All tablets.

SAA 05 274. Heavy Rain (ABL 1265)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) It rai[ned] extremely heavily. (4) The water trough raised 100 homers (20,000 litres) of water. (Rest destroyed)

~715 BCE·Neo-Assyrian

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SAA 05 275. Steady Rain (CT 53 695)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) It star[ted to rain] on the 20th day, and it rai[ned heavily] for two days. (6) The water [trough raised x homers of water]. (Rest destroyed)

Daily Life·Economy

SAA 05 276. Fragment Reporting on Rainfall (CT 53 558)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [On the ...th] da[y ...] it rai[ned] extremely heav[ily] in the ci[ty ...]. (r 2) The k[ing, my lord], can [be glad]. (Rest destroyed)

SAA 05 277. Assembling Troops (CT 53 305)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [in] Arz[uhina ......]. (2) I am w[riting to you righ]t now: [after I have] sent [..., speak] with [NN wh]o [has written] to the Palace ab[out ...]: (5) "Why [is] the wor[k delayed]? To whom did you [......]? Have they p[romoted NN] as city [lord]?" (8) He is [...]; as for you, [be ready] wi[th your army and wi]th your ch[ariot] troops, assemble the Gurreans, the It[u'eans, the ...], the exempt infantry, the kal[lāpu troops and ...] (Break) (r 2) [I said:] "No [......] (r 3) [de]layed [......] (r 4) [... the cr]own prince [......] (r 5) does [n]ot bring [......] (r 6)…

SAA 05 278. (no title) (CT 53 677)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) he is my [...] (2) [...]ean(s) and Arazaean(s) (3) [...] he is [...]. Send him (4) [...] the army of [...] (5) [...] has de[parted fr]om there. (6) (The situation) [is ve]ry [good]. Whatever [...] (7) [...] the re[ar ......] (8) [......] barley [...] (Rest destroyed)

SAA 05 279. Military Matters (CT 53 403)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) [......] palace [...] (3) [......] ... [...] (4) [...... Gabbu]-amur who [...] (5) [...... You] know that [the ...] (6) [who ...]... g[o and] (7) [...]. Now, [...] (8) [with] my assembled [tr]oops [...] (9) [...] together with the h[orses ...] (10) [...] the chief eunuch [...] (11) [...] to [...] (12) [...... say]ing: "The king, [my] lor[d, ...] (Break) (r 2) [...] the royal bodyguard who [...] (r 3) [...] one [...] of the palace [...] (r 4) [... have co]me, saying: "We have been sent [to ...]" — (r 5) [that is] not [true]! (r 6) [You] know that [the ...] (r 7) [who]…

SAA 05 280. Oxen and Wagons (CT 53 442)

(Beginning destroyed) (6) [...] to [......] (7) [t]o the te[ams ......] (8) to the messen[ger ...] (9) I bro[ught ......] (Break) (12) I g[ave him] these orders: "As soon as you have brought [...] the oxen and the wa[gons, give them] to [NN]; later on, [......]." (r 4) What else? Let these [...]s go out too, don't let [...] grow [...] (Break) (r 11) [... ap]proached [...] (Break) (e. 1) [wh]ich I answered you [...]

SAA 05 281. Trees for the Royal Orchards (CT 53 036)

(1) To [the king, my lord]: your servant Sin-[ahhe-riba]. Good health to the k[ing, my lord]! (4) [Assyria] is well, the tem[ples] are well, [all the king's] fo[rts] are well. The king, [my] lo[rd], can be [glad indeed]. (8) Two big ... trees [......] (9) on the 5th day of [......] (10) to the city Šur[u ......] (11) On the 7th of [......] (12) Tu'ayu [......] (13) came [to me ......] (14) among the medlar(s) [......] (15) of the orchard [......] (Break) (r 1) [...] tree [......] (r 2) cypres[ses ......] (r 3) all [......] (r 4) there [......] (r 5) grape[s ......] (r 6) recei[ved ......] (r 7…

SAA 05 283. Arrival of a Royal Messenger (CT 53 658)

(Beginning destroyed) (3) [I]n [his] letter [it was written as follows]: (4) "While [I was] he[re], a messenger of [the king of ... c]ame [t]o [m]e in the city [...]; he had [no]t reached me in [...] (Break) (r 5) thi[s lett]er [ca]me [to me ......] (Rest destroyed)

