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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 039. The Scholar in my Service (ABL 0172)

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Nabû-belu-ka''in. Good health to the king, my lord! (5) The scholar who is in my service — the treasurer wro[te that ...] (Break) (r 1) will enter [with] the sch[olar].

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~715 BCE

·Neo-Assyrian

SAA 15

SAA 15 040. Deporting People from Babylonia (ABL 0712)

(1) To the king, m[y] lord: your servant Nabû-belu-ka''in. Good health to the king, [my lor]d! (4) Concerning what the king, my lord, wrote [to me]: "Why [did you not ...] with the treasu[rer (and) ...] the Calahite [...]? Do you not know [...]?" — [when] this [... came to] me (11) [......] in my presence (12) [......] the image (13) [......] to (14) [...... depo]rt me (Break) (r 2) We must deport [the house of Ilumma-tak]lak, and we must also deport [...], so they will fear [the king. After] we have deported the house of Ilumma-taklak, let us thereafter deport the latter too there. (r 8) Perh…

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 043. Retaliation for Deserters (CT 53 630)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) They have bound [the ...] of the men [who] defected to me, and they ref[use] to eat bread in my presence, saying: "Why [... NN and ...]-palu'a-ikšud [...]? (Break) (e. 1) "What [......] (e. 2) to [......]

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 044. Fragment Mentioning a Hundred Chariots (CT 53 554)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) "sur[ely ......] (3) "...[......] (4) this cit[y ......] (5) "to [him]se[lf ......] (6) "seized [......] (7) "...[......] (8) "all [......] (9) "the riv[er .......] (10) "the chief [.......] (Break) (e. 1) [...... sa]id to me: "100 chariots [......] (e. 2) [......]s to [......] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 045. Reviewing Implements in Bab-bitqi (ABL 1312)

(1) To the king, [my lord]: your servant Nabû-[belu-ka''in]. Good health to the [king, my lord]! (4) Concerning the repo[rt about which the king, my lord], wrote to me: "Write [to NN]" — I have written to hi[m, and as soon as] he has provided a detailed [report], I shall send t[o the king, my lord, whatever] there is to report. (9) Concerning what the ki[ng, my lord, wrote to me: "Review] the implements and [...] in Bab-bitqi, [seal them with] your seals, and [entrust them in the hands] of Nergal-belu-uṣur!" — [now the]n I have revie[wed them ......] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 046. (no title) (CT 53 689)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) [...] his ears [......] (3) [... A]gain, what I (4) [...] spe[ak] with him (5) [what the king], my lord, does [...] (6) [...] me, saying: "[...] with [...] (7) [...] assign [...] (Rest too fragmentary for translation)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 047. (no title) (CT 53 790)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) in the presence of [......] (3) Mannu-ki-Adad, the [......] (4) has made [......] (5) ar[rived ......] (Break) (r 2) terra[ce] house [......] (r 3) of ...[.....] (r 4) my inside [......] (r 5) not [......] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 048. Tabaleans on a Military Campaign (CT 53 039)

(1) [To the king, my lord: your servant NN. Good health to the king, my lord]! (4) [......] (5) [......] (6) [... I departed from] Zabban [and en]tered [GN on the x]th. [The magnate]s had passed on [be]fore me, saying: "Keep (going)!" I went after them, moving on. Those Tabaleans, Pišermu and [...]kuka, are [in] my [pr]es[ence. If the ki]ng, my lord, commands, they may stay behind [here]. (r 6) [Alte]rn[atively, let] them [g]o with me to where the camp is being assembled, so that their animals [...]. In whose care [should I l]eave them?

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 049. Giving Out Land (CT 53 287)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) Concerning [the field] about which the king, [my lord], wrote to me: "Giv[e it] to [NN]" — he to[ok] half a league in the town Za[ddi] on the [other] side of the river Ša[...], because of the town [...]. (r 3) The field which I ga[ve him], the one that [had been given] to Nabû-[...] son of Ya-hari (r 6) [...] the village of [NN] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 050. Cultivating Fields for Kar-Šamaš (CT 53 479)

