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~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 6

SAA 06 153. Purchase of a House and People (687-IV) (ADD 0454)

(1) Seal of Šulmu-ahhe, owner of the house and people being sold. (Blank seal space) (3) A built hou[se ...] (Break) (r 1) Witness Haldi-[...]. (r 2) Witness Nabû-zer[u-...]. (r 3) Month Tammuz (IV), [...th] day, eponym year of [Sennacherib], king of Assyria.

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~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 6

SAA 06 154. Purchase of Three Storehouses in Central Nineveh (687-V-22) (ADD 0335)

(1) [Seal of Dayyan-Kurbail], owner of the house being sold. (stamp seal impression) (3) Three storehouses including a courtyard and a door, in Nineveh, adjoining (the houses of) Naharau, Nabû'a and Kummayu — (9) Dili[l-Issar] has contracted and bought them from Dayyan-Kurbail for 30 shekels of silver. (r 3) The money is paid completely. That house is purchased and acquired. Any revocation, lawsu[it], or litigation is voi[d]. (r 8) Whoever breaks the contract shall pay 10 minas of silver. (r 10) Witness Urda-[..., ti]ller. (r 11) Witness Ṭab-š[ar-...]. (Break) (e. 1) Witness Lu-šakin. Witness…

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~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 6

SAA 06 155. A Fragmentary Real Estate Sale (687-VII-15) (ADD 0456)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [...... adjoining the road that] (2) le[ads from ... to .......] (3) from [......]; (4) an estate [of x hectares of land ......] (5) adjoining the vil[lage of ......] (6) adjoining the villa[ge of ......] (7) Babu-[......], (8) [his] 3 daughters [and ..., a total of x persons] — (9) [...] has contracted [and bought] (said property) for 100 [minas of copper] from [...] (Break) (r 1) Witness [......] (r 2) Witness Mar-[......] (r 3) Witness Remanni-[......] (r 4) Witness Itta[......] (r 5) Witness Marṣiš-a[dallal, ...] (r 6) Witness Ubru-[......]. (r 7) Witness Ubru-Nabû, [...]. (r 8) Month Tishri (VII), 15th day, [eponym year of Sennacherib], king of [Assyria].

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~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 6

SAA 06 156. Pre-payment for a Slave (687-VII-18) (ADD 0100)

(1) One mina 30 shekels of silver belonging to Mannu-ki-Arbail, at the disposal of Urda-Yardâ. (4) He shall bring Munnabidu within 5 days. If he does not give (him), Urda-Yardâ shall pay it back in full. (r 1) Riba-Adad is the guarantor. (r 2) Witness Na'di-ilu. (r 3) Witness Bi'šu. (r 4) Witness La-tubašanni-ilu. (r 5) Witness Abi-ul-idi. (r 6) Month Tishri (VII), 18th day, eponym year of Sennacherib, king of Assyria. (e. 1) Witness Sipranu.

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~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 6

SAA 06 157. Mannu-ki-Arbail Loans Copper (687-VII-20) (ADD 0043)

(1) 31 minas of copper, capital, belonging to Ištar of Arbela — (3) Šep-Adad has tak[en] it as a loan from Mannu-ki-[Arbail]. (6) He shall pay on the 1st of [...]. If he does n[ot pay], it will increase by a thi[rd]. (r 3) Witness Ṭab-šar-[...]. (r 4) Witness Abi-larim. (r 5) Witness Ya-dadu. (r 6) Witness Balṭayu. (r 7) Witness Quya. Witness Za[...]. (r.e. 8) Witness Nabû-ahhe-riba. (r.e. 9) Month Tishri (VII), 20th day, eponym year of Sennache[rib].

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~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 6

SAA 06 158. A Futures Contract in Wine (687-IX-3) (ADD 0125)

(1) Q[urb]u-abu'a shall repay [x shekels of silver] of Carchemish to Bel-ahhe with 9 homers of wine, by the seah of 9 'litres,' in Bit-Zamani. (6) [I]f he does not, he shall pay according to the market price [of] Nineveh. (r 1) Witness Ribaya. (r 2) Witness Batiti, architect. (r 3) Witness Šep-Aššur. (r 4) Witness Ubbuku. (r 5) Witness Mannu-ki-Ninua. (r 6) Witness Nabû-bel-ilani. (r 7) Month Kislev (IX), 3rd day, [eponym year of] Sennacherib.

