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~730 BCE

·Neo-Assyrian

SAA 19

SAA 19 031. Sending Four Deserters to the King (CTN 5 p. 272)

(1) To the king, [my] lord: your servant Qurdi-Ašš[ur]. Good health to the ki[n]g, my lord! (5) Ṣallaya, Burua-[...], Babê-šumki, Waru; in all four deserters (whom) [I am herewith sen]ding [t]o the king, [my lord. Let the king, my lord, question th]e[m].

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~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 034. Taking Care of the King’s Oxen (CTN 5 p. 211)

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Inurta-belu-uṣur. Good health to the king, my lord! (4) As to what the king, my lord, wrote to me: "Take care of the oxen of the Palace in your charge!" (7) The oxen of mine that were assigned to my charge by the Palace are very many. (10) [I] have been petitioning to the king, my lord, telling him that I have no fodder store. (13) (The towns) Gilgimê and Kunanê are/were my fodder stores, but [B]el-Harran-šarru-uṣur has [...] tak[en] their [... f]rom the meadows (and) has [...ed] the utensils [in the to]wns Ilanasa (and) [U]rmu. (r 5) Now let [the king],…

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~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 035. Extracting the iškaru Dues on Horses (CTN 5 p. 251)

(1) [To the ki]ng, my lord: [your servant In]urta-belu-uṣur. [Good heal]th to the king, my lord! (4) [Concerning] what the king, my lord, wrote to me: "[O]f the 1,000 cavalry which I formed and [is c]oming, you have extracted in my presence the iškāru tax on horses [for] this [y]ear that [I imp]osed on the merchants." (9) "[You should speak] with your heart [accor]dingly!" - [I have not y]et [extracted the išk]āru tax! (11) [... horse]s (Rest destroyed)

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~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 041. Sending a Chiliarch to the King (CTN 5 p. 255)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) [those who ... de]scend to the count[ry] will die. (4) [However], Mušallim-Marduk with his people [will not] pass (but) settle down. [As soon as] I send (word), and have him stay overnight [in Guz]ana, they [will dep]art (and) [... m]y messenger. (9) Now then [...] (Break) (r 2) [......] the town Qarnina (r 3) The chiliarch [Haramm]u [and ...] his [...]s are in the presence of the governor [...]-Šamaš. I have sent him [to] the king's presence, saying: "The king's men who [...] in m[y] pr[esence] (Rest destroyed)

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~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 044. Archers Arrested and Sent to the Palace (CTN 5 p. 177)

(1) To [the king, my lord: yo]ur servant [NN]. (3) At this very moment [I] am sending off the [...] (4) [...] ...... (5) ... the city of ... (6) [...] ... 20 minas of silver (7) ...... 8 mi[n]as of silver (8) [...] of [...] (9) Grand total: 30 min[as of silver] instead of the silver [......] (11) in the cu[stom] house [...] (12) [Ag]ain [......] (Break) (r 2) Right now [...] so[ldiers] have br[oken] their treaty with [the king of] Damascus and are going to Hamath; from among them ... have been arrested atop Qadeš, and I am right now sending them to the Palace. They are good archers.

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~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 047. Dispute of Three Towns in the West (CTN 5 p. 313)

(1) [To the k]ing, my l[or]d: [yo]ur [servant] Sulaya. Good [heal]th t[o] my [lo]rd! (4) Šamaš-naṣir, the deputy of Aššur-rema[nn]i has come [to] me, sa[ying]: "The king has given me the towns of Taku, Lulubani and Mila. Bring out your people so that I can bring my people in." (11) I refused to give up the towns, saying: "Until I see the king's messenger, I will cultivate [the tow]ns." (15) The king know[s] that Pirriya is not a subsoil-plough household; water is hard there. It is a shepherding household: pigs and deers are strong there. All the arable field[s] that can be cultivated [there…

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~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 048. Information from a Deserter (CTN 5 p. 229)

(1) To the kin[g, my lo]rd: [yo]ur serva[nt] Aššur-ila'i. Good health to the king, my [lo]rd! (4) The [f]orts a[n]d [se]rvants of the ki[n]g, my lord, are we[l]l. (6) As to what the kin[g], my [lo]rd, wro[t]e to me: "[Le]t [your] guar[d] be [s]trong." The gods of the king, my lord, have been returned. The king, my lord, can be glad. (9) Bur-il of Gu[bl]a, a servant of Anu-[...], has deserted [t]o [me]. I am herewith sending him to the k[ing], m[y] lord. (As to) the news of the town of Ba[r-Ur]i, he told me as follows: "They are selling half a (homer of) b[arl]ey fo[r ...] shekels of silver.…

