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~710 BCE·

Neo-Assyrian

SAA 17

SAA 17 152. May the Army Come Quickly! (ABL 0774)

(1) To the king, our lord: your servants Abi-yaqiya, Abi-yadi', Zerutu, Šulluma and Ahi-bigayanu. May Bel and Nabû bless the king, our lord. (5) As of now, Fort Šama'unu is abandoned. There is nobody there except 200 scratch soldiers, and there is no food there except for the travel provisions which they carry with them. Moreover, they have cut off the water between us and the land of Rašu. Nobo[dy] from Rašu has (been able to) c[ome] to you. (13) However, I have spoken with the sheikhs of [GN], of Dummuqu, and of [GN]. All of them are servant[s of the king, my lord]. They have sent their…

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~710 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 17

SAA 17 185. Fragment Mentioning Marduk-šarrani (CT 54 240)

(Beginning destroyed) (r 2) [...] brought up [...] (r 3) [...] took [...] (r 4) [...] Marduk-šarra[ni ...] (r 5) [...] gave, in [...] (r 6) [Ma]rduk-šarrani by the command [...] (r 7) [...] brought out, with [...] (r 8) [...], "Instead of [...] (r 9) [... yo]u did, he/it will appe[ar ...] (r 10) [...] and what [...] (r 11) [...] you did [...] (Rest destroyed)

SAA 17 152. May the Army Come Quickly! (ABL 0774)

SAA 17 185. Fragment Mentioning Marduk-šarrani (CT 54 240)

SAA 06 001. Mušallim-Issar Purchases Slaves (742-XI-26) (ADD 0075)

SAA 06 002. Musallim-Issar Purchases 5 Slaves (737-II-9) (ADD 0320)

SAA 06 003. Mušallim-Issar Buys a Slave (ADD 0492)

SAA 06 004. Mušallim-Issar Buys Slaves (ADD 0497)

SAA 06 005. Mušallim-Issar Buys a Servant (729-III-3) (ADD 0195)

SAA 06 006. Mušallim-Issar Buys 7 Slaves (713-III-3) (ADD 0248)

SAA 06 007. Mušallim-Issar Buys a Slave (ADD 0180)

SAA 06 008. Mušallim-Issar Buys Slaves (ADD 0480)

SAA 06 009. Mušallim-Issar Buys Slaves (ADD 0486)

SAA 06 010. Inurta-ila’i Buys Land (717-XI-16) (ADD 0391)

SAA 06 012. Inurta-ila’i Buys More Land (715)

SAA 06 013. Inurta-ila’i Sells the Land he Bought 7 Years Before (710) (ADD 0392)

SAA 06 015. Inurta-ila’i Buys Land from Uquwa and Ahu'a-eriba (ADD 0405)

SAA 06 016. Fragment of a Purchase Document of Inurta-ila'i (ADD 0518)

SAA 06 017. Aššur-šallim-ahhe Buys a Threshing Floor (747-II-4) (ADD 0412)

SAA 06 019. Šumu-lešir, Recruitment Officer, Buys an Estate (734-IX-26) (ADD 0415)

SAA 06 020. Fragment of a Legal Document of Šumu-lešir (ADD 0303+)

SAA 06 021. A Building Contract (734) (ADD 0090)

SAA 06 022. Muaddi Buys 12 Hectares of Land (729-X) (ADD 1176+)

SAA 06 024. A Fragmentary Sale of Land (723) (ADD 0395)

SAA 06 025. The Governor of Parsua Borrows 50 Cavalrymen (717-I) (ADD 0695)

SAA 06 026. Zazi Loans 20 Minas of Silver (711-I-21) (ADD 0005)

SAA 06 027. Zazi Buys 23 Hectares of Land (ADD 0434)

SAA 06 028. Purchase of Land (710-I-28) (ADD 1164)

SAA 06 029. 5 Men Borrow Money against Land from Madayu (710-X-17) (ADD 1246)

SAA 06 030. Paršidu Sells an Estate (710-XII-15) (ADD 0416)

SAA 06 032. Gazilu Buys a Building Plot (707-VI-15) (ADD 0350)

SAA 06 033. Purchase of Land (706-X) (ADD 0484)

SAA 06 034. Šumma-ilani, Chariot Driver, Buys Three Slaves (709-V-20) (ADD 0234)

SAA 06 035. Restitution of Damages to Šumma-ilani (700) (ADD 0112)

SAA 06 036. Šumma-ilani Loans Silver for 50 Percent Interest (695-I-12) (ADD 0034)

SAA 06 037. Šumma-ilani Buys a Vineyard from Il-amar (694-VII-l) (ADD 0427)

SAA 06 038. Šumma-ilani Buys People from Il-amar (694?) (ADD 0508)

SAA 06 039. Šumma-ilani Buys Numerous Slaves from Bel-Harran-isse'a (694-I) (ADD 0239)

SAA 06 040. Šumma-ilani Buys 15 Slaves from Bel-Harran-isse'a ( 693-I) (ADD 0238)

SAA 06 041. Šumma-ilani Buys 7 Slaves from Bel-Harran-isse’a (693-I) (ADD 0240)

SAA 06 042. Šumma-ilani Buys a House (692-II-10) (ADD 0326)

SAA 06 043. Šumma-ilani Loans Three Minas of Silver (684-I-10) (ADD 0019)

SAA 06 044. Envelope of the Preceding Text (684) (ADD 0020)

SAA 06 045. Šumma-ilani Buys a Maid (682) (ADD 0222)

SAA 06 046. Note of 1,200 Litres of Oil Owed to Šumma-ilani (681-V-21) (ADD 0127)

SAA 06 048. Šumma-ilani Buys a Maid (680) (ADD 0212)

SAA 06 049. Duplicate of the Preceding Text (ADD 0226)

SAA 06 050. Šumma-ilani Buys 50 Hectares of Land and 9 People (ADD 0422)

SAA 06 051. Duplicate of the Preceding Text (ADD 0423)

SAA 06 052. Šumma-ilani Buys 13 People (ADD 0246)

SAA 06 053. Šumma-Ilani Buys Two Slaves (ADD 0236)

SAA 06 054. Šumma-ilani Buys 5 Slaves (ADD 0725)