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~700 BCE·

Neo-Assyrian

SAA 6

SAA 06 156. Pre-payment for a Slave (687-VII-18) (ADD 0100)

(1) One mina 30 shekels of silver belonging to Mannu-ki-Arbail, at the disposal of Urda-Yardâ. (4) He shall bring Munnabidu within 5 days. If he does not give (him), Urda-Yardâ shall pay it back in full. (r 1) Riba-Adad is the guarantor. (r 2) Witness Na'di-ilu. (r 3) Witness Bi'šu. (r 4) Witness La-tubašanni-ilu. (r 5) Witness Abi-ul-idi. (r 6) Month Tishri (VII), 18th day, eponym year of Sennacherib, king of Assyria. (e. 1) Witness Sipranu.

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~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 6

SAA 06 161. Ribate Adds to his Land (686-X-7) (ADD 0374)

(1) Seal of Mannu-lis[ame], (2) seal of Adad-naṣir, (3) seal of Ṭabussu, (4) seal of Adad-iqbi, owners of the land being s[old]. (fingernail and stamp seal impressions) (5) An estate of 1 hectare 3 decares of land between ditches, adjoining the fields of Kanunayu, Muqallî, Nuhšaya, and Mušezib-[...] — (10) Ribate has contracted, purchased, and b[ought] the field from the[se] men for 4 shekels of sil[ver]. (14) The money is pa[id] completely. That field is purchased and acq[uired]. Any revocation, lawsuit or li[tigation] is void. (r 1) Whoever in the future, at any time, lodges a complaint,…

SAA 06 156. Pre-payment for a Slave (687-VII-18) (ADD 0100)

SAA 06 161. Ribate Adds to his Land (686-X-7) (ADD 0374)

SAA 06 165. (no title) (ADD 0594)

SAA 06 169. Purchase of 30 Hectares of Land, People, and Fowl (686) (ADD 0443)

SAA 06 170. Note of Copper Owed to Kur-ila’i (685-II-16) (ADD 1190)

SAA 06 171. Envelope of the Preceding Text (685-II-16) (ADD 1191)

SAA 06 174. Purchase of a Slave (685-XII-20) (ADD 1170+)

SAA 06 185. Sin-remanni Buys Slaves (ADD 0506)

SAA 06 194. Purchase of Land (681-II-13) (Iraq 32 06)

SAA 06 198. Purchase of a Maid (ADD 0228)

SAA 06 201. Mannu-ki-Arbail Buys a Vineyard (680-II-28) (ADD 0360)

SAA 06 205. (no title) (ADD 0588)

SAA 06 209. Sale of a House, Field and Threshing-Floor (ADD 0617)

SAA 06 215. Pledging Gabbu-Adad to Mannu-ki-Arbail (676-XI-10) (ADD 0167)

SAA 06 219. Mannu-ki-Arbail Buys a Servant (ADD 1157)

SAA 06 222. Note of Sheep Owed to Silim-Aššur (680-III) (ADD 0119)

SAA 06 224. Duplicate of the Previous Text (679) (ADD 0084)

SAA 06 227. Silim-Aššur Buys a Boy (675-XII-l) (ADD 0186)

SAA 06 236. Silim-Aššur Loans 10 Shekels of Silver (670-II-10) (ADD 0099)

SAA 06 238. A Court Decision Regarding an Estate of Silim-Aššur (ADD 0168)

SAA 06 247. Note of a Mule Owed to the Governess of the Kilizi Harem (679-VIII) (ADD 1188)

SAA 06 254. Fragmentary Purchase Document of Issar-duri (ADD 0507)

SAA 06 257. A Servant of a Prince Buys a Slave (680-I-10) (ADD 1194)

SAA 06 259. Edu-šallim Borrows Silver (680-II-16) (ADD 0074)

SAA 06 262. Sangu-Issar Loans Silver (680-VII-21) (ADD 0026)

SAA 06 268. Pledge of a Field (679-X-1) (ADD 1154)

SAA 06 269. Purchase of Land and People (679) (ADD 0462)

SAA 06 270. Fragment of a Legal Document (679) (ADD 0534)

SAA 06 272. Pledge of a Woman (677-XII-7) (ADD 0072)

SAA 06 277. A Fragmentary Estate Sale (674-VII) (ADD 0404)

SAA 06 279. Fragment of a Sale Document (674) (ADD 0504)

SAA 06 280. A Fragmentary Estate Sale (673-I) (ADD 0431)

SAA 06 289. Šamaš-abu-uṣur Buys a Slave (670) (ADD 0181)

SAA 06 290. Duplicate of the Preceding Text (670) (ADD 0199)

SAA 06 305. Remanni-Adad Buys a Baker (669) (ADD 0183+)

SAA 06 311. Remanni-Adad Buys a House (666-XI-1) (ADD 0331)

SAA 06 324. Duplicate of the Previous Text (664-X-25) (ADD 0116)

SAA 06 328. Remanni-Adad Buys a House in Nemed-Ištar (663?) (ADD 1153)

SAA 06 338. Remanni-Adad Buys an Estate (ADD 1189)

SAA 06 339. Remanni-Adad Buys Land (ADD 0408)

SAA 06 343. Remanni-Adad Buys 5 Slaves for 5 Minas of Silver (ADD 0270)

SAA 06 349. A Fragmentary Purchase Document of Remanni-Adad (ADD 0596)

SAA 12 003. Possibly Part of No. 1 (AfO 21 t3)

SAA 12 004. Fragment of a Text Similar to Nos. 1-3 (KAV 116)

SAA 12 005. Fragment of a Text Similar to No. 1 (NARGD 50)

SAA 12 028. Part of Preceding Text (ADD 0741b)

SAA 12 069. Decree of Expenditures for Various Ceremonies in the Aššur Temple (NARGD 42)

SAA 12 095. A Man Donates his two Nephews to Nabu

SAA 12 096. Nabu-sakip Donates two Slaves and an Estate to Nabu

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