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SAA 10 377. Events Preceding the Enthronement of a Substitute King (ABL 1004) [miscellaneous]
(Beginning destroyed or too fragmentary for translation) (3) On the 12th [......] after [... he went] to Calah. On the 13th he w[ent] to [Calah] with the sons of the king. (8) On the 14th Adad-šumu-uṣur enter[ed] Nineveh and [spoke] with Aššur-naṣir, the chief [eunuch], Sasî and Urad-E[a]: "Let him sit (on the throne) before the eclip[se occurs]." (r 4) The matter [...] spre[ad out] before them [......] (Remainder destroyed or too fragmentary for translation)
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SAA 10 378. (no title) (CT 53 508) [miscellaneous]
(Beginning destroyed) (1) [......] said to me (2) [......] Issar-šumu-ereš (3) [...... Nabû]-naṣir (4) [......] Issar-šumu-ereš (5) [......] (6) [......] good (7) [......] I asked (9') (Break) (12) [I] shall pay [attention to it]; I rely [mu]ch upon it. (15) Even the commander-in-chief [...] (Remainder lost)
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SAA 10 379. Auspicious Days in Iyyar (ABL 1140) [miscellaneous]
(Beginning destroyed or too fragmentary for translation) (3) [When] he reveres the gods, it (the day) is good [for p]raying. (5) The favourable days about which the king, my lord, spoke are: the 10th, the 15th, the 16th, the 18th, the 20th, the 22nd, the 24th and the 26th, altogether 8 days of the month Iyyar (II) which are good for undertaking an enterprise and revering the gods. (r 5) The 10th: at court, favourable; (r 6) The 15th: perfect seed; (r 7) The 16th: joy of heart; (r 8) [The 1]8th: convert the cleaned (barley); (r 9) [The 20th]: let him kill a snake, he will reach the first [rank]; (r 11) [The 22nd]: good for undertaking an enterprise; (Remainder lost)
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SAA 10 380. Complimenting the King (CT 53 117) [miscellaneous]
(Beginning lost) (1) [The ... of the king, my lord, is a [...]. (2) Now, th[en], the deeds of the king, [my lord], are like those of (the sage) Adapa. [Let the king, my lord], write wh]at has not been listed [...] (Remainder destroyed or too fragmentary for translation)
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SAA 10 381. Rituals, Prayers, and Laments Because of Mars (CT 53 008) [miscellaneous]
(1) The 'farmer' should perform the apotropaic ritual against evil of any kind; the 'farmer' should (also) perform the penitential psalms for Nergal and the 'hand-lifting' prayer for Nergal. Let them write in the apotropaic ritual and the prayer as follows: (5) "In the evil of the planet Mars which exceeded its term and ap[peared] in the constellation Aries: may its evil not [approach], not come near, not press up[on (me)], not affect me, my country, the people of [my pal]ace and my army!" (r 5) Let them write like this in the apotropaic ritual and the 'hand-lifting' prayer.
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SAA 10 382. Medicinal Plants (LAS 231) [miscellaneous]
(Beginning destroyed or too fragmentary for translation) (r 6) [...] will come out of [captivity] and inprisonment. (r 7) [Naṣ]iru showed me thornbush; it resembles the shoot of a date palm about to burst out this very day, and at its tip it looks like a wire cable. [...] it is a tree indigenous to Assyria; it [also] is a tree indigenous to Babylonia. (Break) (e. 1) [If ......: the k]ing will have no opponents [......]
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SAA 10 383. Seeking Employment (ABL 1220) [miscellaneous]
(1) [To the king, my lord: your servant NN. Good heal]th to [the king, my lord! May Na]bû and M[arduk] very great[ly bless the king, my lord]! May Aššur, Mullissu, [Sin, Šamaš, Nabû] and Marduk [...] the king, my lord, in heal[th and vigour], and may they bless that [benevole]nt face! May Sin and Nikkal, with whom the king, my lord, has walked, give happiness, physical well-being, long-lasting days and everlasting years to the king, my lord! [May] Nabû and Marduk [......] to the king, [my lor]d! (Break) (r 4) Now [the ...] of the king, my lord, has discharged me, (though) my arms and legs have not yet become feeble! (r 8) [......] (r 9) [May] that [benevolent] face [...] (Break) (e. 1) What shall I do [...]?
