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~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 6

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

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [Ah]i-le'iti, his servant — (2) Mannu-ki-Arbail has contracted, purchased, and acquired him fr[om] Zarî for 1 1/2 minas of silver by the mina of Carchemish. (7) The money is paid completely. That man is purchased and acquired. Any revocation, lawsuit, [or li]tigation is void. (11) (Guaranteed against) epilepsy for 100 days (and against) [fr]aud forever. (r 1) Whoever in the future, at any time, whether Zarî or his sons, grandsons or brothers, or his labour-duty superior, seeks a lawsuit or litigation against Mannu-ki-Arbail, his sons and grandsons, (r 7) shall place…

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~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 6

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

(1) 72 miscellaneous sheep belonging to Silim-Aššur, at the disposal of Hanṭasanu and Marduk. (5) They shall give them back [in] Ab (V). [If] they do not, they shall ... an equal amount. (r 1) [B]el-ereš is the guarantor. (r 2) Witness Nabû-ahhe-iddina. (r 3) Witness Banitu-tereš. (r 4) Witness Bilî. (r 5) Month Sivan (III), eponym year of Dananu. (e. 1) [Witness] Aplu-uṣur.

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~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 6

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

(1) [One] mina of silver (by the mina) of Carchemish [belonging to Silim-Aššur, at the dispos]al of Urda-Issar. He has ta[ken it as a lo]an. (4) Silim-Aššur shall take [4 hectares of cultivat]ed and 2 hectares of fallow land, (5) [a total of 6 hectares of] exempt land of his choice in the town of Hatâ, [according to the seah of 10] 'litres,' (8) [and he shall have the usufruct of it for years. He shall enjoy it for] 4 crop years [and 4 fallow years]. (Break) (r 1) [eponym year of Issi-Adad]-aninu. Witness Ahi-duri. (r 2) [Witness Se'-nuri. Witness] Šer-ila'i. (r 3) [Witness Aplu-uṣur. Witness Mannu-ki]-Arbail, [chariot fighter]. (r 4) [Witness Gurd]î. (r 5) [Witness Bitatî. Witness Nergal]-ašared.

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~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 6

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

(1) Seal of Ilu-ereš, owner of the boy being sold. (blank seal space) (3) Aya-ṭuri, servant of Ilu-ereš — (5) Silim-Aššur has contracted and bought him for 30 shekels of silver. (6) The money is paid completely. That boy is purchased and acquired. Any revocation, lawsuit, or litigation is void. (9) Whoever in the fut[ure], at any t[ime, lodges a com]pl[aint] (Break) (r 1) Witness Sin-ila'i. (r 2) Witness Eriba-[Adad]. (r 3) Witness Abdî. (r 4) Witness Atanha-šamaš. (r 5) Witness Adad-nagi. (r 6) Witness Natunu. (r 7) Witness Rahimî. (r 8) Witness Issar-na'id. (r 9) Witness Marduk-šumu-uṣur, scribe. (r 10) Month Adar (XII), 1st day, eponym year of Nabû-ahhe-iddina, chief treasurer.

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~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 6

SAA 06 234. Note of Silver Owed to Silim-Aššur (672-III-29) (ADD 0015)

(1) 3 minas 30 shekels of silver by the mina of Carchemish, belonging to Silim-Aššur, at the disposal of Marduk-eriba. (5) He shall pay the silver back on the 1st of Ab (V). If he does not, it shall increase 50 percent per shekel. (r 1) Witness Kadammu. (r 2) Witness Nabû-zeru-ibni. (r 3) Witness Bel-iddina. (r 4) Witness Aplu-uṣur. (r 5) Witness Tabalayu. (t.e. 6) Month of Sivan (III), 29th day, eponym year of Nabû-belu-uṣur.

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~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 6

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

(1) Se[al] of Minu-[ahṭi]-ana-ili. (2) 10 shekels [of sil]ver belonging to [Silim-Aššur] (blank seal space) (3) at his disposal, in lieu of Pudupiyati. (4) Minu-ahṭi-ana-ili shall pay the silver to Silim-Aššur. (6) If Pudupiyati does not pay the silver, [...]. (r 1) Month Iyyar (II), 10th day, eponym year of Šulmu-beli-lašme. (blank seal space) (r 2) Witness Mannu-ki-ṣabi. (r 3) Witness Eriba-Adad. Witness Šulmu-ahhe. (r 4) Witness Ai-suri. (r 5) He shall pay the silver on the 20th day.

