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SAA 13 177. Send Their Carpenters (ABL 0475)
(1) To the king, my lord: your servant, [Rašil]. May Nabû and Ma[rduk] bless [the king], my lord. (5) Concerning Nadin-ahi and Ina-qibi-Bel, his brother, the two clergymen about whom the king, my lord, issued an order to me, saying: "Send their carpenters (here)" — I have now sent them to the king, my lord.
Daily LifeMythologySAA 13 178. Report to Esarhaddon on Recent Events in Babylonia (BBEA)
(1) To the king of the lands, my lord: your servant Šuma-iddin. May Nabû and Marduk bless the king of the lands, my lord. (3) I was coming to the king, my lord, (but) when Mar-Issar came saying: "I will inscribe the pedestals" — as far as he was concerned there was nothing worth looking at. (So) I was delayed in his presence. As soon as he has finished with me here, I will come and kiss the feet of the king, my lord. (10) The statues of the king which Mar-Issar brought here, saying: "Inspect (them), and let the one which is perfect stand" — when the scholars and I, (all) servants of the king,…
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SAA 13 179. More About Events in Babylonia (ABL 0968)
(Beginning destroyed) (1) [......] man of [......] (2) [......] men of the king, whe[n ...] (3) [...] all of Babylonia [...] (4) [There is no relative of] mine in the palace of the king, [my] lord. [Should they ...] here, I will disperse their encampment and dw[ellings] here, saying: "The 60+[x men] who have gone must not [...] to the king. Did I myself not say: '10 is all [I commanded], and you who would go, [wait] for me?'" (10) As for the work of the gods of the king in which I was e[arlier] delayed, I have (now) show[n him] the work. In addition to the work which [I have done] on the god…
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SAA 13 180. The Statue of Marduk is Coming, They Say (CT 54 395)
(Beginning broken away) (r 3) [......] when he/they returned [......] (r 4) [......] they did [......] (r 5) [...] let [the ki]ng, my lord, identi[fy ......] (r 6) [...] will n[ot] listen and [......] (r 7) [......] are aware ... [..] (r 8) [He ...] and [...] of the feet of [...] (r 9) [Wh]en [...] came, he kept retreating. In the face of [an uprising and] revolt of the people [...] did not go [bef]ore you. (r 12) [Now] they are speaking [abou]t the statue of Marduk, [saying: "The statue] is coming." Whatever he says is gossip for the city. (r 14) [......] and now in the tents (r 15) [......] his gods will [...] (Rest broken away)
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SAA 13 181. Troubles with a Chaldean Chieftain (CT 54 506)
(1) [To the king of the lan]ds, [my] lo[rd: your servant, Šuma-id]din. [May Nabû and Marduk] bless the king of the la[nds], my [lo]rd. (5) [The sta]tue of Bel which the king, my lord, made [in] Babylon, is short one-half of a ...-garment and the ...-wood for the .... Had the king indeed sent (them), it would have been finished quickly. (10) The 'Son of Dakuru' has frightened the town(s) of Malilati and Apak which the king gave to Bel (and) the official which the royal delegate and I appointed therein. Moreover, he has tu[rned away] his ears and refuses to give dates to Bel. He has shown no…
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SAA 13 182. Broken Letter Mentioning Rašil (ABL 1034)
(Beginning destroyed) (1) [......] Beltia [...] (2) [......] you must not sa[y ......] (3) Because you are withholding [...], he c[ame here], saying: "Go and [...] the gods. Moreover, perform the full ilku-duty in the temple [(of) ...]." As soon as I went, the royal bodyguard [of the kin]g, my lord, said: "He will give an accounting." In anger, they took away every single thing that I had re[ceived]. When the city overseer and Issar-na'di, the mayor, joined in the conspiracy with the royal bodyguard, saying: "Fall upon Rašil and take the [...] from him, and with [......]" (Break) (r 1) I have…
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SAA 13 183. Fragment Mentioning Rašil (CT 54 467)
(Beginning destroyed) (1) and [......] (2) let him send [...] to Rašil, the clergyman of Be[l ...]. (3) As for what Bel-naṣi[r, the ...-official] of the king, said, I summoned (him) [......]. (r 2) As soon as I [...] into the Inner City, into Ešarra, the garden, which is under the authority of ... The king [should do] as he [deems best]. (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 13 184. Fragment Mentioning Rašil (ABL 0861)
(1) [To the king, my lord: your servant, NN]. G[ood health t]o the king, [my] lord. May Marduk and Zarpanitu bless the king, my lord. (6) The order came straight from the king, my lord's mouth: "Rašil [will give you] the wooden [...]." Until no[w] no one has issued an order, and he has not given (any) to me. (r 1) May the king, my lord, not [forsake me]! Let the king, my lord, [send] a royal b[odyguard ...] outs[ide ...] (and) [let] the king, my lord, [...] me. (r 6) Now the ki[ng], my [lo]rd, raised me to heaven. Why, (then), from before the feet [of the king], my lord, [......]. (r 10) (Break) (e. 1) If I [cannot see] the face of the king, my lord, why should I live?
