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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10

SAA 10 093. Ablution Ritual in Tarbiṣu (ABL 0047) [from astrologers]

(1) To the king, [my lo]rd: your servant Akkull[anu]. Good health to the king, my lord! May Nabû and Marduk bless the king, my lord! (7) Tomorrow evening there will be a (cultic) bath in the city of Tarbiṣu, and sacrifices of the king will be performed. Shall I go? (Break) (r 1) If I had n[ot] reminded (the king) [today], wouldn't the king, my lord, get furious and say: "Why did you not remind me?"

Daily Life·Economy

~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10

SAA 10 095. Report on Priests; Kanunu Festival (ABL 0049) [from astrologers]

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Akkullanu. Good health to the king, my lord! May Nabû and Marduk bless the king, my lord! (3) Concerning the priest about whom the king, my lord, wrote to me, now then — today is the third day already — he has thought it over and said to me as follows: (7) "What is this? It should be cleared up! If there is anything left of it, let them send it to me, and I will make it double at once. Within [......] has not sent [...] as to where it would be. (12) "Concerning what the ki[ng said, viz. 'Three years ago you [......],' is this not what [......]? (15) "The…

Daily Life·Economy

~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10

SAA 10 096. Affairs of the Aššur Temple (ABL 0043) [from astrologers]

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Akkullanu. Good health to the king, my lord! May Nabû and Marduk bless the king, my lord! (5) Concerning the constant sheep offering and the regular deliveries to Aššur about which the king, my lord, wrote to his servant: "Who of the magnates have not agreed to give them?" — (8) I was not able to specify (them and thus) did not write to the king, my lord yesterday. (Now then) here are the magnates who have not given the sheep offerings: (13) The governors of Barhalzi, Raṣappa, Kilizi, Isana, Tillê, Kullania, and Arpadda. All (these) have not given the…

Daily Life·Economy

~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10

SAA 10 097. Consecrating a Priest (CT 53 149) [from astrologers]

(Beginning destroyed) (1) May [the goddess DN] subdue [......]; may she day after day, month after month and year after year present the king, my lord, with rejoicing, pride, joy, jubilation and merry mood. (5) The driller, whom your royal father shaved, used to enter the ablution chamber, and your royal father put him in charge of the statues as well. Now, he died in Elul (VI). He has left a son (who) is a novice and 'stands with his hair.' Now, if it is acceptable to the king, my lord, let them shave him. The king, my lord, knows that these are the days of the ritual — that is why I am…

Daily Life·Economy

~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10

SAA 10 098. Wine Masters on Strike (ABL 0042) [from astrologers]

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Akkullanu. Good health to the king, my lord! May Nabû and Marduk bless the king, my lord! (6) Yesterday, on the 3rd, Aššur and Mullissu went out in peace and re-entered (Ešarra) safely; all the gods who went out with Aššur took up their residence in peace. The king, my lord, can be happy. [May] Ašš[ur and Mullissu keep the king, my lord, alive] for a hundred years. (17) The king, my lord, did not question (the officials) who, in [...] and in the [... te]mple, fill the vats [in fr]ont of the king's table, (but) are now on strike, about whom I wrote to the…

Daily Life·Economy

~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10

SAA 10 099. Priests of Calah (ABL 0048) [from astrologers]

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Akkullanu. Good health to the king, my lord! May Nabû and Marduk bless the king, my lord! (5) Concerning the priests of Cal[ah] about whom the king, my lord, wrote to me, I questioned a priest personally; he said as follows: (Break) (r 1) "Nobody has hea[rd] their story [...]. I [gave] the order: 'Let them be held in my house [...] until the king summons them and asks about his servants who were killed.'"