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~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 6

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

(1) [The judgement which] the vizier and the sartinnu imposed [upon ...]... [......]. (4) [...] refused [the ordeal and] forfeited [two estates of x hect]ares of land, those of [S]ilim-Aššur and Ahuaya in Issete and the village of Ahunu. (8) Peace is between them. Neither shall litigate against the other. (9) Whoever breaks the agreement, the king and the crown prince shall be his prosecutors. He shall pay [x minas of] silver and shall [return the money tenfold] to its owner. (r 1) [Witness NN. Witness ...]anni, ditto. (r 2) [Witness NN, ditto. Witness NN], ditto. (r 3) [Witness NN, ditto.…

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~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 6

SAA 06 240. Note of Silver Owed to Dannaya (676-III-4) (ADD 0011)

(1) 38 shekels of silver [belonging to] Dannaya, at the disposal of La-qepu. (4) He shall pay back on the 20th of Tammuz (IV). If he does not, it will increase by a fourth. (r 1) Witness Šamaš. Witness Nergal. (r 2) Witness Mannu-iqbi. (r 3) Witness Misu. (r 4) Witness Marduk. (r 5) [Witness] Nabû-natkil, royal bodyguard. (r 6) [Witness] Nergal-eṭir. (r 7) [Month Siv]an (III), 4th day, [eponym year of] Banbâ.

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~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 6

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

(1) Seal of [NN, seal of] Nabû-da'inanni, (2) se[al of NN ......]. (3) A m[ule, .........], the village [of ......], (space for seal impressions) (5) belonging to the governess of (the harem of) Kilizi, at their disposal. (6) Month Marchesvan (VIII), eponym year of Ša-Adad-aninu. (7) Witness Mannu-ki-Arbail. (8) Witness Nabû-šumu-iškun, scribe. (9) Witness Ina-šar-Aššur-allak, rab mūgi. (r 1) Witness Nabû-deni-amur, deputy. (r 2) Witness Mamî. (r 3) Witness Qurdi-Issar, cohort commander. (r 4) Witness Habasti. (r 5) Witness Arzezu. (r 6) Witness Nabû'a, cohort commander. (r 7) Witness Nuhšaya, porter.

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~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 6

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

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [Any revoc]ation, lawsu[it or litigation] is void. (2) Whoever in the fut[ure], or at any time, lodges a complaint, whether Mardî or [his] sons or grandsons, and seeks a lawsuit or litigation against Issar-duri and his sons and grandsons, shall pay 10 minas of silver and two minas of go[ld] to Ištar of Nineveh, and shall return the money tenfold to its owners. (r 2) Witness Bel-Harran-šarru-uṣur, major-domo of [Na]bû-ašared. (r 3) Witness Milki-idri, chief [...]. (r 4) Witness Nergal-ahu-uṣur. Witness [NN]. (r 5) Witness Nabû-zeru-ibni. Witn[ess ...]. (r 6) Witness Issar-nad[in-apli ......]. (r 7) Witness Urda-[......]. (r 8) [Witness] Kima[maya ...]. (Rest destroyed)

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~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 6

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

(1) Seal of Nabû-ṣalli, brother of Hazail, (2) seal of Riša-abiša, widow of Hazail, (3) a total of 2 gentlemen, servants of the lady of the house of the crown prince, owners of the man being sold. (stamp seal impressions) (5) Mar-suri, servant of these gentlemen — (7) Ilu-iṣṣur, servant of the crown prince, from the town of Illat, has contracted and bought him from these gentlemen for one mina of silver by the mina of Carchemish. (11) The money is paid completely. That man is purchased and acquired. Any revocation, lawsuit, or litigation is void. (13) Whoever in the future, at any time,…

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~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 6

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

(1) 5 hectares of land belonging to Edu-šallim [in the ci]ty of Kar-Apladad. (2) Mušezib has paid [5/6] minas of silver to Edu-šallim. (cylinder seal impression) (4) Mušezib shall enjoy with Edu-šallim 5/6 minas (worth of the produce) of the land. (6) On the day that Edu-šallim pays 1 1/2 minas of silver to Mušezib, he shall redeem his land. (r 2) Witness Iltappa. Witness Nabû-damqi-ilani. (r 3) Witness Abidanu. Witness Bel-ereš. (r 4) Witness Šamaš-taklak. (r 5) Witness Zar-Issar. Witness Kubabu-ereš. (r 6) Witness Lu-balaṭ. Witness La-tubašanni-ilu. (r 7) Month Iyyar (II), 16th day, eponym year of Dananu of Manṣuati. (e. 1) After the remission of debts [......].