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~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 6

SAA 06 159. Sale of a Building Plot Near Arbela (687) (ADD 0353)

(1) Instead of his seal [he impressed his] fingern[ail]. (fingernail impressions) (2) Fingernail of Nabû-šezibanni, [...]. (3) A vacant lot behind the city of Arbela, adjoining the field of Ṭukî and [the fiel]d of Nabû-[...] (Break) (r 1) Witness [......]. (r 2) Witness Sin-abu-uṣur, scri[be], keeper of the tablet. (r 3) Month [..., ...th] day, eponym year of Se[nnacherib].

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~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 6

SAA 06 160. Ribate Buys an Estate of Three Hectares (687-X-7) (ADD 0624)

(1) Seal of Mannu-lus[a]me, (2) seal of Adad-naṣir, (3) seal of Ṭabussu, (4) owners of the land being sold. (blank seal space) (5) An estate of 3 hectares, (with) a big well; (6) an estate of 4 decares with a spring between the ditches, adjoining a ditch, (the field of) Ahu-damqu, the field of Kanunayu, Ilu-kabar, a ditch, and the fields of Ahu-uqur and Sasî — (12) Ribate has contracted and shall enjoy the land for y[ears] for 25 shekels of silver. (15) He shall cultiv[ate and reap it for x fallow and x crop years]. (r 1) The term is fixe[d. They shall place the silver] upon the corn heap,…

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~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 6

SAA 06 161. Ribate Adds to his Land (686-X-7) (ADD 0374)

(1) Seal of Mannu-lis[ame], (2) seal of Adad-naṣir, (3) seal of Ṭabussu, (4) seal of Adad-iqbi, owners of the land being s[old]. (fingernail and stamp seal impressions) (5) An estate of 1 hectare 3 decares of land between ditches, adjoining the fields of Kanunayu, Muqallî, Nuhšaya, and Mušezib-[...] — (10) Ribate has contracted, purchased, and b[ought] the field from the[se] men for 4 shekels of sil[ver]. (14) The money is pa[id] completely. That field is purchased and acq[uired]. Any revocation, lawsuit or li[tigation] is void. (r 1) Whoever in the future, at any time, lodges a complaint,…

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~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 6

SAA 06 162. (no title) (686-I) (ADD 0535)

(1) Seal of [NN], ...[...], (3) [seal of NN], (4) [seal of NN], (5) [seal of NN], (Break) (r 1) Witness [......]. (r 2) Witness [......]. (r 3) Witness [......]. (r 4) Witness Nabû-[..., scribe]. (r 5) Month Nisan (I), [...th day, eponym year of Bel-emuranni], 20th year [of Sennacherib].

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~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 6

SAA 06 163. Purchase of an Estate in Šibaniba (686-II-15) (ADD 0453)

(1) [Seal of A]hu-duri, [owner of the land], house, and people being sold. (stamp seal impressions) (3) [An estate of x hectares of la]nd, a house, a threshing floor, [..., irri]gated [land] in Šibaniba; (5) [...] Milki-su[ri], his wife [NN, ...]; (7) [B]alṭaya [..., his wife] Ninui[tu, ...]; (9) Adad-er[iba, his] wi[fe ...]ša-liphur, [...] (Break) (r 1) [Any revocation, lawsuit, or litigat]ion is void. (r 3) [Whoever in the future, at any t]ime, breaks the contract, shall pay [x min]as of silver and 4 min[as of gold to Ištar residing in] Nineveh, (and) shall redeem [the field, the people and…

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~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 6

SAA 06 164. (no title) (686-III-9) (ADD 0612)

(1) [Seal of Mard]û, village manager. (Seal impressions) (Break) (10) That [... is acquired, p]aid and tak[en over. Any revocation], lawsu[it or litigation is vo]id. (13) Whoever [in the future] comes forwa[rd and breaks the contract], shall return the money he has received tenfold to its owner. (r 3) Witness Mannu-ki-Issar-le'i, cohort commander of the queen. (r 5) Witness Banunu, cohort commander ditto. (r 6) Witness Ululayu, royal bodyguard. (r 7) [Witness] Nurtî, chief scout of Calah. (r 9) [Witness] Urda-Issar, goldsmith. (r 10) [Witness] Inurta-raši. Witness [NN]. (r 11) Witness…

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~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 6

SAA 06 165. (no title) (ADD 0594)

(Beginning destroyed) (6) [He shall pl]ace [x minas of silver and] two minas of gold [in the lap of Iš]tar of Nineveh, and shall return [the money ten]fold [to] its [owners. He shall co]ntest [in his lawsuit] and not succeed. (r 6) [Witness NN], cohort commander of the queen. (r 7) [Witness Na]bû-na'id, ditto. (r 8) [Witness Ba]nunu, [ditto]. (r 9) [Witness Mann]u-ki-Issar-le'i. (Rest destroyed)

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~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 6

