) [...] bread [...] (Break) (r 1) ...[...] (r 2) to [NN ...] (r 3) to [Na]bû-be[lu]-ka''in [...] (r 4) to Mannu-laddi[n ...] (r 5) saying: "This is what [......] (r 6) Wh[y sho]uld they convict me [...]? (r 7) [... ...n]i, [NN] (r 8) [sa]ying: "[...], the [‘mule house] man' [......] (Rest destroyed or too broken for translation)
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SAA 19 197. An Orchard in Kiṣirtu (CTN 5 p. 104)
(1) To the k[ing, m]y lord: yo[ur] servant Ubru-Libbal[i]. Good he[al]th to the king, my lord! (4) (As to) the fru[it o]f the orchard of Kiṣir[t]u [about which the kin]g, my lo[rd, wro]te to me: "From whom do you buy it?" I buy it from my uncles A[šš]ur-mušallim and Nergal-m[uš]allim. (11) [......] the house of the cupbearer in [...].... (12) Thereafter, thi[s ... ...] was re[cor]ded on a writing-board. (Break) (r 1) [Let the king, my lord], ask Ha[... and] the (family) heads of Kiṣirtu. (r 4) If this is not the truth may the [k]ing not redeem me. I am a dog but the k[i]ng, my lord, has…
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SAA 19 198. Building a Fort (CTN 5 p. 237)
(Beginning destroyed) (2) [Con]cerning the city Issete [and ......], about which the king wrote to me: "[......] (4) according to the same 5 men [......] (5) water for them to drink ...[... ...].... (6) What we are building is all right [......] (7) a palace [......]. We are also building a fort [...] and will pl[ace] guardsmen there. [L]et pack animals for the guards come up here [...]. (10) As to what the king, [my lord, wrote to me]: "The anima[ls ......] (Rest destroyed or too broken for translation)
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SAA 19 199. Messengers from Dur-Ladini (CTN 5 p. 36)
(1) To the k[i]ng, my lord: your servant Sîn-ašared. Good health to the king, my lord! (4) The messengers have come from Dur-Ladini, saying: "The forces [o]f the son of Zerî are 250 cavalry (mounts); there are no archers of his." (8) [...]... have likewise come to us. Th[ey] stayed 14 days on the ri[ver] bank on the other side (of the river). They [sa]id: "We [......] (Break) (r 2) wine [......] (r 3) [...] the Palace [......] (r 4) [......] (r 5) [they] ca[me to m]e, saying: (r 6) "[......] (r 7) [...] wine [......] (r 8) [...]... [......] (r 9) not [......] (r 10) [......] (r.e. 11) they p[l]aced him/it. (r.e. 12) [L]ater on, [......].
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SAA 19 200. Distributing Men and Barley (CTN 5 p. 268)
(Beginning destroyed) (1) I [went to the town] Rapiša. (2) [I pl]aced [watchtow]ers th[ere] and p[ut them on alert], I transported [barley] and piled it up [th]er[e], and I brought troops into it. (7) From there I am going to [...]li and Menaga, (two) fo[rt]s of Aššur-be[lu-taqq]in. Where they have not been put on alert, I will alert them, and I will transport barley, pile it up there, and bring troops into them. (r 5) [I have e]qui[p]ped the fort[s which] were placed under Bel-aplu-iddina, saying: "[...li] (and) Menag[a ...]" (r 9) [the fo]rts [......] (Rest destroyed)
Daily LifeSAA 19 201. Refusing to Return the Booty (CTN 5 p. 55)
(1) Your [servant] Ahu-ila'i: I would gladly die for my lord! Say to the king, my lord: (3) The guard of Esaggil and Babylon is very strong. (5) (Z)ariqu and Mar-Biti set out (in procession) on the fourth day, saying: "Hail to the Ba[by]l[oni]ans and [Bo]rsippe[ans ...] (Break) (r 1) [...]... wit[h ......] (r 2) [x] Babylonians [..., say]ing: "Hamanu and [NN shou]ld go and (they should return) [what] they have t[a]ken booty. [But they] refu[sed] (to return the booty), saying: "If you plunder ...[...]. T[he Ba]bylonians plunder a man from me (like one), who plunders a shadow in the open…
