All tablets.

SAA 21 081. I’ll Prepare a Nice Gift for You (CT 54 566)

(1) The king’s word to Iddin-ahhe: I am well, you can be glad. (5) I know that from the be[ginning] to the end n[ot] a single one of all these cri[mes] is yours. (9) And these names [...] (10) muc[h ...] (rest (about 5 lines) broken away) (beginning (about 5 lines) broken away) (r 1') When [I converse with] all those [who stay] in my presence, and ask and qu[estion them], they tell only ni[ce] things [about] you [...]. (r 6') Now then I’m writing t[o you]: (r 7') As soon as they have take[n] the city, you shall fall upon the criminals with weapons. Get up, come into my presence, and I will pre…

SAA 21 082. Copy of a Letter (646) (ABL 1142)

Beginning destroyed (r 1) [...] concerning it (r 2) they impressed [...] upon them. (blank space of three lines, then in smaller script:) (r 4) [Archival c]opy of the reply to the [l]ater letter. (r 6) [Month .... x]th [day], eponym year of Nabû-šar-ahhešu (646) . (rest uninscribed)

SAA 21 083. Proverbs and Sayings (ABL 1411)

Beginning destroyed (2) [......] fell and (3) [... ch]ecked (4) [... w]ere left for him and (5) [... fu]ll of blood (6) [...] in those places (7) [......] he fell into the [pit of] a lion (8) [......]... he took counsel with himself (9) [...]..., and in order to save his life, he directed his course towards an unknown land. Now you have been treated in accordance with this proverb. (13) Perhaps in your heart you think, "By going away I will rec[eive] justice." (15) What have you d[one]? (uninscribed space of two lines) (r 1) By walking we meet each other. (r 2) An exhausted soldier who has pas…

SAA 21 084. Fragment Possibly Related to the Šamaš-šsumu-ukin War

(Beginning destroyed) (1') ... when she sen]t me (2') ...] she placed me (3') ...] constellation (4') ...] she blessed me there. (5') ... At] that [time], (6') ... did not] bring the audience gift (7') but ...] offered strife. (8') ...] golden [...], b[ron]ze bracelet (9') ... I p]resented [...] (10') ...] he utter[ed ...] (rest broken away) (beginning broken away) (r 1') ......] ... [...] (r 2') ......ed] me (r 3') ......] perfec[t] (r 4') ......] ... [...] (r 5') ......] like a cr[ippled m]an (r 6') ... se]nt. Last year, (r 7') ...] my [...] weakened, and half of (r 8') ... in neces]sities (…

SAA 21 085. Fragment Similar to No. 84

Beginning destroyed (2') I wr[ote......] (3') and as [......] (4') in his hands [......] (5') the bow in his hand [......] (6') who [...] the bow in his hand [...] (7') and [...] their protection [...] (8') For the second time [......] (9') I let them liv[e ......] (10') I placed them [......] (11') no[t] even the heaven [......] (rest broken away) (broken away)

SAA 21 086. Shadowing a Haruspex (CT 53 282)

Beginning destroyed (r 1) Concerning Bel-b[a]ni the haruspex about whom you wrote, I have n[ow] sent him in the hands of Ah[i-]atâ, (who) is coming into my presence. As soon as he is on his way to me, take to the road behind him so that he does not hear of it, and write me, if he (= Bel-ibani) is with him! (rest uninscribed)

SAA 21 087. (no title) (CT 53 619)

(Beginning destroyed) (1') [......] (2') will not l[ive ......] (3') Come [...] (4') with [......] (5') in victor[y ...] (6') upon [......] (7') [As] to [......] (Rest destroyed) (completely broken away)

SAA 21 088. Fragment Similar to Nos. 84-85 (CT 53 667)

(Beginning destroyed) (2') [......] ... (3') [......] ... (4') [......] a bottle (5') [......] Ištar (6') [......] they complete (7') [...... h]is [...] (Rest destroyed) (completely broken away)

SAA 21 089. (no title) (CT 54 455)

(almost entirely destroyed) (rest (5 lines) destroyed) (beginning broken away) (r 1') [......] when [...] (r 2') [s]ent [by the hand of] Zakiru son of I[bâ]: "May the king [with] the governors come [into your presence]," [yo]u wrote to me: "Come!" (r 8') Do[n’t] you know that an inauspicious [omen] and [one that is not t]o the benefit [...] Rest destroyed

