
Obverse
o 1o 1	a-na LUGAL [EN]-⸢ia⸣	(1) To the king, m[y lord]: your servant Nabû-rehtu-uṣur. May Bel and Be[let, Nabû and Tašme]tu, Ištar of Nineveh (and) Ištar of Arbela give you long days and ever[lasting years]!
o 22	ARAD-ka ^m^dPA—re-eḫ-tú—PAB ^dEN ^d⸢GAŠAN⸣ [^dPA ^dtaš-me]-tum
o 33	^d15 šá URU.NINA ^d15 šá URU.arba-ìl UD-MEŠ GÍD-[MEŠ MU.AN.NA-MEŠ da]-⸢ra⸣-ti
o 44	li-di-nu-nik-ka šá ina ŠÀ ṭa-ab-ti šá AD^*-[ka ina ŠÀ a-de-e šá AD]-ka	(4) Nikkal [has revealed] those who sinned against [your] father's goodness, and your [father's] and your own treaty. Destroy their [peopl]e, name and seed from your palace! [May] she cast [......]! [May] the accomplices of Sasî [die quickly]!
o 55	ù ina ŠÀ a-de-e-ka iḫ-ṭu-u-ni ^dNIN^*.GAL [x x x x UN]-⸢MEŠ⸣-šú-nu
o 66	MU-šú-nu NUMUN-šú-nu TA^v ŠÀ É.GAL-ka ḫal-li-qí^* a-na [x x x x x lu]
o 77	tak-ru-ur UN-MEŠ ša TA ^msa-si-i ú-du-u-[ni ár-ḫiš li-mu-tu x x x]
o 88	a-ni-nu LUGAL be-li da-ba-bu šá ^dNIN.GAL ú-[da x x x x x x]	(8) Hear me, O king my lord! I k[now] the words of Nikkal. Let [the people] die! [Rescue] your life and the life of your family! Let [the goddesses ...] be your father and your mother, and let them li[ft up ......]! Do not destroy your life, [do not let] the kingship [slip] from your hands!
o 99	li-mu-tu ZI-MEŠ-ka ZI-MEŠ šá qin-ni-ka [še-zib x x x x x x]
o 1010	AD-u^-ka^ AMA-ka lu šu-nu li-im-tu-[ḫu x x x x x x x x]
o 1111	ZI-MEŠ-ka la tu-ḫal-la-qa LUGAL-u-tu TA ŠU.2-⸢ka⸣ [la tu-še-li]
o 1212	a-ni-nu LUGAL be-⸢li⸣ [ina] ⸢ŠÀ⸣ da-ba-bi ^dNIN.[GAL an-ni-e]	(12) Hear me, O king my lord! Do not disre[gard these] words of Ni[kkal! Let ......] and [......]
o 1313	la ta-ši-[aṭ x x x]-⸢ú⸣-nim-ma [x x x x x x x x]
o 1414	e-gír-tu [x x x x x]+⸢x x⸣+[x x x x x x x x x x]	(14) a letter [......]
o 1515	ina [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x]	(15) in [......]
	uncertain number of lines broken away; K 13737:	(Break)
o 1'1'	[x] ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x]
o 2'2'	ma-a a-[x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x]
o 3'3'	la ú-⸢ba-la⸣ [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x]	(3') is not bringing [......]
o 4'4'	ina IGI-šú iz-za-zu is-[x x x x x x x x x x x x x x]	(4') are staying in his presence [......]
o 5'5'	pi-i-šú-nu šá-ki-in [x x x x x x x x x x x x]	(5') are making common cause [with ......]
o 6'6'	ka-a.a-ma-nu ina UGU ^msa-⸢si⸣-[i x x x x x x x x x x]	(6') [They are] constantly [......] to Sas[î ......]:
o 7'7'	ma-a ina IGI LUGAL dam-mì-iq ma-[a x x x x x x x x x]	(7') "Present (yourself) in good light with the king! Let [...] do [......] with Nabû-belu-[......]
o 8'8'	le-pu-šú TA^v ^m^dPA—EN—[x x x x x x x x x x x x]
o 9'9'	TA ^mSUḪUŠ—^dPA ⸢LÚ⸣.[x x x x x x x x x x x x]	(9') with Ubru-Nabû [......]
o 10'10'	⸢TA LÚ⸣.GAL-MEŠ ⸢ša⸣ [x x x x x x x x x x x x x]	(10') with the magnates o[f/who ......]
o 11'11'	[x x x]+⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x]	(10') with the magnates o[f/who ......]
	rest of K 13737 broken away	(Break)
Reverse
rr	beginning broken away
r 1'1'	is—su-ri i-⸢ba-áš⸣-[ši x x x x x x x x x x x x x x]	(r 1) "Perhaps ther[e is ......]; let them ask [...].
r 2'2'	liš-ú-lu ma-a GÉME šá ^mEN—PAB—PAB ina^* ⸢qa-ni⸣ šá ⸢URU.KASKAL⸣.2 ina ⸢UGU⸣ [x x x x]	(r 2) "A slave-girl of Bel-ahu-uṣur [...] upon [...] in a suburb of Harran; since Sivan (III) she is enraptured and speaks nice words about him: 'It is the word of Nusku: The kingship is for Sasî. I will destroy the name and seed of Sennacherib!'"