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SAA 19 202. I Shall Complete my Brother’s Mission (CTN 5 p. 75)
(1) [A tablet of NN to my brother NN. I am well; good health to] m[y broth]er! (5) As to what [my] brother wrote: "The day you se[e] my tablet, go up [...] to meet the king." (7) Is [h]e coming? It is not all due to me but [th]anks to my brother. (9) The whole world knows that I have devoted myself to my brother. Behold that my brother gives credence to my prosperity and my good fortune. (13) Let my brother send Nabû-le'i to me one day so that I can speak to him, and let him take in what I have to report and [s]ay, [a]nd let him tell it to my brother. (r 1) Let me hear my broth[er]'s answer…
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SAA 19 203. Cultivating and Harvesting (CTN 5 p. 88)
(Beginning destroyed) (1) [who ...]ed to cultivate their [fields ...] situated in outlying regions, saying: "Cultivate (them)!" - they are (now) being harvested. (6) [(...) su]stena[nce field(s)] (7) [...] .... (8) Now that Zeru-ibni has g[o]ne [t]o the king, my lord, (r 3) ...[...] one to Zeru-ibni ... who with Ṣalam-šar[ri]-i[qbi] and Ma[...] we said [...] (r 8) to li[v]e [...] (r 9) m[e]n who [...] f[ro]m (Break) (e. 1) The king, my lord, can be gl[ad ...] (e. 2) the captives whom the king, [my lord ......] (e. 3) a strong ox, their harve[st ......].
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SAA 19 204. Report on Stored Grain (CTN 5 p. 320)
(1) [T]o the king, [my] lor[d]: your [se]rvant Šarru-ila'i. Good health to the ki[ng], my lord! (5) As to stored grain about which the king, my lord, wrote to me: "Inspect the crops under [......]. (11) The crop[s ...] whi[ch ......] (Break) (r 2) I am se[nding ......] to [the king, my lord]. (r 5) The crop[s ......] (r 8) [h]e/[i]t is on the border.
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SAA 19 205. Let the King my Lord Ask Him (CTN 5 p. 311)
(1) To the king, my lord: your servant [DN]-šarru-uṣur. The best of health to the k[ing, my lord]! (3) May the [...] be w[ell]! (Break) (r 1) [Let the king, my lord, a]sk him.
Daily LifeSAA 19 206. (no title) (CTN 5 p. 311)
(1) To the k[in]g, [m]y lord: your servant QIzalayu. Good [he]alth to the [kin]g, m[y] lord! (4) Concerning what the [ki]ng, [my] lo[rd, wrote] to me: "[......] (Break) (14) [...]... I have sent [......], he will bring [......]. Thereaf[ter] the magnates went [...] (18) I and Sada-[... ......]. (r 1) Concerning the [...s] about whom the king, [my lord], wr[ot]e to me. [(They are)] in Sam’al. (r 4) As to the Isam[az]eans, [I have ...] as the king [wrot]e to me. They will return [...]. (Break) (r 12) [who s]et up for[ts] in your country and [...] there. He has not yet set out .......
Daily LifeSAA 19 207. Executing the King's Orders (CTN 5 p. 286)
(1) To the kin[g, my lord]: your servant [NN]. The very best of health t[o the kin]g, my [lo]rd! (5) A sealed tablet of the king, my lord, came to me with the following message: "Receive carts with beds ... ... (and) take it with you; do not take (plain) carriages." (13) I shall (now) do as the king, my lord, commanded. (15) I have thickened/strengthened the [...]s of Gilû, [so]n of Hala[...], and am c[om]ing. (18) The men [...] (19) before [.....] (Rest too broken for translation)
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SAA 19 208. Treasury Horses (CTN 5 p. 294)
(Beginning destroyed) (2) is too much for me without protection. (4) There are 3-4 teams (of horses) in one house and no men! (6) Now, concerning the treasury horses about which I spoke to my brother (and about which) he said: "Let them be removed from me" (Break) (e. 1) As to [......] (e. 2) ... [......] (e. 3) [they should] stre[tch out ......].
