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~730 BCE

·Neo-Assyrian

SAA 19

SAA 19 089. Land Dispute between High Officials (CTN 5 p. 208)

(1) To the king, my lord: your [serva]nt Nergal-uballiṭ. [Good he]alth to the king, my lord! (4) [Concerning what the k]ing, my [lord], w[rote to m]e: "All the fields of the province of Urzuhina are abandoned. You are taking the fields of Bel-aplu-iddina away (from him)." (9) What is the field of Bel-aplu-iddina about which he has said to the king, my lord, that it has been taken? (11) For ten years the king, my lord, appointed the governorship of Urzuhina to me. (During this time) I have never seen Bel-aplu-iddina putting his feet in that field. (16) The king, my lord, knows that the lands…

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SAA 19 089. Land Dispute between High Officials (CTN 5 p. 208)

SAA 19 091. Receiving Horses and the Tribute of Kišesim (CTN 5 p. 297)

SAA 19 092. Speaking with Witnesses in Apinunu (CTN 5 p. 118)

SAA 19 093. Fragment Mentioning Şil-Bel (CTN 5 p. 318)

SAA 19 095. The City of the Mazamuans (CTN 5 p. 146)

SAA 19 097. Appointment of a Vice Governor (CTN 5 p. 259)

SAA 19 098. Peace Negotiations with the Babylonians (CTN 5 p. 19)

SAA 19 099. Answer by the Babylonians (CTN 5 p. 74)

SAA 19 100. Troop Movements in Babylonia (CTN 5 p. 26)

SAA 19 105. The Prefect is not Holding Back Any People (CTN 5 p. 206)

SAA 19 109. Barley from Babylonian Cities (CTN 5 p. 33)

SAA 19 112. “Should We Detain the Boats?” (CTN 5 p. 32)

SAA 19 113. Killing Locusts (CTN 5 p. 199)

SAA 19 114. Theft in the Palace (CTN 5 p. 232)

SAA 19 115. Fragment Mentioning Boats, Barley and Houses (CTN 5 p. 296)

SAA 19 116. Fragment Referring to Boats and River Transport (CTN 5 p. 243)

SAA 19 122. Merodach-Baladan’s Barley and Boats (CTN 5 p. 17)

SAA 19 123. Revetment from Materials in the Trunk (CTN 5 p. 95)

SAA 19 125. Babylonia in Turmoil (CTN 5 p. 22)

SAA 19 126. Yadi'-il - an Emissary of Mukin-zeri (CTN 5 p. 64)

SAA 19 127. Elamite King and the Men of Mukin-zeri (CTN 5 p. 56)

SAA 19 128. Barley Rations from the Household of Salamu (CTN 5 p. 66)

SAA 19 130. Threatened by Mukin-zeri (CTN 5 p. 61)

SAA 19 131. Messengers of the Sons of Mukin-zeri Moving to Puqudu (CTN 5 p. 57)

SAA 19 132. Babylonians Arrested (CTN 5 p. 82)

SAA 19 133. Treaty with the Son of Yakin (CTN 5 p. 14)

SAA 19 135. “How Could These People Be Wrenched away from the King, My Lord?” (CTN 5 p. 51)

SAA 19 138. Mukin-zeri Instigating Babylonians (CTN 5 p. 18)

SAA 19 139. Leftovers from Nippur for the King’s Good Health (CTN 5 p. 91)

SAA 19 140. News to The Delegate of Elam: Rebels Defeated (CTN 5 p. 58)

SAA 19 143. I Shall Keep my Watch (CTN 5 p. 253)

SAA 19 144. Family Affairs (CTN 5 p. 234)

SAA 19 146. Reinforcements in Bab-bitqi (CTN 5 p. 85)

SAA 19 147. Sedition in Dilbat (CTN 5 p. 70 and p. 276)

SAA 19 149. Take Over the Kingship! (CTN 5 p. 12)

SAA 19 150. Fragment Referring to Babylonians (CTN 5 p. 67)

SAA 19 151. Marduk has Set out before New Year (CTN 5 p. 60)

SAA 19 152. Midas of Phrygia Seeks Detente (CTN 5 p. 188; SAA 01 001)

SAA 19 153. Straw and Reeds for Dur-Šarruken (CTN 5 p. 213; SAA 01 026)

SAA 19 154. Specialists Reviving the Land (CTN 5 p. 239)

SAA 19 157. Urarṭu After the Cimmerian Rout (CTN 5 p. 125; SAA 01 032)

SAA 19 159. Report on a Festival and on Bull Colossi (CTN 5 p. 219; SAA 01 110)

SAA 19 160. A Team of Egyptian Horses (CTN 5 p. 317)

SAA 19 161. Mule Express not Available (CTN 5 p. 103; SAA 05 074)

SAA 19 162. Problems in Maintaining the Express Service (CTN 5 p. 263)

SAA 19 163. Bringing Money into the New Palace (CTN 5 p. 227)

SAA 19 165. Aššur-nirka-da’’in in Trouble (CTN 5 p. 289)

SAA 19 166. Excellent Harvest but Fodder Stolen (CTN 5 p. 197)

SAA 19 169. King of Karalla Bringing Tribute to Calah (CTN 5 p. 139)

SAA 19 170. Raising Food and Fodder from Desert Towns (CTN 5 p. 173; SAA 01 172)