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SAA 15 195. Camels and Mules (CT 53 244)

SAA 15 196. Fragment Referring to the Fort of Minu’ (CT 53 739)

SAA 15 197. Bel-ibni in Birati (CT 53 770)

SAA 15 198. (no title) (CT 53 369)

SAA 15 199. A Ruse for Capturing the City Darati (ABL 0222)

SAA 15 200. Merodach-Baladan Contacts the King of Elam (CT 53 186)

SAA 15 201. Fragment Concerning the King of Elam and Merodach-Baladan (CT 53 716)

SAA 15 202. Report on Merodach-Baladan and the King of Elam (CT 53 884)

SAA 15 203. Fragment Referring to Elam (ABL 1267)

SAA 15 204. Fragment Reporting on Merodach-Baladan (CT 53 649)

SAA 15 205. Fragment Concerning Merodach-Baladan (CT 53 546)

SAA 15 206. Fragment Referring to Merodach-Baladan (CT 53 634)

SAA 15 207. Fragment Referring to Merodach-Baladan (CT 53 313)

SAA 15 209. The Son of Yakin and Elam (ABL 1463)

SAA 15 210. The Messenger of the Son of Zeri (CT 53 277)

SAA 15 211. Fragment Mentioning the Son of Zeri (CT 53 700)

SAA 15 212. Fragment Concerning the Son of Zeri (CT 53 767)

SAA 15 213. Messengers to the Son of Zeri (CT 53 877)

SAA 15 214. Fugitives from the Son of Zeri Sold for Money (ABL 0962)

SAA 15 215. Opening Letters from the Babylonians and the Son of [...] (CT 53 880)

SAA 15 216. A Chaldean Switching Sides (CT 53 091)

SAA 15 217. Babylon and Borsippa in Assyrian Hands (ABL 0313)

SAA 15 219. The Son of Zeri in Uruk (ABL 0314)

SAA 15 220. Guarding and Provisioning a Fort (ABL 0762)

SAA 15 221. The Puqudu Fear Deportation (ABL 1434)

SAA 15 222. The Sheikhs and Heralds of the Puqudu; Bit-Yakin (CT 53 359)

SAA 15 223. The King Resident in Babylonia (ABL 0315)

SAA 15 224. Bel-iqiša Receives the King’s Golden Ring (ABL 0316)

SAA 15 225. The Prelate of Sippar Goes to the King (CT 53 883)

SAA 15 226. Nabu-ereš in Sippar Asking for Royal Audience (CT 53 100)

SAA 15 227. Sending a Man to the King (CT 53 632)

SAA 15 228. Part of the Same Tablet as no. 227? (CT 53 717)

SAA 15 229. The King of Elam and Nabu-ereš of Borsippa (CT 53 446)

SAA 15 230. Organizing the Government of Bit-Dakkuri (CT 53 238)

SAA 15 231. Administering Law in Hatallu, Luhu’tu and Bit-Amukani (ABL 1175)

SAA 15 232. Urarṭian Deportees Settled in Sippar (ABL 0760)

SAA 15 233. Organizing Deportees (CT 53 869)

SAA 15 234. The Chaldeans Have not Let us Cultivate Corn (ABL 0759)

SAA 15 235. We Cannot Report Because of the King’s Work (CT 53 342)

SAA 15 236. The People of Barik-Il (ABL 0600)

SAA 15 237. The People of Šamaš-ila’i (CT 53 006)

SAA 15 238. Gurreans and Itu’eans Sent to Sabhanu (ABL 0388)

SAA 15 239. (no title) (ABL 0318)

SAA 15 240. Reconnoitring in Sabhanu (ABL 1350)

SAA 15 241. Supervising Cult Centres (ABL 0528)

SAA 15 242. Submission of the City Iqbi-Bel (CT 53 237)

SAA 15 243. An Influx of Deserters (CT 53 919)

SAA 15 244. A Deserter Sent to the King (CT 53 396)

SAA 15 245. Fragment Mentioning Dur-Ladinni (CT 53 920)

SAA 15 246. Kissing the Feet of the King in Babylon (CT 53 367)