SAA 21 091. (no title) (CT 54 501)

(Obverse destroyed) (b.e. 1) Answer (m.) fo[r] hi[m] (and) for [yourself]! Are we to give you (m.) to drink without men? Are you (f.) my hummu? (r 2) [Y]ou are arguing a lawsuit against one of my servants. If my hummu is placed [un]der your (m.) feet and accordingly he is [a ...] of yours (m.), [he] will pull out [......] (r 7) [......] with me (Rest destroyed)

SAA 21 094. Fragment Referring to Bit-Dakkuri (CT 54 155)

(Beginning destroyed) (1') anyone [......] (2') Do not set yo[ur] face [towards ...]! (4') He who [...s] the face of Enl[il, ...] (5') my neck a hundred [......] (6') with the land [......] (b.e. 7') answers [......] (b.e. 8') brings [......] (r 1) of Assyria [..., which] (r 2) you do not know [......] (r 3) and Bit-Da[kk]u[ri ......] (r 4) t[o ......] (Break) (r.e. 1) with him [......]

SAA 21 095. Send Me a Wrap, Silver and Tin! (CT 54 160)

(Beginning destroyed) (1') N[N ......] (2') wit[h ......] (3') on a c[art ......] (4') You wrote [......] (5') Before you, I [...] (b.e. 6') Now call on Bel-ušebš[i], my messenger, whom I sent, (and) s[end me] an ov[ergarment] and, in addition, one mina of silver. (r 2) If le[a]d has [been] made expen[sive] and [is available, send ...] by the hand [of Bel-ušebši]. *CT 54 160 (Rest destroyed)

SAA 21 096. (no title) (CT 54 209)

(Beginning destroyed) (1') [...... your] people (2') [......] swords ... (3') [......] ... his curse (4') [......] I detained him (5') [......] ... returned them (b.e. 6') [......] your [...] (b.e. 7') [......] your [...]s (b.e. 8') [......] I asked (r 1) [... ...ed] him, saying: (r 2) [“......] settled [in] that country (Rest destroyed or not understandable)

SAA 21 097. Incitement to Rebellion (CT 54 266)

(Beginning destroyed) (1') no [......] (2') in [......] (3') and anything [......] (4') incited to rebellion [......] (5') among yo[u ......] (6') It is nothing [......] (7') Now her[e ......] (8') Don’t ne negligen[t ...] (Reverse almost completely destroyed)

SAA 21 101. Letter to Assurbanipal from His Little Brother (CT 53 140)

(1) To Assurbani[pal, king of Assyria]: your brother, La[kû]. Good health to [my brother]! (3) [I have heard] that as [...] my brother [......] (Break) (SPACER) (r 1) they say [......] (r 2) [is] we[ll ......] (r 3) May [...... be we]ll. (r 4) Now [then] let me hear that my brother is [we]ll!

SAA 21 102. May my Brother Detain Sin-balassu-iqbi! (ABL 0426)

(1) A tablet of Šamaš-šumu-ukin to the king, my brother: The best of health to my brother! May Bel, Beltiya, Nabû, Tašmetu and Nanaya bless my brother. (7) Sin-balassu-iqbi is here in the presence of my brother. I have heard certain things about him. May my brother detain him until I have cleared it up and sent a detailed report to my brother.

SAA 21 103. Rendering Judgement in Nisan (ABL 0809)

(1) [A tablet of Ša]maš-šumu-ukin [to the king, my brother: The best of health] to my brother! May [Marduk], Zarpanitu, Nabû, [Tašmetu, Nanaya, and all] the gods of the cult centres bless my [broth]er. (6) On the [n]th of Nisan (I) [...] (7) all the [...] who [render] judgment [...], (8) [concerning whom my brother ... wrote m]e, saying: “[......] (Break) (SPACER) (r 1) [...] Let them say [...], (r 2) [...] what can I say in retu[rn]? (r 3) [...] What do these people [...] (r 4) [...], what have [they] do[ne]? (r 5) They are made [like th]is. Rea[lly ...] (r 6) [...] ... [...] (r 7) [... f]rig…

SAA 21 105. The King Has Consolidated our Privileged Status (CT 54 478)

