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SAA 01 061. Dragging Bull Colossi (CT 53 484)

SAA 01 062. Inspecting Timber (CT 53 022)

SAA 01 064. The Work Assignment of the Governor of Calah (ABL 0486)

SAA 01 065. Digging a Ditch (ABL 0102)

SAA 01 066. Casting Column Bases and Lions of Bronze (ABL 0452)

SAA 01 067. The Bathroom of the Hilanu Palace (ABL 0487)

SAA 01 068. Making Doors (CT 53 535)

SAA 01 070. Work on Ziggurats (ABL 0107)

SAA 01 071. The Ziggurat of Anu in Assur (ABL 0106)

SAA 01 072. Designing Houses in Calah (CT 53 233)

SAA 01 073. On Aššur-bessunu

SAA 01 074. (no title) (CT 53 620)

SAA 01 075. Choosing a Priest for the Aššur Temple (ABL 0577)

SAA 01 076. Treaty With Gurdi (ABL 0090)

SAA 01 077. On Bronze Panthers and a Wood Store (ABL 0091)

SAA 01 078. Work on the Panthers, the Ziggurat and Boats (ABL 0483)

SAA 01 079. Building the Ziggurat (CT 53 724)

SAA 01 080. Constructing Boats (ABL 0330)

SAA 01 081. Constructing Boats (CT 53 639)

SAA 01 082. The Problem of Hungry Arabs (ABL 0547)

SAA 01 083. Harvest in Hindanu (ABL 0093)

SAA 01 084. Arabs Raid Sippar (ABL 0088)

SAA 01 085. A Messenger Returns from Birat (ABL 0396)

SAA 01 086. Arrival of Marduk-šum-iddin (CT 53 304)

SAA 01 087. A Messenger from Borsippa (ABL 1433)

SAA 01 088. Visitors from Babylon (ABL 0096)

SAA 01 089. The Canal Inspector in Assur (ABL 0562)

SAA 01 090. A Messenger Kidnapped by a Tribe (ABL 0098)

SAA 01 091. Arranging for Reserve Troops (ABL 0094)

SAA 01 092. Speaking with the Ruqahu Tribe (ABL 1086)

SAA 01 093. Stationing Troops in Sinnu (ABL 0482)

SAA 01 094. Ferrying Straw and Fodder at Opis (ABL 0089)

SAA 01 095. On Carpenters and Architects (CT 53 510)

SAA 01 096. Putting Carpenters to Work (ABL 0087)

SAA 01 097. The Road to Kar-Šamaš (ABL 0095)

SAA 01 098. Cutting Timber with the Chief Eunuch (ABL 0484)

SAA 01 099. Building a Palace in Ekallate (ABL 0099)

SAA 01 100. Counting Timber after a Fire (ABL 0092)

SAA 01 101. Inspecting and Counting Logs (ABL 0397)

SAA 01 102. Towing Logs (ABL 0398)

SAA 01 103. Fighting Locusts (ABL 1015)

SAA 01 105. Barley and Straw Taken from Desert Depots (ABL 0871)

SAA 01 106. A Land Grant to the Nabu Temple of Dur-Šarruken (ABL 0480)

SAA 01 107. How Do You Feed Your Horses? (ABL 0097)

SAA 01 108. Straw and Fodder for the Horses (ABL 0995)

SAA 01 109. (no title) (ABL 0481)

SAA 01 111. A Festival (CT 53 591)

SAA 01 112. Gods Go to a Festival (ABL 0236+)

SAA 01 113. Preparing for a Festival (CT 53 563)

SAA 01 114. Raising Materials for Repair Work on the temples (ABL 0578+)