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~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 14

SAA 14 411. Purchase of Land

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [An estate of] 20 hect[ares of land ...] (2) [...] Illil-[...] (3) [...] In[......] (4) [...] Mannu-k[i-......] (5) [An estate of] 16 hect[ares ...] (Rest destroyed)

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~655 BCE·Neo-Assyrian

SAA 14

SAA 14 412. Fragment of a Witness List

(Beginning destroyed) (r 1) [Witness ...]...[...] (r 2) [Witness ...], ...[...] (r 3) [Witness NN, co]hort [commander ...] (r 4) [Witness NN], cohort commander [...] (r 5) [Witness NN], cohort [comma]nder of the royal bod[yguard]. (r 6) [Witness NN, c]ohort [commander] of the royal body[guard]. (r 7) [Witness NN, c]ohort [commander] of the ša šēpi guard. (r 8) [Witness ..., ....]... (Rest destroyed)

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~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 14

SAA 14 413. Fragment of a Conveyance Text

(1) [Seal of] ... (from) Arrapha, [owner of the ...]s being sold. (Break) (r 2) [Witness NN. Witness] Šarru-isse'a. (r 3) [Witness ...]nu, scribe. (r 4) [Witness NN], cohort commander. (r 5) [Witness ...]-Issar, ... (r 6) [Witness ...]... (r 7) [......] (r 8) [......]

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~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 14

SAA 14 414. Purchase of Slaves

(1) Fingernail of [NN]. (2) Fingernail of [NN]. (fingernail impressions) (3) Eṭir-[... ......] (4) In all five peo[ple of NN] — (5) [NN] has contracted [and bought] (Break) (r 1) M[onth ..., ...th day], (r 2) epon[ym year of ...]

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~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 14

SAA 14 415. Fragment of a Conveyance Text

(Beginning destroyed) (cylinder seal impression) (Break) (r 1) (whover) [se]eks (a lawsuit) [against NN], his sons, [or his grandsons] shall return [the money tenfold] to its owner. (r 4) [He shall contest in his lawsuit] and not succeed. (Break) (r 7) [Witness NN], scribe. (r 8) [Witness NN. Witness] Banitu-ereš. (r 9) [Witness ...]unutu. (r 10) [Witness NN], shepherd of the crown prince. (r 11) [...] Lahiru (Rest destroyed)

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~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 14

SAA 14 416. (no title)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [...] Gu[la ...] (2) temple [scr]ibe [...] (Break) (r 1) [...] Gi[...] (r 2) [... of Ašš]ur-belu-[...] (r 3) [... of] Kabt-A[ya] (r 4) [... of] Issaran-m[esi] (r 5) [...] of Milk[i-...] (r 6) [...] of [NN] (r 7) [... D]adî [...] (Rest destroyed)

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~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 14

SAA 14 417. Fragment of a Conveyance Text

(1) Se[al of ......] (2) owner of the [......] (Break) (r 2) M[onth ..., ...th day], eponym year of [NN], govern[or of ...].

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~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 14

SAA 14 418. (no title)

(1) In[stead of his seal he impressed his fingernail]. (2) Fi[ngernail of ...] (3) o[f ....] (4) [......] (5) owner [of the ... being sold]. (Rest destroyed)

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~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 14

SAA 14 419. Purchase of Land

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [...] Šaba[......] (2) [...] adjoining the road that [leads] to [...] (3) [......] le[ads to] Bit-Šelebuna (4) [.......]napi to Bit-[......] (5) [...] Bit-Šele[buna] (6) in cu]ltivation [...] (7) [...] Ezbu, [...] (Break) (r 2) [Witness NN], village manager [of ...]. (r 3) [Witness ...]ibrî, 'third man' [...]. (r 4) [Witness ...]hû, mayor o[f ...]. (r 5) [...]...[...] (r 6) [......] (Rest destroyed)

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~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 14

SAA 14 420. (no title)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) Laimu[...], [...] of Šep-[... has bought it] for 40 [...]. (4) The money is [paid] completely. (5) No-one [shall litigate] with any[one].

