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SAA 14 033. Kiṣir-Aššur Lends One Mina 30 Shekels of Silver (ADD 0080)

(1) One mina 30 shekels of silver belonging to Kiṣir-Aššur, (3) at the disposal of Qat-Aššur-aṣbat, son of Issar-na'id, (4) at the disposal of Susu, son of Lu-šakin. (5) They shall make a 16 (x) long raft and give (it) instead (of the silver) in the month of Iyyar (II). (7) If they do not pay, it shall increase by a fourth. (r 1) Ibašši-ilani is the guarantor. (r 2) Month Tebet (X), 22nd day, eponym year of Aššur-[...]. (r 3) Witness Abi-lešir, [...]. (r 4) Witness Mardû. (r 5) Witness Abi-[...]. (r.e. 6) Witness Nabû'a. (e. 1) Witness Ilu-iṣṣur.

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SAA 14 034. Kakkullanu Buys a Woman as a Wife for His Servant (*630-II-20) (ADD 0308)

(1) [Seal of ...]..., [seal of A]hû'a-eriba, son of Aya-ahhe, [owner] of the woman being sold. (stamp seal impressions) (4) Ṣalentu, maid of these men — (6) Kakkullanu, cohort commander of the crown prince, has contracted and bought her (for) 1/2 mina, for Tarhunazi, his servant, as a wife. (9) The money is paid completely. That woman is purchased and acquired. Any revocation, lawsuit, or litigation is void. (13) Whoever in the future, at any time, lodges a complaint or breaks the contract, whether these men or his sons or his grandsons or his brothers or his (brothers') sons or their…

Law·Economy

SAA 14 035. Kakkullanu Buys an Outbuilding Adjoining His House (*630-V-22) (ADD 0349)

(1) Seal of Ilu-[...], son of Adad-[...], (3) ditto of Addî, son of [NN], (4) ditto of Nabû-šaliṭ, son of [NN], (5) owner of the outbuilding [being sold]. (seal impressions) (6) An outbuilding in Nineveh, a well within, 43 cubits (is) the length, 25 cubits its width, (8) adjoining the house of Kakkullanu, cohort commander, (10) adjoining house Il-mananî, horse trainer, (11) adjoining a street, adjoining another street — (12) Kakkullanu has contracted and bought it for 3 minas and 30 shekels of silver. (14) The money is paid completely. Th[at] outbuilding is purchased and acquired. Any…

SAA 14 036. Kakkullanu Buys a Vineyard and Two Persons in Irbu (*630-XI-17) (ADD 0446)

(1) Seal of Zeru-ukin, son of Bel-duri, from Irbû, owner of the garden and the people being sold. (stamp seal impressions) (4) a complete vineyard in Irbû, (5) adjoining the garden of Ulkâ, (6) adjoining the garden of Bani-ahhe, (7) adjoining the garden of Šumma-ilani, (8) adjoining the garden of Kenî, son of Nabû-duru-uṣur, (9) Sinainni, Kubaba-ila'i, in all 2 persons, his servants — (11) Kulkulanu, cohort commander, has contracted and bought them from Zeru-ukin, son of Bel-duri, for 3 minas of silver. (14) The money is paid completely. That garden and people are purchased and acquired. Any…

SAA 14 037. Kakkullanu Buys a Woman as a Wife for His Servant (*630) (ADD 0309)

(Beginning destroyed) (seal space) (1) Abi-dal[â ...] — (2) Kakkullanu has contracted and bought her for half mina of silver as a wife for Ululayu, his servant, from Sukki-Aya (and) from his two sons. (7) [The money] is paid [completely]. [That] woman [is purchased and acquired]. (Break) (r 1) Witness La-qepu, ditto. (r 2) Witness Zizî, deputy of ditto. (r 3) Witness Aššur-killanni, royal bodyguard. (r 4) Witness Nabû-tariṣ, horse trainer of the king. (r 5) Witness Addî, from Kišq[a]. (r 6) Witness Hiriṣayu, [porter]. (Break) (e. 1) [Month ..., x]th day, eponym year of Ṣalmu-[šarri-iqbi], comm…

SAA 14 038. Kakkullanu Buys a Woman for His Servant (*629-I-19) (ADD 0711)

(1) Seal of Mutakkil-Marduk, seal of Aššur-mušallim, in all her 2 brothers. (4) Seal of Aššur-nadin-ahi, seal of Ubru-Aššur, in all her 2 sons. (6) In all 4 men, sons of Tartiba-Issar, ironsmith, owner(s) of the woman being sold. (seal impressions) (8) Gula-rišat, maid of these men — (10) Kakkullanu has contracted her [fo]r 1/2 mina of silver and given her [to Urdu-Nabû], his servant. (Break) (r 1) He shall contest [in his lawsuit] and not suc[cee]d. (r 2) [Aššur] (and) Šamaš shall be his prosecutors. (r 3) Witness Adad-abu-uṣur, 'third man' of the crown prince. (r 4) Witness Aššur-qassu, son…