SAA 05 284. Carnelian from Kumme (ABL 1035)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [...... Ari]ye (Break) (r 3) "I shall not giv[e the ...]... (r 4) [On acco]unt of this matter [NN] wrote: "[... is] against me; [make it known] in the Palace," and for that reason I wrote [to] my [lord]: "I shall write to find out [what] he has [in m]ind." (r 10) The [...] of the Ukkean are [...] with him. (r 11) [... A]riyazâ has brought carnelian (r 12) [...] to Silim-Aššur (r 13) [...] good (r 14) [...] second best (Rest destroyed)

SAA 05 285. Too Much Snow (CT 53 629)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) I am sending [......]. (3) [Perhaps the king], my lord, will say: (4) "[Why was it not ...] until now?" (5) [The blanket of snow] is very thick, (6) [......] the month Adar (XII) (7) [......] to me (Rest too broken for transalation)

SAA 05 286. A Journey to Dur-Šarruken (CT 53 257)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) [After ...] the Ukkean (3) had subjugat[ed ...], (4) [the governor] opposite him came from Ur[arṭu] (5) and they spen[t] the night together [in the town] Irmuna. (7) [No]w, both of them [...] (8) [...] to Dur-Šarruke[n ...] (9) [...] w[i]th me (Rest destroyed)

SAA 05 287. Inspecting Bronze and Wooden Objects (CT 53 628)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) [... has been rec]eived, and we will enter (it); (3) [there] are vessels of bronze [...] (4) [...] it is burnt red. (5) We shall see [...] (Break) (r 3) [...] of bronze (r 4) [...] we have weighed. (r 5) [...] beams [......] (Rest destroyed)

SAA 05 288. Keeping Watch with Exempted Men (CT 53 473)

(Obverse destroyed) (r 1) of [......] (r 2) Now the ki[ng, my lord, ...] (r 3) should exercise [...]. And [......] (r 4) the king, my lord, should rep[rimand ......] (r 5) I shall keep watch [in ...] with the exempt[ed men ......] (r 7) behind [......] (r 8) let them do [......] (r 9) of Wa[......] (r 10) knows [......] (Break; side untranslatable)

SAA 05 289. Distributing Corn (CT 53 323)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [trans]ferring [......] the town Mu[...]. (2) For (any cohort commander) who has a bre[ad ration for on]e year and who has men, I [take] from the corn tax and provide it to him in his garrison. (6) Even where there is no entry, they come and tell me, and I give it, so they can cultivate their fields. (9) If I did not allot it, they would take [the corn] they have harvested [prev]iously and eat it, and would not cultivate the fields but turn to me [with]out a superior, saying: "Bread [is being with]held from us!" (r 4) The king, my lord, knows that [...] no [...]; (r 5…

SAA 05 290. Ferrying Some Thresholds Without Boats (CT 53 030)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) [......] they (3) [......] another mountain [...] (4) [......] he returns [...] (5) [......] great [...] in Šimu (6) [......] of large boats (7) [......] ..., as many as there are, (8) [are ...]. These boats are damaged. (9) [......]dadu will return, and (10) [......] their [...]. (11) Perh[aps the king, my lord, wi]ll say: (12) "[... th]ese [boats] (Break) (r 2) [......] the stone thres[holds] (r 3) [...... for the wa]tchtowers (r 5) I shall bring across [the thresholds] which [have been deposited on] the river bank, [and ... do] the work on the boats. [Wh]at does th…

SAA 05 291. Giving Bricks to the Magnates (CT 53 038)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) [...] 56 courses of bricks [...] (3) [...] he extracted [...]. (4) [He wrote t]o him: "Why did you extract [...]?" (6) [He said: "The re]st of the work that I am doing [is ...; I have receiv]ed from him [x] bricks, but he is still glazing [the kiln-fired bricks]." (10) I am [herewith] sending [the ...]s of the br[ickwork o]f his wall (assignment) [to the king], my lord. (12) [Perhaps the ki]ng, my lord, will say: "[To who]m have [you] given bricks [...]?" (15) [40,000] to (the governor of) Arpad, [40,000 t]o (the governor of) Sama[ria, 40,000 to] (the governor of)…

SAA 05 293. Finishing the ‘Winged Hoof’ (ABL 0271)

(1) To the king, [my] lord: your servant Nabû-ušabši, (and) Iglî. Good health to the king, my lord! May Nabû and Marduk bless the king, my lord! (7) As to the winged hoof about which the king, my lord, wrote me: "Why is it not finished?" — (10) had it been at the disposal of the Assyrians, we would have retrieved it from them and quick[ly fin]ished it! (r 3) [...] the Babylonians [... have been re]trieving it (Break) (e. 1) I shall bring it to the king, my lord.