(Beginning destroyed) (1') [......] ... [...] (2') [the king, our lord, r]emembered us, and gave water [... to our ...], consolidated our privileged status, [and] established [our freedom from taxes]. (4') And since [we are] his servants [...], there has been [no other lord] for us [...] (6') [[In] the fourth ... of our lords [......] (Rest destroyed)

SAA 21 106. Marduk-šarru-uṣur visits Tammaritu and Other Matters (ABL 0960)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [Of the ...s o]f Nab[û-...], no one tarried in E[l]am, they have returned to Babyl[on]. They tell me the news of Marduk-šarru-uṣur: “We have seen (it); [he] went for dinner to Tammaritu in our presence.” [I] have sent other men, too, telling them to go and speak with him, return, and give me a sign from him. (11) I sent (this) report to the king, my lord, as soon as I heard it; the king, my lord, should know (it). (13) Earlier I told the king, my lord, that Šamaš-šumu-ukin will become hostile. When they heard of it, [hoping] to kill me, they ordered me to [... yo]ur…

SAA 21 107. Duplicate of No. 106 (CT 54 189)

(Beginning destroyed) (2') [... no one t]arried [in Elam, they have returned to Babylon. They tell me t]he news of Marduk-šarru-uṣur: [“We have seen (it)], he [we]nt for dinner to [Tammaritu] [i]n our presence.” [I have sent other] men, too, telling them to go and [speak] with him, [come back and] give me a [si]gn from him. (8') [As soon as I heard (this) report], I wrote to the king, my lord: “Šamaš-šumu]-ukin [......] (Break) (r 2') [If it pleases the king, my [l]ord, [let the king, m]y lord, [order that] they [should be] shown a house in Nineveh and [live there, and let me send] my…

SAA 21 108. Bit-Amukani May Become Malevolent (CT 54 461)

(Obverse destroyed) (r 2) [......] between [......] (r 3) [......] set [...] to [...] (r 4) [......] and a mes[sage ...] (r 5) [......] Bit-Amukan[i ...] (r 6) [......] swear and [......] (r 7) [...] his [...] to the brothers [of ...] (r 8) [......] who from [......] (r 9) [... K]unaya, who in presen[ce ...] (r 10) [... Bit]-Amukani [...] (r 11) [...] their [...s] may become malevolent [...] (r 12) [...] their [...] and the famili[es of ...] (r 13) [...... l]ambs and [...] (r 14) [...) prep[ared] hi[m] for journey [...] (r 15) [...] and Bel-eṭir [......] (r 16) [... pla]ced them [in ...], sayi…

SAA 21 109. Turning Elam into a Governorate (ABL 0839)

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Nabû-bel-šumati. Good health to the king, my lord! May Aššur, Nabû and Marduk bless the king, my lord. May they grant the king, my lord], happiness, physical well-being and the length of days. (8) Having heard that the king of Elam had suffered a stroke and that several towns had revolted against him saying, "We will not remain your subjects," I wrote to the king, my lord, what I had heard. (14) (As to) the Sealand, (which) has not been settled since (the time of) Na'id-Marduk – Sîn-balassu-iqbi has arrested the plundered refugees who had gone over to…

SAA 21 110. Bel-iqbi and the Gambuleans Appeal to the King (ABL 0771)

(1) To the king, our lord: your servants, Bel-iqbi and the Gambulians. May Ninurta and Gula forever ordain good health, happiness and physical well-being to the king, our lord! (5) We were dead dogs, but the king, our lord, revived us and placed the herb of life in our nostrils. (8) When the king removed the town Adarihiti in the land of Zamê, they elevated us from among the inhabitants and spoke to us [like thi]s: “You are the king’s ser[vants; build] a fort [and] get your fill from its ground.” But [nobody] gave us [...], and they [ut]tered [...]. As we [......] (Break) (r 2') [“...] We…

SAA 21 111. What is My Fault Before the King? (ABL 0390)

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Bel-iqiša. Good health to the king, my lord! May Nabû and Marduk bless the king, my lord. (6) From the beginning, since the king arrested me, what is my fault before the king? With respect to what the king, my lord, wrote me, saying, “Has your heart relented?” — there is no fault of mine before the king! (13) I am sitting here (in Nineveh); (15) to Marub[ištu ...] (16) to the city [...] (17) to [......] (Break) (r 2) [......] the off[icial ...] (r 3) [...] into the presence of [...] (r 4) I kis[sed] the feet of the king, my lord. (r 5) Now, after…

