Neo-Assyrian

“(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Aššur-reṣuwa. Good health to the king, my lord! (3) The land of the king is well; the fort is well; may the king my lord be well! (5) Guriania is a district between Urarṭu and Cimmeria; it pays tribute to the Urarṭian king. (8) When the Urarṭians went against the Cimmerians and the Urarṭians suffered defeat, whatever troops [...]ed from there [to G]uriania, this [...] some of them and took others as captives, putting [...]. (15) When [the king of Urarṭu escaped] from his enemy, (17) before his trip [......] (18) these [......] (Break) (r 3) 8,000…”

Source: Lanfranchi, G.B. & Parpola, S. 1990. The Correspondence of Sargon II, Part II: Letters from the Northern and Northeastern Provinces. SAA 5. Helsinki: Helsinki University Press. https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/saao/saa05/P334092/

“(Beginning destroyed) (1) His magnates [sur]rounded him in [..., at the ou]tskirts of Wai[si], and killed him. (6) The right-hand commander-in-chief, of the family [of Sar]duri, [......] but has [not y]et entered Ṭu[rušp]â. (r 4) [Per]haps the king, my lord, [will s]ay: "[...] (r 6) [...] the fort [...] (r 7) [...] they do not kn[ow ...] (r 8) [... o]f the for[t ...] (r 9) [...] W[aisi] (Rest destroyed)”

Source: Lanfranchi, G.B. & Parpola, S. 1990. The Correspondence of Sargon II, Part II: Letters from the Northern and Northeastern Provinces. SAA 5. Helsinki: Helsinki University Press. https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/saao/saa05/P313779/

“(1) [T]o the king, my lord: your servant Aššur-reṣuwa. [Good] health to the king, [my] lo[rd]! (4) [As t]o the houses of the town [...] in the environs of Ku[mme], (6) they are [...] persons [...] (7) [... o]f Ṭ[urušpâ] (Rest destroyed)”

Source: Lanfranchi, G.B. & Parpola, S. 1990. The Correspondence of Sargon II, Part II: Letters from the Northern and Northeastern Provinces. SAA 5. Helsinki: Helsinki University Press. https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/saao/saa05/P334338/

“(Beginning destroyed) (2) "[......] went [w]ith them [...] (3) "[... 'Ever s]ince [I ha]ve been on the throne, there has not really been (anybody) you have sent to greet me; (everybody) comes to me [in the na]me of Aššur and your gods.' (6) "He further said: 'I have heard that you are scar[ed]; why are you scar[ed]? Even Rusa did not speak about destroying [your country; nor have I] spoken about it.' (11) "They responded like th[is]: 'Since we are subjects [of Assyria], a foreman of cavalry is [our su]perior. (Only) the houses of Kumme are left to us; [we have authority] over them (only), we…”

Source: Lanfranchi, G.B. & Parpola, S. 1990. The Correspondence of Sargon II, Part II: Letters from the Northern and Northeastern Provinces. SAA 5. Helsinki: Helsinki University Press. https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/saao/saa05/P313587/

“(1) To the treasurer, my lord: your servant Aššur-reṣuwa. Good health to my lord! (4) The messenger of the Ukkean who went to Urarṭu has come down to Assyria, and proceeded from Assyria to the land of the Great Shepherd. In Muṣaṣir [......] (Break) (r 2) My lord should know the [heart] of this matter. I will write to the palace everything that was written in this letter; I am writing to my lord only these ascertained facts.”

Source: Lanfranchi, G.B. & Parpola, S. 1990. The Correspondence of Sargon II, Part II: Letters from the Northern and Northeastern Provinces. SAA 5. Helsinki: Helsinki University Press. https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/saao/saa05/P334091/

“(1) [To the] tr[easurer, my lord, your servant] Aššur-r[eṣuwa. Good h]ealth to [my lord]! (4) As to the troops in [Kumme] about whom my lord wrote me, I have moved up [some of them], but have not yet got the others under way. (8) The equipment of Ariye and Arizâ is in order, but they have not y[et] departed; when they do set out, my messenger will go ahead of [them], and [then return] to me. (14) My lord knows that the days [......] (Break) (r 1) [...] was strong [......] (r 2) I have r[eaped] the harvest. If my lord o[rders], I shall [...] reed altars. My lord should send word that the…”

Source: Lanfranchi, G.B. & Parpola, S. 1990. The Correspondence of Sargon II, Part II: Letters from the Northern and Northeastern Provinces. SAA 5. Helsinki: Helsinki University Press. https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/saao/saa05/P334093/

“(1) To the king, my lord: your servant [Aššur]-re[ṣuwa]. Good health to the kin[g, m]y [lord]! (4) Adad-aplu-iddina, the ro[yal body]guard who brought me the sealed order concerning the son of [...]urdâ of Halz[iatbar] — (7) the bodyguard and I got up and [w]ent to Ku[mme]. Ariye [received] us, but did [not] give us any orders; he left and went [to the Pala]ce. (13) The king, my lord, should [g]o and speak with him. The [...] officials (15) [...] of the king, my lord (16) [......] (17) [......] all (Break) (r 2) Let the king, my lord, [...] and say to h[im] as follows: "To whomever did you give 6 homers of barley, 4 homers of wine and 20 sheep?" (r 7) Now, this one will be the closest relat[ive] until a (further) sealed order reaches me.”

Source: Lanfranchi, G.B. & Parpola, S. 1990. The Correspondence of Sargon II, Part II: Letters from the Northern and Northeastern Provinces. SAA 5. Helsinki: Helsinki University Press. https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/saao/saa05/P313457/

“(1) until [......] (2) the king, [my] lord, [......] (3) to Me[......] (4) fil[led ......] (5) you have pacified [......] (6) as far as [......] (7) all [......] (8) to Assyr[ia ......] (9) the news [......] (10) the watch [......] (11) from [......] (12) to Assyr[ia ......] (13) I will g[o ......] (Break) (r 8) to the city [......] (r 9) the king, [my] lo[rd ......] (Rest destroyed)”

Source: Lanfranchi, G.B. & Parpola, S. 1990. The Correspondence of Sargon II, Part II: Letters from the Northern and Northeastern Provinces. SAA 5. Helsinki: Helsinki University Press. https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/saao/saa05/P314068/