SAA 06 166. Fragmentary Sale of Slaves (686-IV-1) (ADD 0285)

(1) Seal of Sar-uarri, owner of the people being sold. (blank seal space) (3) seal of Mar-samsi, deputy, (4) seal of Se'-..., major-domo, (5) seal of Se'-hati, city overseer, (6) seal of Nahira[nu, chari]ot driver, (Break) (r 1) [He shall contest in his lawsuit and] not succeed. (r 2) Witness Zizî, merchant. (r 3) Witness Paruṭṭu. (r 4) Witness Iqbi-ilu. Witness Sin-naṣir. (r 5) Witness Abdi-Azuzi. Witness Kakkussu. (r 6) Witness Urda-Šamaš. Witness Šamaš-eriba. (r 7) Witness Na'di-ilu. Wi[tness] Marduk-eriba. (r 8) Witness Sin-naṣir, herald. (r 9) Month Tammuz (IV), 1st day, eponym year of Bel-emuranni, commander-in-chief.

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~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 6

SAA 06 167. Note of Silver Owed to Bel-lamur (686-VIII-20) (ADD 0009)

(1) 1 1/2 minas of silver by the mina of the king belonging to Bel-lamur, at the disposal of Sukkaya. (4) He shall pay in Tebet (X). If he does not, the silver shall increase by a fourth. (7) Witness Azî. (8) Witness Bel-Harran-duri. (r 1) Witness Nergal-ibni. (r 2) Witness Šulmu-beli-lašme. (r 3) Witness Nušku-ila'i. (r 4) Witness Nabû-eriba. (r 5) Witness Nabû-bel-šumati, porter. (r 6) Month Marchesvan (VIII), 20th day, eponym year of Bel-emuranni.

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~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 6

SAA 06 168. (no title) (686) (ADD 0482)

(1) [Seal of] Adda-nagi, [owner of the ...] being sold. (stamp seal impressions) (Break) (r 4) Month [..., xth day, eponym year of Bel-em]uranni, [commander]-in-chief.

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~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 6

SAA 06 169. Purchase of 30 Hectares of Land, People, and Fowl (686) (ADD 0443)

(1) Seal of Gadi-il, owner of the land, people, and fowl being sold. (space for stamp seal impressions) (3) An estate of 30 hectares of land adjoining the king's road leading [from] Maliyati [to] Kannu', [the w]adi running from Adian to the vill[age] of [...]ha, and the road leading from the village of the god to Kannu', all the way to the river, i[n ...]; (11) [a vac]an[t l]ot in the city [of ...]; (12) Tarhundapî [..., his] son [NN, his] wife [...] (Break) (r 1) [The money] is paid [comp]letely. Th[at land, peo]ple, and fowl [are purchased and acquired. Any revo]cation, [law]suit or…

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~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 6

SAA 06 170. Note of Copper Owed to Kur-ila’i (685-II-16) (ADD 1190)

(1) 40 minas of copper belonging to Kur-ila'i, at the disposal of Qibit-Issar. (4) It will increase by a third. (5) Month Iyyar (II), 16th day, eponym year of Aššur-da''inanni. (r 1) Witness Abi-ul-idi. (r 2) Witness Dadi-bunu. (r 3) Witness Sinâ. (r 4) Witness Tabalayu.

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~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 6

SAA 06 171. Envelope of the Preceding Text (685-II-16) (ADD 1191)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) will increase by a third. (2) Month Iyyar (II), 16th day, eponym year of Aššur-da''inanni. (r 1) Witness Abi-ul-idi. (r 2) Witness Dadi-bunu. (cylinder seal impression) (r 3) [Witne]ss Sinâ. (r 4) [Witness] Tabalayu. (r 5) [Witness] Nabû-remanni.

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~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 6

SAA 06 172. Purchase of Slaves (685-VII-26) (ADD 0274)

(1) Seal of Tirî, prefect of the Harranians, owner of the people being sold. (cylinder and stamp seal impressions) (3) [NN], his wife [...]-Nanaya, [......, a total of] 6 people (Break) (r 2) [Witness ...]-apli, scribe. (r 3) Month Tishri (VII), 25th day, eponym year of Aššur-da''inanni of Que. (r 6) 1 shekel of silver for his fingernail.

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~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 6

SAA 06 173. Purchase of an Estate (685-VIII) (ADD 0430)

(1) Seal of Nabû-eṭir-napšati, son of Ibniya, scribe, owner of the field and people being sold. (space for seal impressions) (4) An estate of 20 hectares of land, an irrigated field, a vegetable garden belonging to Zarî son of Nabû-dammiq, his wife, 1 daughter [......] (Break) (r 1) Witness A[...]. (r 2) Witness Nabû-[...]. (r 3) Witness La[...], (r 4) Month Mar[chesvan (VIII), ...th day, epony]m year of Aššur-da''i[nan]ni. (r 6) Witness Nabû-[eṭ]ir-napšati, scribe, keeper of the tablet.