SAA 14 039. Kakkullanu Buys a Man in Exchange for a Woman (*625-II-20) (ADD 0318)

(1) Seal of Nabû-ahu-uṣur, seal of Ahuni, in all 2 sons, sons of Nargî, (3) Seal of Ahi-nuri, son of Se-ili, (4) in all 3 men, owners of the man given in exchange for the woman. (stamp seal impressions) (6) Issar-dur-qalli, servant of these men — (8) Kakkullanu, cohort commander, has contracted, purchased and acquired him as an exchange for Abi-liha, his maid, from these men. Any revocation, lawsuit, or litigation is void. (14) Whoever in the future, at any time, lodges a complaint and breaks the contract, whether Nabû-ahu-uṣur, whether Ahuni, whether Ahi-nuri, or their sons or their…

SAA 14 040. Kakkullanu Buys His Neighbour’s House in Nineveh (*625-III-17) (ADD 0325)

(1) Seal of Šarru-lu-dari, son of Ahû'a-eriba, horse trainer of the chief eunuch of the crown prince, owner of the house being sold. (stamp seal impressions) (4) A [bui]lt house with its beams, 6 doors and well within, in all a house and a barn in its entirety in Nineveh adjoining Sin-šarru-uṣur, adjoining Kakkullanu, adjoining Kanunayu and adjoining Ṭusî — (10) Kakkullanu has contracted and bought for 2 minas of silver. (12) The money is paid completely. That house purchased and acquired. Any revocation, lawsuit, or litigation is void. (15) Whoever in the future, at any time, lodges a…

SAA 14 041. Kakkullanu Leases 20 Hectares of Field in Qurubi (*625-X-3) (ADD 0623)

(1) Seal of Šamaš-balliṭanni, seal of Urdu-Issar, in all 2 sons of Abu-eriba, from Qurubi, owner(s) of the field, house, threshing floor, orchard, grazing land and well being sold for a number of years. (stamp seal impressions) (7) an estate of 2 hectares field adjoining Urdu, adjoining Lu-balaṭ, (8) an estate of 9 decares of field adjoining Husaya, ditto Nabû-balassu-iqbi, (10) an estate of 8 decares of fie[ld adjoining] Lu-balaṭ, adjoi[ning ......] (Break) (r 1) adjoining N[ergal-..., an estate of] 1 hectare 5 decares of field adj[oining ...], adjoining Lu-balaṭ, [...] (r 4) ... adjoining…

SAA 14 042. Kakkullanu Buys 20 Hectares of Land in Abi-ila’i (*625-XI-13) (ADD 0414)

(1) Seal of Lulabbir-šarrussu, son of Marduk-šarru-uṣur, owner of the field, threshing floor and garden being sold. (stamp seal impressions) (4) An estate of one decare less than 2 hectares of field adjoining the field of Bel-ibni, adjoining the field of Balṭaya, (6) an estate of 1 hectare of field adjoining the field of Aššur-ila'i, adjoining the field of Kakkullanu, (8) an estate of 8 decares of field adjoining the side road to Sairi, adjoining the field of Bel-ibni, (10) an estate of 9 decares of field adjoining the wadi, adjoining an erected stone, (11) an estate of 5 decares of field…

SAA 14 043. Kakkullanu Buys Land (*624-II-15) (ADD 0400)

(1) Seal of Asalluhi-remanni, (2) seal of Hidatani, [ow]ner of the field being sold. (stamp seal impressions) (Break) (8) An estate [......] (9) o[f ......] (10) adjoini[ng] the village of Ṭab-[...] — (11) [Kakk]ullanu has contracted and bought it for 1/2 mina of silver. (13) The mone[y] is paid completely. That field is purchased and acquired. Any revocation, lawsuit, or litigation is void. (17) Whoever in the future, at any time, lodges a complaint or breaks the contract, whether these men or their sons or their grandsons, and seeks a lawsuit against Kakkullanu, his sons and his grandsons,…

SAA 14 045. Kakkullanu Leases More Land in Bit-abi-ila’i (*623-X-7) (ADD 0621)

(1) Seal of Remanni-Illil, son of Yatana-il, from Bit-abi-ila'i, owner of the field being sold. (cylinder seal impression) (5) an estate of 2 hectares 3 decares of field, a lot, adjoining a wadi, adjoining Kiṣir-Aššur, adjoining the plain, adjoining the field of Ubru-Nabû, adjoining the field of Kiṣir-Aššur, (10) an estate of 7 decares of field adjoining the road that leads to Hašanu, adjoining the field of Gir-Aya, adjoining the field of Kakkullanu, (14) [in all] 3 hectares field by the seah of 9 'litres' [in] Bit-abi-ila'i — (r 1) Kakkullanu, cohort commander of the crown prince, has…