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~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 14

SAA 14 421. Fragment of a Witness List

(Beginning destroyed) (r 1) [Witness Šulm]u-beli, Que[an]. (r 2) [Witness Ṭa]b-šar-Aššur, from Calah. (r 3) [Witness] Ahi-Ya'u, (mounted) archer. (blank space of one line) (r 4) [Witness] Šeššayu. (blank space of one line) (r 5) [Witness ...]tuanu, Itu'ean. (blank space of two lines) (r 6) Month [...], eponym year of [...]

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~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 14

SAA 14 422. Fragment of a Witness List (ZA 73 03)

(Obverse destroyed or too broken for translation) (r 1) [...]... garden of the town Ra[...] (r 2) [... G]adâ, village manager of the [...]. (r 3) [......], commander of (mounted) scouts of the govern[or of ...]. (r 4) [......], gardener of the [...] vineyard. (r 5) [...]... Witness Apladad-il[a'i ...]. (r 6) [..., ...]inu, [...] herdsman. (r 7) [...] Witness Ṭab-ṣil-Adad [...]. (Rest destroyed)

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~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 14

SAA 14 462. Purchase of Land (791-XII-25) (ADD 0526)

(1) Fingernail of Kunasî, son of Harmaki, donkey driver. (fingernail impressions) (3) An estate of one he[ctar of land ...]...[...] (Break) (r 1) Witness Aššur-šal[limš]un[u], son of Birtayu. (r 3) Witness Mar-Issar, recruit. (r.e. 4) Month Adar (XII), 25th day, eponym year of Bel-iqišanni.

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~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 14

SAA 14 463. Purchase of Land (ADD 1242)

(1) Instead of their seals they impressed their fingernail. (fingernail impressions) (2) [...] an estate of 4 hect[ares ...] (3) [...] the estate of Šamu[...]-ila'i (4) [...] in cultivation [...] (5) [...] vegetable [garde]n [......]... — (6) [NN] has contr[acted and] bought [...]... for [...] their [...] from [these men]. (9) The money [is pa]id [completely. ...] and field, house, garden, 2 wells [are purchased and] acquired. Any revocation, [lawsuit], or litigati[on is v]oid. (13) [Whoever] in the future, and at any t[i]me, [whether] these [men] or their sons (or) their [grandson]s or any…

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~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 14

SAA 14 464. Šulmu-šarri Buys One Decare of Grazing Land (713) (ADD 1195)

(1) Inste[ad of their seals they impressed their fingernail]. (2) [Fingernail of NN], fingernail of [NN], in all 2 [men, owners of the field being sold]. (fingernail impressions) (5) An estate of 1 decare of grazing land [......] belonging to Išmu[...] — (7) Šu[lmu-šarri, ...] has contracted and bought it for 1/2 mina of silver [...]. (9) The money [is paid] co[mpletely]. That threshing floor is pur[chased] and acquired. Any revoca[tion, lawsuit], or litigation is void. (12) Whoever in the future, at any time, whether these men or their sons, seeks a lawsuit against Šu[l]mu-šarri and his…

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~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 14

SAA 14 465. Bel-duri Buys an Orchard in the Land of the Palace Herald (ADD 0467)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) [...]... in the Land of the [Palace] Herald, adjoining the [or]chard of Parši[du], adjoining the [or]chard of Nuhšay[a], adjoining the [or]chard of Ša[maš-...] and adjoining the [or]chard of Da[..., ...] — (7) Bel-duri, major-domo [...], has contracted, bought and acquired it [for x t]alents of bronze [......]. (10) [The money is] paid [completely]. That orchard [is purchased and acquired. Any re]vocation or litigation is vo[id]. (12) [Whoever in the future, at] any time, (Break) (r 1) Witness [...]. (r 2) Witness Muta[qqin]-Aš[šur, ...]. (r 3) Witness Šelubu, [...].…

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~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 14