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~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 6

SAA 06 174. Purchase of a Slave (685-XII-20) (ADD 1170+)

(1) Seal of Mutaqqin-ilu, owner of the man. (cylinder seal impression) (2) Ša-Ištar-dubbu, his servant — (3) Ubru-[...] has contracted, purchased, and bought him from Mutaqqin-ilu for 20 shekels of silver. (7) The money is paid completely. That man is purchased and acquired. Any revocation, lawsuit, or litigation is void. (r 3) (Guaranteed against) seizures for 100 days (and against) fraud forever. (r 4) Whoever transgresses [shall return] the money tenfold to its owners. He shall litigate in his lawsuit and not suc[ceed]. (r 8) [Witness ...]bisî. (r 9) [Witness] Nuhšaya, cohort commander of…

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~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 6

SAA 06 175. Mušallim-ilu Loans Silver (685) (ADD 0036)

(1) [Seal of] Yadi-il. 4 minas of [silver, capi]tal belonging to Mušallim-ilu. (space for stamp seal impressions) (Rest destroyed) (Beginning destroyed) (r 1) Month [...], 8th [day], eponym year of Aššur-da''inanni.

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~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 6

SAA 06 176. Mušallim-ilu Buys Two Estates (ADD 0376)

(Beginning destroyed) (blank seal space) (1) An estate of 5 hectares of lan[d ...], adjoining [......], the big wadi [...], and the road leading [to] the town [...]hute; (5) [an estate of x ...] of land adjoining the houses of Zabayu and Kidinnu; these are the adjoining (houses) of the house — (9) Mušallim-ilu has contracted and (bought said property) [fo]r 20 minas of copper [by] the mina of the mountain. (r 1) The money is paid completely. That house (and) land are purchased and acquired. Whoever in the future, at any time, transgresses, whether Zabayu or his sons, shall [place] one mina of…

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~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 6

SAA 06 177. Purchase of Slaves (684-II-8) (ADD 0230)

(1) Seal of Nabû-eriba, owner of the people being sold. (cylinder seal impression) (3) Kandalanu, his 3 sons, wife and two daughters, his brother and his two sons — (5) Ululayu has contracted and bought them from Nabû-eriba for 6 minas of silver by the mina of Carchemish. (9) The money is paid completely. Those people are purchased and acquired. (11) Whoever in the future, at any time, breaks the contract, whether Nabû-eriba or the governor or the deputy (governor), and seeks a lawsuit or litig[ation], shall pay 12 minas of silver. (r 1) Witness Nabû-le'ani, 'third man.' (r 3) Witness…

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~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 6

SAA 06 178. Sailu Pays Off His Debts to Šamaš-ila'i (683-III-7) (ADD 0155)

(1) 4 minas of silver, debts (owed) to Šamaš-ilayu by Sa'ilu — Sa'ilu has paid them in full to Šamaš-ila'i. (6) They are mutually paid off. Neither shall litigate against the other. (r 2) Month Sivan (III), 7th day, eponym year of Mannu-ki-Adad. (r 4) Witness Sa'eru. (r 5) Witness Dadî. (r.e. 6) Witness Remut-Babu.

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~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 6

SAA 06 179. Purchase of Slaves (683?-IV) (ADD 0300)

(1) Seal of [NN], owner of the people [being sold]. (stamp seal impressions) (Break) (r 1) [shall pla]ce [...... in the lap of ...... and shall return] the mone[y tenfold to its owners]. He shall con[test in] his [lawsu]it [and not succeed]. (r 3) [Witne]ss Silim-[...]. (r 4) [Witness] Hand[î, ...]. (r 5) [Witness] Se'-na[...]. (r 6) [Witne]ss Hu[...]. (r 7) [Witness] Ya-ah[he]. (r 8) [Witness] Nabû-ahu-[iddina, ...]. (r 9) [Witness] Milki-r[amu]. (r 10) Month Tammuz (IV), [...th day], eponym year of Mannu-[ki-Adad].

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~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 6

SAA 06 180. Note of Silver Owed by Mannu-ki-Ninua (683-VI-25) (ADD 0089)

(1) 1/2 mina of silver by the (mina) of the king belonging to Šamaš-daru, at the disposal of Mannu-aki-Ninua. (4) [His] house is pl[aced as a pledge]. There is no [...]. (Break) (8) [I]f he does n[ot pay] the silver, [......]. (9) The day that he pays back the silver in full, he shall enter his house. (r 1) Month Elul (VI), 25th day, year 22 of Sennacherib, king of the world. (r 3) Witness Issar-tariba. (r 4) Witness Urda-Issar. Witness Illû. (r 5) Witness Ṣil-Bel. (r 6) Witness Silim-Se'. Witness Mušallim-Marduk, scribe.