SAA 21 112. Gambuleans Appeal to the King (ABL 0915)

(1) To the king, our lord: [your servants], the Gambulians, young and ol[d]; good [health] to the king, our lord! (5) We, the dead ones, s[aw the words] of the message that the king, [our] lord, sent, and treasured it. (7) [After] we turned our faces towards [the king, our lord], we have emigrated fro[m the city of Sallat] and settled [in the Fortress of Lihbuqu ...] (12) [...] the Fortress of L[ihbuqu] (13) the house of [...] (Break) (r 1') Concerning [......] (r 2') Rem[utu] is [a servant of the king]; when [......], (r 4') we stati[oned ...] (r 5') the happiness of Lord [...] (r 6') Let…

SAA 21 113. Let Me Enjoy What the Legate of Raši enjoys! (ABL 1420)

(1) [To the king, my lord: your] servant [NN. I would gladly die] as a substitute for [the king, my lord]. Good health [to the king, my lord]! Say to the ki[ng, my lord]: (6) As I have heard, [......] (7) saying, “Mar[duk-... ...] (8) “the Gambu[lians ......] (9) let them give [......] (10) the Gambulians [......] (11) about [......] (12) the king, your brother, who [......] (13) whatever to [......] (14) is not good [......] (15) did not enter [......] (16) does not say [......] (17) in th[is] manner [......] (18) “to my brother [......] (19) “the ki[ng ......] (20) When he saw [......] (21)…

SAA 21 114. Let Me Come and Do Obeisance to the King (CT 54 071)

(Beginning destroyed) (1') [...] ... [......] (2') When [the ki]ng [......] (3') [...] the land of Raši [...] (4') my [...] to R[aši ...] (5') I sent Aššur-ušallim ... [int]o the presence of the king, but my words did not arrive in the king’s presence; [...] his information was [not] heard. (9') [Wh]en the king, our lord, [s]at on the throne, [I] sent Nabû-rim-ilani the bodyguard to the king, my lord, saying: “Let me see the [disposi]tion [of the ki]ng, and let me come and serve the king with this whole country.” (16') [The king], our [lo]rd, sent by the hand of Nabû-rim-ilani: “Fear not,…

SAA 21 115. Nabû-ušezib and His Rebel Brothers and Sons Killed (ABL 0256)

(1) To our lord, the king, lord of kings: good health to the king, lord of kings, our lord: your servant Abi’-il, the prefect of Ahi-atâ, the [...]. (6) The elders of [Elam] who are wit[h us ...] have [......] (Break) (r 2) We saw [..., and] did not release [the ...]. (r 3) They killed the brothers and sons of those who rebelled, the sons of Nabû-ušezib and his brothers, and the rest they have carried off as plunder to Elam. (l.e. 1) [We have] now written [to the king, our lord]; may [the king, our lord], do [as he de]ems best.

SAA 21 116. Elam and Assyria Will be Yours! (ABL 0961)

(1) [A tablet of the elders of Elam to] Assurbanipa[l, king of Assyria, ou]r [lord]. Good health t[o you]! (4) [The in]habitants of this part of the country have not been secure unti[l now], and the Pers[ians who] have kept making raids in Hidalu and i]n Yahdik, have [plun]dered their sheep. (8) Let Marduk-šarru-uṣur [come] and speak to you; let him quickly [sen]d Tammaritu and Kudurru with troops, and let them bring Tammaritu [to] Hidalu and [Kudu]rru to Yahdik. (r 2) [If] you do not quickly send them, the Persians will not be put in order. Send them quickly, and Elam and Assyria will be…

SAA 21 118. Eight Imprisoned Assyrians Released (ABL 1430)