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SAA 19 209. Distributing Fields (CTN 5 p. 205)
(Beginning destroyed) (1) [Concerning the ... whom I stati]oned in [...], we distributed [field]s to them as the king, my lord, [ord]ered, and I appointed a palace servant to lead them. (But now) Tardi[tu-Aššur] has dismissed him. He has referred the matter to the king, saying: "The king has exempted the fields for me." (10) [......] the fields [......] (Break) (r 1) [No]w then I am s[ending] t[he ...s] to the king, my lord. Let the king, my lord, ask them. (r 4) If the king, my lord, exempted the fields and gave them to Tarditu-Aššur [I am respo]nsible, (and) I will drop the fields of [Tarditu-Aššur] from the fields from which I exact state service.
Daily LifeSAA 19 211. Grain Store for Barley (CTN 5 p. 233)
(1) [To the king, my lord: your servant NN]. The be[st of heal]th t[o] the king, my lord! (5) As to the grain st[ore] for barley about which the king wrote to me; let plenty of barley be brought and stored therein.
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SAA 19 212. Fragment Mentioning the Town of Renni (CTN 5 p. 72)
(1) [To the king, m]y [lord]: your servant [DN-ah]u-u[ṣur]. The v[e]ry best [of health t]o the k[in]g, my lord! (3) [As to what the king], my lord, wrote to me: "Serve [...]...! (5) [......]... seize ... and give it to him! (6) [......]... [...] I came out (7) [...] I [...]ed [... and w]rote to him, [saying: “......] we will go to the town of Renni. (9) [... who] seized [...], 20 days (10) [......], saying: "He did not co[m]e t[o] the governor [of ...] (11) [...] (12) [......] I [w]r[ot]e to him (13) [......] I will ask [for the ne]ws [and notify] the king. (14) Afterwards (15) [...... ...]s…
Daily LifeSAA 19 213. Criminals of the House of Nupari (CTN 5 p. 221)
(Beginning destroyed) (1) [......] ho[rses ...]. (2) Concerning [the house of Nupari] where the k[i]n[g] s[ent me to, saying]: "Go! Let the criminal[s of] the house of Nupari die!" (6) [(Now) ...]haya is with them; he is a criminal [(and) Nu]pari is dead. (9) [...] his brothers (10) [......] me (11) [...... u]s [......] (Break) (r 1) If the k[ing] so orders, we shall pay the [...] of the criminals. (r 3) As to the number of beams about which the king wrote to me; 226 heavy beams (are) for the royal palace, 212 for the storehouses, [x+]10 for the tower (and) 639 beams [for] the palace of [Ekall]ate. (r 11) [The wat]ch (of) the [...] men (r 12) [...] I have seized the house, the equipment o[f ... (and) the ...]s (r 14) [...] where [......] (Rest destroyed)
Daily LifeSAA 19 214. (no title) (CTN 5 p. 236)
(1) To the king, [my lord]: your servant [NN]. Good health [to the king, my lord]! (4) Is the tree [......] (5) which he[re ......] (6) day [......] (Rest destroyed)
Daily LifeSAA 19 215. Banquet (CTN 5 p. 236)
(1) [To] the king, [my] lor[d]: your servant [NN. Good heal]th to the king, my lord! (4) [Concerning the ba]nquet about which the king, my lo[rd, wrote to m]e: "[...] should [...] (6) [...] how [the w]ork [is ...] (7) [...] (and) chos[en ...] (8) [...] may he exemp[t DN]-šarru-uṣur [...] (9) [...] the work of [...]. (10) As to wh[at] the k[ing my lord wrote] to me: "[...] the [...]s should go to [NN]. (12) ...[...] (13) [...] ... the ... (official) (14) [...]... houses ...... (15) [who ...] held their ground (16) [...] let them eat ...[......] (17) [... m]an[y ......] (Rest destroyed or too broken for translation)
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SAA 19 216. “Why Did I Appoint You?” (CTN 5 p. 250)