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~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 6

SAA 06 181. A Wine Loan (683-X-25) (ADD 0123)

(1) Seal of Part[ama]. (2) Two homers 5 seahs of wi[ne] belonging to Mannu-ki-N[inua], (cylinder seal impression) (4) at the disposal of Partama. (5) He shall give the wine back in Iyyar (II) in Nineveh. (6) If he does not, he shall pay (in) silver according to the market price of Nineveh. (r 2) Month Tebet (X), 25th day, eponym year of Mannu-ki-Adad. (r 3) Witness Sananu. Witness Šamaš-naṣir. (r 4) Witness Nabû-taklak. Witness Nabû-n[ashir]. (r 5) Witness Edu-šallim. [Witness] Remu[t-ili]. (r 6) Witness Šamaš-[taklak. Witness Zar-Issar].

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~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 6

SAA 06 182. Envelope of the Preceding Text (683-X-25) (ADD 0122)

(1) Two homers 5 seahs of wine belonging to Mannu-ki-Ninua (are) at the disposal of Partama. (4) He shall give the wine back [in] Iyyar (II) [in] Nineveh. (6) [If] he does not, he shall pay (in) [silver according to the mark]et price of Nineveh. (r 1) [Month Tebet] (X), 25th [day, eponym year of Man]nu-ki-Adad. (r 3) [Witness] Sananu. (r 4) Witness Šamaš-naṣir. Witness Nabû-nashir. (r 5) Witness Remut-ili. Witness Edu-šallim. (r 6) Witness Šamaš-taklak. Witness Zar-Issar. (r.e. 7) Witness Nabû-taklak.

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~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 6

SAA 06 183. Sin-remanni Loans Two Minas of Silver (683) (ADD 0047)

(1) Two minas of silver by the mina of Carchemish, belonging to Sin-remanni, at the disposal of Mannu-ki-Issaran, [ma]jor-domo of the viziers. (6) [...] minas [...] (Break) (r 1) [Month ..., ...]th [day], eponym year of Mannu-ki-Adad. (r 3) Witness Šarru, singer.

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~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 6

SAA 06 184. Note of Copper Owed to Sin-remanni (ADD 0108)

(1) One talent and 3 min[as of copper], first fruits of [Ištar of Arbela], belonging to Sin-[remanni], at the disposal of Gab[...]. (5) Witness Bel-Harran-[...]. (6) Witness Ban[î ...]. (7) Witness Ša[maš-...]. (r 1) Witness Bisi[...]. (r 2) Witness Šep-[...], (r 3) Month [..., ...th day, eponym year of NN]. (r 4) Witness Marduk-[..., scribe].

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~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 6

SAA 06 185. Sin-remanni Buys Slaves (ADD 0506)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) [The money is pa]id [completely. Those people are purchased and acqu]ired. [Any revocation, lawsuit, or liti]gation is [void. (5) [Whoever] in the future, [in distant days, com]es forward, [whether PN] the deputy, [or his sons or] his grandsons [or t]he governor of Arrapha, (r 1) [whoever c]omes forward and institutes a lawsuit [or litigation] against Sin-remanni, [his sons (or) grand]sons, saying: "[The money] is not paid completely, that [property] is not sold," (r 5) shall place [x] minas of silver in the lap of Ištar [of] Nineveh, and shall place 2 minas of pure gold in the lap of Ninurta. (r 10) Witness Šarru-emuranni, royal bodyguard. (r 11) Witness Šulmu-beli-lašme, 'third man'. (Rest destroyed)

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~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 6

SAA 06 186. An Officer of the Crown Prince Acquires a Vineyard (683) (ADD 0463)

(Beginning destroyed) (stamp seal impressions) (1) [...] a vineyard [in ......] adjoi[ning ...] and [...] — (7) Giru[...], information officer [o]f Nergal-šumu-ibni, has contracted and [acquired] it [f]or a tale[nt of copper]. (r 2) He shall enjoy as a pledge 8 homers of wi[ne ...]. (r 4) [Whoever in the fu]ture comes [and pays the copper shall red]eem the [vine]yard. (r 7) [Witness NN, from] the village of Milki-[...]. (r 8) [Witness Ša-la]-mašê. (r 9) [Witness NN]...ayu. (r 10) [Witness ...]ayu, who paid the talent [of copper]. (r 12) [Witness Di]lil-Issar. (r 13) [Month ...], 7th day, eponym year of [Mannu-ki]-Adad. (e. 1) [Witness] Nabû-[...]. (e. 2) [Witness] Ad[ad-...].