(1) To the king, my lord: [your servant Na’]id-Aššur: [May Aššur], Ištar (and) Marduk gr]ant [the king], my lord, happiness,physical [well-being], long life [and] a long reign! (7) [... co]ncerning [the ...] (8) [...] of the sheikh (9) [...] the Ulai [ri]ver (10) [...] the gods of the temples (11) [to whom …] pray [...] (12) [... s]tood by (13) [...] their [...] indeed (14) [...] ... [...] (15) and I burned [...] with fire. (r 1) I brought out Nabû-šar-ahhešu, Nergal-uballiṭ, Ṣillaya, Ubru-Šamaš, Nabû-eṭir-napšati, Tammeš-idri, Idriya and Sabinu, in all eight Assyrians, who had been captured i…

SAA 21 119. Let Me Finish All the Enemies of the King! (ABL 0943)

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Tammaritu. Good health to the king, my lord! (4) I have heard the kind words of the king, my lord, and have recovered with the help of God and the king’s genie. Now let me by the same token finish all the enemies of the king, my lord! (9) [May] Marduk, [Beltiya], Nabû, Mullissu (and) [E]nlil announce you [good] tidings, (13) [...... v]ery (Rest destroyed)

SAA 21 120. May the King Live Forever! (ABL 1400)

(1) [May I hear the well]-being of the king! (2) His [servant] Tammaritu, ki[ng of Elam]: (3) May Bel, Nabû, Aššur, Šamaš, Nin[urta and ..., the god]s of Assyria and Ela[m], love and [bless] the king, my lord! (6) In the same way as the king, my lord, has treated m[e], has done good to m[e], and strengthened [me] more than any (other) people, in accordance with that may al[l] the gods ac[t] in the same way and gi[ve] it to the king, my lord; and may their bow g[o] before the king, [my lord]! (14) May the king, my lord, rule the four quarters of the world! Just as the heaven and earth last…

SAA 21 121. May the King's Forces Go with Me and Act Harshly (ABL 1148)

(Beginning destroyed) (1') When [..., NN] and 10 servants of the king, my lord, came to me [......], saying, “Why don’t you appeal to the king, your lord?” (4') I thought, “They did act harshly there.” So I came now and grasped the feet of the king, my lord, but no forces of the king were available. (8') I (reasoned), “I’ve spoken to him, he is not angry with me; she fled to Yaubusî, and he acted harshly there; so he may accordingly act harshly here too. I’ll request no forces from him, but say (this) and go to Der [......].” (b.e. 14) Now then [I’ve com]e [to Der]. (r 2) They tol[d me that…

SAA 21 122. Nabû-bel-šumati Seized and Sent to Assyria (646-IV-26) (ABL 0879)

(1) A tablet of Ummanaldasu, king of Elam, to Assurbanipal, king of Assyria: good health to my brother. (3) From the beginning the Martenians have sinned against you. They brought Nabû-bel-šumati across the river, initiating the fights between [Assyria] and Elam. Then you wrote: "Send Nabû-bel-šumati here," and I seized Nabû-bel-šumati and sent him to you. The Marteanians, who had brought Nabû-bel-šumati to Elam in the first place,[rebell]ed against me. Certain people of mine li[ving] on the waterline got wind of it, and they went and slew them in Lahiru. (13) I shall now send people who live…

SAA 21 123. (no title) (CT 53 501)

Beginning destroyed (1') [...... the ar]my (2') [......] (3') [......] ca[m]e (4') [......] gardens (5') [......] let [m]e do (6') [......] bread (7') [......] I shall feed him (8') [...... of] my [... are] many (9') [......] it is numerous too (10') [...... Aššur-be]lu-taqqin (11') [......]... (12') [...... of] my country (rest broken away) (beginning broken away) (r 2') [......] Šamaš-bani-apli (r 3') [...... wi]th the elders (r 4') [...... i]nto the presence (r 5') [...... of the k]ing, my lord (r 6') [......] Let us hear (r 7') [...... ki]ngship (r 8') [...... of the King], their lord (r 1…

SAA 21 124. Let Your Army Come and Take the Lapis Lazuli (ABL 1240)

(1) [To] the king [...... whose] sceptre [is just and who pours sw]eet oil [......]: Thus (says) Sar[dur]i, [your servant], king of Urarṭu: (6) Why does the king, my lord, always write to me in such irritated and angry terms? (When) at the time of your father Munuhi was calumniated in this very manner, did I not rule to the effect that the king of the gods, the exalted one, the ruler of the entire universe delivered in the hands of his worshipper those who had sinned (against him), before and behind, right and left (and)above and below? (16) Concerning the lapis lazuli about which the king,…