(Beginning destroyed) (4) he should co[me ......] (5) he said: "Bring [......] ...[......] (7) "w[ent] to (his) guard. [... why] did I appoint you? [......] (9) "to guard [......] (10) "Is it true? [......] (11) The might of the king [will …] his [… …] (Break) (r 5) chari[ot ......] (Rest destroyed)
Daily LifeSAA 19 217. Herald and Apprentice (CTN 5 p. 254)
(Beginning destroyed) (1) [...... as to what the king, my lord], wrote to me: "[......] ...s." (4) [...] certainly not [...] there. (5) Concerning the her[a]ld (and his) apprentice about w[hom the kin]g, my lord, commanded, w[h]o should be held accountable for ... [...]? (8) Ameli, Inurta-[...] (9) two [...]s [......] (Break) (r 1) The k[i]ng should send word that the eunuchs who ...[...] be broug[ht] there. (r 3) Bel-ereš and [...]-Aššur [...] are the messenger(s) whom I send to [...]. (r 5) A[s t]o ... about which/whom Atamar-Aššur ... told. I have inspected 32 [...]s; those are [...]. (r…
Daily LifeSAA 19 218. Items for the King’s Entourage (CTN 5 p. 256)
(Beginning destroyed) (1) [......] come down. (2) [Yo]ur [...] did not tell it to me. (3) I am sending some [lime]stone blocks [to the k]ing. (5) [The ...]..., says: "It is [so that those I] made to be transported [are ...]." What is it that the king [command]s? (r 1) [Aren't they] for the king's entourage? (r 2) [......] together. [Now I am sending them] to the king.
Daily LifeSAA 19 219. Fragment Concerning Business (CTN 5 p. 258)
(Beginning destroyed) (1) [...] I did [not?] b[u]y [...] (2) [...]... (3) I gave him one mina of copper as a gift for a cart. (6) Did each [k]or go [(for) one m]ina of c[opper]? (Break) (10) Are [...]ya and Mar-... detained on the road? It/He is .... (r 5) (Thus) each kor is delayed. (r 7) (Normally) he respects paths but I wi[ll] arrest him [......] (Rest destroyed or too broken for translation)
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SAA 19 220. “His Brother Will Come” (CTN 5 p. 264)
(Beginning destroyed) (1) [...] the house of my brothers (2) [... wi]th my people (3) [...] I shall enter in person (4) I shall [ta]ke and give [...] (r 1) [... th]at now (r 2) [...] ... me, I have sent (word), [he is sick but] his [br]other will come and stay with [(...)] his (brother's) king's men. (r 5) [...... o]f the king, my lord (r 6) [...... the kin]g, my lord (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 19 221. Digging out Boats (CTN 5 p. 265)
(Beginning destroyed) (1) I said: "[...] they will set out. Dig your boats out!" But they don't obe[y]. (5) Let the king, my lord, send him an order to dig out his boats.
Daily LifeSAA 19 222. Fort without a Wine Cellar (CTN 5 p. 269)
(Beginning destroyed) (2) since the ord[er was given, saying]: “[... ...] the rest. [...] by the seah [of x ‘litres’]. They told [me]: "We shall feed 22 ho[rses] and we shall also fatten [sheep]. In the y[ear of] Tu...'s ilku-duty. (10) If the king, my lord, so orders; I shall give (fodder) and they will feed (the horses). (r 2) There is no wine cellar in the fort. Right now I shall get [them] there, transport [the horses] and feed [them ...] (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 19 223. Fragment of a Letter to the King (CTN 5 p. 270)
(1) To the ki[ng, my lord]: your servant [NN]. The very b[est] of heal[th to the king, my lord]! Good health t[o ...]! The house o[f the king is well]. (7) The servants [of ...] (8) aroun[d ......] (Rest destroyed)
Daily LifeSAA 19 224. Booty of Food (CTN 5 p. 275)
(1) [To the ki]ng, [m]y lord: your [se]rvant [NN]. (3) The king my lord's booty (consists of): sheep, bird, bull, fish; [...]..., corn, beer, 2000 [...], [m]illet, garlic (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 19 225. Seed, Stored Grain and Barley Given to the People (CTN 5 p. 280)