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~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 6

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

(1) Seal of Aduna-izzi. (2) One mina of silver by the (mina) of Carchemish, belonging to Sangû-Issar, at the disposal of Aduna-izzi, candy peddler. (5) It will increase by a fourth. (6) Month Tishri (VII), 21st day, eponym year of Dananu. (r 1) Witness Arbailayu. (r 2) Witness Nabû-bani-ahhe. (r 3) Witness Surarate. (r 4) Witness Ahabu. (r 5) Witness Sagab. (r 6) Witness Ubru-Nabû.

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~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 6

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

(1) Seal of Aduna-izzi. (2) One mina of silver by the (mina) of Carchemish, belonging to Sangû-Issar, at the disposal of Aduna-izzi, candy peddler. (5) It will increase by a fourth. (6) Month Tishri (VII), 21st day, eponym year of Dananu. (r 1) Witness Arbailayu. (r 2) Witness Nabû-bani-ahhe. (r 3) Witness Surarate. (r 4) Witness Ahabu. (r 5) Witness Sagab. (r 6) Witness Ubru-Nabû.

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~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 6

SAA 06 263. Duplicate of the Previous Text (680-VII-21) (ADD 0003)

(1) One mina of silver by the (mina) of Carche[mish], belonging to Sangû-Issar, at the disposal of Aduna-izzi. (4) He has taken it as a loan. It will increase by a fourth. (6) [Mon]th Tishri (VII), 21st day, eponym year of Dananu. (r 1) Witness Arbailayu. (r 2) Witness Nabû-bani-ahhe. (r 3) Witness Aya-ahhe. (r 4) Witness Ubru-Nabû.

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~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 6

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

(1) [Seal of] Salamu. An estate of a hectare 5 decares of land [... in] the town Hattâ — (3) [NN] shall have the usufruct of it for years. (4) Adjoining Mesimesi, Abdi-Aya and the (estate) of the Philist[ines]. (7) [It is placed] as [a pledge] in lieu of 15 shekels of silver. (8) 3 crop years, 3 fallow years. (r 1) Witness Mannu-ki-Arbail. (r 2) Witness Ahabû, chief [scribe]. (r 3) Witness Abdi-Aya. (r 4) Witness Mesimesi. (r 7) Witness Banî. Witness Urda-Issar. (r 8) Witness Ahuni. (r 9) Witness Urda-Issar. Witness Nabû-rehtu-uṣur. (r 10) Month Tebet (X), 1st day, eponym year of Issi-Adad-aninu. (r 11) Witness Aya-abu-uṣur.

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~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 6

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

(Beginning destroyed) (2) 4 nubile gi[rls ......] (3) Šamaš-isse'[a ......] (4) 2 girls [......] (5) 3 garden[s ......] (6) a gift [......] (7) to Ka[b......] — (8) [NN] has contracted and bought (said property) [from] Haldi-[...] for 10 [minas of silver by the mina of Carchemish]. (11) [The money is paid completely]. (Break) (r 1) He shall return [the money tenfold to its owner, and shall ......] of the orchard[s ...]. (r 2) [He shall contest in his lawsuit and] not succeed. (r 4) Witness Nabû-[......]. (r 5) Witness Bel-l[u-......]. (r 6) Witness Haba[sti, ...]. (r 7) Witness Ez[i-......].…

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~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 6

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

(1) [Sea]l of Nergal-šarru-uṣur, [...]. (cylinder seal impression) (Break) (r 1) Witness Nabû-belu-ka''in, cohort commander of the domestics. (r 3) Witness Šar-Nabû-allaka. (e. 1) [Month ..., ...th day, eponym year of Is]si-Adad-a[ninu].