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~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 6

SAA 06 187. Purchase of a House and Gardens (682-II-24) (ADD 0437)

(1) [Se]al of Habi, [owner of] the house, field, orch[ard and] [veget]able gard[en being sold]. (stamp seal impressions) (4) [A bu]ilt house with [its doors] (Break) (r 1) He shall con[test in his lawsuit and not succeed]. (r 2) [Witness ...]la. Witness [NN]. (r 3) [Witness ...]ayu. Witness Ma[r...]. (r 4) [Witness ...-aš]ared. Witness Šamšiya. (r 5) [Witness ...]-ibni. Witness [Il-m]adi. (r 6) [Month] Iyyar (II), 24[th] day, [eponym ye]ar of Nabû-šarru-u[ṣur].

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~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 6

SAA 06 188. Purchase of a Vineyard (682-II-25) (ADD 0363)

(1) Seal of Quwayu son of K[ubabu-...] from Tarqana, owner of the vine[yard being sold]. (cylinder seal impression) (3) [A vine]yard [... in the cit]y of Turs[ana ..., adjoining the viney]ards of [NN] and [NN] (Break) (r 1) Wi[tness .... Witness] Tarditu-ah[he]. (r 2) Witness [NN, cha]riot driver. Witness Aššur-šarru-u[ṣur]. (r 3) Witness [...]-eriba. Witness Ullu, porter. (r 4) Witness Qibit-Aššur. Witness Ilu-mutaqqin. (r 5) Month Iyyar (II), 25th day, eponym year of Nabû-šarru-uṣur of Marqasa. (r 6) It is a vineyard providing regular offerings to Aššur and Mullissu. (r 7) Witness Riba-ahhe, legate of Kar-Šamaš. (r 8) Witness Aplaya son of Mušallim-Aššur, ditto. (r 9) Witness Mannu-ka-ahhe, mayor of Tursana. (e. 1) The water outsi[de the vineyard ......].

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~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 6

SAA 06 189. Nabu-remanni Loans 5 Shekels of Silver (682-VII-5) (ADD 0021)

(1) Five shekels of sil[ver] belonging to Nabû-remanni, at the disposal of Nadinu. (4) It will increase by a fourth; he shall pay in Kislev (IX). (6) Month Tishri (VII), 5th day, eponym year of Nabû-šarru-uṣur. (r 2) Witness Nabû-taqqinanni. (r 3) Witness Qiti-muti. (r 4) Witness Kanunayu. (r 5) Witness Harmaku.

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~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 6

SAA 06 190. Cloth for the King’s Napkin (682-V-7) (ADD 0679)

(1) A parcel of 4 [...] and 4 pieces of cut cloth, fine wor[k], belonging to the god [...], at the disposal of Urdâ, chief weav[er]. (6) He shall quickly pay 125 minas of copper. (8) Witness Nabû'a, [...]. (9) Witness Andiayu. (r 1) Witness Aššur-šumu-uṣur. (r 2) Witness Bahian[u]. (r 3) Witness Nabû-ahu-[...]. (r 4) Witness Takli[...]. (r 5) Month Ab (V), 7th day, eponym year of Nabû-šarru-[uṣur], governor of Marqa[si]. (e. 1) A napkin (to be placed) over the (king's) shoulders.

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~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 6

SAA 06 191. Sale of a Garden (682) (ADD 0370)

(1) Seal of Qurdi-Issar-lamur, (2) seal of Na'id-Aššur, (3) [in a]ll 2 men, owners of the garden being sold. (cylinder seal impression) (Break) (r 1) [Witness NN], servant of the gove[rnor]. (r 2) [Month ...], 11th day, [eponym year of Adad-šar]ru-uṣur, governor of Marqasi. (r 4) The corn taxes [of] that garden shall not be exacted, he shall not do the labour service with his town.

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~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 6

SAA 06 192. A Broken Slave Sale (682) (ADD 0276)

(1) Seal of Sip[ranu], owner of the people [being sold]. (two circular stamp seals) (3) Ahu'a [......] (Break) (r 1) [Witness ...]-Issar, chariot driver. (r 2) [Witness Aššur-il]a'i, 'third man.' (r 3) Witness Bel-isse'a, intelligence officer. (r 4) Witness Sin-belu-uṣur, cohort commander. (r 5) Witness Hinnumu, (of the) royal corps. (r 6) Witness Šumaya, royal corps. (r 7) Witness Remuttu, royal corps. (r 8) Witness Ahunî, royal corps. (r 9) Witness Palhu-šezib, merchant. (e. 1) [Month ..., ...th day], eponym year of Nabû-šarru-uṣur, [governor] of Marqasa.