(1) [To the king, my lord: your servant NN]. Good hea[l]th [to the king, my lord]! (4) [Concerning the ...] about wh[om the king], my lord, [w]rote to me: [......] (7) bread [......] were placed. (8) [May] they speak in the k[ing my] lo[rd's] presence. (9) to [......] (10) I will come out [... with t]hem (11) [......] the seed. (12) I have g[i]ven to 150 persons 5 seahs each of his seed, their stored grain and seed in full. (r 1) [...] I have given (them) barley (rations). (r 2) [... st]ored grain ... (r 3) Conc[erning] their [...]s, (r 4) [NN and NN] kept turning back (r 5) two [......] their cohort commander (r 6) [...]. May [the king], my [lo]rd ask [NN and ...]parri. (Rest destroyed or too broken for translation)
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SAA 19 226. Copper Cooking Pots (CTN 5 p. 284)
(Beginning destroyed) (2) [... ...]... on (3) [...] his old [...] (4) I have given [to Da]yan-Adad (5) [... m]ina(s) of silver (6) [... x hun]dred corn rations (7) [...] people (8) [... x] hundred sh[ee]p (9) [...] b[u]l[l]s (10) [......] horses (Break) (r 2) [......] R[i]za[...] (r 3) [... da]ughter of Ubrî (r 4) [......] four female singers (r 5) [...... cooking po]t of copper, ... cooking pot of copper (r 6) [...]... of copper ... (r 7) [...] all of [t]hat (r 8) [... in the] presence of Marduk-naṣir (r 9) [......] on ...[...] (r 10) [......] I gave him [......] (Rest destroyed or too for translation)
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SAA 19 227. Collecting Silver (CTN 5 p. 306)
(1) [To the king], m[y lord: your servant: ...]an[ni. Good health t]o the king, my lord! (4) [As t]o what the king, my lord, [wrote to m]e, now, I have collected all the silver [and barley]. (7) [I have ... the ...]...s of Ṣi[l-Bel, s]ealed them, ...[... ... and am sending them] to the ki[ng, my lord]. (Break) (r 1) [.... Let the ki]ng, [my] lo[rd, se]nd word so that I [...] the people [or rel]ease (them). (r 3) I shall assign (those who) are staying home [as ...].... I am [herewith] se[n]ding [them with] Ibâ. (r 6) [... bec]ause of [......] (Rest destroyed)
Daily LifeSAA 19 228. Regular Offerings (CTN 5 p. 307)
(Beginning destroyed) (1) [NN ......] (2) ...[... ......] (3) ...[......] (4) the men [......] (5) when the (cult) dais [......] (6) [...] oxe[n ......] (Break) (r 1) I (and) the [... official ......] (r 2) its/his ... [......] (r 3) saying: "Let him tell me! [Gird your] loin[s ...], but stay (here) and bring [...]. (r 4) They brought [...]. A seal[ed document ...] (r 6) regular sheep offering with one [......] (r 7) ... head [......] (r 8) has cu[t ......] (r 9) the (cult) dais [......] (Break) (e. 1) [......] ...... [......] (e. 2) [......] of m[y] lord [......].
Daily LifeSAA 19 229. Men in Great Numbers (CTN 5 p. 292)
(1) [To the king, my lord: your servant NN. The b]e[st of health to the k]in[g, m]y lord! (5) [...] are good. [PNf] go[es] to the interior. (7) Th[i]s [...] until we [...] (8) men in great numbers - this [...] which we will pl[ace]. (10) [...] ]men in great numbers [...]. (11) [M]oreover], they [ha]ve gone up a [...] terrain. (12) ...[... ...] they destroy (14) [...] shall we place (15) [... ve]ry (r 1) [...] his [...s] (r 2) [...] co[m]e down (r 3) [...] our [...]s. (r 4) The ki[ng], my [lord], knows [that ...] (r 5) in the forts [......] (r 6) of the for[ts ...] (r 7) the men of [......] (r 8) the king, [my] lo[rd ......] (Break) (e. 1) [The king, my lord], knows that the[s]e matters [......].