SAA 05 294. Request for Beams, Gold and Steel (ABL 0566)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) "Cons[ult] the tablet!" The br[ick masons who] star[ted] to work were gossiping the following day, saying: "This work is most acceptable to Bel! The king is going to live long!" (6) They were merry indeed, so I asked: "What is it? Tell me!" but they wouldn't tell me. (9) (I need) six musukkannu trees, each six cubits (3 m) long and one cubit (50 cm) in circumference; (10) one haluppu fir tree, five cubits long, one cubit in circumference; (12) ten musukkannu trees, each of which are two qû measures thick; they may be either five or six cubits long; (14) one good box…

SAA 05 295. Second-Rate Logs will not Do (ABL 0467)

(1) [To the king, my lord: your servant NN. Good health to the king], my lord! May [Nabû and Marduk] bless the king, my lord! (Break) (8) [......] are distributing [...] to the magnates (10) [If it is acceptable to] the king, my lord, [the ...] should give orders [to ......] (13) [......] they should come (14) [I will] give them [...]. (15) [The ... which they have c]ut into shape (16) [are] very [...]; (17) their [...] are [...]. (18) I have listed their [...] and sent (this information) to the king, my lord. (20) The second-rate (logs) we [have been cut]ting into shape here are quite…

SAA 05 296. Bricks for Dur-Šarruken (CT 53 188)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [...] Adia [...] (2) [There are x sto]ne cutters. The dyers have [beg]un to dye. (4) As to the the work of Dur-Šarruken, we have brought out the local population by villages; they will produce the bricks.

SAA 05 297. Transporting Stone Thresholds and Raising a Bull Colossus (ABL 0957)

(Beginning destroyed) (4) [I have brought] stone thre[sholds acr]oss (the river), but five [of them] remain [the]re. [I have appoi]nted [the chief...] in charge of them, saying: "Bring [them] across!" (8) On the first day [I to]ok [x] king's men with [me] and went to [Tas]tiate to raise the bull colossus. It has been hewn and [...]. (r 2) I am [n]ow spreading poles against [the qu]ay and raising the [bu]ll colossus. We will do it all right; the king, my lord, can be glad.

SAA 05 298. Moving Bull Colossi Across the River (ABL 1362)

(Beginning destroyed) (4) As to the of[ficials] in Adi[a] and in Tas[tiate concerning whom] the king, my lord, wro[te me]: "All of them should go t[o Dur-Šarruken]!" — (9) the bu[ll colossi] of the magnates are set up to[gether] and the king, my lord, [(earlier) said]: "They should quickly ... the colossi and as long as the water in the river is [low, bring them across] the river!" (14) Who [...] would (then) stay (here) to look after the [bull colossi]? (r 1) N[ow], the magnates are waiting for [me]. May the king, my lord, wait for me (until) Siv[an] (III), and I will (then) get the work…

SAA 05 299. Working and Loading Bull Colossi (CT 53 201)

(Obverse too broken for translation) (r 1) [As to the wo]rk to [be done about which the ki]ng, my lord, wrote [me]: "You shall exec[ute] it by the patte[rn] of the [...] bull colossus [of Du]yanusi" — I am do[ing acco]rdingly. (r 7) [The w]ork looks [good]; [i]t is being done. The king, [my] lord, [can] be glad. (r 10) The bull colo[ssus of] Duyanusi [is finished] and we have l[oaded] it [on] a boat. [Let them w]ri[te me wh]at the king my lord's [orders are]. (Rest destroyed)

SAA 05 300. Fragment Referring to a Bull Colossus (CT 53 268)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) I will d[o and fin]ish [......]. (4) T[his bull] colossus [concerning which] the king, [my] lo[rd, wro]te me (Break) (r 3) they are [at h]ome. (r 4) [As to what the ki]ng, my lord, wr[ote me] (Rest destroyed)

SAA 15 001. Ru’uaean Eunuch Returned from Damascus; the City Wall of Meturna (ABL 0158)