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~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 6

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

(1) Seal of [...]-ereš. (space for stamp seal impressions) (2) [x shekels of silver belonging to] Nušku-naṣir, [first fruits of Ištar o]f Arbela, a[t the disposal of NN the br]ewer. (5) [The woman La-amaš]ši is placed [as a pledge]. (6) He shall pay within 10 days. If he does not pay, [the woman] is acquired and taken. (9) [Witness] Arbailayu. Witness Sagibî. (10) [Witness] Barruqu, scribe. (11) [Month] Adar (XII), 7th day, eponym year of Abi-ram, [grand] vizier. (Break) (r 1) at the disposal of [NN the brewer]. (r 2) The woman La-amašši is placed [as a pledge]. (r 3) He shall pay the silver…

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~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 6

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

(1) [Se]al of Nabû'a of Til-hawar, owner of the house, field, threshing-floor, tabriu and well in the courtyard being sold. (stamp seal impressions) (5) [An estate of x] hectares of land adjoining the fi[eld of ...] (Break) (r 1) Witness Bel-Harran-duri, [...]. (r 2) Witness Qurdî. Witness Ya[...]. (r 3) Witness Nahirî. Ditto Dan[...]. (r 4) Witness Utâ. Ditto Lu[...]. (r 5) Witness Ululayu. Ditto Abi-yaqar. (r 6) Witness Nuranu. Ditto Dannaya. Ditto Dim[...]. (r 7) Witness Issaran-belu-uṣur. Ditto Nabû-naṣir. (r 8) Witness Yadi'. A total of two (witnesses) from Eunuch Town. (r 9) Witness…

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~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 6

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

(1) Seal of Pan-Nabû-ṭ[emi], (2) Seal of Kanunayu [...], (3) Seal of Nabû-šeziba[nni], (4) Seal of Šulmu-[...], (5) Seal of Šamaš-ku[...], (6) a total of 5 gentlemen, owners of the [......]. (stamp seal impressions) (Break) (r 1) Witness [NN]. (r 2) Witness [NN]. (r 3) Witness Šumma-[...]. (r 4) Witness Adad-[...]. (r 5) Witness [NN]. (r 6) Witness [NN]. (r 7) Month Shebat (XI), [...th day, eponym] year of Ša[rru-nuri], corps [of ...], king [of Assyria].

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~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 6

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

(1) Seal of [...]-ahhe son of Marduk-ereš, (2) owner of [the fields], houses, gardens, and people being sold. (cylinder seal impression) (3) An estate [......] (Break) (r 1) [Wi]tne[ss ......]. (r 2) Witness [......]. (r 3) Witness [......]. (r 4) Witness [......]. (r 5) Witness [......]. (r 6) Witness S[i......]. (r 7) A total of [......]. (r 8) Witness Nab[û-......]. (r 9) Witness Nabû-tak[lak, ...]. (r 10) Witness Ham[..., ...] of the king. (r 11) Witness Aššur-šarru-[uṣur, ...]. (r 12) Witness Nabû-e[ṭir-......]. (r 13) Witness Nabû-šezib, [... of] Arrapha. (r 14) Witness Azi-i[l, ...]. (r 15) Month N[isan (I), ...]th day, epon[ym year of A]tar-il, [gover]nor of Lah[iru].

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~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 6

SAA 06 282. Fragment of a Debt-Note (672-I-26) (ADD 0014)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [If] he does not pay, it shall increase by a fourth. (3) Month Nisan (I), 26th day, eponym year of Nabû-belu-uṣur, governor of Dur-šarruken. (r 1) Witness Taqisu, brewer. (r 2) [Witne]ss Šamaš-ila'i, scribe. (Rest destroyed)

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~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 6

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

(1) [Instead of] his [sea]l he impressed his fingernail. (blank seal space) (2) [Fingernail] of Aššur-naṣir, owner of the man. (3) Ahu-le'iti, his slave — (4) Šamaš-abu-uṣur has contracted and bought him from Aššur-naṣir for 50 minas of copper. (7) The money is paid comple[tely]. That man is purchased and acquired. Any revocation, lawsuit or litigation is void. (10) Whoever in the future, at any time, whether Aššur-naṣir or his sons or brothers or his governor, whoever seeks a lawsuit or litigation [against] Šamaš-abu-uṣur [or his sons], shall place [x minas of silv]er and one mina of gold…

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~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 6

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

(1) Instead of his seal he impressed his fingernail. (blank seal space) (2) Fingernail of Aššur-naṣir, owner of the man. Ahu-le'iti, his servant — (3) Šamaš-abu-uṣur has contracted and bought him from Aššur-naṣir for 50 minas of copper. (5) The money is paid completely. That man is purchased and acquired. Any revocation, lawsuit or litigation is void. (8) [Whoever in the] future, at any time, [whether Aššur-na]ṣir or his sons [or brothers o]r his governor, s[eeks a lawsuit or litigation against] Šamaš-abu-uṣur, [his sons and grandsons, shall place x minas of refined silver and one mina of pure g]old (Break) (r 1) [eponym year of Šulmu-beli-lašme, governor of] De[r]. (r 2) [x minas of cop]per for [his] fingernail.