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~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 6

SAA 06 193. Purchase of Slaves (681-II-12) (ADD 0277)

(1) Seal of Nabû-eriba, [...], servant of the gover[nor], owner of the people being so[ld]. (stamp seal impressions) (3) [NN], his wife, a total of 2; (4) [NN], his wife, a total of 2; (5) [NN], his 2 sons [...]; (6) [NN], her son, a total of [2]; (7) [......] the city of [...] (Break) (r 1) [......] shall re[turn the money tenfold to] its [owne]rs. (r 3) [Witness] Nergal-ibni, 'third [man].' (r 4) [Witness] Mannu-ki-ahhe, [...]. (r 5) [Witness] Ṭabî, cons[cript]. (r 6) [Witness] Bel-ahu-iddina, trainer of re[serve] horses. (r 8) Witness Urda-Gula, deputy of the chief physician. (r 10)…

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~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 6

SAA 06 194. Purchase of Land (681-II-13) (Iraq 32 06)

(1) [Seal of NN], (stamp seal impressions) (2) [...] of [NN, owner of the land being sold]. (4) An estate of 8 he[ctares of land], by the seah of 8 'litres,' in cultivation, [ad]joining (the estates of) Guda'u, Daniati-il, Qarahâ, (and) the [... of] Šamaš-banû'a (Break) (r 1) [He shall pa]y [3 min]as of p[ur]e [go]ld, and shall return the money threefold to its owners. (r 5) Witness Nur-Adad. (r 6) Witness Guda'u. (r 7) Witness Daniati-il. (r 8) Witness Mušezib-[...]. (r 9) Witness [NN]. (r 10) Witness [NN]. (r 11) Witness Hu[m...]. (r 12) Witness [NN]. (r 13) Witness [NN]. (r.e. 14) Witness…

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~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 6

SAA 06 195. Šamaš-ila’i, Chief [...], Buys 6 Slaves (681-V-25) (ADD 0269)

(1) Seal of Lu-balaṭ, owner of the people being sold. (space for seal impressions) (3) Nabû-šezib, his wife, [hi]s 4 son[s, a total] of 6 people, servants [of] Lu-balaṭ — (6) [Šama]š-ila'i, chi[ef ......], has contr[acted and bought them from Lu]-balaṭ (Break) (r 1) [Witness NN], archit[ect]. (r 2) [Witness ...]anni. (r 3) [Witness ...]ib, sheikh. (r 4) [Wit]ness Mardanu. Witness Natan. (r 5) [Witness] Balassu. Witness Bar-zaqê. (r 6) [Wit]ness Ilu-le'i, scribe, keeper of the document. (r 7) Month Ab (V), 25th day, eponym year of Nabû-ahu-ereš. (r 9) Witness Ramman-dalâ, from Šazabinâ. (r 10) Witness Ahu-lamur, son of Aššur-abu-uṣur.

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~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 6

SAA 06 196. Purchase of Slaves (681-VIII-14) (ADD 0279)

(1) Seal of Bel-Harran-k[uṣur]ani, owner of the people being sold. (two stamp seal impressions) (3) [At]ar-šumki, his servant, [......] — (5) [...]ni [has contracted] and bought them [from Be]l-Harran-[ku]ṣurani [fo]r 30 [minas of silver, by the mina of Carchemi]sh. (Break) (r 1) He shall contest [in his law]suit and not succeed. (r 2) [Witness] Kandalanu. (r 3) Witness Radimu. (r 4) Witness Haruṣâ. (r 5) Witness Bel-Harran-duri, singer. (r 6) Witness Il-gabbê. (r 7) Witness Nabû-ahu-uṣur. (r 8) Month Marchesvan (VIII), 14th day, [epon]ym year of Nabû-ahu-ereš, governor of Sam'al. (Aramaic caption: Deed of Atar-š[umki].)