SAA 14 046. Kakkullanu Buys a Vineyard Next to His Garden in Appuni (*623-XI-6) (ADD 0361)

(Beginning destroyed) (stamp seal impressions) (1) A planted vineyard [in] a village in the middle of the town of Appuni, adjoining the river, adjoining the garden of Kaldayu, adjoining the garden of Kakkullanu, adjoining an alley — (6) Kakkullanu, cohort commander of the crown prince has contracted and bought it from Dadaya (and) from Ribati, son of Šalim-ken, for 1 1/2 mina and 5 shekels of silver. (10) The money is paid completely. That garden is purchased and acquired. Any revocation, lawsuit, or litigation is void. (13) Whoever in the future, at any time, lodges a complaint and breaks…

SAA 14 047. Kakkullanu Buys a House in Nineveh (*617-II-10) (ADD 0327)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) a house, 4 doors [...] (2) one door in [...] (3) adjoining the house of Ṣil-Nabû, (4) adjoining the house of Ṭab-šar-Issar, (5) adjoining the house of Šamaš-le'i, (6) adjoining an alley, (7) a house in the best part of Nineveh — (8) Kukullayu has contracted and bought from Upaqa-ana-Arbail and from Šar-Issar for half mina of silver. (11) The money is paid completely. That house is purchased and acquired. Any revocation, lawsuit, or litigation is void. (15) (Aramaic caption:) Upaqa-ana-Arbail and Šar-Issar. (r 1) Whoever in the future, at any time, lodges a complaint…

SAA 14 048. Kakkullanu Buys a Woman (ADD 0211)

(1) [Sea]l of Aššur-matu-taqqin, seal of Banû-amur, [in all 2] men, son(s) of Puṭa-nuše, [own]er of the woman being sold. (stamp seal impressions) (5) Issar-remenni, m[aid o]f these men — (7) Kakkullanu, cohort commander of the crown prince, has contracted and bought her for half mina of silver. (10) The money is paid completely. That woman is purchased and acquired. Any revocation, lawsuit, or litigation is void. (14) Whoever in the future, at any ti[me], lodges a complaint and breaks the contract, whether these men or their sons or their brothers or any relative of theirs, and seeks a…

SAA 14 049. Kakkullanu Buys Three Slaves (ADD 0235)

(1) [Seal of Na]bû-šu[mu-lešir, owner] of the people being sold. (stamp seal impressions) (3) Mardî, gardener, his wife (and) his daughter, in all 3 persons, servants of Nabû-šumu-lešir — (6) Kakkullanu, cohort commander, has contracted and bought them for one mina of silver. (8) The money is paid completely. Those people are purchased and acquired. Any revocation, lawsuit, or litigation is void. (10) Whoever in the future, at any time, lodges a complaint or breaks the contract, whether Nabû-šumu-lešir or his sons or his grandsons, and seeks a lawsuit or litigation against Kakkullanu, [his…

SAA 14 050. Kakkullanu Buys a Girl (ADD 0312)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [......], owner of the woman being [sol]d. (stamp seal impressions) (3) Ummi-i'i, his maid of 3 spans — (5) Akkullanu, cohort commander of the crown prince, has contracted and bought her from Il-Iau, for 1/2 mina and 4 shekels of silver. (8) The money is paid completely. (9) Whoever breaks the contract, [whether Il-I]au, or his sons (Break) (r 1) and seeks a la[wsu]it or litigat[ion], (r 2) shall give 5 minas of silver, and shall return the money tenfold to its owner. (r 4) (Guaranteed against) seizures of epilepsy for 100 days (and against) fraud forever. (r 6)…

SAA 14 051. Kakkullanu Buys Land (ADD 0348)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [...] outside [...] (2) [...] Marduk-belu-uṣur, [...] (3) [... to]gether they shall cultiva[te ...] (4) [adjoi]ning the estate of Luqu, [...] (5) [adjoi]ning the estate of Marduk-belu-[uṣur], (6) [adjoi]ning the estate of Zaba[ba-...], (7) [adjoi]ning the estate of Bel-šarru-[uṣur] — (8) [K]akkulla[nu has contracted ...] (Rest destroyed)

SAA 14 052. Kakkullanu Buys Land for Nine Minas of Copper (ADD 0401)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) for 9 minas of copper (3) he has contracted it and given to Kak[kullanu]. (4) The money is paid co[mpletely]. That field is purchased and acquired. Any revocation, lawsuit, or lit[igation] is void. (Break) (r 3) Witness [NN]. (r 4) Witness [NN]. (Break) (r 7) [Mon]th Tammuz (IV), 13[th] day, [eponym year of NN].