r 3'3'	ma-a TA^v ŠÀ ITI.SIG₄ sa-ar-ḫa-at ma-a da-ba-bu SIG₅ ina UGU-ḫi
r 4'4'	ta-da-bu-bu ma-a a-bat ^dPA.TÚG ši-i ma-a LUGAL-u-tu a-na ^msa-si-i
r 5'5'	ma-a MU NUMUN šá ^m^d30—PAB-MEŠ—SU ú-ḫal-la-qa LÚ.GAL—mu-gi-ka^?	(r 5) Let your squadron commander question the household of Bel-ahu-uṣur under the gate of the Nabû temple; let the ša-šēpi guards who brought the slave-girl into the house of Sasî bring her here, and let the king perform a(n extispicy) ritual on her (account). Let them bring Bel-ahu-uṣur from Harran and [...] Nusku. May the name and seed of Sasî, Bel-ahu-uṣur and their accomplices perish, and may Bel and Nabû establish the name and seed of the king, my lord, until far-off [days]!
r 6'6'	ina šap-la KÁ.GAL šá É—^dPA É ^mEN—PAB—PAB liš-al LÚ.še-e-pi^* [šá]
r 7'7'	GÉME ina É ^msa-si-i ú-bi-lu-ni lu-bi-lu-ni-ši dul-lu LUGAL^?
r 8'8'	ina UGU-ḫi-šá le-pu-šú ^mEN—PAB—PAB TA^v URU.KASKAL lu-bi-lu-ni ^dPA.TÚG [x x x]
r 9'9'	MU NUMUN šá ^msa-si-i šá ^mEN—PAB—PAB šá UN-MEŠ šá is-si-šú-nu ú-du-[u-ni]
r 10'10'	li-iḫ-li-iq MU NUMUN šá LUGAL EN-ia ^dEN ^dPA a-na ⸢ṣa^*-at⸣ [UD-ME lu]-⸢kin⸣-nu
r 11'11'	TA^v ^mar-da-a lid-bu-bu ma-a UD 27-KÁM ina nu-bat-ti ma-a a-na [^msa]-si-i	(r 11) Let them speak with Ardâ as follows: "On the 27th, at night, [when] the scribe Issar-nadin-apli at this particular moment went to [Sa]sî the city overseer, [did ......] with the prefect Awyanu? [Did] the scribe Issar-nadin-apli [...] this [with Nabû-eṭir? What [did] Sasî [......] concerning it on the 28th? Did Sasî speak with you and the [...] on the following day? Why have you [not reported] what you sa[w and heard]?"
r 12'12'	LÚ.šá—UGU—URU ^m15—SUM—A LÚ.A.BA ma-a si-mu-nu ḫa-[an-ni-u bé-et]
r 13'13'	il-li-ku-u-ni TA^v ^ma-ú-ia-a-ni LÚ.šak-ni [x x x x x x]
Right
r.e. 14'r.e. 14'	ma-a ^m15—SUM—A LÚ.A.BA ma-a ^m^dPA—KAR-ir an-⸢ni^*⸣-[tú x x x x x x]
r.e. 15'15'	ma-a UD 28-KÁM ma-a ^msa-si-i mì-i-nu ina UGU-ḫi ⸢x x x⸣ [x x x x x x]
r.e. 16'16'	ma^? a^*-na^!? 02-e UD-me ^msa-si-i is-si-ka TA LÚ.[x x x x x x x x]
r.e. 17'17'	id-bu-bu ma-a a-[ta]-a mì-i-nu šá ta-⸢mu⸣-[ru-ni x x x x x x x]
r.e. 18'18'	LÚ.GAL—mu-gi ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x x x x] ERIM-MEŠ [x x x x x x x]	(r 18) [Let] the squadron commander [...] men/troops [... arrest] the scrib[e] Issar-[nadin-apli ......].
r.e. 1919	^m15—[SUM—A o] LÚ^?.A^*.⸢BA⸣ [x x x x x]
Edge
e. 1e. 1	[x x x x x x UN-MEŠ] ⸢ša^*⸣ is-si-šú-nu TA^v ^msa-si-i ú-du-u-ni	(e. 1) [The people w]ho conspire with them and with Sasî [should die]!
e. 22	[li-mu-tú x x x DUMU]-MEŠ-ka ŠEŠ—AD-MEŠ-ka EN.NUN-ka li-ṣu-ru	(e. 2) [...] let your [son]s and uncles guard you.
e. 33	[x x x]-⸢ka⸣ lu-pa-aḫ-⸢ḫi⸣-ir [x x x x at-ta] tu-qu-nu ina É.GAL-ka ši-bi	(e. 3) Let [me] gather [yo]ur [...... As for you], stay in safety in your palace. [... Let the people di]e before [they get ahead (of you)]! Rescue your life!
e. 44	[x x] a-du ⸢É⸣ [la i-ḫa-ru-pu-ni UN-MEŠ li-mu]-tú ZI-MEŠ-ka še-zib

Adapted from Mikko Luukko and Greta Van Buylaere, The Political Correspondence of Esarhaddon (State Archives of Assyria, 16), 2002. 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/P313533/.

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