(1) To the king, [my] lord: your servant Issar-du[ri]. Good health to the king, [my l]ord! (4) Nabû-zeru-ibni, the Ru'[uean] eunuch whom the king, my lord, retur[ned] from Damascus from the servi[ce] of Bel-duri and sent to Abdudu to Be[l-...] in the hope that the Ru'u[ean] and his people would co[me] to him — (11) (when) Merodach-Bal[adan] heard of his having come, he had all his brothers brought (before him), and spoke with them as follows: "Now that his brother has come, you will run aw[ay] to him!" They said to him, "Why should we run away? (This) brother of ours who has come is on the…

SAA 15 002. Dangerous Boat Trip; King Approaching Uruk (ABL 1056)

(1) [To the king, my lord: your servant Iss]ar-du[ri. Good health t]o the king, [my] l[ord]! (4) [Concerning the g]uard about whom the king, my lord, [wrote to m]e, whom the servants [of the kin]g my lord have hired, he will depart [tom]orrow. (8) [The boa]tmen [sa]id to me as follows: "Are we to go as he says? The [te]rritory is not safe, there are bandits w[ho ...] there. Surely [... will] hear [about it and] send [...]s [who will t]ake the boats away from us. [...] in the ri[ve]r [...]. Let m]e go [...] and give [......], (and) let us wait [fo]r the king, my lord. As soon as the king is…

SAA 15 003. Cavalry of Nibe (ABL 0159)

(1) [T]o the king, my lord: your [servant] Issar-duri. Good health to the king, my lord! (4) Concerning the cavalrymen of Nibê about whom the king, my lord, wrote to me, we were already in Media (when) the le[tte]r of the king, my lord, came t[o m]e. (10) [...] I se[nt (word) ...] (Rest destroyed)

SAA 15 004. Physicians for the King; Inscriptions for a Temple in Der (ABL 0157)

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Issar-duri. [Good] health to the king, my lord! (4) [Concerni]ng Nabû-šumu-iddina and Nabû-eriba, the physicians [about whom I sp]oke to the king, my lord, now then I am sending them [care of] my messenger to the [kin]g my lord's presence. Let them enter the king my lord's [pres]ence, and let the king my lord speak with them. Truly, I have not disclosed nor told them where the king, my lord, is sending them. (17) Šamaš-belu-uṣur wrote to me from Der: "Should we really not put any inscriptions in the walls of the temple?" I am now writing to the king, my…

SAA 15 005. We Did not See the Moon (ABL 0162)

(1) [To] the king, my lord: yo[ur servant] Issar-dur[i. Good he]alth to the king, [my lo]rd! (4) We [watc]hed for the gods on the [2]9th [day]. There were clouds in [the sk]y, and therefore [w]e did [not] see (anything). How[ever], my messenger who has been staying [in the presence] of Marduk-šarru-[uṣur has] now [...] (Rest destroyed)

SAA 15 006. Claiming Reward for Good News of Rain (ABL 0707)

(1) To the king, [my] lord: your servant Issar-duri. Good health to the king, [my] lord! (4) In the night of the 5th day it started to rain hail. The ra[in poured dow]n through the night, the whole early morning and the next day. [... Aš]šur (Break) (r 1) I appealed for [...]. (r 2) Now I have announced to the king, [my] lord, the good news of the rain. For my good news let them (now) give me what I appealed for. (Rest destroyed)

SAA 15 007. Servants of Bel-ahhe-eriba Appeal to the King (ABL 0708)

(1) [To the king], my [lo]rd: [your servant] Issar-duri. [Good health] to the king, my lord! (4) [The servants o]f Bel-ahhe-riba [who ca]me and appealed to the king, [my lord, saying: "There a]re [brothe]rs of ours in Na[...]" — Inurta-šakin-[..., the bodyg]uard (whom) the king, [my l]ord, sent [with the]m, [has ...ed t]hese [...] of [...] (Rest destroyed)

SAA 15 008. The People and Goods of Nabu-ahhe-iddina (ABL 0163)

(1) [To] the king, [my] lord: your servant Issar-duri. Good health to the king, my lord! (4) Concerning the people and the goods of Nabû-ahhe-iddina about which the king, my lord, gave me orders, [...] in a[ccordan]ce with the writing-board (Rest destroyed)

SAA 15 009. The Palace Manager of Arrapha and Writing-Boards (ABL 0160)

(1) [To] the king, [my] lo[rd]: yo[ur servant] Issar-du[ri. Good he]alth to [the king, my lord]! (4) Concerning the [palace] manager of Arrapha ab[out whom the king, my lord], ga[ve me] orders, now then [...] (8) 1 writing-boa[rd ...] (9) 1 writing-boa[rd ...] (10) which he [...] (11) 1 writ[ing-board ...] (12) 1 writ[ing-board ...] (13) which I [...] (14) [I have ...ed] the palace manager (15) and [...] to the pres[ence of ...] (Rest destroyed)