SAA 14 053. Purchase of a House (ADD 0345)

(1) Seal of Ubrî, son of Halaiddi, owner of the house being sold. (stamp seal impressions) (Break) (r 1) Witness Hiriṣayu, [porter]. (r 2) Witness Lite-ili, d[ayyālu]. (r 3) Witness Agdaš-ili, brewer. (r 4) Witness Abi-ul-idi, ditto ditto. (r 5) Witness Nur-Šamaš, goldsmith. (r 6) Witness Aššur-remanni, deputy 'third man' of the crown prince. (r 7) Witness Il-iadini, cohort commander, ditto. (r 8) Witness Nabû-kuṣuranni, chariot driver, ditto. (r 9) 22 long, 18 wide. (e. 1) Month Kislev (IX), 28[th] day, [eponym year of ...].

SAA 14 054. Purchase of a House (ADD 0344)

(1) Seal of Šammu-balaṭi, eunuch, owner of the house being sold. (stamp seal impressions) (Break) (r 1) [Witness ...], porter. (r 2) [Witness] Addî, merchant. (r 3) Witness Nusku-balassu-uṣur, son of Aššur-kettu-iram. (r 5) Witness Marduk-šarru-ibni, cohort commander. (r 6) Witness Ṣalmu-šarri-iqbi, ditto. (r 7) Witness Nabû-šarru-uṣur, eunuch. (r 8) Witness (blank).

SAA 14 055. Fragment of a Kakkullanu Witness List (ADD 0568)

(Beginning destroyed) (r 1) [...... no]t s[ucceed]. (r 2) [Witness] Kanunayu, [...]. (r 3) [Witness] Sin-uballi[ṭ, ...]. (r 4) [Witne]ss Ribati-il, [...]. (r 5) Witness Nabû-aplu-iddina, [...]. (r 6) Witness Nabû-na'id, royal body[guard]. (r 7) Witness Bel-ibni, [...]. (r 8) [Witness] Nabû-šumu-[...], [...]. (r 9) [Witness A]bd[i-...], [...]. (Rest destroyed)

SAA 14 057. Siniq-Issar Lends Silver (*627?) (ADD 0110)

(1) Seal of Šulmu-mat-Aššur, ploughman of Kiṣir-Aššur. (3) [...] belonging to Siniq-Issar. (4) [If] he refuses [...], he shall pay the double sum of 10 shekels of silver. (5) (stamp seal impression) (Break) (r 1) [...] the debts he owed [...] are under the control of Siniq-Issar. He shall pay double [to] Siniq-Issar. (r 5) [Witness] Kiṣir-Aššur. (r 6) [Witness] Kakkullanu. (r 7) [Witness] Marduk-šarru-uṣur.

SAA 14 059. Aššur-reši-išši and Remanni-Aššur Inherit Property (675-II-5) (Iraq 32 01)

(1) The partition of field (and) of house, which Tabni-Issar, Urdu-ahhešu and Remanni-Aššur divided. (cylinder seal impression) (6) The lot above the house of the crown prince, a storehouse, a workroom above the storehouse, (this is) the share of Remanni-Aššur and Aššur-reši-išši. (r 1) They have made the division and taken (their share). (r 2) Witness Riba-ahhe. (r 3) Witness Šar-ili. (r 4) Witness Metu-adur. (r 5) Witness Mannu-ki-Aššur. (r 6) Witness Aššur-bel-ili. (r 7) Witness Tabni-Issar. (r 8) Witness Atamar-Aššur. (blank space) (r 9) Month Iyyar (II), 5th day, eponym year of Nabû-ahu-i…

SAA 14 060. Aššur-reši-išši Lends Silver, Regular Offerings of Aššur (658-III-16) (ADD 0048)

(1) Seal of Zarutî, wine master, seal of Ululayu, deputy. (3) 9 minas and 15 shekels of silver (cylinder seal impression) (4) by the mina of Carchemish, regular offering of Aššur, belonging to Aššur-reši-išši, at the disposal of Zarutî, wine master of the New Palace, and at the disposal of Ululayu, deputy. (9) Month Sivan (III), 16th day, eponym year of Ša-Nabû-šû, eunuch. (r 2) The silver shall increase by a fourth. (r 3) Witness Nabû-šezibanni, eunuch, eunuch of the king, overseer of the royal crypts. (seal impression) (r 5) Witness Ilu-šumu-ka''in, chariot fighter of the governor. Witness K…

SAA 14 061. Inner Tablet of the Preceding Text (ADD 0049)

(1) 9 minas and 15 shekels of silver, regular offering of Aššur, belonging to Aššur-reši-išši, at the disposal of Zarutî, wine master, and at the disposal of Ululayu, deputy. (6) Month Sivan (III), 16th day, eponym year of Ša-Nabû-šû. (8) The silver shall increase by a fourth. (r 1) Witness Nabû-šezibanni, eunuch, overseer of the royal crypts. (r 3) Witness Ilu-šumu-ka''in, chariot fighter of the governor. (r 5) Witness Kiṣir-Aššur. (r 6) Witness Marduk-ibni. (r 7) Witness Nabû-deni-amur. (r 8) Witness Mutakkil-Aššur, brewer.