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SAA 13 185. Threats and Beatings (ABL 1374+)
(Beginning destroyed) (2) [... N]N, so[n of ...] (3) [...] his mouth and hands [...] (4) They should hand (him) over. His mouth [...] (5) [...] their wrists ...[...] (6) They should ..., and they should raise the ...[...] in their hands. (8) If he in fact did not attack [me] and they are not handing (me) over, then he should say so before the king! The threat to my person about which I testified against them in the king's presence is the fact that they daily take an oath against me, saying: "Let's kill him!" But because they couldn't kill me they are speaking to the king's magnates, their…
Daily LifeMythologySAA 13 186. The Weavers Have Not Given the Garments (SAAB 02 72)
(1) To the king, lord of kings, [my lord]: your servant, Aplaya, the priest of Kurba'il. Good health to the king, my lord. May Adad, Šala, and Šarrat-nakkanti— the gods who dwell in Edurhenunna — bless the king, my lord, and keep him alive. May they give the king, my lord, happiness and physical well-being. May they grant long days and everlasting years to the king, my lord. (Break) (r 2) [...] I did [n]ot wr[ite/send]. (r 3) [... the we]avers have [not] given the cloth[ing]. Perhaps [the king], m[y lord], will say: "From where did they issue them in the past?" They used to issue the work-quotas from the palace, and the we[av]ers from Arbela used to weave them.
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SAA 13 187. The King Had Mercy on his Servant (ABL 0514)
(1) To the king, my lord: your servant, Bel-iddina. Good health to the king, my lord. May Nabû and [Marduk] very greatly bless the king, my lord. May Aššur, Nikkal, and Lord-Crown, who love the name of the king, my lord, ask forever after the health of the king, my lord. May they give to the king, my lord, happiness and physical well-being. (13) May this Sin, (as well as) Nikkal and Nusku, to whom the king, my lord, has been obedient and whom he has revered, [...... to] the king, my lord. (Break) (r 1) [...] to [......] (r 2) [...] the king [...] (r 3) [...with]in [...] (r 4) [...] ... [...]…
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SAA 13 188. Thirty Talents (Plus a Few Minas) of Silver for Cultic Objects (CT 53 921)
(1) [To the mother of the kin]g, [my] lor[d], [your servant: NN]. Good [hea]lth to [the mother of the king, my lord. May Sin], Nikkal, [Nusku], Šamaš, Aya, [DN, and DN] bless the king and the mot[her of the kin]g, [my lor]d. (8) I myself, the deputy of the governor, the scribe, the deputy of the treasurer, the temple scribe, the priests of the temples of Harran, together with Šarru-lu-dari, the chariot-driver, weighed out and received 30 talents and [x+]6 minas of silver. (15) [In] Shebat (XI) [...] the month [ ..., we] moved up [......] the works. (18) [...] at the right of the gods (19)…
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SAA 13 189. Adad Will Go to the Festival Chapel (ABL 1197)
(Beginning destroyed) (1) [To the king, my lord: your servant NN. Good health to the king], my [lord]. (2) The temple[s] of Kili[zi] have been provid[ed with...]s. (5) (In) the month of Iyyar (II), on the 6th day, Adad will set out in procession and take up residence in the Akitu house. (r 1) The king, my lord, [will make] the exorcist and the lamentation priest [g]o, [and they will ta]ke Adad [...] into his temple.