Daily Life·Economy

~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10

SAA 10 100. Morning First of Mars in Iyyar, Eclipse of the Sun (ABL 0679+) [from astrologers]

(1) [To] the king, my lord: [your servant] Akkullanu. Good health to the king, my lord! May [Nabû] and Marduk bless the king, my lord! (5) [M]ars has appeared in the path of the Enlil stars at the feet of Perseus; it is faint and of a whitish colour. I saw it on the 26th of Iyyar (II) when it had (already) risen high and I am subsequently sending the relevant interpretation to the king, my lord: (9) [If] Mars approaches Perseus, there will be a rebellion in the Westland; brother will slay his brother; the palace of the ruler will be plundered; the treasure of the country will go over to…

Religion & Myth·Astronomy & Mathematics

~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10

SAA 10 101. Copying Tablets for the Royal Library (CT 53 187) [from astrologers]

(1) [May Nab]û and M[arduk bless the king, my lord!] (2) [Concerning] the tablets of [the series ... and] the non-canonical tablets [...... of which] I s[poke] to the king, my lord, they have now been brought. [If] it pleases [the king], m[y lord], let them b[ring them in, and let the king, my lord], have a look. (7) Later [I shall collect] the Akkadian [writing-b]oards [......] and the Assyrian [writing-board]s [......], and I shall write the tablets [...]. (11) [......] from here [......]. Let the king, my lord, [...]. (r 1) [And concerning what the k]ing, my lord, [wrote to me]: "Let [all…

Daily Life·Economy

~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10

SAA 10 102. Copying Texts for the Royal Library (CT 53 417+) [from astrologers]

(Beginning destroyed) (1) "[Namullu] = plank bed"; (2) "[Šita] = weapon"; "Gi = reed"; (3) "[Gurh]ub = large basket"; "Dug = earthenware"; (4) "Marduk [...] the word of the gods"; (5) [Mul] Apin: all these tablet[s] (exist) in three copies. (6) Dugul-pan-[ili] and Kiṣir-Aššur are both copying Urra. (9) "He created stations [for the great gods"]; (10) "[As Illi]l [heard the words of the gods"]; (Break) (r 2) behind schedu[le ......] (r 3) one-column tablet [......] (r 4) I saw [......] (r 5) at my disposal [......] (r 6) tablets [......] (Rest destroyed)

Daily Life·Economy

~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10

SAA 10 103. Editorial Suggestions (CT 53 900) [from astrologers]

(1) To the ki[ng, my lord]: your servant [Akkullanu]. Good heal[th to the king], my lord! May [Nabû and Marduk] ble[ss] the k[ing, my lord]! (Break) (r 1) The king, my lord, should have a look; let them remove what is to be removed, and add what is to be added. (r 5) The king, my lord, would perhaps say: "Why did you not remind (me)?"

Daily Life·Economy

~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10

SAA 10 106. Kanunu Festival (ABL 0678) [from astrologers]

(1) [To] the king, my lord: yo[ur servant] Akkullanu. [Good] health [t]o the king, my lord! [May] Nabû and Marduk [bl]ess the king, my lord! (Break) (r 2) The kanūnu will be [in] the evening.

Daily Life·Economy

~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10

SAA 10 107. Corruption in the Temple of Aššur (ABL 0429) [from astrologers]

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Akkullanu. Good health to the king, my lord! May Nabû and Marduk bless the king, my lord! (6) The golden plate which disappeared from the Aššur temple has been seen in the hands of the stonecutter Qurdî-Nergal. Now the gold was for his eyes (i.e., meant for him). I am going to question the scribe now. (r 1) Let the king write again, and let them question him. The king should not write to Ṭab-šar-Sin, (for) he has been bribed by him. Instead let them question him as well: "To whom have you given bribes? Make up for the gold!" (r.e. 12) The king should not…

Daily Life·Economy

~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10

SAA 10 109. Omen of the Kingship of Esarhaddon (ABL 1216) [from astrologers]

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [...] now [......] (2) [...] and dates [......] (3) [...] but his messenger [did] not [......] (4) [...] beyond the kingship o[f ......] (5) [...] completed according to his word [......] with the king [...] (6) [I told] him: "You will take over the kingship." Let the king create her [...]. (7) I am Bel-ušezib, your servant and your dog who fears you [...]. (8) Why [did the king my lord sum]mon prophets and prophetesses w[hen I disclosed] the many [th]ings I had heard in Nineveh, (while) [I, who] blocked the exorcist with my mouth and [we]nt to pay homage to the…