(Beginning destroyed) (3) [......] his towns (4) [......] ... (5) [... ...-ahh]e-lešir [...] the paths (6) Let them give me [th]is [..., and I will ...... d]o the king's work. (8) The enemy (9) [......] 10 towns (Break) (r 1) [......] the temple of Nergal (r 2) [......] the yield of his threshing floor (r 3) [......]s in ...ing the seed (r 4) [...] became good (r 5) [......] Kar-Šamaš (r 6) [... bec]ame good (r 7) [... they culti]vated (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 051. Fragment Mentioning Naṣib-ilu (CT 53 571)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) "his purchase [......] (3) "he t[ook] one third [......] (4) "the other half [......]." (5) Naṣib-i[lu and NN] heard this and ca[me ...] (7) from his servants [......] (8) was delayed [......] (9) "You [......] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 052. Fragment Mentioning Naṣib-ilu (CT 53 806)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [......] "[...] (2) [......] ground to [...] (3) [......]... against u[s ...] (4) [......] after [...] (5) [... cam]e [and reported] as f[ollows]: "The cities [...] (7) [......] upon [...] (r 1) [......] fod[der] (r 2) [......] the exempts [...] (r 3) [......] "Naṣib-[ilu ...] (r 4) [... W]hy [did] Nas[hur-Bel ...] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 053. Horses from Parsua (ABL 0165)

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Nabû-remanni. Good health to the king, my lord! (4) I met a messenger from Parsua (who told me): "The Zalipaeans have come forth; they have come forth with 100 ho[rs]es in their hands. Four men from among them ran away to the desert and came to Nikkur, (where) they said: 'We have brought horses from our country, but the Mannean has detained (them) inside his country.'" (6) I am now writing to the king, my lord: Let the king, my lord, send a bodyguard to listen to what the Zal[ipaeans] have to say. Perhaps they will bring [the horses] out. (12) I shall sup…

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 054. Tabalean Captives in Nikkur (ABL 0556)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) [...... sto]od (3) [...] some 50 men came [to me] to Nikkur. (5) From [the men] at my disposal, [1]35 had died. (7) [When] the caravan of Kar-Šarrukin arrived, I sent (word), had them (= the Tabaleans) brought to me, had them occupy the houses of the deceased, and gave them oxen, sheep and women. The king's bodyguard took advantage of their oxen, sheep and wo[men], (but) did they [run a]way for lack of things? If they really had run away for [lac]k of things, they should have come to [me]. Why did they g[o] to [Mann]ea? (18) By the gods of the king, my lord: I did…

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 055. Report on Deportees (CT 53 161)

(1) [To the king], my [lo]rd: [your servant Nabû]-remanni. [Good health to] the king, my lord! (4) [Concerning the ...s about whom] the king, my lord, [wrote to me: "W]hy have you not sent [...] until now?" (7) [......] ... (8) [...] said [to the gove]rnor: "Make his [...]s enter [...], and make the [depor]tees enter [...]!" (11) [......] the h[i]red men (12) [...... the depor]tees (Break) (r 1) [...... I shall] check it out (r 2) [......] If it is not intact, did my [offi]cial d[o it]? (r 4) [They squan]der [the ...], and the king, [my lord, blames] me! May the king, my lord, write [to Nabû-b…

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 056. (no title) (CT 53 537)

(1) To [the king, my lord]: your servant [NN]. Good heal[th to the king, my lord]! (4) Concern[ing the ... about which the king, my lord], wr[ote to me ...] (6) to [......] (7) [NN ......] (8) I [......] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 057. Report on Crops and City Wall (CT 53 422)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [to the king], my [lord]! [...] (2) We inspected the crops (about which) the ki[ng], my lord, wrote to me, it is excellent. ... on account of it. (6) Now then (7) [...] the city wall (Break) (r 2) [about which the king], my lord, [wrot]e to me, (r 4) [...]... (r 5) [...]... (r 6) [a]ccordin[g to] the Malahu (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 058. Submission of Bit-Kapsi (CT 53 310)

(1) [To] the k[ing, my lord: your servant NN]. Good health to the k[ing, my lord]! (3) Concerning what the king, m[y] lord, [wrote to me]: "The chief of trade has to[ld me]: 'Bit-Kapsi of Ki[...] has not [submitted] to the command of the king, my lord'" — now (as to) what the chief of trade [said], let the king, my lord, ask and investig[ate: ...] (9) some 20 men [......] (Break) (r 2) they give [......] (r 3) he said [......] (r 4) has not settled [......] (r 5) from my presence [......] (r 6) [Concerning] the town Piusi [about which the king, my lord], wrote to me: "[......] (r 8) the distri…