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~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 6

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

(1) [Sea]l of Mukin-Aššur, [servant] of the palace superintendent, [owner of the ma]n being sold. (cylinder seal impression) (4) Nabû-belu-uṣur, baker, servant of Mukin-[Aššur] — (6) Remanni-[Adad], chief chariot driver, has contracted, purchased, and acquired him for one mina silver by the (mina) of Car[chemish]. (9) The mon[ey] is paid completely. That servant [is purchased] and acquired. Any revocation, lawsuit, or litig[ation] is void. (12) Whoever in the future, at any time, whether Mukin-Aš[šur] or his sons or brothers, seeks [a lawsu]it or litigation against Remanni-Adad [and] his…

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~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 6

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

(1) Seal of Issar-duri, seal of Lu-šakin, [s]on of Abšiešu the Egyptian, owners of the house being sold. (blank seal space) (4) A built house with its beams and doors in the town Bet-Eriba-ilu (on) the outskirts of the city of Ṣab-Adad — (7) Remanni-Adad, chief chariot driver of Assurbanipal, king of Assyria, has contracted and bought it from Issar-duri and Lu-šakin for 4 minas of silver by the mina of Carchemish. (11) The money is paid completely. The house is purchased and acquired. Any revocation, lawsuit, or [liti]gation is void. (13) Whoever in the future, [at any ti]me, lodges a…

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~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 6

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

(1) [Seal of Arbailayu], deputy (governor) of Barhalza, (2) [seal of Nabû-riba-ahhe], scribe, (3) [seal of Mašqaru], 'third man,' (4) [seal of Il-dalâ] ditto. (5) [10 minas of silver b]y the mina [of Carche]mish, [75 rams, and one] good heifer [belonging to Remanni-Adad], chariot driver [of Assurbanipal, king] of Assyria, (10) [at the disposal of Arbailayu, deputy] of Barhalza, [Nabû-riba-ahhe t]he scribe, [Mašqaru] the 'third man,' [and Il-dalâ] ditto. (r 1) [They have t]aken it [as a loan]. It shall [increase] by a third. [One shall give back the sheep and the] hei[fe]r [in Adar (XII). I]f…

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~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 6

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

(Beginning destroyed) (1) a total of [2 sons of ...]-Adad, owner[s of] the house being sold. (cylinder seal impression) (3) A built house in its entirety with its beams and door[s] in the city of Nemed-Issar, adjoining [the king's] road, adjoining the house of Ṭabî, Ka[...], the houses of Šulmu-beli-lamur and Aplaya, and adjoining the street — (9) Remanni-Adad, chariot driver of Assurbanipal, king of Assyria, has contracted and bought it for 5 minas of silver. (12) [The mon]ey is paid completely. The house is purchased [and acquired. Any revo]cation, lawsuit, or litigation is void. (14)…

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~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 6

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

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [Seal of NN, son of ...]-Issar; (2) [Seal of NN, son of ...]-Issar; (3) [Seal of ......], (4) [owners of the land ...] being sold. (blank seal space) (5) An estate of 10 hectares of land, a gate, a po[ol, adjoining] the road which leads from Bet-Eriba-ilu [to ..., adjoining the ... o]f the ... house [....] (Break) (r 1) Wh[oever in the future, at any] time, lodges [a complaint an breaks the contract, wh]ether the[se] men [or] their [sons, and seeks a lawsuit] or litiga[tion against Re]manni-[Adad], his [so]ns and [grands]ons, [shall re]turn [the mon]ey tenfold to…

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~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 6

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

(Beginning destroyed) (3) [Remanni-Adad], chief [chariot driver of Assu]rbani[pal, king of Assyr]ia, [has contracted and bo]ught it for 1/2 mi[na of silver]. (7) The money [is pa]id compl[etely]. The land is purchased [and acquired]. (8) [Whoever] in the future, at any time, breaks the contr[act, whether] the[se men] or their sons, and seeks a law[suit or litigation] agai[nst Remanni-Adad], his sons and grandsons, [shall ret]urn the mon[ey tenfol]d [to] its [owne]rs. [He shall con]test [in his lawsuit] and not succeed. (r 2) [Witness Nergal-šarru]-uṣur, chief 'third man.' (r 3) [Witness…

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~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 6