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~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 050. The Yield of the Threshing-Floor (CTN 5 p. 271)

(1) To the king, my lord: [your serva]nt [NN]. The king will be[at me] badly [...] (3) The yield of the threshing-floor of Aššur-ila'i and [NN] has not been [......] (5) Nothing in [......] (6) I ... [......] (Rest destroyed or too broken for translation)

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~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 052. Work Allotments (CTN 5 p. 214 and p. 271)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) [......] is estimated (3) 2,[xxx,xxx] bricks, work allotment of [... yea]rs; 1,382,400 bricks, work allotment of four months. (7) In another year, they were glazing bricks like this. (9) Total 2,554,600 bricks, work allotment of two years, 40,000 bales of straw according to one litre of straw for one brick; four litres for the fastening of [...]. 6,260 bales of reeds; one bale is 7.5 royal cubits, 7,000 garden reeds; length [x] royal cubits, width [one] royal [c]ubit. (r 2) Total, commander-in-chief; cubit of Arpad.

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~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 053. Unsuccessful Pursuit; Oxen Needed for the Harvest (CTN 5 p. 266)

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Inurta-ila'i. Good health to the king, my lord! (4) The former deserter whom I sen[t] to the Palace told me: "20 men chased me as far as the outskirts of the city." (9) I sent horses after th[em] early in the morning at da[wn] but [they could] not reach [them]; they cam[e (back) ...] (14) to the Pa[lace ...] (Break) (r 2) of [......] (r 3) the[ir harve[st ......] (r 4) of the pala[ce] herald [...] (r 5) (but) there are no oxen. Right [now] (men) of the deputy governor Nergal-uballiṭ are here. Let th[em] be told that their oxen should come and that they sh…

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~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 056. Bringing the Puqudu to the Palace (CTN 5 p. 84)

(1) A tablet of Inurta-ila'i to the palace scribe. (3) Concerning the people of Puqudu in my presence about whom they ordered from the Palace: "Let them be brought here!" (8) They are bringing 29 per[son]s. To[da]y they are in Calah, I am giving them bread [and water ...] (Break) (r 1) Let them be counted [as Assyrians], and let them be brought and appointed where [their] people are. (r 5) One of them is in Barhalza. I have sent word to bring him. (r 9) I am (now) writing to you: check and receive the people quickly!

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~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 059. Equipping Troops (CTN 5 p. 306)

(1) [To the king], my [lo]rd: [your servant Inurta]-ila'i. [Good health to the k]ing, my lord! (4) [As to the ...] about whom the king, my lord, [wrote to me ...] a beautiful [da]ughter (6) [......]... (7) [......] a table (8) [...... that] I am equipping him (9) [...] there is no [...] (10) [As to what the king], my [lord], wrote to me (11) [...... ev]er sin[ce] (Break) (r 1) I descended [......] (r 2) [Regarding] the 30 infantrymen [about whom the king, my lord, wr]ote, [......].

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~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 061. Hampered by Snow (CTN 5 p. 143)

(1) [To] the king, my lord: your [servant] Duri-Aššur. (3) The forts of the king, my lord, are very well. The king, my lord, can be glad. (8) Perhaps the king, my lord, will say: "Why did you not send me m[y] messenger in the custody of [your] messe[nger]?" (r 2) There is very much snow; I have sent out scouts but they have turned back, saying: "Where can we go?" (r 6) As soon as the snow decreases, they will set off and enter (the Palace). (r 9) Informers are bringing news of the enemy.

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~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 062. My Major-Domo is Coming (CTN 5 p. 148)

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Duri-Aššur. The very best of health to the king, my lord! (6) As to what the king, my lord, wrote to me: "Let your major-domo come" – right now, he is provisioning all my [men], who are there, and they will (then) come quickly.

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~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 064. Another Letter Fragment from Duri-Aššur to the King (CTN 5 p. 320)

(1) To the king, m[y] lord: your servant D[uri]-Aššur. (3) [The be]st [of heal]th to the [king], my lord! [The fort]s of the king, [m]y lord, are [ve]ry, [ver]y well. (r 1) The k[ing, my lo]rd, can be [gl]ad.