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SAA 13 190. These Gods Should Go to Babylon (CT 53 141)
(1) To the king, my lord: your servant, Šamaš-šumu-lešir. Good health to the king, my lord. May Nabû and Marduk bless the king, my lord. (6) When the king, my lord, sent me to the Land of the Chief Cupbearer and gave fields to his servants, in that city to which I ascended, in one temple these six deities were dwelling: Marat-Sin of Eridu, Marat-Sin of Nemed-Lagudu, Marat-Eridu, Nergal, Amurru, and Lugalbanda. (16) The people there told me: "These gods came with the king's father from Issete. The king's father said: 'I will send them with Bel to Babylon.'" (23) No one has spoken about this to…
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SAA 13 191. (no title) (ABL 0940)
(1) [To] the king, my lord: [your servant], Bel-šarru-uṣur, [priest of] Ekur. [May DN bl]ess the king, [my lord]. (6) The 12 [...]s which he/they [...] to the king, my lord. [NN and Be]l-ušabši (Break) (r 1) May [...] bless [...]
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SAA 13 192. Damage to Divine Furnishings (ABL 1212)
(Beginning destroyed) (r 1) [When NN] and the men with him were bringing Šarrat-samme down from the temple, one of them slipped, and a leg of the ceremonial couch came in contact with the ground. (r 9) [Now] there is [a ...] (r 10) [...] the ground [...] (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 13 193. (no title) (ABL 1243)
(1) [To the king, my lord: your servant, NN. Good health to the king, my lord. May Bel] and Na[bû] grant l[ong] days, everlasting years, happiness, and physical well-being to the king, my lord. (9) The middle entrance to the courtyard of the temple of Adad which they dismantled is [...]. (r 2) of their [...] (r 3) those who enter [......] (r 4) not [......] (r 5) to (the city of) [...] (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 13 194. (no title) (CT 53 316)
(Beginning destroyed) (1) [......] are strong. (2) [......] ... (3) [... which he/they will s]urround (4) [......] ... (5) [......] ... (6) [......] ... (7) [... in the p]ossession of the palace (8) [... in] the possession of the priest (9) [......] the cooks (r 1) [......] the [...]s (r 2) [...pl]us the storehouse (r 3) [... t]he priest (r 4) [...]
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SAA 13 195. Letters to the Palace (CT 53 406)
(Beginning destroyed) (r 1) [... NN], son of the chief singer, is saying: "[......; I heard it] from the mouth of the temple ste[ward]. I and the chief singer have written a letter and sent it [to the pala]ce." (r 5) [NN], the horse trainer, says: "[I heard] from the mouth o[f ......]; the temple steward [wrote] a letter [about it to the palace]. Later [...]" (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 13 196. A Problem in Samaria? (CT 53 425)
(Beginning destroyed) (1) [...] to the king, [my] lord [...] (2) [... NN], his legal [adversary, invoked] the right of appeal to the king concern[ing ..., saying: "[N]N who in Samar[ia comp]letely [...]. I will g[o ...]." Now [the king, my lord, should ...] to [his] servant[(s) le]st I die [......] (Break) (r 1) [... u]s [...] (r 2) [...] he/they do not [...] (r 3) [...] the image of the ki[ng ...] (r 4) [...] I have seen. The king, [my] lo[rd] (r 5) my [...] to the king, [my] lo[rd] (r 6) [...] a break of [...] (r 7) [...] is [in] fear [...] (r 8) [... which he/they] ... the king, my lord [...] (r 9) [...] all not [......] (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 13 197. About a Divine Party (CT 53 452)
(Beginning destroyed) (2) [...] The seal [...... the king] (3) my lord should command: "[......]" (4) their 'party' which [......] (5) let them bring; the servants [of ...] (6) should perform [...]. If there is fault [......]. (7) Now the king ... [......]. (8) The eye[s o]f the king are upon [......] (9) [No] one inter[cedes] for me [...] (10) and from th[is] silver [...] (11) [The king], my [lo]rd, knows t[hat ......] (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 13 198. Counting Statues (CT 53 516)
(Beginning destroyed) (1) of/which [......] (2) [...] 2 statues of the king [......] (3) we made [......] (4) Total: 15 ... [......] (5) Total: 16 [......] (6) statue of [......] (Break) (r 1) 3 [......] (r 2) 102 [......] (r 3) 2 ... [......] (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 13 199. (no title) (CT 53 544)
(1) To the k[ing, my lord: your] serv[ant, NN] (Break) (r 1) [in] my presence [...] (r 2) [...] constan[t ...] (r 3) He should [perform] the sacrifice. (r 4) It is the beginning of [...] ... [...].