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SAA 10 384. Obscure Inscriptions (CT 53 154) [miscellaneous]
(1) [......] my [lo]rd (2) [...]... till you come. (4) Perhaps there are, on the other side, sign-forms that he does not understand; I will explain to him all that I know. I shall go presently; [my brother] should know (this). (r 1) Now then, let them [sel]ect a Babylonian writing-board; (r 3) two with [...] intact, (r 4) which [...... emb]lems (r 5) [......] this (r 6) [......] for him (r 7) [...... El]am (r.e. 8) [...... si]gn-forms (r.e. 9) (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 10 385. (no title) (CT 53 939) [miscellaneous]
(1) (Beginning destroyed) (3) They keep watch [... in the] inner [...]; the rest of them [...] in the game preserve. (r 1) The apprentices should imitate and assist them. (r 4) Balasî [......] (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 10 386. Wailing Tammuz (LAS 347) [miscellaneous]
(1) [......] in the temp[le ......] (2) [at the tu]rn of the day [......] (3) Tammuz is [wailed]. (4) [On the 27]th is the rel[ease]. (5) [On the x]th, at the t[urn of the day], (6) [Tammu]z [...] the head. (7) [......] the god is [......] (8) [......] they perform [......] (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 10 387. Fending off Accusations (CT 53 196) [miscellaneous]
(Beginning destroyed) (1) And (as to) that man, his whole equipment and his clothes are at his disposal. The king, my lord, wrote to me: "Why do you act arbitrarily?" — (yet) in what resp[ect have] I [acted] arbitrarily? On my life, I [have] not [acted ar]bitrarily [......] (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 10 388. Inscribing Waxed Writing-Boards (CT 53 924) [miscellaneous]
(Beginning destroyed) (1) [The ... of] the king [asked me]: "Who is this [NN], who is inscribing those waxed tablets of the king, my lord?" (r 1) I said: "Perhaps he personally told it to me; we ...[....]" (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 10 389. Inscribing a Statue (CT 53 926) [miscellaneous]
(Beginning destroyed) (r 1) [... h]ere [...]; (r 2) [let] it be sent to us for writing. We shall inscribe it on the seat before the thigh. The rest we shall inscribe upon another nišru.
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SAA 14 001. Milki-nuri Buys the Village of Nabu-šezib (668-VI-19) (ADD 0472)
(1) [Seal of ...]kiki, [......, own]er of the village being sold. (cylinder seal impression) (3) [The villa]ge of Nabû-šezib in its entirety [including] its [fi]elds, inclu[ding] its orchards, [and including] its [people] in the centre of the city of Ak[... adjoining the vill]age of Bahayu, [adjoining the vill]age of Tabal[ayu], [adjoining the vill]age of [...]ute, [adjoining the vill]age of Lu-ahhe, [and adjoining the village] of Dakanâ and [the vil]lage of Zarutî — (12) Milki-nuri, eunuch of the queen, [has contracted] and bou[ght it for x] minas of silver. (14) [The money] is paid…
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SAA 14 002. Milki-nuri Buys the Village of Bahaya (666-XII-19) (ADD 0627)
(1) Seal of Atar-ili, team commander, owner of the village being sold. (cylinder seal impression) (3) The village of Bahaya in its entirety including its fields and 1 farmer with his people in the district of Lahiru — (6) Milki-nuri, [eunuch of] the queen, [has contracted and bought it from A]tar-ili [for x minas of silver (by the mina) of] Carchemish. (10) [The money] is paid [comple]tely. [That village is purchased and] acquired. [Any revocation, lawsuit] or litigation [is void]. (Break) (r 1) [Witness NN, ...]. (r 2) [Witness NN], chief tai[lor]. (r 3) [Witness ...]-uṣur, treasurer. (r 4)…
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SAA 14 003. Milki-nuri Buys Ten Slaves (ADD 0727)