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~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 065. Ullubaean Deportees in Inurta-ila’i’s Care (CTN 5 p. 111)

(1) To the king, [my] lord: your servant Nabû-e[ṭiranni]. (3) Good health to [my] lord! May Nabû (and) Marduk bless the ki[ng], my [lo]rd! (6) I have asked what my lord ordered me to concerning the Ullubaeans in the service of Inurta-ila’i: the equipment has been [pi]led up, his shortage is all [rig]ht. (13) Inurta-ila'i [says]: "I will set out [...] on the 27th." (r 2) [After] setting out, he will be [in] Kilizi (and) [may] command my troops. (r 6) I will have marching drills [wi]th him, and he will then (go). I have made an outlet canal (and) the fl[ood] has passed by.

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~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 068. “Your Country and the People of Your Country are Well” (CTN 5 p. 200)

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Šamaš-ila'i. The best of health to the king, my lord! (6) Your country (and) the people of your country are well. May Aššur and Šamaš bless the king, my lord!

Daily Life·Economy

~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 070. Urarṭian Attacking Forts on the Border (CTN 5 p. 109)

(1) To the pa[la]ce herald, my lord: your servant Aššur-natkil. Good health to my lord! (4) A governor of the Urarṭian is going up to the city of Meṣi in order to capt[ure] the fort. (7) The [c]ity has been shut off, at the command of the gove[rnor] of Meṣ[i ...] has been placed [in the] fo[rt], there is 1,000 (homers of) se[ed] corn in there. (11) The city lords around th[em] have convened, saying: "W[hy ...] to the ilku-duty in Urarṭu [...] (Break) (r 3) [x Itu']eans [...] (r 4) [... re]maining [...] (r 5) ...... (r 6) I ha[d] an argument [with him] about the Ukkean and the ki[ng’s] border,…

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~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 071. Chief Cupbearer Defeated by Rusa (CTN 5 p. 119)

(1) To the king, [my] lord: your servant Ašš[ur-le'i]. (3) When the chief cupbearer entered with the army, Rusa came and defeated him. Not one of them got out (alive). (10) He is marching on and setting on the forts of the chief cupbearer, and is going to do battle. (r 2) May the king do as he deems best.

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~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 075. Business with Kummeans (CTN 5 p. 251)

(1) T[o the king, my lord]: yo[ur] servant [NN]. Good [he]alth t[o the king, my lord]! (4) (As to) the silver which the ki[ng], my lord, gave me, saying: "[... ...] to the Kummaean!" (9) I returned [x] men to their country [according] to their wish, and (after that) [x] men [r]emained. I have sent them with the royal bodyguard to the king, my lord.

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~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 076. “Aššur and Šamaš Will Deliver Ṭurušpa into the King’s Hands” (CTN 5 p. 136)

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant [Aššu]r-belu-[...]. The very best of health t[o the kin]g, [my lord]! (4) This month the ki[n]g, my lord, will go up to Urarṭu! Aššur (and) Šamaš have delivered Ṭurušpâ into the hands of the king, my lord! (7) Let the king, my lord, launch his military campaign against Urarṭu, conquer Ṭurušpâ and let the king, my lord, estab[li]sh his name for[e]ver. (10) Perhaps the king, my lord, will retrieve and give back the ruins of [...]. (12) I have rece[iv]ed the sealed letter which the [k]ing, my lord, sen[t] to me, and I have g[one and] asked Par[n]i-aldê…

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~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 077. Itu’eans Requested (CTN 5 p. 136)

(Obv. too broken for translation) (r 2) to the k[ing, my lord ...] (r 3) As to [the chief cupbearer, to whom] the Šub[ri]an [had written]: "[Send] 300 [It]u'eans!", the chief cupbearer w[rote to me ...]: "The Šubrian has writ[ten] that I should send him 300 [It]u'eans." (r 9) I wrote to the chief [cu]pbe[arer] as follows: "Write to the Šubrian like this: "Instead of requesting Itu’eans from me, send (them) to me, and (then) I will come." (r 15) Perhaps the king, my lord, will say: "Is there any enemy?" There is no enemy at all. (r 17) The king has much delayed answering me. Let me come to the…

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~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 078. Report on a Vassal King(?) (CTN 5 p. 201)

(1) [To the king], my lord: [your servant NN]. (2) [They] bles[s] the ki[ng], my [lo]rd, saying: "[...... DN] will make the king, my lord, live forever. (6) The ... wrote (to me), saying: "my [...] (8) [......] the kin[g], my lord (Break) (r 1) [As t]o [..., about wh]om the king, my lord, wro[te to me]: "Find out what is the news about him and write it to me." (r 4) He is in his country and does his work. His whole country is quiet; they are doing their work. His men are doing work in the fort.

