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~730 BCE·

Neo-Assyrian

SAA 19

SAA 19 217. Herald and Apprentice (CTN 5 p. 254)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [...... as to what the king, my lord], wrote to me: "[......] ...s." (4) [...] certainly not [...] there. (5) Concerning the her[a]ld (and his) apprentice about w[hom the kin]g, my lord, commanded, w[h]o should be held accountable for ... [...]? (8) Ameli, Inurta-[...] (9) two [...]s [......] (Break) (r 1) The k[i]ng should send word that the eunuchs who ...[...] be broug[ht] there. (r 3) Bel-ereš and [...]-Aššur [...] are the messenger(s) whom I send to [...]. (r 5) A[s t]o ... about which/whom Atamar-Aššur ... told. I have inspected 32 [...]s; those are [...]. (r…

Daily Life·Economy

~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 218. Items for the King’s Entourage (CTN 5 p. 256)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [......] come down. (2) [Yo]ur [...] did not tell it to me. (3) I am sending some [lime]stone blocks [to the k]ing. (5) [The ...]..., says: "It is [so that those I] made to be transported [are ...]." What is it that the king [command]s? (r 1) [Aren't they] for the king's entourage? (r 2) [......] together. [Now I am sending them] to the king.

Daily Life·Economy

~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 219. Fragment Concerning Business (CTN 5 p. 258)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [...] I did [not?] b[u]y [...] (2) [...]... (3) I gave him one mina of copper as a gift for a cart. (6) Did each [k]or go [(for) one m]ina of c[opper]? (Break) (10) Are [...]ya and Mar-... detained on the road? It/He is .... (r 5) (Thus) each kor is delayed. (r 7) (Normally) he respects paths but I wi[ll] arrest him [......] (Rest destroyed or too broken for translation)

Daily Life·Economy

~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 222. Fort without a Wine Cellar (CTN 5 p. 269)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) since the ord[er was given, saying]: “[... ...] the rest. [...] by the seah [of x ‘litres’]. They told [me]: "We shall feed 22 ho[rses] and we shall also fatten [sheep]. In the y[ear of] Tu...'s ilku-duty. (10) If the king, my lord, so orders; I shall give (fodder) and they will feed (the horses). (r 2) There is no wine cellar in the fort. Right now I shall get [them] there, transport [the horses] and feed [them ...] (Rest destroyed)

Daily Life·Economy

~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 224. Booty of Food (CTN 5 p. 275)

(1) [To the ki]ng, [m]y lord: your [se]rvant [NN]. (3) The king my lord's booty (consists of): sheep, bird, bull, fish; [...]..., corn, beer, 2000 [...], [m]illet, garlic (Rest destroyed)

Daily Life·Economy

~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 228. Regular Offerings (CTN 5 p. 307)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [NN ......] (2) ...[... ......] (3) ...[......] (4) the men [......] (5) when the (cult) dais [......] (6) [...] oxe[n ......] (Break) (r 1) I (and) the [... official ......] (r 2) its/his ... [......] (r 3) saying: "Let him tell me! [Gird your] loin[s ...], but stay (here) and bring [...]. (r 4) They brought [...]. A seal[ed document ...] (r 6) regular sheep offering with one [......] (r 7) ... head [......] (r 8) has cu[t ......] (r 9) the (cult) dais [......] (Break) (e. 1) [......] ...... [......] (e. 2) [......] of m[y] lord [......].

Daily Life·Economy

~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 229. Men in Great Numbers (CTN 5 p. 292)

(1) [To the king, my lord: your servant NN. The b]e[st of health to the k]in[g, m]y lord! (5) [...] are good. [PNf] go[es] to the interior. (7) Th[i]s [...] until we [...] (8) men in great numbers - this [...] which we will pl[ace]. (10) [...] ]men in great numbers [...]. (11) [M]oreover], they [ha]ve gone up a [...] terrain. (12) ...[... ...] they destroy (14) [...] shall we place (15) [... ve]ry (r 1) [...] his [...s] (r 2) [...] co[m]e down (r 3) [...] our [...]s. (r 4) The ki[ng], my [lord], knows [that ...] (r 5) in the forts [......] (r 6) of the for[ts ...] (r 7) the men of [......] (r…

Daily Life·Economy

~725 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 1

Shalmaneser V 1

(Akkadian 1) Palace of Shal[maneser (V), king of Assyria]: five minas of the king. (Aramaic 1) Five minas (by the standard) of the land. Five (minas) of the king.

SAA 19 217. Herald and Apprentice (CTN 5 p. 254)

SAA 19 218. Items for the King’s Entourage (CTN 5 p. 256)

SAA 19 219. Fragment Concerning Business (CTN 5 p. 258)

SAA 19 222. Fort without a Wine Cellar (CTN 5 p. 269)

SAA 19 224. Booty of Food (CTN 5 p. 275)

SAA 19 228. Regular Offerings (CTN 5 p. 307)

SAA 19 229. Men in Great Numbers (CTN 5 p. 292)

Shalmaneser V 1

Shalmaneser V 1003

Shalmaneser V 1004

Shalmaneser V 2

Shalmaneser V 2001

Shalmaneser V 2002

Shalmaneser V 3

Shalmaneser V 4

Shalmaneser V 5

Shalmaneser V 6

Shalmaneser V 7

Shalmaneser V 8

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)