(Beginning destroyed) (1) [NN, ...]..., [NN], a total of 2 sons, [NN], her daughter, (4) [... a to]tal of 10 persons — (5) [M]ilki-nuri, [eunuch of] the queen, [has contracted and bo]ught them [for x min]as of silver [by the mina of the king]. (r 2) The money [is paid completely. That] house, land, and people are [purcha]sed and acquired. [Any revocation, lawsuit, or litigation] is void. (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 14 004. Milki-nuri Buys Five Slaves (ADD 0287)
(1) Seal of Nabuti, owner of the people being sold. (stamp seal impressions) (3) [...-ah]he-balliṭ, his wife, [...]-ibni, Bel-šarru-ibni, (and) [...]ši, a total of 5 persons — (6) Milki-nuri, [eun]uch of the queen, [has contracted and (bought) them] (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 14 005. Milki-nuri Buys Six Slaves (ADD 0316)
(Beginning destroyed) (stamp seal impressions) (1) [NN (and)] Šamaš-ila'i, his son of 4 spa[ns], (2) [NN (and)] Usiya, (his) son of 3 spans, (3) [...]-Issar, a weaned child, (and) Ba'assi, [his] daughter, (4) [a total of 6] persons, servants [of] Marduk-remanni — (6) [Mi]lki-nuri, eunuch of the queen, has contracted and [bought them fr]om Marduk-remann[i for] 2 minas and 10 shekels of [silver]. (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 14 006. Milki-nuri Buys Land and People (ADD 0452)
(Beginning destroyed) (1) [..., his] wife, [NN], gardener — (3) [Milki]-nuri, eunuch [of the que]en [has contracted and bought them] from Na'id-Aššur and [from Qur]di-Issar-lamur [for x minas of sil]ver by the mina of the king. (7) [The money] is paid [com]pletely. That [land and peo]ple are purchased [and acquired]. Any revocation, lawsuit or litigation is void. (r 3) [Whoever in the fu]ture, at any time, lodges a complaint, [whether the]se [men] or their sons [or their grandsons or] any relative of theirs [or ...]... (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 14 007. Milki-nuri Buys [...] (ADD 0494)
(Beginning destroyed) (r 1) and seeks [a la]wsuit or liti[gation aga]inst Milki-nuri and [his] son[s], (r 4) shall return the money tenfold to its owners. He shall contest in his lawsuit and not succeed. (r 7) [Wi]tness Lit-il, cohort commander of the chariot fighters of the queen. (r 9) [Witness ...]e'i, 'third man' of [...]. (r 10) [Witness Qur]di-Nergal, commande[r of (mounted) sc]outs. (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 14 008. Zarpi, Manageress, Buys a Woman (668-V-27) (ADD 0208)
(1) Seal of Mannu-ki-A[rbail], owner of his sister being so[ld]. (stamp seal impressions) (3) Bililutu, sister of Mannu-ki-Arbail — (5) Zarpî, the harem manageress, has contracted and bou[ght] her for 1/2 mina of silver (by the mina of) Carchemish from Mannu-ki-Arbail. (8) The money is paid completely. That woman is purchased and acquired. Any revocation, lawsuit, or litigation is void. (11) Whoever in the future, at any time, lodges a complaint, whether Mannu-ki-Arbail or his sons, and seeks a lawsuit or litigation against Zarpî, (15) shall place 10 minas of silver (and) one mina of go[ld]…
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SAA 14 009. Manageress of the Central City Buys a Slave (668-I-22) (ADD 0190)
(1) Seal of Ibašši-ilan[i, ...], owner of the man being so[ld]. (cylinder seal impression) (3) [L]u-šakin, servant [of] Ibašši-ilan[i] — (5) the harem m[anageress of the ce]ntral city (harem) of Nineveh [has contract]ed and [bo]ught him [for x min]as of silver by the mina [of Carchemish]. (8) The mone[y (is paid) completely]. (Break) (r 1) [Witness NN]. Witness [NN]. (r 2) [Witness NN]. Witness Nabû-[...]. (r 3) [Witness NN]. Witness Abu-duri, [...]. (r 4) [Witness Tab]ala[yu]. (r 5) [Witness ...]i. Witness Mannu-ki-Ar[bail]. (r 6) [Witness ...]-dur-beli'a. (r 7) [Witness ...]-šarru-uṣur. Witness Ramet[î]. (r 8) Witness Nabû-nammir, scribe. (r 9) Month Nisan (I), 22nd day, eponym year of Mar-larim, co[mmander-in-chief of Commagene].