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

(1) [Seal of Da''ina]nni-Nergal, seal of Zil[î, seal of Kur-il]a'i, seal of Aššur-šallim-ahhe, [sons of] Gabbu-ilani-ereš, (4) [a total of 4 me]n, owners of the people being sold. (blank seal space) (5) [...] and his wife, a total of 2; [Marṣiš]-adallal, Da[..., a total of] 2 youths; [Mannu-...], their mother; in all 5 persons, [servants of] these [gentlem]en — (9) [Rem]anni-Adad, chariot driver [of Assurban]ipal, king of Assyria, [has contracted and bought them] for 5 minas of silver by (the mina) of] Carchemish [from Da''inanni-Nergal, Zilî] (Rest destroyed)

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~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 6

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

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [Remanni-Adad, chariot driver o]f the ki[ng of Assyria, has contracted and bought (said property) fro]m [these gentlemen for x minas of silver]. (3) The money [is paid completely]. (Break) (r 1) [whether ..., their sons, grandsons o]r brothers, (who) seeks a law[suit] or litigation [against Remanni]-Adad and his sons [and grandsons, sh]all pay [x minas of silver and x mi]nas of gold to Ištar [residing in Nineveh, and sh]all return the money tenfold [to its owners]. He shall contest in his lawsuit [and not succeed]. (r 7) [Witness Ner]gal-šarru-uṣur, chariot [driver]. (r 8) [Witness ...-r]emanni, [chariot driver]. (r 9) [Witness Sakkan]nu, [chariot driver]. (Rest destroyed)

LawEconomy
~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 7

SAA 07 001. List of Experts at Court (ADD 0851)

(i 1) Issar-šumu-ereš; (i 2) Nadin-ahhe; (i 3) Balassu; (i 4) Bunaya; (i 5) [K]iṣir-Nabû; (i 6) Etel-pu; (i 7) [Be]l-eṭir; (i 8) [total, 7 ast]rologers. (i 9) [Nabû]-nadin-šumi; (i 10) [Nabû-g]amil; (i 11) [...]aya; (i 12) [... b]u'; (i 13) [...]naya; (i 14) Nabû-sakip; (i 15) [Re]muttu; (i 16) Bel-ušezib; (i 17) Nabû-per'u-lešir; (i 18) total, 9 exorcists. (ii 1) Aqaraya; (ii 2) Banî; (ii 3) Zizî; (ii 4) Marduk-šarru-uṣur; (ii 5) Nabû-nadin-apli; (ii 6) total, 5 diviners. (ii 7) Qurdi-Arbail; (ii 8) Nabû'a; (ii 9) Nabû-ahhe-balliṭ; (ii 10) Inurta-ballissu; (ii 11) Asqudu; (ii 12)…

Economy
~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 7

SAA 07 007. List of Officials at Court (ADD 0833)

(Beginning destroyed) (i 1) [...]-Adad, chariot driver; (i 2) [NN], cohort commander; (i 3) [NN], prefect; (i 4) [...]-Issar, ditto; (i 5) [NN], royal bodyguard; (i 6) [NN, cohort-comman]der; (Break) (r i 4) Apladad-[..., ...]; (Break) (r ii 1) [NN, p]refect; (r ii 2) [NN], eunuch; (r ii 3) [...]a, bodyguard of the crown prince; (r ii 4) [...]-šarri, ša šēpi guard; (r ii 5) [...]-Aššur, chariot driver; (r ii 6) [...-šarr]u-uṣur, royal bodyguard; (r ii 7) [Mar]duk-šumu-uṣur, chief diviner; (r ii 8) [...]-šarru-uṣur, prefect; (r ii 9) [NN], chariot owner; (Rest destroyed)

Economy
~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 7

SAA 07 010. List of Lodgings for Officials (ADD 0850)

(Beginning destroyed) (i 1) [...]-šezib, [...]...; (i 2) [...].... (i 3) [Na]bû-eriba, deputy of the team commander; (i 5) Nergal-šarru-uṣur, cohort commander; (i 6) [Z]uarzuarza, ditto; (i 7) [total, 3: the 're]sidence' of the magnates. (i 8) [...]-šarru-uṣur, cohort commander; (i 9) [NN], royal bodyguard; (i 10) [NN, ...]...; (Break) (ii 1) total, the 'resi[dence' ...]; (ii 2) the city of Tilu[li ...]; (ii 3) total: the house of [...]. (ii 4) Silim-[...], 'third man' [...]; (ii 6) Ahu-la[mur], royal body[guard]; (ii 8) Adad-[...], [...]; (Break) (r i 1) [total, x]: the 'resid[ence' ...]. (r i 2) [...]sa['...]; (r i 3) [NN, c]hief [...]; (Rest destroyed)