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~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 079. Fragment by Nabu-šumu-iškun (CTN 5 p. 202)

(1) T[o the kin]g, my lord: your servant Nabû-šumu-iškun. (3) The very best of health to the king, my lord! The forts [of the ki]ng, [my lord], are well (Rest destroyed)

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~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 081. Barley for Captives (CTN 5 p. 49)

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Aššur-šallimanni. Good health to the king, my lord! (4) As to what I wrote to the king, my lord: "I shall be late as I am assembling the people wherever they are." I have (now) asked the sheikhs, and they told me: "Not a single one is left. These are all there are." (10) Now the sheikhs are coming; let the king, my lord, ask the[m]! (12) Rema[n]ni-[Is]sar came up and met us along the stretch that leads to Ka[r]-Aššur. (16) As to what the king, my l[o]rd, wrote to me: "Feed the 6,000 captives in your presence." (19) For how long? (They are) 6,000! Can I…

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~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 082. The King of Elam in the Vicinity of Der (CTN 5 p. 41)

(1) [To the king], my [lord: your servant] A[ššu]r-šallimanni. [Good] health to the king, my lord! (4) As to the news of the king of Elam, he has crossed (the river) and has set on the bridge. He had heard that the governor of Arrapha had come to Der and turned Zineni back from the bridge. (9) (But) now Zineni and his whole army have finished crossing over (the bridge) after him. (13) From the bridge he has gone inside the forest of Adad-mukin-apli and set (camp) amidst the Arameans. [I went] from De[r] as far as the bridge, fastened soil o[n the bridge] and moved up [troops in there]. (19) I…

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~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 084. Reserves on the Way (CTN 5 p. 42)

(1) [T]o the kin[g], my [l]ord: your servant Aššur-šallimanni. Good health to the king, my lord! (4) Concerning the men whom the king, my lord, sent to me, saying: "Review them!" - (8) 150 (men) of Nadinu, [1]20 of Hazalâ, 60 of Aplaya, [x] of the Suhean, [x] of the Hindanean, [x] their [reser]ve, [in all x] men of theirs who have come. (r 3) Ten days: Harran – Tillê - Kubanaše - the city of Assur.

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~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 085. “What Are the King my Lord’s Orders?” (CTN 5 p. 48)

(1) To the king, [m]y lord: your servant Aššur-šallimanni. Good health to the kin[g], my lord! (4) As to the order that the king, my lord, gave me: "Go, [let] them [occ]upy the fort." (7) The king, my lord (Break) (r 2) "Bring me [......], or I will immediately go to the Palace." (r 5) What are the king my lord's orders?

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~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 087. Power Struggles between Chaldean Leaders (CTN 5 p. 25)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [...] are running away [......] (2) he [refu]ses to come. His messengers (are going) to [Mukin-zeri and the messenger]s of Mukin-zeri are going to him. A le[tter of Za]kir was brought to Merodach-baladan [with the following message]: "Who do you think you are among the chieftains of Chaldea who are [l]eft for you? Why do you remain inactive (while) the Chaldean land is getting paralyzed? Is it pleasing to you that Balassu is giving Chaldea [to] destruction?" (8) They intercepted the letter which was brought to Merodach-baladan and read it [in] our [pr]esence. But…

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~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 088. Dredging a River (CTN 5 p. 261)

(1) [To the kin]g, [my l]ord: [your servant Aššu]r-šallim[anni]. Go[od] heal[th t]o the king, [my lor]d! (4) Concerning the arm of the ri[ver on which the king, my lord], wrote me: "Dredge it!" (5) The inside of the arm [is] in accordance with [....] (7) The rivulets that [flow] into it [are ....] (8) The ground is elevated, it is by no means suitable [for dredging]. (9) [As to what the king, my lord, s]aid: "[......] (Rest destroyed)