LawEconomySAA 14 010. The Lady Urkittu-tašmanni Buys a Girl (667-XI-2) (ADD 0315)
(Beginning destroyed) (blank seal space) (1) Nabû-ramat, their servant of 3 spans — (3) Urkittu-tašmanni has contracted and bought her for 9 shekels (of silver) from these men. (5) The money is paid completely. That girl is purchased and acquired. Any revocation, lawsuit, or litigation is void. (8) Whoever in the fu[ture], at any time, break[s the contract] (Break) (r 1) Witness [NN]. (r 2) Witness [NN]. (r 3) Witness [NN], [...]. (r 4) Witness Inurta-taklak, porte[r]. (r 5) Witness Nabû'a, scribe. (r 6) Month Shebat (XI), 2nd day, eponym year of Gabbaru, governor of Dur-Sin-ah[he-ri]ba.
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SAA 14 012. Manageress Buys Two Slaves (ADD 0267)
(Beginning destroyed) (2) [owner] of the wom[en being sold]. (seal impression) (3) Banitu-ter[eš and NN], in all 2 persons belonging to [NN] and Paqa-a[na-...] — (6) [NN], the harem manageress of [...], has contracted and [bought] them for 50 sh[ekels of silver]. (9) The money [is paid completely]. (Break) (r 1) [Witne]ss [NN]. (r 2) Witness Šulm[u-...]. (r 3) Witness Aššur-ma[...]. (r 4) Witness Urdu-Aya, [...]. (r 5) Witness Mudab[irayu]. (r 6) Witness Isana[yu]. (r 7) Witness Nabû-šarru-uṣur, [...]. (r 8) Witness Mudammiq-Aššur, [...]. (r 9) Witness Šar-Issar, [...]. (r 10) Witness Iqbi-ilu, [...]. (r 11) Witness Aššur-bel-ilani, [...]. (r 12) Witness Luqu, [...]. (e. 1) (Aramaic caption:) [...]...
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SAA 14 013. Manageress of Assur Buys a Slave (650) (ADD 0206)
(1) Seal of Belet-uṣalla, owner of the man being sol[d]. (stamp seal impressions) (3) [...-er]eš, servant [of Belet]-uṣalla — (5) [the harem m]anageress [of ... of the cit]y of Assur [has contracted and bought him for x shek]els of silver. (8) [The mone]y [is paid] completely. That [man is purchased and acquired]. Any revocation, [lawsuit, or litig]ation is void. (12) [Whoever in the f]uture, at any time, [whether Belet-u]ṣalla or his sons [or his grandsons] or (his) brothers [or any relat]ive of his [lodges a compl]aint or breaks the contract, and [se]eks [a lawsuit or litigation against the…
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SAA 14 014. Manageress of Assur Buys a Woman (ADD 0209)
(1) [Sea]l of Ahu'a-eriba, [overseer of the household of] the land of Barha[lza, owner] of the woman being sold. (stamp seal impressions) (4) Abi-lihiya, the maid of Ahu'a-eriba, overseer of the household — (6) the harem manageress of the city of Assur has contracted and bought her for half mina and 5 shek[els of silver]. (8) The mone[y] is paid [completely]. T[hat] woman is purchased and ac[quired]. Any revocation, lawsu[it, or litigation] is void. (12) Whoever [in the future], at any time, lodges a com[plaint] and breaks the contract, whet[her Ahu'a-eriba] or his master, and seeks a…
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SAA 14 015. Court Decision on Behalf of Ninuayu, the King’s Eunuch (*641-VII-13) (ADD 0105)
(1) [Seal of Bel-šarru]-uṣur, ša šēpi guard. (2) [Lawsuit which] Ninuayu, [the king's eunuch], brought [agai]nst [Bel]-šarru-uṣur [on ac]count of his servants. (stamp seal impression) (5) On the new moon day of month Sivan (III) Bel-šarru-uṣur did not bring Ahu-eriba and Adad-šumu-iddina, his sureties, and did not hand them over to Ninuayu, the king's eunuch. (10) His silver was lost. (11) If he brings his sureties and hands them over to Ninuayu, Ninuayu will pay 30 shekels of silver to Bel-šarru-uṣur, the ša šēpi guard. (r 2) Or if he (Bel-šarru-uṣur) is seen with La-teggi-ana-Issar, he…
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SAA 14 016. Ninuayu Buys Slaves (*639-X-18) (ADD 0250)
(1) Seal of Hudayu, son of Muṣurayu, [...], owner of the people being sold. (stamp seal impressions) (3) [Il-h]azi (and) Ahati-ṭabat, his mother, [in all 2 persons, servant]s of Hudayu — (5) Ninuayu, eunuch of the king, [has contracted and bought them for x mi]nas of silver from Hudayu. (7) [The money is p]aid completel[y]. [Those] pe[ople (are purchased and acquired)] (Break) (r 1) Witness Issar-tariba, [...]. (r 2) Month Tebet (X), 18th day, eponym year of Mušallim-Aššur. (r 4) Witness Marduk-zeru-ibni, scribe. (Aramaic caption: [D]eed of Il-haz[i and his mother].)