SAA 14 466. Fragment of a Bel-duri Document (ADD 0485)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [...... or] his labour-duty [superior], seeks [a lawsuit or litiga]tion against Bel-duri, [his sons (and)] his [gran]dsons, (5) shall place 5 [minas of silver (and) x mi]nas of gold before [Ištar resid]ing in Arbela, [shall tie] white horses at the fe[et of Aššur], shall bring four harbakannu horses to the feet of Nergal, and shall return the money tenfold [to] its [owner. He shall contest] in his lawsuit and not succeed. (r 5) [Witness NN], commander of (mounted) scouts. (r 6) [Witness NN, (... of the)] palace herald. (r 7) [Witness NN], son of Gimillu. (r 8) [Witnes…

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~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 14

SAA 14 467. Bel-duri Buys […] (ADD 0495)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [...... are purchased and acq]uired. Any revocation, lawsuit, or litigation is void. (3) Whoever in the future, [at any t]ime, lo[d]ges a complaint (or) breaks the contract, [whet]her Bessi-na'dat or his prefect or his go[ver]nor or any relative of his [o]r the m[ayo]r of his city, and seeks a lawsuit or litigation against Bel-duri and [his sons and] his [grandsons, shall place one ta]lent of [refi]ned silver (and) one mina of p[ur]e gold in the lap of [Išt]ar residing in Nineveh, [shall return the mone]y [tenfo]ld [to its owners]. He shall contest [in his lawsuit (an…

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~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 14

SAA 14 469. Purchase of Slaves (ADD 0302)

(1) Fingernail of Erihi, temple steward [of] Nabû, owner of the people being sold. (unused seal space) (Rest destroyed)

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~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 14

SAA 14 470. Putayu Buys Land (ADD 1175+)

(1) [Instead of his seal he impressed] his fingernail. (2) [Fingernail of Urdu-Dag]an, [..., owner of the land being s]old. (fingernail impressions) (4) [An estate of ... adjoining] the road to Calah. (5) [......] Ṣuṣi (6) [...] ditto Apaya, (7) [...] ditto Se'-amuti. (8) [...]... Calah. (9) [......] field of Adad-ibni, (10) [...] ditto ditto Nergal-na'di, (11) [...] 3 decares of field in cultivation — (12) Putaya [has contract]ed and bought [from ...]unu [for x minas of silver]. (15) [The money is pa]id [completely]. That field is [purchased and acquired]. Any revocation, [lawsuit, or…

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~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 14

SAA 14 471. Manageress Lends Barley (ADD 0137)

(1) 200 barley, capit[al], belonging to the harem manageress of [...], at the disposal of Il-amara, chie[f of granaries]. (4) In the month of Ab (V), [...] (5) in Dur-Šarruken [...] (stamp seal impressions) (6) he shall give [...] (Break) (stamp seal impressions) (r 1) [[Witness]] (r 2) Witness Terik-[...]. (r 3) Witness Šarru-ila'[i, ...]. (r 4) Witness Qur[di-...]. (blank space of one line) (r 5) Month Tam[muz (IV), ...]th [day, eponym year of ...]. (r 6) Witness Nabû-ašare[d, ...]. (stamp seal impressions)

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~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 14

SAA 14 472. Priest of Bel Buys a Woman (ADD 0216)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [(NN), prie]st of Bel (has contracted and) bought her from Sin-belu-uṣur for one mina of silver. (4) The money is paid completely. That woman is purchased and acquired. Any revocation, lawsuit, or litigation is vo[id]. (7) (Whoever) breaks the contract shall give one mina of silver and one mina of go[ld] to [Ištar] of Nine[veh], and shall retu[rn] the money ten[fold to its owner]. He shall contest in his lawsuit and n[ot succeed]. (r 4) Witness Adad-šumu-uṣur, servant of the chief eunuch. (r 6) Witness Hana-Se', [tan]ner of coloured leather. (Break) (e. 1) 1/2 mina of…

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~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 14

SAA 14 473. Dayan-Kurbail Buys Land (ADD 0386)