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~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 089. Land Dispute between High Officials (CTN 5 p. 208)

(1) To the king, my lord: your [serva]nt Nergal-uballiṭ. [Good he]alth to the king, my lord! (4) [Concerning what the k]ing, my [lord], w[rote to m]e: "All the fields of the province of Urzuhina are abandoned. You are taking the fields of Bel-aplu-iddina away (from him)." (9) What is the field of Bel-aplu-iddina about which he has said to the king, my lord, that it has been taken? (11) For ten years the king, my lord, appointed the governorship of Urzuhina to me. (During this time) I have never seen Bel-aplu-iddina putting his feet in that field. (16) The king, my lord, knows that the lands…

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~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 091. Receiving Horses and the Tribute of Kišesim (CTN 5 p. 297)

(1) To the king, [m]y lord: your servant Aššur-da''inanni. Good health to the king, my lord! (4) I have appealed to the king, my lord, saying: "Nobody listens to me." If there is a fault of mine before the king, my lord, let the king, my lord, kill me but why are these (people) killing me? (9) The king, my lord, gave me the order: "Receive regular horses and give them to Dadî! Also receive the king’s horse!" (12) The city-lord of Kišesim brought the tribute and the recruitment officers were in my presence. (As) he was about to enter, I sent my 'third man' to him, saying: ‘Come, stay with me,…

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~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 092. Speaking with Witnesses in Apinunu (CTN 5 p. 118)

(1) [To the king, m]y [lo]rd: your servant Aššur-da''inanni. Good health to the king, my lord! (4) (As regards) what the king, my lord, ordered me concerning the fort of Erimziqu, there is much snow, (so) I am (only) going up as far as Apinunu. I shall (then) send word that the elders should come (so) I (can) speak with them. (11) The Erimziqaeans committed (a crime) and [B]ir-Bari[a]š [the Apin]unean ...[...] (Break) (r 2) [...] ... [...] ... (r 3) I am [now] sending to the king, my lord, one [...] whom I have ab[du]cted.

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~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 093. Fragment Mentioning Şil-Bel (CTN 5 p. 318)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [Let th]em dispa[tch ...] (2) [The servants o]f Ṣil-Bel [...] sen[t] a chest to the scribe of A[šipâ]. (5) The experts serving [him] se[aled the chest] which Ṣil-Bel had s[ent with] the scribe [and ...] an order [...] (9) [the de]por[tees ......] (10) [...]... [...] (r 1) the rest (of the people) [who ...] (r 2) disappeared [......] (r 3) their people went away t[o their ...]. (r 4) The king should sen[d ......] (Rest destroyed)

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~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 095. The City of the Mazamuans (CTN 5 p. 146)

(1) To the k[in]g, m[y lo]rd: yo[ur] se[rv]ant [NN. Good health to] the k[ing], my [lord]! (5) Concern[ing the ci]ty of the [M]azam[uans] about which the king, my lord, wro[te] to me: "Ho[w m]uch seed-corn is there?" (9) - their seed-corn [...] (10) [......] as the [king], my [lo]rd, [com]m[and]ed (13) to the c[ity]-lo[rd]s (Break) (r 4) [...] their [...] (r 5) [......] in (r 6) [... b]order (r 7) eat [...], the apprentice(s) [...]. They boost this [c]ity of the Mazamuans. (r 11) ...... (r 12) [...] apprentice(s) (r 13) Where is your ...? (r 14) The city of the Mazamuans (Rest too broken for t…

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~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 097. Appointment of a Vice Governor (CTN 5 p. 259)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [The king, my lord, wrote to me], saying: "[Appoint a ...] whom you [trust] to vice governorship, and appoint the rest [t]o [...]", so I appointed the [...] of Aššur-[...], the [lega]te of the city Ki[..., to vice governor]ship. [...] the shepherd [NN ...]. (9) I ma[de clear] to him the responsibility of the job that I have given to him. (12) with those who [...] (13) the vice governor [...] (Break) (r 1) Now he has lef[t the king’s] t[asks ......] and has go[ne] to Arrapha. (r 4) The king, m[y] lord, sends me everywhere but there is nobody in my rear. Let a messenger…

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~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 098. Peace Negotiations with the Babylonians (CTN 5 p. 19)