Daily Life·Economy

~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10

SAA 10 115. Arrests and Interrogations (CT 54 170) [from astrologers]

(1) To the king of the lands, my lord: your servant Bel-uš[ezib]. [May] Bel, Nabû and Šamaš [bless] the king, [my] l[ord]! (3) (As) [I have] already once or twice [written] to the king, my lord, the men who [...] from [...], (5) their statement in Assyria [......] in Elam. (6) Ina-tešî-[eṭir ...] has been arrested. Nabû-naṣir, the pre[late ...] (Break) (r 2) Let him deliver [...] to us. (r 3) Let the archers assemble on the [...th] and take the oath [...]. (r 5) [......] (r 6) [...] Ina-tešî-eṭir [...] (r 7) [...]. Also, did he not speak with the king [...], saying: "He is of [...]?" (r.e. 9)…

Daily Life·Economy

~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10

SAA 10 118. Appointment in Borsippa (CT 54 441) [from astrologers]

(Beginning destroyed) (2) [......] there is concerning them (3) [......] they are getting scared (4) [......] Let all the [...] be put in confinement; [let] those who [are] guilty [be punished], but let the lord of kings par[don] those whose guilt is ...; and [let ......], whoever they are. (7) [......] a prelate who is acceptable to him (8) [......] should be placed (9) [......] should go (10) [......] let them ... and bless the king. (11) [......] the king [...] his guilt (b.e. 12') (Break) (15) [.....] the exorcist [NN], son of [NN] (r 1) [...] did not [summ]on [... ...-ki]tti-luddin, [and…

Daily Life·Economy

~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10

SAA 10 119. Saturn Near Moon (ABL 1183) [from astrologers]

(1) To the king of the lands, [my] lord: [your servant Bel-uš[ezib]. [May] Bel, Nabû and Šamaš [bless the king, my lord]! (3) If during your watch the moon [......]. (4) Saturn [......]. (5) If in the month of your watch the sun [......]. (6) If in the month of your watch the wind [......]. (7) If in the month of your watch in [......]. (8) If in the month of your watch [......]. (Break) (e. 1) [...] to do [......] (e. 2) [If] it is acceptable [to] the king, [......] to the king, [my lord].

Daily Life·Economy

~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10

SAA 10 120. Cow Gives Birth to Lion (CT 54 512) [from astrologers]

(Beginning destroyed or too fragmentary for translation) (11) When [...] appeared [...], I said to him: "If you [kill and] eat it, I shall notify the king." (r 2) [Now then] Sin-ereš has struck down the lion which the cow gave birth to and eaten it. None of his associates [knows about it]; he has killed the farmer and the scribe, saying: "Maybe [...] will give you on my behalf; [they may] testify for me in the presence of the king." (r 6) Now then the servants of Sin-ereš who saw it with their own eyes are standing by; let them testify and speak to the king. (r 8) [A ri]tual, be it [by] an exo…

Daily Life·Economy

~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10

SAA 10 122. Watching the Sky (ABL 0591) [from astrologers]

(1) [To] the king, [my] lord: yo[ur servant] N[abû']a. May Nabû and Marduk bless the king, my lord! (6) Concerning the watch about which the king, my lord, wrote to me, we shall keep it and write (to the king).

Daily Life·Economy

~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10

SAA 10 126. New Moon on 30th Day (ABL 1156) [from astrologers]

(1) [To the king, my lord: yo]ur [servant Nabû'a]. May Nabû and [Marduk] bless the king, my lord! (6) We kept the watch on the 29th day; we saw the moon.

Daily Life·Economy

~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10

SAA 10 127. The Fox in the Well (ABL 0142) [from astrologers]

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Nabû'a. May Nabû and Marduk bless the king, my lord! (7) On the 7th of Kislev (IX) a fox entered the Inner City, and fell into a well in the garden of the god Aššur. It was hauled up and killed.