SAA 14 064. Mannu-ki-Allaya, Conscript of the Chief Eunuch, Buys Slaves (669) (ADD 0310)

(1) Seal of Adad-a[hu-iddina], [owner] of the people being sold. (stamp seal impressions) (3) [Ne]rgal-d[a]n, Issar-[..., his wife], Martî, ditto, her daughter, 3 spans [is her height], a total of 3 person[s, servants o]f [Adad-ahu-iddina] — (7) [Mannu-ki]-All[aya], consript of the chief e[un]uch, has contracted and bought them for 2 m[in]as of silver by the min[a] of Carchemish. (11) " I have bought the people after the remission of debts." (12) The money is paid completely. Th[ose] people are purchased and acquired. Any revocati[on, laws]uit, or litigation is vo[id]. (15) [Whoever] in the…

SAA 14 065. Urdu-Issar, Chamberlain, Buys Two Slaves (668-X-28) (ADD 0284+)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [NN and] Sadaya, his mother, a total of 2 person(s) — (2) Urdu-Issar, chamberlain, [has contracted] and bought them [from] Salmanu-imme for 1 1/2 minas of silver [by the min]a of the king. (4) The money [is pa]id completely. Those people [are pur]chased and acquired. Any revocation, [law]suit, or litigation is void. (8) (Guaranteed against) [seiz]ures of epilepsy for 100 days (and against) fraud [for]ever. (9) Whoever in the future, [at any ti]me, lodges a complaint and breaks the contract [whether] Salmanu-imme or his sons [or] his [grand]sons or [his] brothers [or]…

SAA 14 066. Urdu-Issar Buys [...] (ADD 0537)

(1) [Seal of Sa]lmanu-imme, [owner of the ...] being sold. (stamp seal impression) (Break) (r 1) [Witness Dannaya, chariot] driver. (r 2) [Witness DN-ilu], 'third man'. (r 3) [Witness ...]-ila'i, cohort commander. (r 4) [Witness Tar]iba-Issar, head porter. (r 5) [Witness Šulm]u-mati, chief singer. (r 6) [Witness Nabû-balas]su-iqbi, husinnu man. (r 7) [Witness Šamaš]-ila'i, lackey. (r 8) [Witness Hab]asti, head porter. (r 9) [Witness Bel-du]ri. Witness Šamaš-ereš. (r 10) [Month ...], 13th [day, eponym year of NN. Witness Nabû-kuṣur]anni.

SAA 14 068. Bahianu Lends Barley to a Priestess (667-II-5) (ADD 0027)

(stamp seal impression) (1) [x homers] of barley [belonging to] Bahianu, [at the disposal of] the priestess. (r 1) [Month Iyy]ar (II), 5th day, [eponym ye]ar of Gabbaru.

SAA 14 069. Nergal-šarru-uṣur Lends Five Minas of Silver (667-II-26) (ADD 0139)

(1) 5 minas of silver by (the mina) of Carchemish belonging to Nergal-šarru-uṣur, at the disposal of Nabû-šumu-iddina, son of Nabû-ra'im-ketti, scribe of the governor of Dur-Šarruken. (5) The silver shall increase 5 shekels per month. (6) Month Iyyar (II), 26th day, eponym year of Gabbaru. (r 1) Witness Nabû-aplu-iddina. (r 2) Witness Nabû-šezib, chariot driver. (r 3) Witness Ahi-ram, ditto. (r 4) Witness Aššur-da''in-šarri, ditto. (r 5) Witness Disî, scribe. (r 6) Witness Šamaš-na'id, royal bodyguard. (r 7) Witness Sin-šarru-ibni, cook. (e. 1) Witness Marduk-zeru-ibni, scribe.

SAA 14 072. Nabu-duri Lends 30 Homers of Barley (665-VIII-17) (ADD 0128)

(1) 30 homers of barley by the seah of 10 'litres' belonging to Nabû-duri, at the disposal of Kannunayu, (stamp seal impressions with an Aramaic caption: {belonging to| Nabû-duri) (5) horse trainer, son of Abu-ul-idi from Maganiṣi, under the control of Unzarhi-Issar, cohort commander. (9) He shall pay the barley in the month of Marchesvan (VIII) in Maganiṣi. If he does not pay, he shall pay the barley with an equal amount in Nineveh. (r 4) Month Marchesvan (VIII), 17th day, eponym year of Mannu-ki-šarri, king's eunuch. (r 6) Witness Balassu, major-domo. (r 7) Witness Urdu-Mullissi, 'third…