(1) To the king, my lord: your servants [Šamaš]-bunaya (and) Nabû-nammir. Good health to the king, my lord! May Nabû (and) Marduk ble[ss] the king, my lord! (5) We went to Babylon on the 28th. We stood in front of the Marduk gate and spoke with the Babylonian(s). (8) Z[a]sinnu, a servant of Mukin-zeri and some Chaldeans with him came out and stood with the Babylonians before the city-gate. We spoke to the Babylonians as follows: "The k[in]g has s[en]t us to you, saying: '[Let me speak] with the [Babylonians] th[rough] your mouths. I shall establish [the am]ne[sty o]f Babylon and your…

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~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 099. Answer by the Babylonians (CTN 5 p. 74)

(1) [Your servants Šamaš-bunaya, Nabu]-nammir [and] the Babylonian[s]: [W]e would gladly di[e fo]r [our] lord! May Nabû and [Marduk] bless the king, our lord! [Say] to our lord: (8) [As to what the king w]rote to us: "Fear [no]t! (10) [... do] the work! [...] (12) [...] the army [of the king] our [lo]rd. (14) [...] our [lord] (Break) (r 1) [As to what] o[ur lo]rd wrote to us: "Let them make a report together, and let nobody make him fight, until I throw against him the troops that are in the surroundings of Babylon." (r 8) ...... [...]... (r 9) [......] revolted and [...ed] in the a[r]ea of Ch…

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~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 100. Troop Movements in Babylonia (CTN 5 p. 26)

(1) [To the kin]g, my lord: [your servant] Šamaš-buna[ya]. (3) [As to] the news of the troop[s about which the king], my [lo]rd, wrote to me: "[Why] did you not se[nd] them?" (6) The troops, some 50 men of the Itu’eans s[e]t out from the course of the Tigris to the other side of the river by the road of S[ippa]r with their [...]s and went to the king, my lord. (12) [......] the R[u]'u(a) (13) [......] road of Kar-Šamaš (14) [that] leads [to the king], my lord (15) [... the men] of Amu[d]anu (16) [......] Amudanu (17) [......] the men of their land (18) [......] our [m]en (Break) (r 3) [......…

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~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 105. The Prefect is not Holding Back Any People (CTN 5 p. 206)

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Nabû-nammir. May Nabû (and) Mard[uk] bless the king, my lord. (7) At this moment they have cross-examined the people and are gathering them, and I am herewith sending (them) to the king, my [lo]rd. (r 1) Earlier on he said to me as follows: "Should he as[k] for the people, I will not hold back even a single one of those in my presence, but will set free and give them all to the king, my lord."

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~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 109. Barley from Babylonian Cities (CTN 5 p. 33)

(1) To the kin[g], my [lo]rd: (your) servant Ašipâ. (3) 6,000 (homers of) barley of the village manager Ṣil-Bel is near by. The rest of the barley has not been piled up. (8) (There is also) 2,000 (homers of) Nergal-eṭir; (9) (and) 3,000 (homers of) barley in Sippar. The barley is far from the river bank. (r 1) The barley is in place, (but) I cannot go to Sippar and the barley is far from the river. (r 6) If the king should say: 'Go (there)!', the work is in progress. They complain, saying: "From Cutha, from Kar-Nergal."

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~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 112. “Should We Detain the Boats?” (CTN 5 p. 32)

(1) To the king, m[y] lord: your servant Ašipâ. Good health t[o the king, my lord]! (4) Concerning the boats about which the king, my lord, wrote to me, 400 boats [and x] water-skin rafts (Break) (r 2) I shall set out. (r 3) After the boats have been unloaded, should I let them go, or shall we detain them?

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~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 113. Killing Locusts (CTN 5 p. 199)

(1) To the [k]ing, my lord: your se[rva]nt Ašipâ. Good health to the [k]i[ng], my [lo]rd! May Nabû (and) Marduk bless the king, my lord. (6) The royal bodyguard whom the king, my lord, sent, said: "Kill the locusts!" (9) We have exterminated all that there was of them, they did not damage any of the harvest. [The g]ods of the king, my lord, destroyed them. (r 1) The harvests in the [en]tire land of the king, my lord, are very well.

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~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 114. Theft in the Palace (CTN 5 p. 232)

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Ašipâ. (3) Good health to the king, my lord! (5) The baker of the harem manageress came and told me: "A scepter, a chest, an iron brazier and a copper kettle have been stolen from the Palace and sold for money. (r 1) I sent word and those who sold the iron brazier for money were arrested. (r 5) I am herewith sending the informer to the king, my [lo]rd. Let [the king, my lo]rd, question him.