Daily Life·Economy

~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10

SAA 10 129. (no title) (ABL 0073) [from astrologers]

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Nabû-šumu-iddina of Nineveh. [May Nabû] and Mar[duk] (Remainder lost)

Daily Life·Economy

~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10

SAA 10 130. A Note to the Palace Scribe (ABL 0062) [from astrologers]

(1) To the scribe of the palace, my lord: your servant Nabû-šumu-iddina. [Good health to] my lord! May [Nabû] and Marduk, [Ištar] of Nineveh and [Ištar] of Arbela bless my lord! May they keep you in good health, and may you constantly be happy! (r 4) The palace and the inhabitants of Nineveh are well; may Bel and Nabû also grant health to you!

Daily Life·Economy

~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10

SAA 10 131. Darkness at Noon (ABL 0908) [from astrologers]

(1) [To the king], my lord: [your servant] Nergal-šumu-iddina. The very best of [health] to the king, my lord! (5) The sun was [eclipsed on the 29]th, [in the m]iddle of the day. (8) [...] here (Remainder lost)

Daily Life·Economy

~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10

SAA 10 134. Report on a Lunar Eclipse (ABL 0882) [from astrologers]

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Babu-šumu-iddina of Calah. Go[od health] to the king, my lord! May [Nabû and] Marduk bless [the king, my lord]! (7) [The moon was e]clipsed [on the ...th day, during] the evening watch; [...] culminated, [the ... wind] was blowing. (11) May [Sin and] Šamaš appoint [a guardian] of health [and] life for the king, my lord!

Astronomy & Mathematics·Religion & Myth

~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10

SAA 10 136. (no title) (ABL 0982) [from astrologers]

(1) To the crown prince, my lord: your servant, the foreman of the collegium of ten (scribes) of Arbela. Good health t[o the crown prince, my lord]! [May] Nabû and Marduk [......] (Remainder lost)

Daily Life·Economy

~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10

SAA 10 139. Clouds, no Moon (ABL 0829) [from astrologers]

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Issar-nadin-apli, the foreman of the collegium of ten scribes of Arbela. Good health to the king, my lord! May Nabû], Marduk, and Ištar of Arbela bless the king, my lord! (12) We kept watch on the 29th day; the place of observation was cloudy, we did not see the moon. (r 6) Month of Shebat (XI), 1st day, eponym year of Bel-Harran-šadu'a (650) .

Daily Life·Economy

~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10

SAA 10 142. New Moon on 30th Day (ABL 1438) [from astrologers]

(1) [To the king, my lord: your servant Issar-nadin-apli], the forem[an of the collegium of ten] (scribes) of Arbela. Good health to the king, [my] lord! May Nabû, Marduk, and Ištar of Arbela bless the king, my lord! (11) We kept the watch on the 29th day; the moon was seen.

Daily Life·Economy

~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10

SAA 10 143. We can either Teach Astronomy or do Corvee Work (ABL 0346) [from astrologers]

(1) To the king, our lord: your servants, the scribes of Kilizi. Good health to the king, our lord! May Nabû and Marduk bless the king! (8) We watched the moon; on the 14th day the moon and the sun saw each other. (This means) well-being. (r 1) May Nabû and Marduk bless the king. Because of the ilku-duty and the corvée work we cannot keep the watch of the king, and the pupils do not learn the scribal craft.

Daily Life·Economy

~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10

SAA 10 144. Report on the Moon (ABL 1037) [from astrologers]

(1) [To the king, our lord]: your servants, the scribes of Kilizi. Good health to the king! May Nabû and Marduk bless the king! (7) [We] watch[ed] the moon [...] (Remainder lost)

Daily Life·Economy

~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10

SAA 10 146. New Moon Observed Despite Clouds (CT 53 234) [from astrologers]

(Beginning lost) (1) [May Nabû and Marduk bles]s [the king]! (2) We kept wa[tch on the 29th day]; there were clouds, and we did not see the moon. T[od]ay, on the 30th, there were c[lou]ds again; when they di[spersed], we saw [the mo]on. [It] was [(not) like the] moon of the 29[th day]. Three days [...]. (r 1) Per[haps ...] ... [...] (Remainder lost)