(Beginning destroyed) (seal space) (1) [An estate of x hectares of fiel]d according to the seah of 10 ['litres' ...] (2) [...]..., springs and a threshing floor (3) [adjoining the fiel]d of the town Urzunapi (4) [adjoining the fi]eld of Ahi-limmi, (5) [adjoining the fi]eld of Lu-šalim, (6) [...]..., a vacant lot, and an irrigated area — (7) Dayyan-Kurbail has [con]tracted and bought [fo]r 30 shekels by the mina of half (a mina) of silver. (9) The money is paid completely. That field is purchased and acquired. Any revocation, lawsuit, or litigation is void. (12) Whoever in the future, at any…

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~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 14

SAA 14 474. Ahu-la-amašši Buys Land (ADD 0520)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [......] by the copper seah of 1 'litre' (2) [...]... (blank space of one line) (3) [... fi]eld of Aššur-zeru-ibni — (4) Ahu-la-amašši, horse trainer [has contract]ed and [bought from ...-ahhe] for 1 1/2 mina 2 shekels of silver. (6) [The money] is paid [compl]etely. [Those ... are purcha]sed and acquired. [Any revocation, la]wsuit, or litigation [is void]. (9) Whoever breaks the contract, [whether ...]-ahhe or his sons [or his neph]ews, and seeks [a lawsuit or litiga]tion [against Ahu-la-amaš]ši and his sons, (r 3) shall pay [x minas of silver (and) x] mina of gold…

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~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 14

SAA 14 477. Purchase of Land (664) (ADD 0398)

(1) [Seal of NN], owner of the field being sold. (cylinder seal impression) (2) [...]... in the town of Mi[r...], [adjoining DN]-šarru-uṣur, adjoining the city of Lahi[..., ...], adjoining a cave [..., adjoining] Aššur-belu-taqqin, [..., adjoin]ing Didî, [...] (Break) (r 1) [Witness] Sasî. (r 2) [Witness In]urtî. (r 3) [Witness ...]utu, son of Hari[...]. (r 4) [Witness A]dallala, conscript [...]. (r 5) [Witness Na]bû-šallim, conscript (of) [NN]. (r 6) [Witness D]idî. (r 7) [Witness Ba]nî. (r 8) [Witness ...]šušu. (r 9) [Witness ...]labarsu. (one line erased) (r 11) [Witness ...]-eriba, scri[be…

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~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 14

SAA 14 479. Fragment of a Remanni-Adad Document (ADD 1254)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) [.... in] Izalla — (3) [Remanni]-Adad, chief [chariot driver has contracted] (Rest destroyed)

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~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 14

SAA 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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~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 14

SAA 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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~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 14

SAA 14 044. Kakkullanu Leases Land in Bit-abi-ila’i (*623-V-18) (NALK App I)

(1) Seal of Lu-šakin son of Sariuni from the city of Bit-abi-ilaya, owner of the land being sold for a number of years. (stamp seal impressions) (4) 1 hectare and 1 decare (adjoining) the Qumbatu road, adjoining Qašidaya, ditto the Qumbatu road, (7) 1 hectare and 4 decares adjoining the road of Hašana, and adjoining a wadi, (9) in all 2 hectares 5 decares of field by the seah of 9 ('litres') in Bit-abi-ila'i — (11) Kakkullanu, cohort commander, contracted and [bought] for 16 [shekels of silver] for a number of yea[rs]. (15) He shall have the usufruct of the land for 3 crop-years and 3…

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~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 14

SAA 14 056. Aššur-šumu-ka’’in, King’s Cohort Commander, Buys Three Men (ADD 0252)

(Beginning destroyed) (stamp seal impressions) (1) Ninuayu, Nergal-naṣir, Zabinu, [in all] 3 slaves, servants of Nabû-ayali — (3) Aššur-šumu-ka''in, cohort commander of the ki[ng], has contracted and bought them [f]or one good horse. (5) The [mon]ey is paid completely. Those people are purchased and acquired. Any [rev]ocation, lawsuit, or litigation is void. (7) [Whoev]er in the future, at any time, comes forward, [wheth]er the governor of Samaria [o]r these men or [their] sons, and instigates a [lawsuit] or litigation [against] Aššur-šumu-ka''in and his sons, (Break) (r 2) [shall place x…