SAA 15 010. Distributing Barley Rations (CT 53 481)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) according t[o ......] (3) in the cit[y ......] (4) a writing-board [......] (5) to the palace [......] (6) in the domestic quarters [......] (7) They should have sen[t me a sealed order] according to the wr[iting-board], and I would have gi[ven] the barley accordingly, wherever it i[s]. (r 3) The barley which is in the town Ša[bbu ...]. (r 4) The rest which is in [...] (r 5) indeed [......] (Rest destroyed)

SAA 15 011. Providing for Bel-iqiša (ABL 0161)

(1) [T]o the king, [my lo]rd: your [servant] Issar-[duri]. Good health to [the king, my lord]! (4) [Concer]ning Bel-iqi[ša ... ab]out whom the king, my lord, wr[ote to me]: "Give him prov[isions!" — now then I have given to him] four oxen [...], [x] hundred (homers) of barley [...], [x hect]ares of land i[n ...] (Break) (r 1) [The re]st of [..., everything] that the king, [my lor]d, commanded, [is ... at] my disposal.

SAA 15 012. Escorting Captives to [Dur]-Šarrukin (ABL 0552)

(1) To the king, [my] lord: your servant Issar-[duri]. Good health to the king, my lord! (4) The captives entrusted to the bodyguard Guhuru are on their way to [Dur]-Šarrukin. [On the x]th [day ...] (8) (Break) (14) [...... we]nt (15) [... the] captives (Break) (r 1) [...] in [...] (r 2) [...] ... [......] (r 3) I wrote as follows [to] the bodyguard accompanying them: "[Bring th]em to Baqarru and let them stay there. [Give the]m bread and water and send [a report] about them to the Palace. Whatever they write to you from the Palace, you shall do accordingly!"

SAA 15 013. Captives (ABL 0164)

(1) [To the ki]ng, [my l]ord: [your servant Is]sar-du[ri. Good heal]th to the ki[ng, my lord]! (4) [Concerning the cap]tives [about whom the king], my [lord], wrote to me, the former [...] (Rest destroyed or uninscribed)

SAA 15 014. Itu’eans Working in Dur-Šarrukin (ABL 0711)

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Is[sar]-duri. Good health to the [ki]ng, my lord! (4) [Concerning what] the king, my lord, [wro]te to me: "[The] I[tu'ean ...s] who [are do]ing work [in Dur-Šarru]k[in ...] (Break) (r 2) Let him return [...]. My guard is strong. The king, my lord, [can] be glad.

SAA 15 015. Exempting the Recruits of the Chief Eunuch (ABL 0709)

(1) [To the king], my [lord]: your servant Issar-duri. [Good health t]o the king, my lord! (3) [Concerning the recrui]ts of the chief eunuch [about whom the king, my lord], wrote: "They are to be exempt; [no]body may litigate [against them] (and) [no]body may exact [corn taxes from them]!" — (7) [... the coho]rt [commander]s and the recruits (8) [...] his sons (9) [...] ... their [...]; their sons (10) [...] are [e]xempt. The rest of (11) [...] the campaign of the king, my lord (12) [...] Previously (Break) (r 1) [who appe]aled [...], the king, my lord, [...]. (r 2) [Those who] appealed [to…

SAA 15 016. Entering Deportees into Fortified Places in Arrapha (ABL 0443)

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Bel-le'i. (4) The people with whom I am coming — I and the dišanu-official [are brin]ging them into fortified places. (9) [...] for their protection (10) [... Arr]apha (11) [... I shall se]nd.

SAA 15 018. Captives in Arrapha (CT 53 217)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [These] c[ap]tives in Arrapha [...] are 4,100 in number. I asked [NN] and L[ansî] (who said): "[There are] 1,000 k[ing's] men among them." Their watch is v[ery] strict. (10) And right now the chief eu[nuch] will go [wi]th them to Urz[uhina]. He is reviewing [them]. Befo[re they go], Lan[sî ...] in the pres[ence of ...] (Rest destroyed)