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 059. News from Gizilbunda and Bit-Kapsi (CT 53 460+)

(1) [To] the king, [my] lord: yo[ur servant] Aššur-be[lu-uṣur. Good he]alth to the ki[ng, my lord]! The land [of the king, my lord], is well. (5) (Concerning) Ezî, about whom the king, [my lord, wrote to me]: "Let him send three men wi[th ...], whom he will tell you, [......] to Zalâ and to [NN]" — I wen[t ......] (10) they went away [......] (11) [...] Mannea[ns ...] (Break) (r 1) [I ap]pointed [... who had c]ome [...] to guard the [...eans], but the Bit-Kaps[ians roun]ded up [x] lone horses in an ambush and killed them. [I] fear the king, (so) I did not bri[ng back a single] lone horse out…

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 060. Delivering Tribute via Bit-Hamban to Babylon (ABL 0242)

(1) To the ki[ng], my lord: your [ser]vant Aššur-belu-uṣur. Good health to the king, my lord! (4) Concerning what the king, my lord, wrote to me: "Set out with your troops and tribute, and come" — I shall do my best to set out with the troops and tribute, but because of the snow I had to leave one chariot that came with me in Bit-Hamban. The king knows that there is very much snow. (12) Moreover, the recruits, chariot fighters, and all their king's men who were dragging the tribute, [are ...]. Thirty tribute horses (16) [......] his cavalry (17) [......] which the king [imposed] upon me (18)…

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 061. Delivering an Audience Gift to the King in Babylon (ABL 0241)

(1) To the king, my lord: your [servant] Aššur-belu-uṣur. Good health to the king, my lord! (3) Concerning the audience gift of the month Kanun (X) about which the king, my lord, wrote: "You are to bring me two horses, two bulls, 20 sheep, and 20 jugs (of wine)" — the letter arrived only on the 3rd of Shebat (XI); when can they possibly (deliver it)? Moreover, the king knows that the bulls of this country are very small. Would I not know (the size of) the bulls (given as) audience gift to the house [of my lords]? (12) Ever since [the king, my lord], (13) commanded, [...] to (14) two horses of…

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 062. Retrieving Runaway Traitors With Lutu (CT 53 055)

(1) To the ki[ng, my lord]: your servant Aš[šur-belu-uṣur]. Good health to [the king, my lord]! (4) The servants of the ki[ng, my lord, who ...], have escaped, and are staying [with ...] of Lutû [in ...]. I have written to L[utû], telling him to [deliver] the tr[aitors], and he (responded): "Come; let you and me g[o] and bring them out (together)." I fear the king; what is it that the king commands? (12) Concerning the sto[red] barley of the house of the master of teams [about which the king, my lord, w]rote to me, saying: "You have squandered it" — [as soon as the ...] has come up, [...] in…

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 063. Collecting Harvest (CT 53 286)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) Now then [......]: (2) "Cultivate [......]! (3) "... [......] (4) [......] in the presence of the king, [my] lord. (5) The king, my [lo]rd, sho[uld ......] (6) [...] before [NN] (7) [...] three da[ys ......] (8) ...[......] (9) kil[led ......] (10) to [...]-il[a'i ......] (11) Let him [...] the harvest [...] (12) Let [...] mine [...] (Break) (r 3) collected [......] (r 4) made the [...] of the king, my lord, enter [the ...]. (r 5) As [to the ......] about which the king, my lord, [wrote to me]: (r 7) "Twenty men [......] (r 8) "your [...]s [......] (r 9) [s]aid t[o ..…

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 064. (no title) (ADD 1136)

(1) [To the king, my lord: your servant] Aššur-belu-[uṣur]. (3) [W]hen I [was ....], (4) [...] the king in the pala[ce ...] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 065. Dispatching Horses (ABL 0226)

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Nergal-eṭir. The best of health to the king, my lord! The land of the king is well. The king, my lord, can be glad indeed. (8) The bodyguard came to me on the 6th of Iyyar (II). The horses set out on the 7th of Iyyar.