Economy
~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 7

SAA 07 018. List of People of Various Professions (ADD 0832)

(Beginning destroyed) (i 1) [...]a; (i 2) [...]a; (i 3) [total, x ...]s. (i 4) [...]ni, [chariot driv]er. (i 6) [...]-eriba; (i 7) B[ud]â; (i 8) Aššur-ila'i; (i 9) Sukkaya; (i 10) Aššur-ahhe-balliṭ; (i 11) total, 5 horse trainers of the king's chariots. (i 12) Gir-ṣapunu, his colleague. (i 14) Marduk-eriba, the scribe of the palace. (r ii 1) The governor of (U)pumu; (r ii 2) the [governor of Kuli]mmeri. (Rest destroyed)

Economy
~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 7

SAA 07 020. List of Various Professions (Iraq 32 24)

(Beginning destroyed) (i 1) [...] the palace overse[er] (Break) (r 1) [...], 4 garden[ers]; (r 2) [...], 3 brewer[s]; (r 3) [...], tailor; (r 4) [...], 2 carpenters; (r 5) [...], tiller; (r 6) [...], gate-guard [...]; (r 7) [..., ...] singer [...]; (Rest destroyed)

Economy
~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 7

SAA 07 022. Partial duplicate of No. 21 (ADD 0836)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) 300, the [mule-house]-men; (2) 500, the high officials; (3) 300, the domestics; (4) 400, the [tai]lors (5) 220, the cupbearer(s). (r 1) 400, the [co]oks; (r 2) 400, the con[fectioners]; (r 3) 200, the scribes; (r 4) 1,200, the household of the Lady of the House; (r 5) [8]00, the chief eunuch; (Rest destroyed)

Economy
~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 7

SAA 07 040. Possible List of Debts (ZA 73 06)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) [x minas ditto], Arbailayu, [...] of the kitchen. (4) [x mi]nas ditto of Urad-Issar, 'third man.' (5) 2 minas ditto of Abdi-Samsi, Tyrian [(...)]. (7) [x] minas ditto, Arameš-iqbi, chief of the public works. (Rest destroyed)

Economy
~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 7

SAA 07 051. Inventory of Tablets and Writing Boards (ADD 1053)

(Beginning destroyed) (i 1) 2 (polyptychs of) 6 (leaves), (i 2) 2 (of) 5, (i 3) 2 (of) 4, (i 4) 3 (of) 3, (i 5) 1 (of) 2, (i 6) in all 14 polyptychs, (i 7) 2 leaves, convolutions (of the intestines), (i 9) all extispicy. (i 10) 1 (polyptych of) 5 (leaves), (i 11) 1 (of) 3, (i 12) 1 (of) 2, (i 13) in all [3 polyptychs], (b.e. 14) 11 [leaves] of extispicy. (Break) (ii 1) 10 polyptychs, all extispicy. (ii 3) All from Bit-Ib[â]. (ii 4) 1 (tablet of) Rope of Heaven, (ii 5) 2 (of) Iqqur īpuš, (ii 6) 6 (of) exorcists' lore, (ii 7) 5 (of) the HAR-ra series, (ii 8) [4] (of) Maštila, (ii 9) [in all 1]8 tablets. (r i 1) All of Aššur-mukin-pale'a. (r ii 1) Month of Adar (XII), 29th day, eponym year of Belšunu (648 B.C.).

Economy
~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 7

SAA 07 055. Fragment of Tablet Inventory (JNES 42 17)

(Beginning destroyed) (i 1) [x polyptychs of] Iqq[ur īpuš], (i 2) [x one-col]umn tablets, Enuma Anu [Enlil], (i 3) [2]8 tablets, 10 one-column tablets, Enuma Anu [Enlil], (i 5) 22 tablets, 7 one-column tablets, "(If) a city [is set] on a hill," (i 7) 5 tablets, 85 one-[column tablets], (Rest destroyed)

Economy
~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 7

SAA 07 081. Precious Items for the Gods (Iraq 32 25)