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~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 6

SAA 06 197. Tabni-Issar Buys a Maid (681-II-5) (ADD 0213)

(1) Seal of Dari-abu'a, owner of the woman being sold. (space for stamp seal impressions) (3) Nanâ-lurši, maid of Dari-abu'a — (5) Tabni-Issar has contracted and [bou]ght her for 1 1/2 mi[nas of silver ...]. (6) The mo[ney] is paid [comp]letely. Th[at] woman [is purchased and acq]uired. (8) Whoever [lodges a complaint, whether Dar]i-ab[u'a or his sons, grandsons o]r [his brothers] o[r his nephews, and] seeks a lawsuit [against] Tabni-Issar, [his] son[s or grandsons], shall pay two minas of silver to redeem the woman. (r 2) Witness Barr[uqu]. (r 3) Witness Ag[ru]. (r 4) Witness Nabû-[zaqip-enši]. (r 5) Witness [NN]. (r 6) Witness Kima[maya]. (r 7) Witness Riha[ti]. (r 8) Month Iyyar (II), 5th day, the year after the eponym year of Nabû-šarru-uṣur, governor of Marqasa.

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~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 6

SAA 06 198. Purchase of a Maid (ADD 0228)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [Any revocation, lawsuit, or litig]ation [is void]. (2) [Whoever breaks the] contract shall place [x minas of silver (and) x mi]nas of gold in the lap of Adad residing in Anah. He shall return the money tenfold to its owners. (r 1) Kuruku is the guarantor of the woman. (r 2) Witness Išta-Šer. (r 3) Witness Agru. (r 4) Witness Barruqu. (r 5) [Witness] Rihati. (r 6) [Witness] Nabû-zaqip-enši. (r 7) Witness [Kimam]aya.

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~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 6

SAA 06 199. Purchase of Slaves (ADD 0273)

(1) Seal of R[emanni-...], owner of the people [being sold]. (Break) (r 1) [He shall contest in his lawsuit and not] succeed. (r 2) Witness Abilu, cohort commander. (r 3) Witness Sa'iru, 'thir[d man].' (r 4) Witness Bel-zeru-iddina, [...]. (r 5) Witness Nabû-na'id, horse trai[ner ...]. (r 6) Witness Ereš-ilu, 'third man' of the cro[wn prince]. (r 7) Witness Nabû-nammir, [...]. (r 8) Witness Nabû'a, servant of [...]. (r 9) Witness Sin-mutaqqin, [...]. (r 10) Witness Se'-barakka, [...]. (r 11) Witness Il-immi, [...]. (r 12) Witness Handî, [...]. (r 13) Witness Mannu-ki-Adad, [...] (Rest destroyed)

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~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 6

SAA 06 200. Purchase of a House (ADD 0337)

(1) Seal of Šamaš-abu'a son of Kaki from Maganuba, owner of the house being sold. (cylinder seal impression) (4) [...] house, a barn (5) [...] water ... dung heap (6) adjoining the house of Bahianu and the house of Daniati-ilu, (8) a vacant lot 30 (cubits) long [...] in the town Maganuba (Break) (r 1) shall place [two minas of sil]ver and one mina of gold [in the lap of Mul]lissu, and shall tie [two] white [horses] to the feet of Aššur [residing in Ešarra]. [He shall con]test [in his lawsuit] and [not suc]ceed. (r 7) [Witness NN], chariot fighter of the lady of the house of the crown prince. (r 8) [Witness NN], son of [...]unu. (r 9) [Witness NN], son of Mari'. (r 10) [Witness NN, son of Ahu'a-eriba. (r 11) [Witness NN, ...] of Hatayate. (Rest destroyed)

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~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 6

SAA 06 201. Mannu-ki-Arbail Buys a Vineyard (680-II-28) (ADD 0360)

(1) [Seal of] Idraya, owner of the garden being sold. (space for stamp seal impressions) (2) A planted vineyard in the town of Urulli, adjoining a threshing floor, a grove, the road which goes to Kipšuna, one which leads to the ferry, and the garden of Adad-ibni — (7) Mannu-ki-Arbail, the cohort commander, has contracted and bought it from Idraya for 31 shekels of silver. (10) The money is paid completely. That vineyard is purchased and acquired. Any revocation, lawsuit, or litigation is void. (13) Whoever in the future, at any time, lodges a complaint, whether Idraya or his sons, grandsons,…

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~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 6

SAA 06 202. Mannu-ki-Arbail Buys a Vineyard in Kipšuna (680-IV-18) (ADD 0359)

(1) Seal of Balṭaya, scribe, owner of the vineyard being sold. (space for stamp seal impressions) (4) A vineyard in the city of Kipšuna adjoining the garden of Ahu-illika, the canal of ditto of Urbayu, and the foundation of a well — (9) Mannu-ki-Arbail has contracted and bought it from Balṭaya [for] 4 minas of silver (by the mina) of Carchemish. (13) The money [is pa]id completely. That vineyard [is purch]ased and acquired. Any revocation, [lawsuit], or litigation is void. (r 1) [Whoever] in [the fut]ure, [at any t]ime, lodges a complaint [and breaks] the contract, shall pay 12 minas of…

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