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 066. The Messenger of Dalta on his Way to the King (ABL 0227)

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Nergal-eṭir. The very best of health to the king, my lord! The land of the king is well. The king, my lord, can be glad indeed. (10) The messenger of Daltâ has [l]eft for the king, my lord. There are [x ho]rses [in] his charge. He is accompanied by a dispatch rider.

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 067. Retrieving ilku Dues (ABL 0230)

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Nergal-eṭir. [The be]st of health [to] the king, my lord! (5) [The retr]ieval of ilku dues which the king [im]posed on me — [...] 30 oxen, [x] sheep from Pa[rs]ua (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 068. Report on Humbe of Bit-Zualza; Sending Horses to the King (ABL 0983+)

(1) To the king, [m]y lo[rd]: your servant Nergal-e[ṭir]. The best of health to the king, my lord! The land of the king [is] well. The king, my lord, [can b]e glad [ind]eed. (8) [...]ragaya, the di[spatch] rider [of] Bit-Zualza came [to] me on the 15th of Adar (XII), [saying]: "[Hu]mbê [sen]t me [......]." (16) Now then [I] am sending him to the king, my lord, [in charge of] my messenger, so [the ki]ng, my lord, can question him. I myself will set my horses in motion on the 20th of Adar. Let the king, my lord, send me instructions.

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 069. Fight for the Control of Šingibutu; Magnates in Media (ABL 0174)

(1) [To] the king, my lord: [your servant] Marduk-šarru-uṣur. [Good health t]o the king, my lord! The land of the king my lord i[s well]. (5) [Concerning the n]ews of the district, they told me [previously: "Ašpa-ba]ri [has t]old Kibabiše and Dasukku: 'The king gave Ellipi to me and I shall enjoy it. He gave Šingibutu to Marduk-šarru-uṣur. It is your towns that have been snatched away. If you (want to) fight, do so, or leave it; I am not involved in it.'" He spoke thus before the people of the country. (19) Now Kibabiše and Dasukku are constantly running about opposite [me] with a hundred…

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 070. Returning a Son (ABL 0715)

(1) [To] the king, my lord: [your servant] Marduk-šarru-uṣur. [Good heal]th to the king, my lord! The land of the king my lord i[s well]. (5) [...] Erra-dalâ (6) [who] came [...] (Break) (r 2) [broug]ht him with [his ...] before Bel-uṣur. (r 4) [Now he ...]: "Bring me my son!" [......] should send the man [...] here.

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 071. Sending Cavalry (ABL 0772)

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Marduk-šarru-uṣur. [Good] h[ea]lth [to the king, my lord]! (Break) (r 1) [I] have sent [...... ca]valryman [...]. (r 2) I will do whatever the king, my lord, commands.

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 073. Criminal Actions (ABL 1224)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) a piglet [......] (3) in the Hiritu river [......] (4) threw [......] (5) I kept asking, and he said: "[......] (6) "I will tell you [......] (7) informers t[o ......] (8) Issar-na'di sai[d: "......] (9) "Let [......] me (10) "[lest] I shall die [......] (Break) (r 2) [...] transport [......] (r 3) in Singi[butu ......] (r 4) Nabû-ahu-uṣur (and) his brother we[nt to the house of] Aššur-remanni; they killed the man [and ...ed] the wife; indeed, they are inciting the people [......] and selling [...]. (r 9) I s[ent (word) ...] (r 10) there be [......] (r 11) "fez-make[r…

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 074. A Man Sells his Daughter to Karalla (CT 53 027)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) [...... T]his [man] had so[ld his] daug[hters for money i]n Karalla. (Later) he put [...] salt in a bag and put his seal in it, went off, and sent it to his daughter(s), saying: "Run away and come to me!" (7) An Itu'ean whom I had appointed as a ... in the fort, and who returned this salt, said it to a bodyguard, and the bodyguard wrote (about it) to the king, my lord. (r 1) As to what the king, my lord, wr[o]te to me, no Karalleans remained (here so) I (could) not ask them, nor are there corn rations, wine, ... (or) kudimmu (salt) that they would be giving them. (r…

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 075. Fragment Concerning Karalla and Ellipi (CT 53 835)

(Beginning destroyed) (r 1) "[... y]ou(r) [......] in Karall[a ...]. You (pl.) do not pay attention to [what] we write to you, (so) now they have a l[ot] to say." (r 6) I wen[t to] Dur-Be[l-ila'i and] e[ntered] into the presence of Nabû-re'u'a. He said: "The Ellipeans jointly [...] the ki[ng ...]. Why have you [...ed] the town [... and] gone down [to ...? ...] this [......]." (r 13) I said: "I [......] Mar-[......] (Break) (e. 1) [He said: "... y]ou return [...], let them deposit reed [... in Urz]uhina. ...[...] (e. 3) "[......] have ru[n away ...]."

