(M850) A fragmentary report—it may have been a letter—gives a diary of a journey. If we could complete it, or find a few more like it, we should have a knowledge of geography such as we have not for any other part of the world for early times.(947) We may summarize it as follows: On the sixth, the writer went from Bagarri to Sarî, from Sarî to Arzuḫina, from Arzuḫina to Tel-Arzuḫina. He stated the distances from city to city, but these are now lost. This was the first journey. The second journey was from Tel-Arzuḫina to Dûr-sisite. The third journey was from Dûr-sisite to Maturaba, from Maturaba to Dûr-Taliti. The fourth journey was from Dûr-Taliti to Babiti, from Babiti to Lagabgalagi. The fifth journey was from Lagabgalagi to the river Radânu, thence to Asri. The sixth journey was from Asri to Arrakdi. The seventh journey was from Ḥualsundi to Napigi, thence to Dûr-Ashur. Here we get the whole distance from Arrakdi to Dûr-Ashur as _two kaspu, twenty-four uš, twenty-four u_. The identification of these places would be of enormous value for a determination of the Assyrian measures of length. The distances are correct to the cubit. The eighth journey was from Dûr-Ashur to Tarzini, thence to Banbala. The ninth journey was from Banbala to Ishdi-dagurrai, thence to Gupni-Bêl-Ḥarrân, _one kaspu, five uš, fifty-four u_. The tenth journey was from Gupni-Bêl-Ḥarrân to Dûr-Adadi-rîmâni, thence to Dûr-Tukulti-apil-esharra, on the seventeenth. Several of these places are already known. Others may be identified with some certainty. The whole would have a great value if preserved complete. X. Letters Of The Second Babylonian Empire (M851) Some Babylonian letters of the Second Empire are to be found in the great collections published by Strassmaier. For the most part they are of a business nature, asking for some payment to be made or some object sent on. Thus,(948) one reads: (M852) Note from Nabû-shum-lîshir to Bêl-uballiṭ and Ki ... my brothers. Bêl and Nabû decree the well-being of my brothers. Two _GUR_ of dates to Bêl-nâṣir, two _GUR_ to Shamash-pir’-uṣur, from the store for seed let my brothers give. Adar the ninth, year eleven, Nabonidus, King of Babylon. Or,(949) (M853) Note from Shamash-erba to Ḥâr-ibnî, my brother: When I send Shamash-uballiṭ to thy presence, do thou send ninety _ḲA_ of meal by his hand. Verily thou knowest. Besides the twelve _ḲA_ of meal before is this. Adar the thirteenth. A somewhat longer but imperfect letter(950) reads: (M854) Note of Nadinu to the priest of Sippara, my brother: Verily, peace be with thee. To my brother, may Bêl and Nabû decree the well-being of my brother. When to my brother I [send], to the presence of my lord.... Thou, my lord, knowest why seeds for the _kêpu_ of Raḫza I sent, and money for the seeds I gave him. He received it. Let me hear news and the welfare of my brother.