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~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 14

SAA 14 058. Fragment of a Conveyance Text

(Beginning destroyed or too broken for translation) (4) [......] the crown prince (5) [......] sheep (6) [......]... (7) [...] purchased and acquired (8) [......]. Whoever (9) these [......] (Break) (r 1) [......]... (r 2) [......]... (r 3) [......]s (r 4) [......]... (r 5) [......] (r 6) [... recruit]ment officer (r 7) [...] Aššur-šumu-ka''in (r 8) [......] (r 9) [......] (r 10) [......]... (Rest destroyed)

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~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 14

SAA 14 062. (no title) (ADD 0805)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [shall burn his first born son at] the sacred precint of [Adad, (and) shall] re[turn the money] tenfold to its owners. He shall contest [in] his [la]wsuit and not suc[ceed]. (5) Witness Abdâ, eunuch, te[mple] supervisor. (6) Witness Ahu-eriba, pala[ce] manager. (7) Witness Marduk-šallim-ahhe, tem[ple] scribe. (8) Witness Nabû-šezibanni, overseer of the royal crypts. (9) Witness Nabû-gamil, eunuch of the mausoleum. (10) Witness Šulmu-šarri, eunuch, ditto. (11) Witness Šulmu-šarri, rab sikkāti. (12) [Wi]tness Mutakkil-Aššur, brewer. (13) Witness Urdu-Nanaya, priest of Š…

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~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 14

SAA 14 067. Nergal-[...], Chariot Driver, Buys a Slave (668-XII-10) (ADD 0184)

(1) Seal of [NN]. (blank seal space) (2) Hulî, servant [of NN] — (3) Ner[gal-...], chariot dri[ver], has contracted [and bought him for] 1/2 mina of silver by (the mina) of [the king]. (6) The money is pa[id] completely. That [man] is purchased and acq[uired]. Any revocation, laws[uit], or litigation is void. (10) Whoever, in the future, at any time, lodges a complaint or breaks the contract, shall pay [x minas of silv]er to redeem the man. (13) [Witness NN], chariot driver. (14) [Witness NN], ditto. (15) [Witness NN], ditto. (r 1) [Witness NN. Witness ...-ib]ni. (r 2) [Witness NN. Witn]ess Ah…

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~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 14

SAA 14 070. Buraqa Lends One Mina and 4 1/2 Shekels of Silver (667-VII-20) (ADD 1187)

(1) Seal of Ah-abu, royal bodyguard. (2) One mina and 4 1/2 shekels of silver, capital, belonging to Buraqâ, at the disposal of Ah-abu. (cylinder seal impression) (4) (He shall pay) the silver in its original amount on the 30th day of the month of Tishri (VII). If he does not pay, it shall increase 4 shekels of silver per month. (6) Nabû-ahu-iddina is the guarantor of the silver. (7) Month Tishri (VII), 20th day, eponym year of Gabbaru. (r 1) Witness Nanî. Witness Gilgameš-edašu-šakšid. (r 2) Wi[tness] Mannu-ka-Se', gold[smith]. (r 3) [Witness ...]lî. (cylinder seal impression)

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~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 14

SAA 14 071. Inner Tablet of the Preceding Text (ADD 1186)

(1) One mina and 4 shekels of silver, capital, belonging to Buraqâ, at the disposal of Ah-abu, royal bodyguard. (5) He shall pay the silver on the 30th day of the month of Tishri (VII). If he does not pay, it shall increase 4 shekels per month. (8) Nabû-ahu-iddina is the guarantor of the silver. (r 1) Month Tishri (VII), 20th day, eponym year of Gabbaru. (r 3) Witness Nanî. (r 4) Witness Gilgameš-edašu-šakšid. (r 5) Witness Mannu-ka-Se', goldsmith.