SAA 14 073. Court Order on Behalf of Gabbu-qat-ili (663-II-26) (ADD 0154)

(1) Seal of Edu-šallim, [son of DN]-aplu-uṣur. (2) On the 32nd day of the month of Iyyar, Edu-šallim [shall bring] Apladad-[killanni], son of Re[ṣa], shall gi[ve] him to Gab[b]u-(ina)-qat-ili. (stamp seal impressions on lines 3-5) (6) [I]f he is not brought or handed over, [he shall giv]e [a servant] equal to his own ser[vant]. (8) Month Iyyar (II), 26(th) day, [epon]ym year of Bel-na'id. (10) [Witness Bu]si-ilani, court clerk. (11) Witness Ubraku. (12) Wi[tness] Minu-epuš-ilu. (13) Witness Inurta-eṭiranni. (14) [Witn]ess Nabû-du[r-be]li, [...]. (16) [Witness] Nabû'a.

SAA 14 074. Inner Tablet of the Preceding Text (ADD 0153)

(1) On the 22nd day of the month of Iyyar (II), Edu-šallim shall bring Apladad-killanni son of Reṣa. He shall give him to Gabbu-(ina)-qat-ili. If he is not brought n[or] handed over, he shall give a servant equal to his own servant. (7) [Mon]th Iyyar (II), 26th day, eponym year of Bel-na'id. (r 2) Witness Busi-ilani, court clerk. (r 4) Witness Uburaku. (r 5) Witness [Mi]nu-epuš-ilu. (r 6) Witness Nabû-dur-beli. (r.e. 7) Witness Nabû'a.

SAA 14 076. Bel-[...] Buys [...] (661-II-1) (ADD 0586)

(Beginning destroyed) (stamp seal impressions) (1) [...]... — (3) Bel-[... has contrac]ted and [bought it for x] shekels of [silver] from [NN]. (Break) (r 1) [Witness ...]-šarru-uṣur. (r 2) [Witness ...]-Belet, [...]. (r 3) [Witness A]dallal, [...]. (r 4) [Witness] A'ilanu, [...]. (r 5) Witness Mannu-ki-ahhe, [...]. (r 6) Witness Zabinu, [...]. (r 7) [Witness] Ki-Mama, [...]. (r 8) [Witness] Hanunu, [...]. (r 9) [Witness] Adad-belu-uṣur, [...]. (r 10) [Month Iy]yar (II), 1[st] day, [eponym year of] Arbail[ayu]. (r 12) [Witness] Bel-Harran-[...].

SAA 14 077. Aduni-ih’a Lends Three Homers of Wheat (660-II) (ADD 0148)

(1) 3 homers of wheat according to the Judean seah, belonging to Aduni-ih'a, at the disposal of Attar-suri, servant of Padî. (6) He shall pay it in its original amount in the month of Elul in Nineveh. (r 2) If he does not pay, it shall increase 5 seahs per homer. (r 4) Month Iyyar (II), (eponym year of) Gir-Ṣapunu. (r 5) Witness Abi-ummi. (r 6) Witness Issar-tazi. (e. 1) Witness Bir-Šamaš. (e. 2) 2 harvesters.

SAA 14 079. Nabu’a Buys Land (ADD 0406)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) (Nabû'a has contracted and) bought it from Ṣilli-Aššur-[al]lak. (2) The money is paid completely. That land is purchased and acquired. Any revocation, lawsuit, or litigation is void. (5) Whoever in the future, at any time, lodges a complaint, whether Ṣilli-Aššur-allak or his sons or his grandsons, and seeks a lawsuit or litigation against Nabû'a and his sons, (r 4) shall return the [mon]ey tenfold to its owners. He shall contest in his lawsuit and not succeed. (r 6) Witness Dugul-pan-ili. (r 7) [Witness Mannu-k]i-Arbail. (Rest destroyed)

SAA 14 080. Nabu-reši-išši Lends Silver (658-I-29) (Iraq 32 16)

(1) 1 1/2 mina of silver, capital, the accounts of Nabû-reši-išši, at the disposal of Gabbu-ilani-ereš. (4) Bab[il]ayu, ... the pala[ce] superintendent, has taken 2 homers of wine. (6) Month Adar (XII), eponym year of Silim-Aššur. (7) [x] shekels of silver belonging to Nabû-reši-išši. (8) [Mon]th Nisan (I), 29th day, eponym year of Ša-Nabû-šû (9) [...]-balaṭi has taken. [He has declared]: "I transported the seed for wheat [and ...]." (12) [...]... Sinqi-Issar. (Break) (r 1) [He shall contest in his lawsuit and] not suc[ceed]. (r 2) [Witn]ess Nabû-zaqip-enši. (r 3) Witness Kannunayu.