SAA 21 125. Fragment Referring to the Army of Šamaš-šumu-ukin (CT 54 208)

(Beginning destroyed) (2') w[e did] not [......], (3') we did not [... the ... of] our lord, (4') to our lord [...] (5') we did not trans[gress ...] (6') and to anoth[er ...] (r 1) x[......] (r 2) N[N ......] (r 3) NN, the ... (r 4) of the Ru’uans, the whole army of Šamaš-šumu-ukin, (r 6) the throne [...] (Rest destroyed)

SAA 21 126. A fragment Referring to Victory [Over] Šamaš-šumu-ukin (CT 54 437)

(Beginning destroyed) (1') the victory [......] (2') we did not let th[em ......] (3') Šamaš-šumu-uk[in ......] (4') there in the enemy country [......] (5') of the king, our lord [......] (6') [...] to the king [......] (7') [N]N, the [.....] (8') [... th]ese [......] (Rest destroyed)

SAA 21 127. (no title) (CT 54 588)

(2) [To the king, my lord: your servant] Laba[ši, ...]. (3) Good health t]o the king, [my] lord! May [... Aššu]r, Šamaš and Ma[rduk overthrow] your [...]s, [may their ...] be mixed, [may] our command [...], (and) may [their ...s] be struck down. (8) [...] of Etemen[...] (Rest destroyed)

SAA 21 128. Fragment Concerning Šamaš-šumu-ukin and Nabû-bel-šumati (CT 54 138)

(Beginning destroyed) (1') [......]...[......] (4') [...] his [...] and boy ser[vant ...] (5') [...] the king [......] (6') [...] of Nabû-b[el-šumati ...] (7') [...] that who [......] (8') [Šam]aš-šumu-ukin [......] (9') [...] ... [......] (Break) (r 3) You will overcome their [......] (r 4) [...] Nabû-bel-šumati [......] (r 5) [... of] my brother, who [...] Assyria (r 6) [...] ... and [......] (r 7) [...] x + 6 tale[nts ......] (r 8) [...] Nabû-bel-šumati [......] (r 9) [......] whom we [......] (r 10) [......] se[nt ...] (Rest destroyed)

SAA 21 129. (no title) (ABL 1329)

(Beginning destroyed) (1') to the king, [my lord ......] (2') [wrote] to the king, [my] l[ord, saying], (3') “Once or twic[e ......] (4') with silver and gold [......] (5') of the horses [......] (6') but it was withheld [......] (7') I sent ... [......] (8') have been given, but [......] (9') any time convenient [to ......] (10') somebody humiliated him [......] (11') [...] ... to [......] (r 1) [......] (r 2) in[spection ......] (r 3) in br[otherhood ......] (r 4) did not sen[d ......] (r 5) themselves t[o ......] (r 6) When I had s[eized ......] (r 7) (and) intro[duced ......] (r 8) we…

SAA 21 130. (no title) (CT 54 038)

(Beginning destroyed) (1') 20 [......] (2') the king [......]: (3') “[N]N, a Puqudian, uncle of Belšunu; (6') NN, Munnabitu, [...] (Break) (r 1') we [......]

SAA 21 131. No Merchandise to the Ishmaelites! (CT 54 139)

(Beginning destroyed) (2') [May ...... the gods of] Assyria and the land of [Akk]ad grea[tly delight] your heart! (3') I swear by [DN (and) the gods of t]he king that no human beings have been sold [to ......]! Why does the legate [... say ...], “He is not reporting his work”? [I have writ]ten to him [... x] times. (6') The messenger of the lady Yati-abi, who [... (and) from] whom I learned [..., ......]. Right now, she has said [...]: (8') [“...... shall c]ome, and I will [...] my enemy [......!]” (9') Now for wh[at reason would] I [......]? (10') [......] I gave [the following order to NN]…

SAA 21 132. Let Me Raise 4,500 Soldiers (CT 54 152)

(Beginning destroyed) (3') [p]rice [......] (4') and t[o ......] (5') to mix [... the] king’s [me]n (6') at [my] disposal [...] (7') 300 soldier[s ......] (8') ...[......] (9') ...[......] (10') from two [......] (r 1) let me raise and [...] (r 2) 4,500 soldier[s ...] (r 3) The king, my lord, knows t[h]at [...] (r 4) broken and [...] (r 5) are ful[l] to the brim. (r 6) ... would relieve my arm. (r 7) [The ...s] curse your [...] (Rest destroyed)