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SAA 13 200. The Sacred Marriage of the Lord of the Lands (CT 53 601)
(Beginning destroyed) (r 1) [......] b[ed]room (r 2) [...] Lord of the Lands, g[em(s)] (r 3) [...] (his) [...] in the bedroom (r 4) [which] he/they [...], he [...] (r 5) [......] there is (r 6) [...... bedr]oom [...] (r 7) a new [...] in the [bed]room (r 8) [...] in ... [...] (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 13 201. Trampled Writing Boards (CT 53 622)
(Beginning destroyed) (1) writing boar[ds ...] (2) of boxwood [...] (3) was trampled upon [...]. (4) The writing board[s ...] (5) appeara[nces ...] (6) flesh [...] (7) he/they [...] (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 13 202. Fragment Mentioning Harran (CT 53 653)
(Beginning destroyed) (2) to [......] (3) the gods o[f ......] (4) ... [......] (5) of/which [......] (Break) (e. 1) [...... to] 30 ye[ars ......] (e. 2) [...... to] the king, my lord I [......] (e. 3) [......] ... for the table [......] (e. 4) [......] ... the citizens of Harran [......] (e. 5) [......] ... [......]
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SAA 13 203. (no title) (CT 53 662)
(Beginning destroyed) (r 1) On the 10th day, the statues [...] (r 2) Total: statue of Marat-[...] (r 3) we have [...] (r 4) [...] ... [...] (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 13 204. (no title) (CT 53 681)
(Beginning destroyed) (2) [which] he/they [...] (3) [...] their [me]ssenger (4) [...] within the bedro[om] (5) [...] spoke to [us] (6) [...] within ... [...] (7) [...] ... [...] (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 13 205. (no title) (CT 53 738)
(Beginning destroyed) (r 1) [... the sta]tue of the king [...] (r 2) [...] to [...] (r 3) [...] in the begin[ning ...] (r 4) [... t]o the ki[ng ...] (r 5) [......] ... [...]
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SAA 13 206. (no title) (CT 53 896)
(Beginning destroyed) (2) of the images [...] (3) which is before [......] (4) in the morn[ing ...] (5) in the temple [......] (6) they will plac[e ......] (7) of/which the king [......] (8) the magaz[ine ...] (9) in the house/temple [......] (r 1) Ti[......] (and) (r 2) Sin-[......], (r 3) brothers [of ......] (r 4) On the 9th o[f ......] (r 5) saying, "[NN] (r 6) the priest [... t]o [NN] (r 7) the temple steward [...] (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 13 207. Priests’ Helpers (CT 53 899)
(Beginning destroyed) (1) May [DNN] bless [the king, my lord]. May Bel [and Nabû] give to [the king, my lord], a [life] of [lon]g days. [May the king, my lord, by] the command of [...] and [..., whose] shepherd[ship] is as eternal as [heaven and earth], exercise kingship [...] years of reign. (7) [As to what the king], my lord, wrote to me: "Make known to me the names of the priests [... and] the [...] of their gods [...]" — (11) [......] temple [...] (Break) (r 3) These are the ones who are stand[ing] in for their fathers: Ahu-riba, son of the boatman, Ahušina, chariot-[knight], and…
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SAA 13 208. (no title) (CT 53 901)
(Beginning destroyed) (1) We raised [them] from their places and lined them up on ... [...]. On the 16th, we will bring them [into ...].
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SAA 13 209. (no title) (CT 53 909)
(Beginning destroyed) (2) [...] their [mess]engers [...] (3) [...] as follows [......] (4) [...] meat ... [...] (5) We did not see. The work about which [...] issued [an order] to us [...] (6) As much as we did not [......] (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 13 210. (no title) (CT 53 925)
(Beginning destroyed) (2) [... A]ssyri[a ...] (3) ... [...] ... to Nabû-iddina, (4) to Nabû-tartiba-uṣur (r 1) (Break) (r 2) [... l]ette[r ...] (r 3) [...] ... [...] (r 4) [...] ... day 14 (r 5) [...] ... day 15 [...] (r 6) I ... [...] of carnelian (r 7) My [sac]rifices to [...] (Remainder destroyed)
Daily LifeMythologySAA 13 211. (no title) (CT 53 957)
(Beginning destroyed) (r 2) to the ki[ng ...] (r 3) in regard to the rite(s) [...] (r 4) let this [...] (r 5) [... o]f someo[ne/somethi[ng ...] (r 6) May [B]el (and) Nabû [bless the king], m[y lord]. (r 8) Nisan 15th day, [epo]nym year of Gabbaru.
