nations. peoples.
Asnapper. Assur-bani-pal, or Sardanapalus, the only Assyrian king who got into Elam, or held Shushan (now Susa) its capital.
on this side. beyond, on the west side: regarded from the east side of the Euphrates.
at such. time. This may refer to the date of the letter; or be rendered, as in Revised Version, "and so forth".