SAA 21 133. Shortage of Water (CT 54 173)

(Beginning destroyed) (3') [...] water [...] (4') [The king], our [lo]rd, should ask [...] (5') [At the time of] your grandfather [...] (6') [...] threw before them [...] (7') their [...] were not found [...] (8') [...] all their water was finish[ed] (9') All [water from the] Euphrates that [...] (10') [...] to negle[ct ...] (11') [...]... of [...] (b.e. 12') [...] I [...] (Rest destroyed)

SAA 21 134. Chief Eunuch Conquests Bit-Imbiya (CT 54 177)

(Beginning destroyed) (1') if to [......] (2') the taltallakku and [...] (3') saying, “Make it of gold!” [...] (4') Marduk-šarru-uṣur and the ch[ief eunuch] — these were present. (6') When the king, my lord, sent me with the chief eunuch, we conquered Bit-Imbiya, (and) I sent my mother, my brothers and the people of my house [into the presence] of the king, my lord. (11') [The coh]ort [commander] of the chief eunuch [and ...] ascended and (13') [......] the Son of Anu (14') [the god]s of the king, my lord (r 1) [......] ... (r 2) [... the crafts]man of the camp (r 3) who [...] Kuri'dû (r 4) of…

SAA 21 135. Fragment Mentioning the Chief Eunuch and the King of Elam (CT 54 205)

(Beginning destroyed) (1') [......] say[s ...] (2') [......] my [sh]are [...] (3') [......] sent to [GN] (4') [......] are guarding their [...] (5') [......] we shall seek (6') [...... w]ith their brothers (7') [...] go to my lord (9') [...... uni]ted (10') [......] with us (11') [...... the ki]ng of Elam (r 2) [......]s of my lord (r 3) [...... th]ese (r 4) [......]s of happiness (r 5) [......] the chief eunuch (r 6) [......] (r 7) [......]s (r 8) [...... an]yone (Rest destroyed)

SAA 21 136. Review ofArrny (ABL 1009)

(Beginning destroyed) (1') May they give the king, my lord, fame, [... and ...]! (3') Concerning the forces about which the ki[ng, my lord], wrote to his servant: “[Review them] from day to da[y]!” — (6') 2 horses, 5 [...] soldiers of stan[dby] chariotry, 50 Amuqian shield-spearmen, at the command of [NN], himself not [...]; 3 Kušitian archers (commanded by) [NN]; 23 elite ditto, [NN]; 12 Kibritian ditto, [NN]; 7 Hindirian ditto, [NN]; (14') in all 2 horses, 5 [chariots], 50 shield-spearmen, 50 a[rchers]; all together 100 soldiers [...], 5 horses [...] (of) Nabû-ahu-iddina, [...]. (19') 4…

SAA 21 137. Brother of a Sheikh not Clad in Purple Deserts to Babylon (CT 53 378)

(1) [NN] son of Abi-hazâ, [br]other of the sheikh Nasi'-il, son of Hatâ, [wh]o was stay[ing] in Nippur, was not clad in [purple], (so) he r[an away and went] to Babylon. (7) [A shephe]rd of Puq[udu] enter[ed the]re [and ... cap]ture[d him] (Break) (r 1') [NN, who] earlier [...] from Ni[ppur, r]an away. No[w h]e has come. (rest uninscribed)

SAA 21 138. Bel-ibni is My Mortal Enemy (CT 53 402)

Beginning destroyed (2) [......the he]art [...] (3) [...... a]mong the guest(s) [...] (4) [......] ... my people [...] (5) he goes [......]. Now then [...] regarding [...], by the thoughtfulness of the Lord of Gra[ce],the king, my lord, sent a messenger tome. (8) Bel-ibni is not my enemy for blood (spilled by me), nor is he my enemy for deaths (caused by me).They say: "Why [did they] appoint [him] over the people here?" — that´s why he hates me ...[...He has ...ed] their sons and daughters to Arabi[a ...], and the rest he has gathered and brought into [...].He has also [...ed] my [...]. He…