Astronomy & Mathematics·Religion & Myth

~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10

SAA 10 148. Partial Solar Eclipse at Sunrise (ABL 0470) [from astrologers]

(1) May [Nabû and Marduk] bless the k[ing]! (3) A certain Akkullanu has written: "The sun made an eclipse of two fingers at the sunrise. There is no apotropaic ritual against it, it is not like a lunar eclipse. If you say, I'll write down the relevant interpretation and send it to you."

Astronomy & Mathematics·Religion & Myth

~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10

SAA 10 150. Lunar Observations (CT 53 293) [from astrologers]

(Too fragmentary for translation)

Daily Life·Economy

~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10

SAA 10 153. Choosing a Day for a Visit (CT 53 768) [from astrologers]

(1) [To the king, my lord: your servant] Nabû-ahhe-šallim. [Good heal]th [to the king], my lord! [May Nabû and Mar]duk [very grea]tly [bless the king], my lord. (Break) (r 2) [The moment] is good [for ent]ering [into the presence of the king], my [lord]. [If the king], my lord, [says, let] him enter, and may he (= the king) see [him prosper]!

Daily Life·Economy

~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10

SAA 10 154. Messenger of Bel Goes with the King (ABL 0324) [from astrologers]

(1) To the queen mother, my lady: your servant Aplaya. May Bel and Nabû bless the queen mother, my lady! (5) Now then I am daily praying to Nabû and Nanaya for the maintenance of the life and the extension of the days of the king of the lands, my lord, and of the queen mother, my lady. (r 3) The queen mother, my lady, can be of peaceful mind. A gracious angel (lit. messenger) of Bel and Nabû has gone with the king of the lands, my lord.

Daily Life·Economy

~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10

SAA 10 155. A Tablet from the Time of Hammurapi (ABL 0255) [from astrologers]

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Ašaredu. May Nabû and Marduk bless the king of the lands, my lord! (5) The tablet which the king is using is [defe]ctive and not whole. Now then I have written and fetched from Babylon an ancient tablet made by King Hammurapi and an inscription from before King Hammurapi. (14) [Let] the king [...] the ritual according to [...] (Break) (r 2) From A[šaredu] the Youn[ger]. (r 4) Long [since] I [......]. They should believe me.

Daily Life·Economy

~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10

SAA 10 156. Appeal to the King (ABL 0743) [from astrologers]

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Ašaredu. May Nabû and Marduk [bless the king of the lands, my lord]! (Break) (r 2) Having received [...], he stood upon a table and said: "He will die; appeal to the king." (r 5) They eat my bread, and I ...

Daily Life·Economy

~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10

SAA 10 157. Averting the Evil of an Eclipse (CT 54 221) [from astrologers]

(1) [To the king, my lord: yo]ur [servant] Ašar[edu]. May [Nabû and Marduk for ... many] years establish [......] give [......] to [......]! (6) [......] the lord of kings [...] (7) [......] year [...] (Break) (r 1) [......] sign [...] (r 2) [......] (r 3) [......] heart to your presence [...] (r 4) [......] I about it [...] (r 5) [......] will get scared [...] (r 6) [......] will ave[rt] the [...] of the eclipse. (r 7) [......] very [...] to the king. (r 8) Ma[y the lord of kings] be everlasting! (r 9) [From Ašar]edu.

Daily Life·Economy

~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10

SAA 10 158. Years of Alulim (ABL 0796) [from astrologers]

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Aša[redu] the younger. (2) The moon will not make an eclipse; the king of the lands, my lord, can be happy. (4) May Bel and Nabû grant the years of Alu[lim to the king], my lord! (5) To whom [...] can I tell all the things [that the king, my lord], has given us? The king [......]. (8) Let them give me [.......] (9) to the king [......]