Daily LifeShalmaneser V 1
(Akkadian 1) Palace of Shal[maneser (V), king of Assyria]: five minas of the king. (Aramaic 1) Five minas (by the standard) of the land. Five (minas) of the king.
LawReligion & MythShalmaneser V 1003
(Inscription_1 1) Fifteen minas (by the standard) of the land. (Inscription_2 1) Fifteen minas [of] the king.
LawReligion & MythShalmaneser V 1004
(Akkadian 1) Palace of [Shalmaneser (V)], king of Assyria: one mina of the king. (Aramaic 1) (One) mina of the king.
LawReligion & MythShalmaneser V 2
(Akkadian 1) Palace of Shalman[eser (V), king of Assyria]: three minas of the king. (Aramaic 1) Three minas (by the standard) of the land. Three minas of [the] king.
LawReligion & MythShalmaneser V 2001
(1) Belonging to Bānītu, queen of Shalmaneser (V), king of Assyria.
LawReligion & MythShalmaneser V 2002
(1) Belonging to Bānītu, queen of Shalmaneser (V), king of Assyria.
LawReligion & MythShalmaneser V 3
(Akkadian 1) Palace of Shal[maneser] (V), king of Assyria: two minas of the king. (Aramaic 1) Two minas (by the standard) of the land. Two minas of the king.
LawReligion & MythShalmaneser V 4
(Akkadian 1) Palace of Shalmaneser (V), king of Assyria: two minas of the king. (Aramaic 1) Two minas of the king.
LawReligion & MythShalmaneser V 5
(Akkadian 1) Palace of Shalmaneser (V), king of Assyria: one mina of the king. (Aramaic 1) (One) mina. Mina of the king.
LawReligion & MythShalmaneser V 6
(Akkadian 1) Palace of Shal[maneser] (V), king of Assyria: two-thirds mina of the king. (Aramaic 1) Two-thirds (mina) of the land.
LawReligion & MythShalmaneser V 7
(Akkadian 1) One mina. Palace of Shalmaneser (V), king [of Assyria]. (Aramaic 1) (One) mina of the king.
LawReligion & MythShalmaneser V 8
(Akkadian 1) Palace of Shal[maneser (V), king of Assyria]: one-fourth (mina) of the king. (Aramaic 1) One-fourth (mina) of the land.
LawReligion & MythShalmaneser V 9
(Akkadian 1) Palace of Shal[man]eser (V), king of Assyria: one-[fifth] (mina) of the king. (Aramaic 1) One-fifth (mina). One-fifth (mina) [(...)].
LawReligion & MythSAA 01 001. Midas Of Phrygia Seeks Detente (NL 039)
(1) The king's word to Aššur-šarru-u[ṣur]: I am well, Assyria is well: you can be glad. (3) As to what you wrote to me: "A messenger [of] Midas the Phrygian has come to me, bringing me 14 men of Que whom Urik had sent to Urarṭu as an embassy" — this is extremely good! My gods Aššur, Šamaš, Bel and Nabû have now taken action, and without a battle [or any]thing, the Phrygian has given us his word and become our ally! (10) As to what you wrote: "I shall not send my messenger to the Phrygian without the permission of the king, my lord" — I am now writing to (tell) you that you should not cut off…
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SAA 01 002. Dealings with Arpad (CT 53 502)
(Beginning destroyed) (3) [As to what you w]rote: "[I will send my] rab-mūgi officer [to you]; speak [kindly] with the (king) of Arpad, and [let] your 'third man' [......]", (6) I adjure you by Aššur and my gods: you are not to send your [rab-mūg]i officer to me [under any circumstances! ...... (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 01 003. The Wife of the Treasurer (CT 53 463)
(Beginning destroyed) (1) ... wrote to] you: "The wife of [the] Treasurer and [her] daughters should go [to] Assyria"; (4) you wrote the sealed royal order and dispatched it to Bel- duri, (but when) I sent my me[ssenger] to Damascus, [he] gave [him the wife] only. (9) I have written to [... abo]ut the daughters whom he he[ld back ... (Rest destroyed)
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