SAA 15 019. Bought Slaves and Captives (CT 53 202)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) "[O]n the day when [Be]l-ila'i and Apl[aya bring the dependents] who [have been b]ought for money now, along with the (dependents) of [tho]se capti[ves] who [fe]ll to me from Arraph[a] (r 1) [...] Arrapha [...] (r 2) [...] ... two [...] (r 3) [...] will lea[ve ...] (r 4) [I ques]tioned [them] (r 5) [They said: "The da]y that [...] (r 6) [...] Apl[aya] (Rest destroyed)

SAA 15 020. Fragment Concerning Mule Express in the Province of Arrapha (CT 53 503)

(Beginning destroyed) (3) [...] mule express [...] (4) [...] my teams [...] (5) [...] I with [...] (6) [... the pr]ovince of Arrapha [...] (7) [... t]his [...] my team [...] (8) [...] my teams [...] (9) [...] teams ...[...] (Rest destroyed)

SAA 15 021. Partitioning Fields in Arrapha (CT 53 887)

(1) [To the king, my lord: your servant NN. Good health to] the king, m[y] lord! (4) [...] of Arrap[ha] (5) [...] in the cities [...] (6) [...] to the king, [my] lo[rd] (7) [NN the] bodyguard [...] (8) [...] ... [...] (9) [... The d]ay that [...] Arra[pha] (10) [...] he part[itioned] the fields (Break) (r 2) [...] one [...] (r 3) [... the king], my [lord] should know [......] (r 4) Let the king, my lord send (word) [to ... that they should br]ing me ...[...]. Let them [...] them wor[ds] and let them com[e here and do] their [work]! (r.e. 9) [Concerning ...]nanu [...] (r.e. 10) [...] ... [...]…

SAA 15 022. Fragment Mentioning Arrapha (CT 53 251)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [......] the king, my lord [...] (2) [......] Place! [...] (3) [......] before [NN] (4) [......] Arrapha [...] (5) [......] ...[...] (6) [......] ...[...] (7) [has en]tered but no[t ...]. (8) [As the king], my [lo]rd, commanded, [w]e shall pou[r ...] (10) [......] "From [...] (11) [......] in [...] (Rest destroyed)

SAA 15 023. Hailstorm (CT 53 902)

(Beginning destroyed) (r 1) [about which the king, my lord, wr]ote to me: "Let them excavate it and remove it downwa[rds]" — [on the x]th day it rained there for the first time, and just now hai[l] has fallen [fr]om the mid[st of the sky]. (r 9) [I have written t]o the king, [my lord ...] (Rest destroyed)

SAA 15 024. Dispute over Ownership of Towns and Lands (ABL 0168)

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Nabû-belu-ka''in. Good health to the king, my lord! (4) Concerning what the king, my lord, wrote to me: "Why have you appropriated towns and fields of Il-yada' in the province of Arrapha and in Šamaš-naṣir?" — what towns of his have I taken in the province of Arrapha? (10) As to Šamaš-naṣir, did I not appeal to the king, my lord, that it be given to him? The king, my lord, (however) gave Šamaš-naṣir to me, saying: "[Gi]ve (him) a town in its stead." The town I gave him lies right [a]head of his city. Is Šamaš-naṣir (as much) [at] my disposal? And he is…

SAA 15 025. Attending to an Expedition of 3,000 Men in Zabban (CT 53 019)

(1) [T]o the king, my lord: your [servant] Nabû-belu-ka''in. Good health to the king, [my] lord! (4) The messenger of Il-yada' told me this news: "An expedition of 3,000 men has come up to me." All the men and horses are in the mountain; I am 'clean.' (If) I go all the way to them to Zabban, as far as Daduni, attend to them, put up guards, and return from there going to the piedmont, surely these men [......] (Break) (r 4) [Perh]aps [the king], my [lor]d, [will say]: "[Are] all the m[en (and horses) ......] until [......]?" (r 10) [... x h]orses (and) some [...] m[en ...] in [...].

SAA 15 026. Harvesting in Dur-Bel-ila’i and Lubda (ABL 1191)

(1) [To the king], my [lor]d: [your servant Nabû]-belu-ka''in. [Good health to the kin]g, my lord! (4) [Perhaps the king], my [lord], says: "[What are y]ou doing?" — (6) [...] I came (7) [...] together (8) [... wh]atever was boiled (9) [...] has been harvested. (10) I have blocked [...] (11) I am [in] Dur-Bel-ila'i. (12) [...] from Zabban (13) [...] iron sickle (14) [When] I [com]e from Lubda, (15) [...] their harvest (16) [...] the[re is] (Rest destroyed)