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 076. Pitching Camp in Sumurzu (CT 53 205)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [......]paneans (2) [......], saying (3) [......] they killed (4) [......] the governors (5) [......] the king, our lord (6) [...... not y]et (7) [......] he is in Bit-Barrû (8) [......] he is (Break) (13) [...... wit]h you (r 1) [..... w]ith them (r 2) [the ...s of the c]ity said to us: (r 3) "Pitch [camp i]n Sumurzu! [...]" (r 5) [W]e wrote [......] (r 6) [... N]iqi-Tubliš (r 7) [......] together (r 8) [......] we shall pitch camp (r 9) [......] and we (r 10) [... the dis]trict of Bit-Barrû (r 11) [... ...]-Marduk (r 12) [......] Kibabaše (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 077. Nergal-eṭir is a Nabatean (CT 53 686)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) [...... t]o them [...] (3) [...]anni said to me: (4) "This Nergal-eṭir [...] is a Nabatean. [... pro]moted him to [...]. Afterwards [the ...s] came (and) repeatedly (8) [......] with [...]

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 078. We Must Go and Raise our Tribute (CT 53 220)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) "We shall do [...]. (2) "Let [him] do it; we will go and raise our tribute. If our tribute were not at hand tomorrow, would he not argue with you, saying: '[I shall ...] to the Palace.'" (r 7) I [...] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 079. Fragment Concerning Horses (CT 53 661)

(1) [...] the king [...] (2) [...] other [...] (r 1) [... h]orses [...] (r 2) [... amon]g them hors[es ...] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 080. Buying Horses (CT 53 195)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) the jeweller[y ...] (2) became ill [...] (3) I have appealed [...]; let the k[ing, my lor]d, do as he deems best. (5) Should all the hor[ses] that I buy ... under me? [...] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 081. Fragment Mentioning Til-Aššuri (CT 53 867)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) [...... of the king], my lord (3) [......] says (4) [......] (5) I waited for the report [of] these [...s] who are in [... T]il-Aššuri, until [...] there

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 082. Providing Roof-Beams (ABL 1190)

(Beginning destroyed) (r 1) "There are no [...] roof-b[eams ...]" — [...] I gave him 200 ro[of-beams] from the wood [......]. (r 4) Now then the [...] with the [information] officer of Marduk-šarru-uṣu[r ...] (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 083. Sending Horses to Calah, Snow Blocking the Roads (NL 061+)

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Nabû-belu-ka''in. The very best of health to the king, my lord! (5) Concerning what the king, my lord, wrote to me: "Be at Calah on the 1st of Nisan (I)" — we are clearing the roads, but it is snowing and snow is filling them up. There is very much snow. (11) [...] the 3rd of Shebat (XI) (12) [...] ... (13) [...] he sent the first 20 horses. (15) The year before last, (when) there was as much snow, he gave me two chariots, and the men and horses who were with me died in the snow. I shall be in the king my lord's presence on the 6th or 7th of Nisan. (r 3)…

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 085. Son of Karakku of Uriakku Imprisoned (ABL 0713)

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Nabû-belu-ka''in. Good health to the king, my lord! The land [of] the king my lord is well. The Medes around us are peaceful. (6) Concerning what the king, my lord, wrote to me: "Arrest and imprison the son of Karakku of Uriakka, and appoint Rametî in his stead!" — I had the son of Karakku arrested and imprisoned, as the king my lord wrote, and we sent Rametî in his stead; Aššur-ṣab[tanni] took him (there). (12) The Uriakkeans did not agree to be under him but said: "The son of Irtu[kkanu ......] (Break) (r 1) [...] send [......] (r 2) [...] as the king,…

