SAA 19 168. iškaru Dues on Horses (CTN 5 p. 278)[via saao/saa19]

&P393666 = SAA 19 168
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1'.	[x x x x x x x x x] E2?#
#lem: u; u; u; u; u; u; u; u; u; u

2'.	{ANSZE}KUR.RA#-MESZ# [x]-MESZ#? TA@v# {1}be#-su\t-nu
#lem: sissê[horse]N; u; issi[with]PRP; Bessunu[1]PN$

3'.	lil-lik-u2\m-ni# {ANSZE#}KUR.RA-MESZ TI-u2\m
#lem: lillikūni[come]V; sissê[horse]N; leqû[take//purchase]V$lilqiu

4'.	ESZ2#.QAR sza\dm sza2\m-daq-disz e#-mi3#-du-sza2-nu-ni\d
#lem: iškāru[work assignment]N$; ša[which]REL; šaddaqda[last year]AV$šaddaqdiš; emēdu[lean on//impose]V$ēmidūšanūni

5'.   	01# GU2.UN KUG.UD ina* sza* [BABBAR].DIL* ina SZA3 30
#lem: n; biltu[load//a unit of weight]N$; ṣarpi[silver]N; ina[in]PRP; ša[that of]DET; pappardaliu[agate]N$pappardalî; ina[in+=for]PRP$; libbu[interior]N$libbi; n

6'.	{ANSZE}KUR.RA-MESZ\m a*#-na*# [{1}]EN#--GISZ* a-te-din
#lem: sissê[horse]N; ana[to]PRP; Bel-lešir[1]PN$; tadānu[give]V$attedin

7'.   	a-te-din\d 20 MA#.NA\d#-[ma] la# LAL-t,i
#lem: attedin[give]V; n; manû[unit//a unit of weight]N'N$manêma; lā[not]MOD; maṭû[small//lacking]AJ$maṭi

8'.   	20 MA.NA\td a\d-na {1}man*#-[nu--ki--asz]-szur*#--ZU* SUM-in\p
#lem: n; manê[a unit of weight]N; ana[to]PRP; Mannu-ki-Aššur-leʾi[1]PN$; tadānu[give]V$attedin

9'.   	 11 na\t-s,a 09 LAL-e?# [20] MA#.NA\t a-na
#lem: n; naṣa[brought]AJ; n; muṭê[deficit]N; n; manê[a unit of weight]N; ana[to]PRP

10'.  	{1}SU\t--PAB-MESZ SUM#-[in] 07# na-s,a#
#lem: Riba-ahhe[1]PN$; tadānu[give]V$attedin; n; naṣa[brought]AJ

11'.  	13 LAL-e 20# [MA.NA a-na {1}la]-ba#-si
#lem: n; muṭê[deficit]N; n; manê[a unit of weight]N; ana[to]PRP; Labasi[1]PN$

12'.	a-te#-din\d x# na#-[s,a x LAL-e ESZ2.QAR] sza#
#lem: tadānu[give]V$attedin; u; naṣa[brought]AJ; u; muṭê[deficit]N; iškāru[work assignment]N; ša[of]DET

13'.	{LU2#}ERIM-MESZ\m {GISZ#}GIGIR# [x x x x x]
#lem: ṣābāni[troops]N; mugerru[chariot]N$mugirri; u; u; u; u; u

14'.	sza# {1#}SU\t#--PAB#-[MESZ x x x x x x]
#lem: ša[of]DET; Riba-ahhe[1]PN$; u; u; u; u; u; u

15'.	am-mu-te# [x x]+x# x#+[x x x x x]
#lem: ammūte[that]DP; u; u; u; u; u; u; u

16'.	ESZ2.QAR sza\dm {GISZ}GIGIR?#-MESZ# [x x x x]
#lem: iškāru[work assignment]N$; ša[of]DET; mugirrī[chariot]N; u; u; u; u