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~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 115. Fragment Mentioning Boats, Barley and Houses (CTN 5 p. 296)

(Beginning destroyed) (3) [...... fr]om (4) [.....] their boats (5) As to what [the king, my lord], wrote to me: "Set out ...! (7) ... me ... (8) "whoever had set out (9) "...... (10) [...] boats [...] (11) [...] my [wat]ch [...] (12) [......] outside the city (13) [... ...]s [...] house[s] (14) [......] is/are lef[t] (Break) (r 1) [......] ... (r 2) [......] is not (r 3) [......] ...... (r 4) [...] ... [...] (r 5) [...] all [...] (r 6) [x] houses from Mazamua and three from Urzuhina have c[ome] to Sippar. They are picking up all of their barley [which] they left there. (r 12) [...] ...... [..…

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~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 116. Fragment Referring to Boats and River Transport (CTN 5 p. 243)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [Nabû-šarru-uṣur], the eunuch of the gov[ernor], the official in charge of the boats, will come with the boats where the king commands. (8) (Concerning the) four boats about which the king said: "You will b[ring] them to [t]his sid[e] (of the river) after [they have arrived]. (r 1) Nabû-šarru-[uṣur has (now) arrived saf]ely. (r 2) (It was) Gurali, a [serva]nt of Adasi who told (this). (r 5) [...] this news, (r 6) he holds l[and] (r 7) [......] of its side (r 8) I have spoken to him in this side (of the river). (r 9) He said that the workers (lit. “any single arm”) are…

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~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 122. Merodach-Baladan’s Barley and Boats (CTN 5 p. 17)

(1) Your servant Merodach-baladan: [I would] gladly [die] for my lord! Say to the king, m[y] lord: (4) As to what the king [......] (5) [......] (6) who in [......] (7) [......] (8) righteous [......] (Break) (r 2) saying: "t[o ......] (r 3) land, barley and [......] (r 4) My barley which the king [......] (r 5) If it is [agreeable] to the king, [my lord], please return (to me) al[l] the boats [...] and (their) crews, and I shall bring it (= the barley) to the king. And may I hear (his) well-being.

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~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 123. Revetment from Materials in the Trunk (CTN 5 p. 95)

(1) To the palace scribe, [my] lo[rd]: your servant Nahiši, the [...]. (3) I have given 25 sheep to Merodach-baladan (and) brought him out on the 7th day. (5) I have fixed the measurements of the doors and am herewith sending them to my lord. (7) Concerning the box of sinews about which my lord wrote to me: "Did they give it to you as you had tested?" – I have brought in the sinews of Digirina. When I come, I will tell my lord what I have tested and sold. (16) (As to) the letter which my lord sent to the treasurer regarding the plot of land at our side, he gave it to u[s], saying: "In view of…

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~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 125. Babylonia in Turmoil (CTN 5 p. 22)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [......] I s[ai]d: "Why (is it that) the k[ing has com]e out (but) you are staying at home? The force[s] of the Palace are there." (4) [They said]: "We will not go [ther]e (against Mukin-zeri)." They are very much afraid of him. They will not go inside the area [at any conditi]on. (6) I shall go to them [...]. Mukin-zeri [has en]camped [be]fore me and (is) between (me) and them. I cannot proceed to them, and, therefore, we cannot unite with one another. (9) I sent Yasubaya with cavalry [to] them (with the following message): "Go and tell them to come out. 'Wh[y] are…

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~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 126. Yadi'-il - an Emissary of Mukin-zeri (CTN 5 p. 64)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) w[e c]an[not ......] (2) yo[u c]an[not ...... in] his [pre]sence. (3) Now then [I am s]ending him to the king. Let the king, my [lo]rd, question him. (5) [Concerni]ng the work of the town of D[u]r-Tinutâ [about which] I wrote [to] the king, [I am bri]nging the bricks [in] but I have not yet started to [...]. (9) [The lady Barsip]itu has sent me (a letter) and [sealed document] through the royal delegate, saying: "Why did you kill your [...] but [you did not kill m]e? (13) I have written a copy [of the sealed docum]ent [...] (15) [... n]o[w] (Break) (r 2) [N]ow I have…

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