The observations made above concerning the enigmatic anonymous writer largely apply also to the other anonymous informer, the author of nos. 69-71. This writer also seems to have been a scholar, but the c. 40 partly broken lines extant from his letters do not provide much ground for a comparable study. His letters, too, date from 672-669: nos. 69 and 70 are addressed to the crown prince, and Sasî is mentioned in nos. 69 and 71. The latter letter refers to Harran (obv. 6); even though the reference occurs in a quotation from another person's speech, its formulation makes it likely that the author himself had also visited the city. The orthography and other epistolary conventions of this informer clearly differ from those of the enigmatic one. His letters regularly open with an introductory blessing, are much shorter, and have the horizontal "report" format. In his orthography, he prefers ú to u in penultimate position.[[108]]
108 Note i-qab-bu-ú-ni 69 r.4, ú-bi-lu-ú-ni 71 r.2, áš-]mu-ú-ni ibid. r.7; [ir-t]u-ú-bu 71 e.9; note also in final position, [am]-mì-ú 70 r.2.
Mikko Luukko & Greta van Buylaere
Mikko Luukko & Greta van Buylaere, 'The Other Anonymous Informer', The Political Correspondence of Esarhaddon, SAA 16. Original publication: Helsinki, Helsinki University Press, 2002; online contents: SAAo/SAA16 Project, a sub-project of MOCCI, 2022 [http://oracc.org/saao/saa16/petitionsanddenunciations/theotheranonymousinformer/]