17'.  	04 GU2.UN KUG.UD ina*# sza*# [BABBAR.DIL x x x]
#lem: n; biltu[load//a unit of weight]N$bilāt; ṣarpi[silver]N; ina[in]PRP; ša[that of]DET; pappardaliu[agate]N$pappardalî; u; u; u

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18'.	[ina] SZA3*# 90* {ANSZE*}KUR*.[RA-MESZ\m a-na {1}x x x]
#lem: ina[in+=for]PRP$; libbu[interior]N$libbi; n; sissê[horse]N; ana[to]PRP; u; u; u

19'.	[{LU2}]su-sa-nu a*-ki* sza*# [x x a-te-din]
#lem: sūsānu[horse-trainer]N; akī[in accordance with]PRP; ša[that]REL; u; u; attedin[give]V

@reverse
1.	[04] GU2.UN KUG#.UD su?#-a*-nu* [x x]
#lem: n; bilāt[a unit of weight]N; ṣarpi[silver]N; u; u; u

2.    	 01# MA#.NA#-a.a {1}[har]-bi-s,a-s,u#
#lem: n; manâya[a unit of weight]N; Harbiṣaṣu[1]PN$

3.    	 SZESZ-MESZ\m-szu2\d PAB 08# GU2#.UN KUG.UD
#lem: ahhēšu[brother]N; gimru[total]N; n; bilāt[a unit of weight]N; ṣarpi[silver]N

4.    	sza\dm# a#-s,ap-pi\y*# ina SZA3 02 me {ANSZE#}KUR.RA#-[MESZ]
#lem: ša[of]DET; aṣappi[pack animal]N; ina[in+=from out of]PRP; libbi[interior]N; n; mē[hundred]NU; sissê[horse]N

# note or [for]
5.     	  ESZ2*#.QAR# e-te*#-mid-su\t-nu 10-a.a [o]
#lem: iškāru[work assignment]N; emēdu[lean on//impose]V'V$ētemidsunu; n; u

6.	TA@v\m SZA3 {LU2~v\y}{GISZ}GIGIR#-MESZ\mm {LU2~v\y}ma-a-a-su\t# [sza]
#lem: issu[from+=from out of]PRP; libbi[interior]N; sūsānī[horse groom]N; ša-maʾāssi[corral-man]N$ša-maʾāssu; ša[who]REL

7.	u2\m-kal-lu-ni\d SUM-szu2\d-nu sza\tdm#
#lem: kullu[hold]V$ukâllūni; tadānu[give]V$liddinūniššunu; ša[who//those who]REL$

8.	a-na\d# ka-a-ri e-lu-u2-[ni] x# [x]
#lem: ana[to]PRP; kāri[quay]N; ellûni[go up]V; u; u

9.	A.SZA3-MESZ\m {GISZ}SAR-MESZ\m UN#-[MESZ] u2\m-sa-as,~td-bit#
#lem: eqlāti[field]N; kirâti[garden]N; nišē[people]N; ussaṣbit[provide]V

10.	sza# {LU2}DAM.QAR-MESZ\m i*#-ba#-szi SZU.2#
#lem: ša[of]DET; tankarāni[merchant]N; ibašši[exist]V; qātē[hand]N

# note or [whether - or]
11.    	  la# t,a\dd#-ab a\d-kan-ni\d [ina] UGU# 03 me {ANSZE}KUR-ME
#lem: lā[not]MOD; ṭāb[good]AJ; akanni[now]AV; ina[in+=concerning]PRP; muhhi[skull]N; n; mē[hundred]NU; sisû[horse]N$sissê

12.	sza\tdm# LUGAL# be-li2 [iq]-bu#-ni\d lu sza2-t,ir\d
#lem: ša[which]REL; šarru[king]N; bēlī[lord]N; iqbûni[say]V; lū[may]MOD; šaṭru[written]AJ$šaṭir