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SAA 21 001. Proclaiming the Might of Marduk (ABL 0926)
(1) To the Babylonians, the men under my protection: thus (speaks) Assurbanipal, king of Assyria, who reveres [Marduk]. I, my palace [and my country] are well; may you, [great] and small, be well; may you be h[appy] from this day on. (6) Hear of the might of Mardu[k ...], behold his august heroism [...], praise his great godhead [...]! May the first one see and r[ecount], may the last one hear how [...]. (11) Ever since my childhood until m[y] adulthood I have trusted in the Lady Zarpa[nitu]; father and mother did not raise me. [The great gods] presented me with truth and right[eousness],…
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SAA 21 002. This No-Brother has Alienated You (Fs Grayson 227-234)
Beginning destroyed (1') [I have heard] the words [that th]is [no-br]oth[er] has concoct[ed], that he has spoken to you and that you have believed [him]. (3') I swear by Aššur (and) Marduk, my gods, that I did not know, nor have I said a word of what he has spoken to you, nor has anybody given me such advice! They are all but lies and vain words which he has invented and spoken for his own purposes. (7') And look at him now! After his revolt, as soon as I had robed (in purple) all the Babylonians who were captured at the first fighting and taken into my presence, and had tied a mina of silver…
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SAA 21 003. Don't Listen to Šamaš-šumu-ukin! (652-II-23) (ABL 0301)
(1) The king's word to the Babylonians: I am well; you can be glad. (3) The words of wind that this no-brother has spoken to you have been related to me. I have heard them; they are but wind, do not believe him. (6) I swear by Aššur (and) Marduk, my gods, that I have never thought in my heart or said by my mouth any of the detestable things that he has spoken against me. It is nothing but a scheme that he has devised in order to make the name of the Babylonians, who love me, detestable along with him. (14) But I will not listen to it. Your brotherhood with the Assyrians and your privileged…
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SAA 21 004. Perhaps Babylon Can Still be Saved (ABL 0571)
Beginning destroyed (1') [The king's word to the Babylonians: I am well]; you can be glad. (2') [The day] you see this [letter], speak [with] your hearts, take with you any number of the Babylonians, your brothers, whose hearts you know and who have (any) responsibility (left) in [them], and come over before Milki-r[am] the cohort commander and Aššur-da[''inanni], the commander-in-chief, because they are about to throw (their forces) agai[nst] Babylon, in accordance with what you said: (14') "Let us go and speak to our brothers, rend our garments, take heart, and discuss with them the things…
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Beginning destroyed (r 2') [......] this no-brother of mine has done [......] to me, and I [...]. (r 4') I swear [by Aššur and M]arduk, my gods, [that][...] ... Šamaš ... [will...] his leadership b[efore… (and) deliver himinto my hands, [a]t night [before day ...]has lighted up on him. (r 7') And if [he should escape], [...] in the place where he goes [...](and) I shall brea[k] his ...[...] (r 9') [[Now then I have written to y]ou. [Let me] quickly [see] an answer to [my] l[etter! Your] fr[eedom] is [in] m[y hands]. (rest uninscribed)
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SAA 21 006. Offerings for Babylon (ABL 1146)
Beginning destroyed (2') as [......] (3') I sei[zed ...] (4') you (pl.)[......] (5') your name [......] (6') and to [......] (7') My eyes are upon you; if you return, I will do justice to you. (9') And [I am thin]king about you and your offerings for Babylon. (uninscribed) (r 1) I am [now] sending to you the chieftains of the land of Akkad. Do everything you can do; and if it is against you[r he]earts, do it as soon as you can co[pe with it]. rest uninscribed
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SAA 21 007. God has Commanded the Destruction of the Land of Akkad (ABL 1165)
Beginning destroyed (1) your [...]s have been seized and despised in my name, your houses have been destroyed for my sake. (4) We did not know (about it, and so) did not overwhelm (them); wie had been asleep (but) we woke up and caused the army to attack. (6) From the beginning, why and for what reason did he do what he did? And the rebels who devised this plot, what fortune did they gain for themselves? Perhaps God himself has commanded the destruction of the Land of Akkad. What can we say? [...] before God. (r 4) [I shall do] as Aššur, Marduk and my [gods] enable me (to do). (r 6) Truly, he who [...s] on my behalf knows that[...] before my gods Rest destroyed
