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Page 1314 / 1497

~725 BCE·

Neo-Assyrian

RINAP 1

Shalmaneser 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) [(...)].

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianOur engine

SAA 15 042. Feeding Hittite Deportees (ABL 1082)

(Obverse) [To the king, my lo]rd: your servant [PN]. [Good] health to the king, [my] lord! [Concerning] the Hittites about whom the king, my lord, [wrote to me], saying: "You wrote [that] the previous [consignments] of stored barley [...] they have moved twice(?)" — [...] which were at their disposal [...] I asked him: "Why [...] did they eat the previous (rations)? [...]" What their statement to the king, [my] lord, was [...] I have (now) written [...] [...] the seah-measure [...] [...] ... [...] (Remainder broken)

Shalmaneser V 9

SAA 15 042. Feeding Hittite Deportees (ABL 1082)

SAA 15 072. Adda-rami and Horses (CT 53 606)

SAA 15 105. Horses and Recruitment Officers of Calah (ABL 0127)

Sargon II 009

Sargon II 043

Sargon II 050

Sargon II 053

Sargon II 054

Sargon II 076

Sargon II 082

Sargon II 083

Sargon II 085

Sargon II 086

Sargon II 087

Sargon II 089

Sargon II 090

Sargon II 091

Sargon II 092

Sargon II 095

Sargon II 096

Sargon II 1006

Sargon II 101

Sargon II 110

Sargon II 123

SAA 01 002. Dealings with Arpad (CT 53 502)

SAA 01 003. The Wife of the Treasurer (CT 53 463)

SAA 01 004. On Shirking the King’s Work (CT 53 834)

SAA 01 005. These Nabateans are Yours (ABL 0305)

SAA 01 006. (no title) (ABL 0298)

SAA 01 007. The Gods of Muṣaṣir (CT 53 340)

SAA 01 008. Urarṭian Governor Defects to Assyria (CT 53 229)

SAA 01 009. Ullusunu on His Guard (CT 53 589)

SAA 01 010. Urarṭian Emissaries Meet Captives (ABL 0306+)

SAA 01 011. Building a Private Army (ABL 0304)

SAA 01 012. The Story of Bel-nuri the Amiable (ABL 1042)

SAA 01 013. Pitching Camp on the Elamite Border (CT 53 076)

SAA 01 014. Campaigning in Ellipi (CT 53 823)

SAA 01 015. Bring Your Tribute! (CT 53 311)

SAA 01 016. Ašpabara Appointed King of Ellipi (ABL 1469)

SAA 01 017. Contacts With Elam (CT 53 642)

SAA 01 018. Military Moves in Babylonia (ABL 1292)

SAA 01 019. Dealing With the Puqudu (ABL 1328)

SAA 01 020. Cattle for Troops (CT 53 636)

SAA 01 021. The Widows of Fallen Soldiers (CT 53 128)

SAA 01 022. Summoning the Cavalry (CT 53 136)

SAA 01 023. Catching Runaway Servants (CT 53 185)

SAA 01 024. Summoning Holders of Government Property (CT 53 245)

SAA 01 025. Brick Masons and the Bull Colossi of Dur-Šarruken (ABL 1423+)

SAA 01 029. The King of Urarṭu on the Offensive (ABL 0198+)