13.	[x x]+x# {ANSZE#}[KUR].RA#-MESZ\m szum\d-ma TA@v\m
#lem: u; u; sissê[horse]N; šumma[if]MOD; issu[from+=from]PRP

# note or [either - or]
14.	SZA3 {URU}ka-bar#? [x x]-a#.a szum\d-ma TA@v\m
#lem: libbi[interior]N; +Kapar-x-aja[1]SN$; u; u; šumma[if]MOD; issu[from+=from]PRP

15.	SZA3 {URU}u2\m-x#+[x x]-a-a LUGAL\d# be-li2\d
#lem: libbi[interior]N; +U-x-aja[1]SN$; u; šarru[king]N; bēlī[lord]N

16.	li#-di-na [(x) {ANSZE}]KUR#.RA#-MESZ# x# x#
#lem: liddina[give]V; u; sissê[horse]N; u; u

17.	[x x x x x x {1?}]x#-da*#-si#
#lem: u; u; u; u; u; u; u

18.	[x x x x x x x] sza# LUGAL\d
#lem: u; u; u; u; u; u; u; ša[of]DET; šarri[king]N

19.	[x x x x x x x x]+x# MESZ\m
#lem: u; u; u; u; u; u; u; u; u

20.	[x x x x x x x x x]+x#
#lem: u; u; u; u; u; u; u; u; u

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@(2) Let the [...] horse[s] come with B[e]ssunu, and let them buy the horses.

@(4) (As to) the @i{iškāru} dues which were imposed on them last year, I gave one 
    talent of silver in the [aga]te standard to [B]el-lešir for 30 horses; I gave, not 
    20 minas are missing.

@(8) I gave 20 minas to Ma[nnu-ki-Ašš]ur-le’i; he brought 11 (minas), 9 are missing.

@(9) [I] g[ave 20 m]inas to Riba-ahhe; he brought] 7, 13 are missing.

@(11) I gave 20 [minas to Lab]asi; [he] br[ought x, x are missing].

@(12) The [@i{iškāru} dues o]f the chariot troops [......]

@(14) @i{o[f}] Riba-a[hhe ......]

@(15) thos[e ......]

@(16) The @i{iškāru} dues of the @i{chariots} [......]

@(17) [I gave] four talents of silver in the [agate] standard [...] to [NN], 
  the chariot-horse trainer, [fo]r 90 horse[s] as [...].

@(r 1) [Four] talents of silver in @i{the} [...] @i{standard}, one mina each, 
  [Har]biṣaṣ[u] and his brothers; in all 8 talents of silver of the pack 
  animals, for 200 horse[s].

@(r 5) I have imposed @i{iškāru} dues on them and given them 10 (minas) each 
    from the chariot-horse trainers and the stable[men that] they keep. Those w[ho] 
    go up to the trade colony I have provided with [...] fields, orchards and peo[ple].

@(r 10) There is (a tablet) of the merchants (but) the hand is not good. Let it now 
    be (re)written [on] top of the 300 horses which the king, my lord, [ord]ered, 
    (and) let he kin[g], my lord, give me [x hors]es either from @i{Kapar}-[...]aya or 
    from the town of U[...]aya.

@(r 16) [Hor]ses [...]

@(r 17) [...... ...]@i{dasi}

@(r 18) [...... @i{o]f} the king

@(r 19) [......]s

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Adapted from Mikko Luukko, The Correspondence of Tiglath-Pileser III and Sargon II from Calah/Nimrud (State Archives of Assyria, 19), 2012. Lemmatised by Mikko Luukko, 2012, as part of the AHRC-funded research project “Mechanisms of Communication in an Ancient Empire: The Correspondence between the King of Assyria and his Magnates in the 8th Century BC” (AH/F016581/1; University College London) directed by Karen Radner. The annotated edition is released under the Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike license 3.0. Please cite this page as http://oracc.org/saao/P393666/.