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SAA 14 017. Ninuayu Buys a Woman (*633-II-14) (ADD 0214)
(Beginning destroyed) (stamp seal impressions) (2) [...]mali, his maid — (3) Ninuayu, eunuch the king, [has contract]ed and bought her for 35 shekels of silver from Yamani. (6) The money is paid completely. That woman is purchased and acquired. Any revocation, lawsuit, or litigation is void. (9) Whoever in the future, at any time, lodges a complaint and breaks the contract, [whether Ya]mani or his sons [or his brothers, and seeks a l]awsuit or litigation (Break) (r 1) [(shall place x minas of silver)] in the lap of [DN], and shall return the money tenfold to its owner. He shall contest in his…
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SAA 14 018. Ninuayu Buys a Slave (ADD 0182)
(1) [S]eal of Isbuṭu, son of Musallamu, gardener of the palace, owner of the man being sold. (seal impressions) (3) Šamaš-ila'i, bought slave, servant [o]f Isbuṭu, gardener of the palace — (5) Ninuayu, eunuch of the king, has contracted and [bou]ght him [for] one mina of silver by (the mina) of Carchemish. (7) The money is paid completely. That [man] is purchased and acquired. Any revocation, [la]wsuit, or litigation is void. (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 14 019. Ninuayu Buys Two Slaves (ADD 0249)
(Beginning destroyed) (1) Asalluhi-hutnu, Addî, his brother, in all 2 persons, servants of Hudaya — (5) Ninuayu, eunuch of the king, has contracted and bought them for one mina and 30 shekels of silver by the mina of Carchemish from Hudaya. (10) The money is paid completely. Those [people] are purch[ased and acquired. Any revocation, lawsui]t, or lit[igation] is [v]oid. (14) Whoev[er in the future], or at any time, breaks the contract, whether Hudaya or his sons (or) his grandsons, and seeks a lawsuit or litigation against Ninuayu, (r 6) shall place 10 minas of silver (and) 2 minas of gold in…
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SAA 14 020. Ninuayu Buys Three Slaves (ADD 0254)
(Beginning destroyed) (stamp seal impressions) (1) Mullissu-ummi, his maid (and) his 2 sons, in all 3 persons — (3) Ninuayu, eunuch of the king, has contracted and bought the people from Abdî for half mina of [silver] by the copper mina. (8) The money is paid [completely]. Those people are purchased and acquired. Any revocation, lawsuit, or [l]itigation is void. (r 1) [Whoe]ver breaks the contract, shall give [x] minas of silver to redeem the [people]. (r 4) [Witness] Abdi-Se. (r 5) Witness Šamaš-killanni. (r 6) Witness Nabû-šallim. (r 7) Witness Nabû-takilka-šatbi. (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 14 021. Ninuayu Buys Slaves (ADD 0260)
(Beginning destroyed) (1) [in all x] persons, [servants of A]rbayu— (3) Ninuayu, eunuch of the king, [has contract]ed and bought them [for x] minas of silver by the mina of Carchemish from Arbayu. (6) The money is paid completely. Those people are purchased and acqu[ir]ed. Any revocation, lawsuit, or lit[igat]ion is void. (9) Whoever in the f[utu]re, at any time, lod[ge]s a complaint and breaks the contract, whether A[rba]yu or his brothers, or his nephews, or any relative of his, and seeks a lawsuit or litigation against [Ni]nuayu, [and his brothers], and his nephews, (16) shall pla[ce] 10…