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~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 14

SAA 14 075. Ubri, Aramean Scribe, Lends Sheep and Silver (661-I) (ADD 0782)

(1) Ubrî, the Aramean scribe, gave 20 sheep and 50 shekels of silver, accounts. (6) Month Nisan (I), [...th day], eponym year of Arbailayu, chief treasurer. (8) Bassi is the ... of the sheep. (10) Witness Adad-ereš. (11) Witness Ṣanṣaruru. (12) Witness Mannu-ki-Issar-le'i.

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~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 14

SAA 14 078. Nabu’a Buys a Slave (659) (ADD 1241)

(1) Seal of Sangû-Issar, son of Handa-riṣi, owner of the man being sold. (cylinder seal impressions) (4) Balta-idri, servant of Sangû-Issar — (6) Nabû'a has contracted and [bought him fr]om Sangû-Issar [for] one mina of silver [by the min]a of Carchemish. (10) [The money is paid comple]tely. [That man is purchased and acquired. Any lawsuit or litigation is vo]id. (r 2) Who[ever in the fu]ture, at any time, lodges a complaint and breaks the contract, shall return the money tenfold to its owners. He shall contest in his lawsuit and not succeed. (r 7) Witness Nabû-tartiba-ahhe. (r 8) Witness…

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~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 14

SAA 14 082. Ṭab-šar-Aššur Lends One Mina of Silver (655-VII-11) (ADD 1192)

(1) Seal of [Aššur-iddina]. (2) One mina of silver, ca[pital], belonging to Ṭab-šar-Ašš[ur], at the disposal of Aššur-iddina. (5) The silver shall increase by a fourth. (7) Witness Nabû'a. (8) Witness Dadi-iqbi. (r 1) Witness Nabû-nadin-ahhe. (r 2) Witness Habur-Issar. (r 3) Witness Sin-na'id. (r 4) Witness Inurta-ahu-uṣur. (r 5) Witness Nabû-ahu-[...]. (r 6) Month Tishri (VII), 11t[h] day, eponym year of Au[ianu], (r.e. 8) Witness Ud[...]. (e. 1) Witness Dur-Adad.

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~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 14

SAA 14 084. Court Decision on Behalf of Zeru-[...] (653-II-20) (ADD 0096+)

(1) A judgment which Ad[ad ...] of the city of K[annu'] imposed [...]. (4) 4 shekels of [silver] belonging to Zeru-[...], at the disposal of Šam[aš-...]. (7) He shall give (and) pay [in full] the silver on the 5th day [of the month ...]. (r 1) If [he does not pay, it shall increase] by 1/2 a she[kel]. (stamp seal impression) (t.e. 3) Month Iyyar (II), 20th day, eponym year of Aššur-ila'i. (t.e. 5) Witness Apladad-kabti-ahhe. (t.e. 6) Witness Marduk-šarru-uṣur. (l.e. 1) Witness Nabû-zeru-iddina. (l.e. 2) Witness Remanni-Issar. (l.e. 3) Witness Apladad-idri.

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~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 14

SAA 14 090. Se-haya Buys [...] (649?) (ADD 1162)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [..., ...l]î — (2) [Se-H]aya, [has contracted and] bought [... ...l]î [for ...]... of copper. (5) [The money] is paid [com]pletely. [Th]at [woman] is purchased and acquired. Any [rev]ocation, lawsuit, or litigation is void. (8) Whoever in the future, at any time, whether Bullalu or his sons (or) his grandsons, seeks a lawsuit or litigation against Se-Haya, (12) shall eat one mina of plucked wool, shall drink a full agannu vessel of the tanner's paste, shall place 2 minas of refined silver (and) one mina of pure gold in the lap of Ištar residing in Nineveh, [shall…

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~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 14

SAA 14 094. Amurri Lends One Mina of Silver (*646-IV-9) (ADD 0025)