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SAA 21 008. Fire Will Burn the Land of Akkad
Beginning destroyed (2) [......] You should have info[rmed …] (3) [...of] your [hea]rt is a sin of the land [...] (4) [......] rebellion [...] (5) [......] I want to bring [NN] to the top [...] (6) [......] of the magnates against [......] (7) [... hors]es with us [...] (8) [If] we go [with] them, wh[at shall we] take? (9) [...] Nabû-šezib of Ba[zu] (10) [...] to the sinners [...] (11) [...] You should have avoi[ded] rebellion ... [...] (12) [......] this …… his house [...] (13) [...in] his presence, to level into one [...] (14) [......] Did [he not] say to him: "I´ll now go go [to GN (which…
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SAA 21 009. Duplicate of No. 8 (CT 53 248)
(Beginning destroyed) (1') Did he retur[n] this [stat]ue [...], in which [......] trust? (3') He will “restore” to life [the whol]e [land], which [acknowledges] the name of the son of Nippur [...]. (And) [when] he has “restored” (it), yo[u will know that the Babyl]onians [look] for drinking [blood]. They will not rev[ive the ... of] your [he]art (but) will displace y[ou in the Sealand ...]. (7') [Perhaps God] has c[ommanded the destr]uction of those who lie habitually. [I]f you fear [his investigation, do not besmirch your] name [and do not deliver] your city for destruction! [If you guard…
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SAA 21 010. Sparing Babylon (CT 53 496)
(Beginning destroyed) (1') [...... Ba]bylon (2') [......] words (3') [...... i]s placed (4') [...... to s]pare (5') [......]when/if (6') [......] Assyria (7') [......] his [...] (8') [......] He may not eat fish, (9') [he shall drink] beer, and he will be well. (10') [I swear by Aššur and] Marduk, my gods, (11') [that ......] Elam (Rest destroyed) (completely broken away)
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SAA 21 011. Fragment Relating to Babylon (CT 54 357)
(Beginning destroyed) (2') [...] Babyl[on ...] (3') [...] to [...] (4') [...] trus[t (pl.) in ...] (5') [...] I have gi[ven ...] (6') [...] the name of [...] (7') [...] ... [...] (8') [...] you wrot[e ...] (9') [...] ... [...] (10') [... B]abylo[n ...] (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 21 012. I Raised You and Rescued You (CT 54 424)
(Obverse destroyed) (beginning broken away) (r 1') [......] ... [......] (r 2') [......] your [......] (r 3') [......] before yo[u ......] (r 4') [......] Don’t [y]ou [know...] (r 5') [......] that I raised yo[u ...] (r 6') [and] saved you [previ]ously? Yo[u ...] (r 7') Listen to this [...], do a good thing [......] (r 8') [among] yourselves and may [......] (r 9') [...] with you [......] (rest uninscribed)
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(1) The king’s word to Šadanu: I am well, you can be glad. (3) The day when you see my tablet, take into your hands Šumaya, son of Šuma-ukin, Bel-eṭir the brother of Aplaya son of Arkat-ili, and the scholars of Borsippa, whom you know, and dig up all the tablets that exist in their houses and all the tablets that are deposited in Ezida; (10) the tablets of the royal amulets for the rivers of the purifications of Nisan (I), the amulet for the rivers of Tishri (VII) of the Bīt salā’ mê ritual, the amulet for the rivers of the day’s verdict, the four amulets for the head of the king’s bed and…
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SAA 21 014. Fragment Referring to Canonical Omen Texts (CT 54 163)
(Beginning destroyed) (4') P[N ......] (5') the ki[ng ......] (6') day [......] (rest broken away) (beginning broken away) (r 1') of the gods [......] (r 2') the chief eu[nuch ......] (r 3') does not kno[w ......] (r 4') I have heard [......] (r 5') Enūma Anu En[lil ...] (r 6') Alan[dimmû ...] (r 7') when/if [......] (r 8') the man [......] (Break) (l.e. 1) Nabû-šarru-uṣur says [......] (l.e. 2) arrives there [.......]
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SAA 21 015. Fragment Mentioning Literary Texts and Zer-Babili (CT 54 244)
(Beginning destroyed) (1') [...] ... [...] (2') [Mar]duk, lord, subd[uer of ...] (3') [...] 21 lines [...] (4') Zeri-Babil[i ...] (5') Nabû-balassu-[iqbi ...] (6') Lu-ahu’[a ...] (Rest destroyed)
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