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~700 BCE·

Neo-Assyrian

SAA 12

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

(Beginning destroyed) (r 1) [may] Aššur, [the great] lo[rd, establish ...... by his command]. (Blank space) (r 2) Whoever [takes away from Aššur] any o[f the towns that I have given to Aššur, may] Aššur, the gre[at] lord, [cast a furiously angry eye upon him]. Do not [remove any of the towns of Aššur, (but) add to the towns of Aššur. Aššur, the great lord, will hear your prayer]. (r 5) [He shall not give these] towns, [fields, houses and orchards to any other governor, he shall give them (only) to the governor of the temple of Aššur. The king will punish the one who gives them to another gover…

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~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 12

SAA 12 024. Esarhaddon Grants Land to Provide Regular Offerings (STT 049)

(1) To [......] (2) [my] la[dy ......] (4) [I], Esarhaddon, [great king, king of Assyria], son of Sennacherib, [likewise] gr[eat] king, [king of Assyria], pondered in my heart [......] (7) ...[...] they go [......] (8) [...] ... house [......] (9) to ...[......] (10) to ...[......] (r 1) field ...[......] (r 2) An estate of 30 hectares of fie[ld ......] (r 3) An estate of 10 hectares of field [......] (r 4) An estate of 6 hectares of orchard [......] (r 5) for the regular offerings to her, as the responsibility of [NN, ...], (r 6) Atar-yatê, the [...], (r 7) Sin-kenu-uṣur, the tiller, [I…

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

SAA 12 024. Esarhaddon Grants Land to Provide Regular Offerings (STT 049)

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

SAA 12 036. Aššur-etel-ilani Exempts a Cohort Commander from Taxes (NARGD 14)

SAA 12 048. Part of Land Grant for Temple Offerings (STT 044)

SAA 12 053. Fragment of Aššur-etel-ilani Type Land Grant (ADD 0752)

SAA 12 068. Late Copy of a Decree of Tukulti-Ninurta for the Temple of Šarrat-nipha (PKTA 32-33)

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

SAA 12 070. Unplaced Fragment of the Text of No. 69 (NARGD 45)

SAA 12 071. Decree of Regular Offerings for the Aššur Temple by Adad-nerari III (NARGD 46)

SAA 12 072. Fragment of the Text of No. 71 (NARGD 47)

SAA 12 073. Prism Fragment Containing Part of the Text of No.71 (NARGD 48)

SAA 12 074. Fragment of Decree of Adad-nerari III (KAH 116)

SAA 12 080. Schedule of Wine Offerings by the Magnates to the Aššur Temple (KAV 079)

SAA 12 081. Schedule of Distribution of Meat from Offerings (PKTA 35)

SAA 12 082. Edict Appointing Nergal-apil-kumu’a (ARRIM 1, 13)

SAA 12 083. Edict Appointing Nergal-apil-kumu’a (BaM24 239+)

SAA 12 084. Text Duplicating No. 83 (CTN 4 256)

SAA 12 085. Adad-nerari Adds the Land of Hindanu to the Territory of Raṣappa (AAA 20 105+)

SAA 12 086. Sennacherib Dedicates Personnel to his Newly-built Akitu Temple (PKTA 27)

SAA 12 087. Sennacherib Dedicates Personnel to the Temple of Zababa and Babu (KAV 039)

SAA 12 088. Gift of Sennacherib for Esarhaddon (ABL 1452)

SAA 12 091. Memorandum Concerning Votive Donation (STT 406+)

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

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

SAA 12 098. Aššur-reṣuwa Donates Property and People to Nabu (SAAB 01 59)

Ṣilulu 1

Son of Urdanum 2001

Zarriqum 2001 / Amar-Suena 2001

SAA 11 024. Harvest Record (SAAB 06 03)

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Sennacherib 001

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Sennacherib 005

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Sennacherib 008

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Sennacherib 011

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Sennacherib 013

Sennacherib 015

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Sennacherib 017

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Sennacherib 022

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