Daily Life·Economy

~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10

SAA 10 160. Twenty Able Scholars, Fit for Royal Service (CT 54 057+) [from astrologers]

(1) [To the ki]ng of the lands, the strong king, the king of the world, his lord: your servant Marduk-šapik-zeri, the dead body, the leprous skull, the constricted breath whom the king, my lord, raised up and appointed from among corpses. May I die as the substitute of the king, my lord! May Nabû and Marduk bless the lord of kings, my lord! (6) I have now been kept in confinement for two years and, for fear of the king, my lord, though there have been good and bad portents for me to observe in the sky, I have not dared to report them to the king, my lord. (9) Now, however, afraid that it…

Daily Life·Economy

~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10

SAA 10 161. Petition Concerning a Lawsuit (ABL 0928) [from astrologers]

(1) [To] the king, my lord: your [ser]vant Munnabitu. Good health to the king, my lord! [May] Nabû and Marduk bless the king, my lord! (5) Aššur-eṭir, the son of Ṣillaya, who informed the king claiming that Nabû-apla-iddin has killed his servants, is speaking to the king falsely and untruly. He has devised a cunning plan: "[...] of the king [...] (Break) (r 2) not [......] (r 3) where [......] (r 4) has not [...]. The [...]s who [info]rmed with [him] have got afraid. (r 6) Though the king has decided their case, nobody is giving them anything, and they are worried about their lives. (r 9) Now,…

Daily Life·Economy

~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10

SAA 10 162. (no title) (CT 54 196) [from astrologers]

(1) [To the king of the world, my lord: your servant Na]bû-iqb[i. May Nabû and Marduk bless] the king of the world, [my lord]! (3) [Concerning] Erešu [..., about whom the king], my lord, [gave me] o[rders, ... he h]as entered [...], saying: "[...] (7) [......] Dari-[šarru] (8) [...... t]o the king, [my] lord (Rest destroyed)

Daily Life·Economy

~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10

SAA 10 163. Petition Concerning Lost Property (CT 54 463) [from astrologers]

(1) To the king of the world, my lord: your servant Nabû-iqbi. May Nabû and Marduk bless the king of the world, my lord! (5) (While) I am here keeping the king my lord's watch, the commandant of Cutha, Aš[ar]edu, has given my father's house to a nayālu tenant and ousted my brothers from t[heir] home. (11) When my brother was approaching Cutha, at his feet which [......] to Cutha (Break) (r 1) [...] said to my [...]: "I hate the country in which your brother is living, along with you." (r 4) My legal adversary who took 50 minas of silver and a mina of gold from my father's house, has been…

Daily Life·Economy

~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10

SAA 10 164. The Commandant is Robbing Me (CT 54 510) [from astrologers]

(1) [To the ki]ng of the wo[rld, my lord: your servant Nabû-iqbi. May Nabû and Marduk bless the king of the world, my lord]! (5) [......] (6) While [I am] keeping the king my lord's watch [here in Nineveh], the commandant of Cutha, Ašaredu, is giving my father's house to a nayālu tenant and turning [al]l my assets into his possession. (13) [x mi]nas of silver belonging to y[ou] (14) [......] of mine (15) [......] of the city [...] (Break) (r 1) ... [......] (r 2) He has seized Commagenean [......] in lieu of 15 m[inas ......]. (r 5) I speak t[o ......], but nobody [listens to me]. (r 6) [...]…

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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10

SAA 10 165. Petition Concerning Lost Property (ABL 0228) [from astrologers]

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Nergal-eṭir. Good health to the king, my lord! May Nabû and Marduk bless the king, my lord! (6) For 6 years I have been guarding Aššur-etel-šamê-erṣeti-muballissu, and Bel and Nabû have provided good health. (Break) (r 2) (By) Bel and Na[bû ...], your gods: the king, my lord, is merciful. Let the king send a bodyguard with me, so I may go and bring out my brother and retrieve my fortune. Let me go and come back quickly! (r 9) Was it not when I was living in his country, in the land of Yašubu, that the son of Ahu-leʾi ...? Why [......] on the servants? (e.…

