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SAA 17 016. Joining the Royal Entourage (ABL 0838)

SAA 17 017. Sending Hatallaeans to the King (ABL 0721)

SAA 17 018. (no title) (CT 54 268)

SAA 17 019. Defending Oneself (ABL 0803)

SAA 17 020. Inviting the King to Babylon with the Army (ABL 0844)

SAA 17 021. Inviting the King to Babylon to Establish its Privileges (ABL 1431)

SAA 17 022. Sargon Invited to Intervene in Bab-Bitqi (ABL 0542)

SAA 17 023. Let the King Come and Restore the Privileges of Babylon (CT 54 066)

SAA 17 024. Bad Omens for the Dynasty of the Sealand (CT 54 204)

SAA 17 025. Invading Babylon and Borsippa (CT 54 079)

SAA 17 026. Carrying Out a Task (ABL 1185)

SAA 17 027. Assurances of Loyalty (CT 54 025)

SAA 17 028. Affairs of Babylon and Bit-Yakin (CT 54 076)

SAA 17 029. Please Return my Sons and People from Calah (ABL 0698)

SAA 17 030. Fragment Mentioning Zera-ibni and Merodach-Baladan (ABL 1030+)

SAA 17 031. The Prelate in Disgrace with the King (CT 54 308)

SAA 17 032. Babylonians Rejoicing and Praying for the King (CT 54 156)

SAA 17 033. Kissing the King’s Feet in Babylon (ABL 1047)

SAA 17 034. The Door of Esaggil is Finished -- Please Give Me my Prebend! (ABL 1340)

SAA 17 035. Report on Esaggil and Bel-ibni (CT 54 183)

SAA 17 036. Report on Esaggil and Bel-ibni (CT 54 234)

SAA 17 037. Report on a Temple (CT 54 364)

SAA 17 038. Report on Esaggil and Babylon (CT 54 132)

SAA 17 039. Defence of Prelacy (ABL 1016+)

SAA 17 040. Nabu-šuma-iškun and Sin-duri are Libelling me (CT 54 070)

SAA 17 041. (no title) (CT 54 388)

SAA 17 042. (no title) (CT 54 351)

SAA 17 043. Inspection of Work on Temples all over Babylonia (ABL 0516)

SAA 17 044. Fragment Mentioning the Sealand and Bit-Yakin (CT 54 517)

SAA 17 045. We Shall Grasp the Feet of the King of the Lands (CT 54 302)

SAA 17 046. Upuqu has Harmed me Greatly (CT 54 109)

SAA 17 047. The King is Doing Wonderful Work in Esaggil (CT 54 133)

SAA 17 048. Complaints About Landed Property (ABL 0925)

SAA 17 049. News of Elam and Dur-Yakin (ABL 0899)

SAA 17 050. Signs Portending the Fall of Qibi-Bel and Dur-Yakin (ABL 0930)

SAA 17 051. Exempting the Cult Centre of [...] (ABL 0030+)

SAA 17 052. Rehabilitation as a Royal Servant (ABL 0793)

SAA 17 053. Rehabilitation as Royal Servant (Addressed to the Chief Eunuch) (ABL 0283)

SAA 17 054. Rehabilitation as Royal Servant (Addressed to an Official) (CT 54 175+)

SAA 17 055. Report on Merodach-Baladan (CT 54 442)

SAA 17 056. Report on Merodach-Baladan; Troops to Bab-bitqa (CT 54 446)

SAA 17 057. Report on Merodach-Baladan (CT 54 103)

SAA 17 058. Gifts for the King (CT 54 450)

SAA 17 059. The Letters of Nabu-taklak are Written by his Delegates (ABL 0524)

SAA 17 060. Hostages and Donkeys (ABL 1226)

SAA 17 061. Hostages; Keeping the King’s Watch (CT 54 257)

SAA 17 062. People of Marad; Distributing Rations and Guarding Fort (ABL 0898)

SAA 17 063. Nobody Helps me, While You Eat and Drink (ABL 0897)

SAA 17 064. I am Sending my Son and Seal to the Vizier (ABL 0907)

SAA 17 065. Partial Duplicate of No. 64 (CT 54 443)