(1) 1 bowl of almond wood (and) silver; (2) 1 polished bowl of silver; (3) 1 golden dress pin; a golden ..., a ditto (= golden) falcon on it; a [...] of obsidian, lapis lazuli and carnelian; (5) a "tree of absolution" of obsidian and lapis lazuli; a "daughter of the wind" of gold inlaid with ditto, a carnelian pomegranate in its midst; (7) 1 cylinder seal of serpentine, its setting of gold; (8) 1 ditto of agate, its setting ditto; 7 stones, 9 ...-stones between (them); (9) 2 gold earrings; (10) 1 ... of gold, blown; (r 1) 1 armband of small gold beads, a small disk of gold between (them); (r…

Economy
~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 7

SAA 07 102. Textile Label (ADD 0683)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [x st]raight garments, the edging [...]; (2) [x u]rnutu-garments, felted, the edging [...]; (3) [x h]uzu[nu-garments ...]; (4) [x u]pper garments [...]; (5) [x sh]awls, the fro[nt ...]; (6) [x] lower [garments] (Rest destroyed)

Economy
~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 7

SAA 07 122. Record of Various Items (Iraq 32 27)

(Beginning destroyed) (i 1) 20 [...] vessels [of ...], (i 2) 20 [...] vessels [of ...], (i 3) 30 fl[asks of ...], (i 4) a [...] textile, (i 5) 1, 000 [......], (i 6) 20 ta[lents ...], (i 7) a wooden ...[...]. (i 8) Th[ese ......] (i 9) ...[......] (Rest destroyed)

Economy
~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 7

SAA 07 125. Record of Pottery Vessels, etc. (ADD 1126)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) [x] cups [...], (3) [x] dough-bowls, (4) [x] ditto, (5) 45 pots, (6) 113 ditto, (7) 18 sashes, (8) in all [1]58 clay pots (Rest destroyed)

Economy
~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 7

SAA 07 143. Daily Record of Bread Received (ADD 1127)

(Beginning destroyed) (i 1) [... the x]th [day]; (i 2) [... the x]th [day]; (Break) (ii 1) [...] the 10[+xth] day; (ii 2) [...] 8 'litres', the 23rd (day); (ii 3) 3 seahs 8 ('litres'): in all, 3 hom[ers (x seahs) x] 'litres' arrived. (ii 5) Month of Sivan (III), 2nd day. (ii 6) 3 seahs 3 'litres', the 3rd day; (ii 7) [3] seahs 3 'litres', the 4th day; (ii 8) [1] seah 6 'litres', the 5th day; 1 seah [the 6th day]; (Break) (iii 1) the 27th [day; x seahs] the 28th day; 2 seahs the 29th day; (iii 3) 2 seahs the 30th day; 4 seahs 1 'litre', (iii 4) month of Tammuz (IV), 1st day; (iii 5) 2 seahs…

Economy
~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 7

SAA 07 145. Record of Various Commodities (ADD 0969)

(i 1) 40 bowls of old (dishes); (i 2) 40, regular meal; (i 3) 40, vigil; (i 4) 40 crabs; (i 5) 40 small cooking pots; (i 6) 40 baskets of ...; (i 7) 40 Assyrian sweets; (i 8) 40 Aramean ditto; (i 9) [...] hinhinu-seeds; (i 10) [......] (Break) (r 1) [...] major-domo [...] (Rest destroyed)

Economy
~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 7

SAA 07 147. Record of Aromatic Ointments (ADD 1089)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [...] fumigants [......]; (2) 15 fumigants [...]; (3) 7 fumigants [...]; (4) 20 ... [......]; (5) 7 fumigants, for neck sal[ves ......]; (6) 51 salves ...[...]; (7) 3 salves ...[...]; (8) these [......]; (9) [...]...[...]; (10) [......] (Rest destroyed)

Economy
~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 7

SAA 07 149. Accounts from Ceremonial Banquet (ADD 1125)

(Beginning destroyed) (i 1) [x saplišh]u sheep; (i 2) [x ... sheep, bur]nt offering; (i 3) [......]; (i 4) [x fa]t [sheep and spring lambs]; (i 5) [x sheep, serv]ed hot; (i 6) [x spring lambs, serv]ed hot; (i 7) [x fat]tened [sheep]; (i 8) [x sisal]hu [ditto]; (Break) (ii 1) [x] ditto, (of) the vigil; (ii 2) 1 ditto, in the inner precinct; (ii 3) 2 wood pigeons, vigil; (ii 4) 20 turtledoves, served hot; (ii 5) 10 ditto, hallam; (ii 6) 10 ditto, in the inner precinct; (ii 7) 5 gray partridges, of the meal; (ii 8) 25 ditto, from the meal ......; (ii 9) 20 jerboas; (ii 10) 10 fish of the meal;…

Economy