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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10

SAA 10 166. Merciful King (ABL 0499) [from astrologers]

(1) To the king of the lands, my lord: your servant Rašil. Good health to the king, my lord! May Nabû and Marduk bless the king, my lord! (6) The king, my lord, has reared me from my childhood until the present day, and ten times has the king, my lord, taken my hand and saved my life from my enemies. (13) You are a merciful king. You have done good to all the four quarters of the earth and [placed] the plant of life in their nostrils. (r 4) Now, [...... are pl]otting (r 5) [......] (r 6) I am [......]. (r 8) May the king, [my lord, n]ot abandon me! May I not drift apart from the king, my lord!…

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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10

SAA 10 167. Petition Concerning a Field (ABL 0500) [from astrologers]

(1) [To the c]rown prince, my lord: your servant Rašil. May Nabû [and Marduk] bless the crown prince, my lord! (4) Why is Aššur-na[tkil], the cohort commander of Adin, on his own hook dissolving a contract that the king, [my lord], has made? (8) Two horses (and) tenant farmers cultivated my field; I sent two of my apprentices there, but Aššur-natkil arrested them and threw them into prison. He has destroyed the barley [...], and they have put my apprentices too in [...]. (r 7) [...] a favour for me. If [it is acceptable] to [the king], these [......]. (r.e. 10) There is [...] (r 11) all [...]…

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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10

SAA 10 169. Ṣillaya Does not Wish the Rebuilding of Babylon (ABL 0702) [from astrologers]

(1) The king appointed [Ṣillaya ...] with the sons of Eṭeru of the Sealand, and they have seized [...], saying: "It is the king's order: Give us [the ... which ...] gave to your fathers as a nishu payment!" (4) The Babylonians and the(ir) commandant Ubaru (said to them): "There is no such order of the king! Last year, in Calah, when you appealed to the king for the collection of old debts (incurred) while Babylon was still intact, the king lost his temper with you, (shouting): 'What is there in Babylon (to collect)? The city was in ruins, and I have resettled it and established its freedom!'…

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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10

SAA 10 171. Teaching Astrology (ABL 0954) [from astrologers]

(1) [May] Nabû and Marduk [ble]ss the king, [my lord]! (3) Your servant [NN]. (4) [As] the king last year summoned [his scholars, he did not] summon me with [them], (so) I wrote to the palace: "The apprentices whom the king appointed in my charge have learned Enūma Anu Enlil; what is my fault that the king has not summoned me with his scholars?" (13) The king said: "Have no fear, I will summon you." But when I departed from there, up to now the king has not summoned me. (r 1) Now the king has summoned scribes great and small, but the king has not sum[moned] me, not with the [...] nor with [the…

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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10

SAA 10 173. The Governor has Taken my Field (ABL 0421) [from diviners]

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Marduk-šumu-uṣur. Good health to the king, my lord! May Nabû and Marduk bless the king, my lord! (6) The father of the king, my lord, gave me 10 homers of cultivated land in Halahhu. For 14 years I had the usufruct of the land, and nobody disputed it with me. (But) now the governor of Barhalzi has come and mistreated the farmer, plundered his house and appropriated my land. (17) The king, my lord, knows that I am a poor man, that I keep the watch of the king, my lord, and am guilty of no negligence within the palace. Now I have been deprived of my field.…

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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10

SAA 10 174. The Conqueror Goes to Egypt (ABL 0923) [from diviners]

(1) To the king, lord of kings, my lord, and Aššur, the highest [god], [who] by his holy and unchangeable command [... has ordered] a thousand years of life for the king, my lord: your servant Marduk-šumu-uṣur. (4) [May] Sin and Šamaš [attend to] the health of the king, my lord! May Nabû and Marduk [give] name and seed to the king, my lord! May the Lady of Nineveh and Ištar of Arbela guide [you] like a mother and sister! (7) Aššur, in a dream, called the grandfather of the king, my lord, a sage; the king, lord of kings, is an offspring of a sage and Adapa: you have surpassed the wisdom of the…

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