The vast majority of these letters are addressed to the Assyrian king, with the following exceptions.
TABLE I. Letters Not Addressed to the King
Text | Author | Addressee |
---|---|---|
no. 1 | king | 'non-Babylonians' |
no. 2 | [king] | [NN] |
no. 3 | [king] | [NN] |
no. 6 | crown prince | deputy (governor) and Nabû-dini-a[mur] |
no. 7 | crown pr[ince] | Šulmu-beli-lu[šme] |
no. 10 | Ašaredu | mother of the king |
no. 21 | [Nu]rea | [grand vizi]er his lord |
no. 47 | NN | gover[nor my lord] |
no. 48 | NN | NN my [br]other |
no. 55 | Nabû-nadin-šumi | daughter of the king |
no. 64 | Bel-upaq | Kunâ his father |
no. 85 | NaŹ¾id-Marduk | mother of the king |
no. 97 | Bel-aha-iddin | Nadin-ahi his father |
no. 160 | Šuzubu | Aqarâ his lord |
no. 178 | Marduk A/B | chief tailor his lord |
no. 177 | Marduk A/B | Kurigalzu his brother |
Frances Reynolds
Frances Reynolds, 'Addressees', The Babylonian Correspondence of Esarhaddon and Letters to Assurbanipal and Sin-šarru-iškun from Northern and Central Babylonia, SAA 18. Original publication: Helsinki, Helsinki University Press, 2003; online contents: SAAo/SAA18 Project, a sub-project of MOCCI, 2020 [http://oracc.org/saao/saa18/BabylonianCorrespondence/Addressees/]