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SAA 14 022. Ninuayu Buys Land and People (ADD 0505)
(Beginning destroyed) (1) [(NN has contracted and) bo]ught from Nabû-[...]. (3) The mon[ey is paid completely]. [That field] and people [are acquired and purchas]ed. (Break) (r 1) [whether] Na[bû-...] or his sons [se]eks [a lawsuit or litigation against] Ninua[yu, and his brothers] (r 4) [saying "..]... ...[..."], (r 6) [shall give x] mina of gold t[o ...] (r 7) [and shall return] the money [tenfold to its owner]. (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 14 023. Bel-duri Lends Barley and an Ox (658-VI-18) (ADD 0152)
(1) 32 homers and 5 seahs of barley and one wagon-ox belonging to the crown prince, under the control of Bel-duri, governor of the crown prince, at the disposal of Nargî of the town Balaṭu. (6) In lieu of the barley and in lieu of the ox, he shall serve Bel-duri. (8) Whenever someone brings the barley and the oxen, he shall redeem the man. (r 1) Witness Aššur-šarru-uṣur, royal bodyguard from Balaṭu. (r 3) Witness Aššur-le'i. Witness Aššur-re'ûšunu from Balaṭu. (r 4) Witness Urdu-Issar. (r 5) Witness Bel-abu-uṣur. Witness Ki-Mama, from Naṣibina. (r 6) Witness Bel-Harran-abu-uṣur, from Balaṭu. (r 7) Witness Ilu-remanni, limestone man. (r 8) Month Elul (VI), 18th day, eponym year of Ša-Nabû-šû.
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SAA 14 024. Luqu, Cohort Commander of the Crown Prince, Buys Women (659-II) (ADD 0233)
(1) Seal of [NN], seal of [NN], son of Hazi-[...], owner(s) of the wom[en being sold]. (stamp seal impressions) (5) Hambusu, [thei]r ma[id], and her daughter, upon the house [...] — (7) Luq[u], cohort commander of the crown pri[nce], has contracted and bought them for one mina and 8 shekels of silver. (10) The money is paid completely. Those women are purchased and acquired. Any revocation, lawsuit, or litigation is void. (14) Whoever in the future, at any time, lodges a complaint and breaks the contract, whether these men or their sons or their brothers, and seeks a lawsuit or litigation…
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SAA 14 025. Luqu Lends Silver (*648) (ADD 0111)
(1) [x mi]nas of silver [belonging to] Luqu, [at the disposal] of Dannî. (4) It shall increase [by a four]th. (5) [Month ...], 4(th) day, [eponym year of] Belš[unu]. (r 1) [Witness Na]bû-[...]. (r 2) [Witness ...]ayu. (r 3) [Witness Qu]rdi-Adad. (r 4) [Witness Š]umma-Ya'u. (r 5) [Witness] La-teggi-ana-Issar.
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SAA 14 026. Luqu Lends Ten Shekels of Silver (*645-VI-5) (ADD 0004)
(1) 10 shekels of silver belonging to Luqu, at the disposal of Sukki-Aya and at the disposal of Remut-ilani. (5) They took it as a loan. The silver shall increase by a fourth. (7) Month Elul (VI), 5th day, eponym year of Šamaš-da''inanni. (r 1) Witness Mannu-ki-Aššur, ša šēpi guard. (r 2) Witness Qurdi-Dadî, baker. (r 3) Witness Kur-ila'i, merchant. (r 4) [Witness] Takilati. (r 5) Witness Uqur-ahhe. (r 6) Witness Nargî. (r 7) Witness Mušallim-Adad, scribe.