SAA 14 081. Blood Money for Ṣiri (657-VII-3) (ADD 0618)

(1) Seal of Šamaš-taklak, (2) seal of Ibtaš-lešir, (3) seal of Tabalayu, (4) seal of Eridayu, (5) seal of Nergal-ahu-uṣur, (6) seal of Silim-ili, (7) seal of Muqallil-kabti, (8) seal of Adad-ahu-iddina, (9) seal of Edu-lešir, (10) seal of Sariuni, (11) seal of all the Samanaeans. (cylinder seal impression) (12) Ṣirî, the owner of the blood money, whom Silim-ili killed. lt is their liability: be it his (Ṣirî's) wife, be it his brother, be it his son, (or) whoever (among them first) "arises" (i.e. shows up). They (i.e. one of them) shall pay the blood money. (r 5) Witness Tarditu-Aššur, 'third…

SAA 14 083. Ṭab-šar-Aššur Lends Silver (654-II-28) (ADD 1198)

(1) [x shekel]s of silv[er belonging to] Ṭab-šar-Aššur by the mina standard, at the disposal of Yadidâ. (5) He shall pay the silver [in] its [or]iginal amount in Tammuz (IV). [I]f he does not pay, it will increase [b]y 1/2 shekel. (r 1) [Mont]h Iyyar (II), 28[th day], [epo]nym year of Aššur-na[ṣi]r. (r 3) Witness Nergal-šar-ah[he]šu. (r 4) Witness Aššur-ibni-ahhe. (r 5) [Witn]ess Nabû-[...]. (r.e. 6) [Witn]ess Aššur-[...]. (r.e. 7) [Witness ...]is-Še[r]. (e. 1) [Witness ...-nad]in-šumi, [scribe].

SAA 14 085. Zabdi Buys a Woman (652-IV) (ADD 0533)

(Beginning destroyed) (stamp seal impression) (1) Ahat-abiša, daughter of Ubru-Aššur — (3) Zabdî has contracted and boug[ht] her from Ubru-Aššur in lieu of 30 shekels of silver. Belonging to Zabdî (and) belonging to [DN]. (7) In lieu of his debts he has given his daughter to Zabdî. That woman is purchased and [ac]quired. [Any] revocation, lawsuit, or litigation [is void]. (12) [Whoever in the fu]ture, (Break) (r 1) [...] and seeks a lawsuit or litig[ation] against Zabdî, his sons and his grandsons, (r 4) shall place 10 minas of silver (and) one mina of pure gold in the lap of Ištar residing…

SAA 14 086. A Fragmentary Document of Nabu-šumu-iddina (652-VII-12) (ADD 0086)

(1) Seal of Sapiku, scribe, owner [of the ... being sold]. (Break) (r 1) [Witness ...]-ila'i. (r 2) [Witness ...š]î (r 3) [Witness Mušal]lim-Nergal. (r 4) Witness Aplaya, scribe. (r 6) Month Tishri (VII), 13th day, eponym year of Aššur-duru-uṣur, governor of Barhalzi. (r 8) (Aramaic caption:) For Nabû-šumu-iddina. Deed [of ...].

SAA 14 087. Šakil-Aya Gets a Barnyard (651-XII-12) (ADD 0333+)

(1) Seal of Bel-duri, go[vernor], owner of the property being sold. (stamp seal impressions) (3) A barnyard in [its] entirety. (4) A barnyard which Nabû-šumu-[iškun] and Adad-[..., ...] gave to Bel-duri, the governor, Bel-duri has given to Šakil-Aya. (9) Adjo[ining ...]... (10) Nabû-šu[mu-iškun ...] (11) ...[...] (12) [Who]ever in the future, at any time, [breaks the co]ntract, whether B[el-duri, the governor, or his b]rothers (Break) (r 1) Witness [NN]. (r 2) Witness [NN]. (r 3) Witness Mann[u-..., ...]. (r 4) Witness [NN]. (r 5) Witness Aššur-[...]. (r 6) Witness Ninuayu, servant of [...].…

SAA 14 088. Remanni-ilu Lends Two Homers and 5 Seahs of Grain (650-II-22) (ADD 1245)

(1) 2 homers and 5 seahs of grain belonging to Remanni-ili, at the disposal of Enkû. (4) He shall pay at the threshing floor of the city of Argasu. If he does not pay, it shall increase by 5 seahs per homer. (8) Month Iyyar (II), 22nd day, eponym year of Bel-šadu'a. (r 1) Irisu-ilani and Šulmu-ahhe are the guarantors of the grain. (r 4) Witness Šar-Aššur. (r 5) Witness Rimu'a. (r 6) Witness Šep-šarri. (r.e. 7) Witness Bassî. (r.e. 8) Witness Šakil-Aya.