(1) Seal of Zabinu, horse trainer of the rab mūgi. (3) One mina of silver [b]y (the mina) of Carchemish, (stamp seal impressions) (5) [belo]nging to Amurrî, [at the dispo]sal of Zabinu. (7) [The silver will incre]ase [by a fourth]. (8) [Month Tammuz (IV), 9th day, eponym year of Nabû-šar-ahhešu]. (r 1) [Witness Nusku-ila'i, eu]nuch. (r 2) [Witness Issar-duri]. (r 3) [Witness Indû], from Commagene. (r 4) [Witness A]hi-lî, [witness] Našhu-ayali, viziers of the entrance. (r 7) [Witn]ess Harranayu. (r 8) [Witn]ess Nabû-rehtu-uṣur, scribe. (r 9) (Aramaic caption:) Contract of the silver which is at…

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~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 14

SAA 14 101. Bani-ahu’a Lends 50 Minas of Copper Against a Pledge (*642-II-5) (ADD 0061)

(1) 50 minas of copper, capital, belonging to Bani-ahu'a, upon Taballua. (4) Takilat-Arbail is placed [as a pl]edge. (6) [If] she dies or if she flees, (by a) [snake], scorpion, water (or) oil, the responsibility is [up]on her owner. (9) On the day that he brings the copper he shall redeem the woman. (r 3) Witness Issar-šumu-iddina. (r 4) Witness Nabû-šumu-uṣur. (r 5) Witness Šulmu-Issar. (r 6) Witness Remut-Bel. (r 7) Witness Nabû-eṭiranni. (r 8) Witness Saklu. (r 9) Witness Hazianu. (e. 1) Month Iyyar (II), 5th day, [eponym year] of Nabû-dan.

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~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 14

SAA 14 102. Hala-šuri Buys a House (*642-III-1) (ADD 0329)

(1) Seal of Bir-atar, owner of the house being sold. (stamp seal impressions) (3) A built house with its beams, one of its doors, the upper story together with an exit, adjoining the house of Ah-abû, adjoining the house of Sunaya, [adjoi]ning the house of Hana-huru — (9) Hala-šuri has [co]ntracted and bought it [for x] shekels of silver. (11) [The money] is paid [compl]etely. [That house] is purchased and acquired. [Any revocation, la]wsuit, or [litigation is vo]id. (r 1) [In the future whoe]ver lodges a comp[laint], (r 2) shall give [......], and shall return [the money tenfold to] its…

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~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 14

SAA 14 135. A Fragmentary Loan (663-VI-18) (ADD 0056)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [...] Ahu-[...] (2) [...]. If he does not p[ay] (cylinder seal impression) (3) it shall increase [by ...]. Milki-ramu [...], [Ba]zuzu are the guarantors. (5) [...]-Issar with Aššur-abu-uṣur, [...] Milki-ramu [...]. (r 1) Month Elul (VI), 18th day, [eponym year of Bel]-na'id, commander-in-chief. (r 3) [Witness NN, m]ayor of Calah. (r 4) [Witness NN], deputy of the palace scribe. (r 5) [Witness NN]. Witness Sin-šarru-uṣur, royal bodyguard. (r 6) [Witness NN. Witness ...]še'-il. (r 7) [Witness NN]. Witness Nabû-[...], [...]. (Rest destroyed)

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~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 14

SAA 14 142. Fragmentary Sales Document (651) (ADD 0574)

(1) [Seal of] Marduk-napšati-[..., owner of the ...] being sold. (stamp seal impression) (Break) (r 1) [Witness ...]ayu. (r 2) [Witness ...]ki. (r 3) [Witness NN]. Witness Aššur-iddina. (r 4) [Witness ...]ayu. Witness Nabû-aplu-iddina. (r 5) [Witness ......]. Witness Kur-ila'i. (r 6) [Month ..., xth day], eponym year of Saga[b]. (Rest destroyed)

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~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 14

SAA 14 144. Purchase of a Workroom (650?) (ADD 0342)