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SAA 14 027. Purchase of a Vacant Lot (*640) (ADD 0358+)
(1) Seal of Bel-gimillu-tere, ..., se[al] of Ahu-lamur, ox [fat]tener of the palace, owner of the vacant [l]ot being sold. (stamp seal impressions) (Break) (r 2) [He shall contest in] his lawsuit [and] not succeed. (r 4) Witness Šep-šarri. (r 5) Witness Sagiru, cohort commander. (r 6) Witness Aššur-šarru-uṣur, cohort commander, son of Ahi-bašte. (r 8) Witness Agru, royal bodyguard. (r 9) Witness [Na]bû-balassu-iqbi. (r 10) Witness Balṭaya, commander-of-fifty. (r 11) Witne[ss] Urdu-Nanaya, scribe. (e. 1) [Month ..., xth day, eponym year of Šar]ru-metu-balliṭ, [...]...
LawEconomySAA 14 028. Kiṣir-Aššur Lends Silver (*637) (ADD 0046)
(1) [...] silver, first fruits [of Iš]tar of Arbela, [belonging to Ki]ṣir-Aššur, [at the disposal of] Hubabayu. (5) [It shall incre]ase [by ...]. (6) [Month ...], 16th [day, eponym year of Za]baba-eriba. (r 2) [Witness Ki]ṣir-Aššur. (r 3) [Witness Aš]šur-matu-taqqin. (r 4) [Witness Z]ababa-eriba. (r.e. 5) [Witness Q]ua. (r.e. 6) [Witness] Nabû-ahhe-šallim. (r.e. 7) [Witness] Rapâ.
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SAA 14 029. Kiṣir-Aššur Buys a Woman (*636-XI-3) (ADD 0207)
(1) Seal of Bel-ahhešu, son of Šamaš-abu'a, horse trainer of the personal guard, owner of the woman being sold. (seal impression) (4) Arbail-šarrat, maid of Bel-ahhešu — (6) Kiṣir-Aššur, cohort commander of the bodyguard of the crown prince, has contracted and bought her for 1 1/2 minas of silver from Bel-ahhešu. (9) That woman is contracted, purchased and acquired. The money is paid completely. Any revocation, lawsuit, or litigation is void. (13) At any time, be it Bel-ahhešu or his sons or his grandsons, who seeks a lawsuit or litigation against Kiṣir-Aššur and his sons, (18) he shall…
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SAA 14 030. Kiṣir-Aššur Lends 16 Shekels of Silver (*635-I-11) (ADD 0001)
(1) 16 shekels of silv[er] belonging to Kiṣir-Aššur, at the disposal of Abdi-Samsi. (4) He has taken it as a loan. (5) He shall pay on the first day of the month of Tammuz (IV). (6) If not he does not pa[y]. (7) If he does not pay, it shall increase by a four[th]. (r 1) Month Nisan (I), 11[th] day, eponym year of Bel-lu-dari. (r 3) Witness Girittu. (r 4) Witness Nargî. (r 5) Witness Urdu-Ban[itu].
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SAA 14 031. Kiṣir-Aššur Lends Eight Shekels of Silver (*623-VII-21) (ADD 0023)
(1) 8 shekels of silver belonging to Kiṣir-Aššur, at the disposal of Nargî, son of Šamaš-na'id, from Issete. (6) It shall increase by a fourth. (7) Month Tishri (VII), 21[st] day, eponym year of Aššur-matu-taqqin. (r 1) Witness Bel-ilani-mannu. (r 2) Witness Ṭab-šar-Arbail. (r 3) Witness Mukinnu-Aššur. (r 4) [Wit]ness Minu-ahṭi-ana-ili.
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SAA 14 032. Kiṣir-Aššur Lends Straw (*618-I-15) (ADD 0151)
(1) Seal of Rapâ, son of Abdi-Limi, singer from Šiddiasika. (3) 10 shekels of silver belonging to Kiṣir-Aššur, cohort commander, at his disposal at the threshing floor for straw. (stamp seal impressions) (5) 60 bales at the disposal of Rapâ, (6) 20 ditto at the disposal of Ahubu, (7) 20 ditto at the disposal of Šašmayu, (8) in all 100 bales. (r 1) They shall pay the straw worth 10 shekels of silver in Šiddiasika. (r 2) If they do not pay, it shall increase by the same amount. (r 3) Rapâ is the guarantor of the straw. (r 4) Month Nisan (I), 15th day, eponym year of Nabû-sakip. (r 5) Witness…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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], commander-in-chief of Co[mmagene].
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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…
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