P224378: administrative tablet
Neo-Assyrian Oracc
Obverse
[_arad_-ka (m)x x x x x] [a-na di-na-an _lugal_ be-li]-ia lul-lik# [um-ma-a a-na _lugal_ be-li]-ia-a-ma#
[a-na _lugal_] be-li#-ia al-tap-ra# [um]-ma# mi-nam-ma ep-pu-usz [o(?)]
[szA a-na _lugal_] aq#-bu-u um-ma / d-[_en_ iq-ta-bi] [um-ma _lugal_]-u-tu i-szi a-na pi-ia# [man-nu sza]-la#-nu-u-a _lugal_-u-tu i-na#-[Asz-szi]
[x x] _lugal_-u-ti isz-szi i-na# [mah-ri-i(?)] [_lu_-um]-man#-ni _lugal_ iq-ta-ba-Asz#-[szu um-ma] [_lugal_-u-tu e]-pu-usz# _lugal_ il(*)#-tap-rasz-[szu x x] [x x x x] x x x x# [x x x]
Your servant NN: I would gladly die for the king, my lord! Say to the king, my lord:
I have written to the king, my lord, saying: "Why did you do it?"
As to what I said to the king, saying: "Bel has said: 'I have a kingship.' Whoever takes away my kingship, I shall not make it happen."
In the past the king told him the king's messenger: "I will exercise kingship" — the king wrote to him .
Your servant NN: I would gladly die for the king, my lord! Say to the king, my lord:
I am hereby writing to the king, my lord: "What shall I do?"
What I told the king was: "Bel has said: 'Take over the kingship by my command! Without me, who can take over the kingship, and who has ever taken over the kingship?'"
Earlier the king's scholar had told him: "Exercise the kingship!" The king sent him to me ...
Reverse
[x x x]+x# _lugal_ isz-pur-an#-[ni x x x]
[x x]-ma#-nu szA ul-tu [x x x x]
[x x x]+x#-da-as-su#-[x x x x]
[x x x]+x#-ti en-na x#+[x x x x]
[x x x] _ur_ x# [x x x x x]
[x x x]+x#-szu ina _uru_(?)# [x x x x] [x x x] x x e ta x#+[x x x x] [x x x x]+x# ul x#+[x x x x] [x x x x] x x x# [x x x x] [x x x x] x x# [x x x x x]
... the king wrote to me .
... which from .
...dashu...
... Now ...
... a turban .
... in the city .
... the king sent to me ...
...... who from ...
.........
...... Now ...
... lap ......
... his ... in the town of ......