(1) Seal of Ab[...], (2) seal of A[...], (3) owner of the workroom [being sold]. (stamp seal impressions) (Break) (r 1) [Witness ...]lâ, [...]. (r 2) Witness Bel-natan, [...]. (r 3) Witness Ululayu, [...]. (r 4) Witness Kutî, [...]. (r 5) Witness Amurrî, [...]. (r 6) Witness Susî. (r 7) Witness Nabû-šarru-uṣur. (r 8) Witness Nabû-eriba. (r 9) Witness Akkullanu, [...]. (r 10) Witness Sangû-Issar. (r 11) Witness (blank). (e. 1) [Month ..., xth day, eponym year of Bel-šad]u'a.

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~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 14

SAA 14 149. Purchase of a House in Nineveh (*641-V-13) (ADD 0340)

(1) Seal of [...]. (2) Seal of [NN], son of Marduk-ubal[liṭ, ...]. (4) Seal of Aššur-šarru-uṣur, [...]. (5) In all 3 men, owners of the house being s[old]. (stamp seal impressions) (6) A built house with its beams and doors in Nineveh, a tool shed, a bedroom, a bathroom, a wedding pavilion, a storehouse, an upper story (with) 4 doors therein, (11) adjoining the house of Aplî, adjoining Huṣurayu, adjoining Marduk, adjoining Marduk-uballiṭ, (13) [...] a house — all without labour-duty [...] — (14) [NN] has contracted and [bou]ght for 2 minas and 30 shekels of silver. (16) The money is paid…

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~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 14

SAA 14 153. Purchase of a Girl (ADD 0193)

(1) [Seal] of Bel-Harran-duri, chariot driver, [seal] of Ahu-le'i his son, [owner of the g]irl being sold. (seal impression) (4) [...]-šarruti ... (Break) (r 1) [Witness NN], chief [...] of the crown prince. (r 2) [Witness] Attâ-idri, royal bodyguard. (r 3) [Witness] Mannu-ki-Harran, horse trainer. (r 4) [Witness] Bunaya, scribe. (r 5) [Witness] Issar-naṣir-duri, (r 6) [Witness] Se'-qatar. (r 7) [Witness ...]-ahhe-iddina. (r 8) [Witness Sa']ilu, Aramean scribe. (r 9) [Witness] Adad-šumu-uṣur, scribe. (r 11) [Witness Na]bû-sakip, village manager.

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~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 14

SAA 14 154. Abdunu Buys a Girl (*627-VIII-14) (ADD 0311)

(1) Seal of Nabû-belu-uṣur, servant of Šamaš-šarrani, owner of the woman being sold. (stamp seal impressions) (4) Ahat-abiša, maid of Nabû-belu-uṣur, of 4 spans — (7) Abd[u]nu, son of Kukullayu, has contracted and [bought] f[o]r 2 1/2 shekels of silver. (9) The money is p[ai]d completely. That woman is purchased and acquired. Any revocation, lawsuit, or litigation is void. (12) Whoever in the future, at any [tim]e, lodges a complaint and breaks the contract, whether Nabû-belu-uṣur or his sons or his grandsons, and seeks a lawsuit or litigation against Abdunu, his sons and his grandsons, (r 5)…

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~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 14

SAA 14 163. Nabu-iqbi Lends 17 Shekels of Silver (*622-VIII-21) (ADD 0088)

(1) Seal of Mutaqqin-Aššur. (2) Seal of Aššur-reši-išši, son of Silim-Aššur. (4) 17 shekels of silver of Ištar of Arbela belonging to Nabû-iqbi, at their disposal. (stamp seal impressions) (6) They have taken it as a loan. It shall increase by a fourth. (8) He shall cultivate and harvest the field as a tenant-farmer. (r 2) Neither a royal delegate nor his prefect shall have the usufruct of even half (of the field). (r 4) He (the creditor) will be paid his debts in full from the field. (r 5) Month Marchesvan (VIII), 21st day, eponym year of Dadî, treasurer. (r 7) Witness Mannu-ki-Issar-le'i.…

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