SAA 14 089. Nabu-šarru-ka’’in Lends Offerings and Silver (650-IV) (ADD 0147)

(1) 5 bread offering-tables including their huhurtu breads, 10 (loaves) of huhurtu bread of 1 'litre' each, with utensils, and 6 shekels of silver belonging to the Sibitti and belonging to Nabû-šarru-ukin, at the disposal of Ša-la-maše and at the disposal of Girittu. (r 1) The silver shall increase by a fourth. He shall pay the bread on the day that (Nabû-šarru-ukin) demands it. (r 3) Month Tammuz (IV), [...]th da[y], eponym year of Bel-šadu'a. (r 5) Witness Nabû-uballissu. (r 6) Witness Nabû-balassu-iqbi. (r 7) Witness Ubru-Nabû. (r.e. 8) Witness Nabû-ahu-iddina. (r.e. 9) Witness Babilayu.

SAA 14 091. Gir-Ha, Commander-of-Fifty, Buys a Tabalean Slave (*648-X-22) (ADD 0197)

(1) [S]eal of Adad-rapa, merchant, owner of the purchased man being sold. (stamp seal impressions) (3) Kamabani, his Tabalean servant — (4) Gir-Hâ, commander-of-fifty, has contracted and [boug]ht him for one mina and 7 shekels of silver. (6) The money is paid completely. [That man is purchased] and acquired. (Break) (r 2) Witness Habani, Aba-il. (r 3) Witness Pisaniši, commander-of-fifty. (r 4) Witness Remanni-ilu, merchant. (r 5) Month Tebet (X), 22nd day, eponym year of Belšunu.

SAA 14 092. Remut-ilani Lends One Mina of Silver (*647-IV-20) (ADD 0045)

(1) One mina of silver, [first fruits], belonging to Remut-ilani, at the disposal of [NN], (3) at the disposal of Sulumaya, at the disposal of [NN], (4) at the disposal of Sin-šar-ahhešu, (5) at the disposal of Šarru-emuranni, [...]. (6) They shall pay in its original amount in the month of Nisan (I). (7) If they do not pay, the silver shall increase by a fourth. (r 2) Month Tammuz (IV), 20th day, eponym year of Adad-nadin-ahi. (r 4) Witness Bel-šarru-ibni. Witness [...]-iqbi. (r 5) Witness [NN]. Witness Kanu[nayu]. (r 6) Witness [NN]. (r.e. 7) Witness Adad-aplu-[...]. (r.e. 8) Witness Adad-ši…

SAA 14 093. Ahi-duri Lends Silver Against a Pledge of a Man (*647-VI-5) (ADD 0063)

(1) Seal of Mannu-ki-ṣabi. (2) [x mi]nas of silver belonging to Ahu-duri, [at the] disposal of [Mannu]-ki-ṣabi. (cylinder seal impression) (4) [In] lieu of the silver Mannu-ki-ṣabi is placed [as a] pledge for (a number) of years. (6) [On] the day he pays the silver, Mannu-ki-ṣabi shall be redeemed. (r 1) [(If) he di]es or flees, the responsibility is upon his owner. (r 2) [M]onth Elul (VI), 5th day, [ep]onym year of Nabû-nadin-ahi. (r 4) Witness Šulmu-ahhe, son of Issar-duri. (r 6) Witness Qurdî. (r 7) Witness Uginê. (r 8) [Witness] Aya-kettu-iqbi. (r 9) [Witness ...]kâ. (r 10) [Witness La-t]e…

SAA 14 095. Inner Tablet of the Preceding Text (ADD 0024)

(1) One mina of silver by (the mina) of Carchemish belonging to Amurrî, at the disposal of Zabinu, horse trainer of the rab-mugi. (6) The silver will increase by a fourth. (8) Month Tammuz (IV), 9th day, eponym year of Nabû-šar-ahhešu. (r 2) Witness Issar-duri. (r 3) Witness Indû. (r 4) Witness Nusku-ila'i, eunuch. (r 5) Witness Našuh-ayali, witness Ahi-le'i, viziers.

SAA 14 096. Amurri Buys [...] (ADD 0476)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [The mon]ey [is paid completely. Any revocation, lawsuit, or litiga]tion is void. (3) [Whoever in the future break]s [the contract, whether] Zerutu or his sons [o]r any relative of his, and seeks a [la]wsuit or litigation [against] Amurrî, (r 1) shall pay 10 minas of silver. The treaty of the king shall be his prosecutor. (r 3) Witness Šarru-lu-dari. (r 4) Witness Zabdî, chariot driver. (r 5) Witness Bir-ammâ, 'third man'. (r 6) Witness Mannu-lu-ahu'a. (r 7) Witness Adad-gabbê. (r 8) Witness Šarru-nuri, village manager. (r 9) Witness Il-šumki, chief [...]. (r 10) Witn…