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 086. News of Humbe (CT 53 892)

(1) [To the king, my lord: your servant] Nabû-belu-[ka''in. Good health] to the kin[g, my lord]! [The land] of the king [my] lo[rd is well]. (5) [New]s of Hu[mbê]: he is still [in Akk]uddu. (7) [...... o]f Elam (8) [......] Akk[uddu] (9) [......] them the[re] (10) [......] the king, [my lo]rd (11) [......] this [...] (12) [...... o]f Ašpa-[bari] (Break) (r 1) [......] there [...] (r 2) [......] (r 3) [...] looks [......] (r 4) Concerning [NN about whom the king, my lord], wrote to me: (Rest too broken for translation)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 087. Approaching the Border (CT 53 822)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) is keeping [watch]. The day [I arr]ive on the border, [I shall wr]ite [to the king], my [lo]rd. (Break) (r 1) [NN] th[e ...] is standing guard [with] him.

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 088. A Failed Surprise Attack (CT 53 232)

(1) [To the ki]ng, my lord: [your servant Nabû-belu-ka''in. Good h]ealth to [the king, my lord]! The land of the k[ing my lord is well]. (4) [I have received the (following) new]s of [NN]: (5) "Belšunu, [NN, and ...]ri, servants [of ...], thr[ew ...] against him [and] went down [...] his [...]. (9) ["He (however) set out ea]rly [and ...ed] with them. When they saw [that] he had heard [...], they got up and [retur]ned to the [Puq]udu (Rest destroyed)

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 089. Information on Fields (CT 53 889)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) [...] messenger [......] (3) [...] to the king, my lord [......] (4) Let [......] to a eunuch. (5) [Concerning the ...] of the towns Izuzu, [...], [B]ienši, I[...], [...] (and) Urumeq[a about which the king, my lord, wr]ote to me: "[W]rite down and dispatch to me the fie[lds ......]" — [now then] I have written down [the fields and am herewith sending (the relevant information)] to [the king, my lord]. (11) [Concerning what] the king, my lord, wr[ote to me: "... f]rom the [......]" — (Rest destroyed

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 090. Concluding Peace Treaties with Kuluman and Sikris (ABL 0129)

(1) [To the king, my lord: yo]ur [servant] Mannu-ki-Ninu[a. Good health to the king, my lord]! The land of the king my lord is well. (3) [Concerning the Zabg]agaeans about whom the king, my lord, wrote to me: "Inquire and observe their comings and goings, and write to me!" — they have now returned from the house of Daltâ, entered Kuluman with their brothers, and are staying there. (7) And when I went and concluded a treaty with the Kulumaneans, and pacified them, they too (= the Zabgagaeans) [mad]e peace with them. They appealed to me on account of Zabgaga, saying: "Return our ci[ty-lord] and…

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 091. Dressing Medes in Purple; Dalta is Dead (ABL 1454)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) [I said]: "Speak [kindly with] them, furnish [them with ...], and [give b]ack [all] the h[orses that y]ou took!" (5) [They did not ag]ree but said: "We will not give them [.... Wh]en the horses and mul[es ..., and he has co]me, th[en we shall pa]ss them over." [And they said: "]Bring the men who [we]nt to Nabû-belu-k[a''in], and we [will ...]!" (10) [...] not a month [......] (11) [...] ... [......] (12) [...] ... the horse[s ...] (13) [...] anybody from [......] (14) [Con]cerning the city-lords [about whom the king, my lo]rd, wro[te to me]: "Spea[k] kindly wit[h…

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15

SAA 15 092. Meeting with a City-Lord (CT 53 093)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) [Concerning ... about whom] I [wrote to the k]ing, my lord, [...]ilmaku [ret]urned from [his] city on the [x]1st of Kislev (IX). (6) That city of his is called [...]ahkapkap, it is [...]. He [me]t me there, [and I spo]ke [with him] as the king, my lord, [had o]rdered me, saying: "...[...] (12) [......] appointed me (13) [......] Now (Break) (r 1) [......] in my presence (r 2) [...] "Previously [...], and we (r 4) [... "W]hy [do] the Medes (r 5) [......] "The village manager (r 6) [......] "[...] (r 7) [...] ... (r 8) [...] the town Parnak[a] (r 9) [...] who against th…

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