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~665 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 13

SAA 13 202. Fragment Mentioning Harran (CT 53 653)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) to [......] (3) the gods o[f ......] (4) ... [......] (5) of/which [......] (Break) (e. 1) [...... to] 30 ye[ars ......] (e. 2) [...... to] the king, my lord I [......] (e. 3) [......] ... for the table [......] (e. 4) [......] ... the citizens of Harran [......] (e. 5) [......] ... [......]

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~655 BCE

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SAA 14

SAA 14 407. Purchase of a Vacant Lot

(Beginning destroyed) (1) That [...] and va[cant] lot are purc[hased] and acquired. Any re[vocation], lawsuit, or li[tigation is v]oid. (r 1) Whoev[er in the future, at any t]ime, [...] (Rest destroyed)

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