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~700 BCE

·Neo-Assyrian

SAA 6

SAA 06 014. Inurta-ila’i Buys Land from Remanni-ilu (ADD 0393)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) adjoining (the fields of) [NN], Bel-Harran-[...] and Aplî; (3) an estate of [x hectares of land] adjoining Zabinu and [...], at the back of the mound, a total of 11 hecta[res of land ...]; (6) [an estate of x] hectares 8 decares of land [...] adjoining the fields of Aplî [...] and Ahi-im[mi ...] (Break) (r 1) [Inurta-ila'i has contracted and] bought (said property) for 2 min[as of silver ......]. (r 2) [The money is paid completely]. That [land] is pur[chased and acquired. Any revocation, lawsuit] or litigation is void. (r 4) [Whoever in the future breaks the…

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SAA 06 014. Inurta-ila’i Buys Land from Remanni-ilu (ADD 0393)

SAA 06 018. (no title) (739-XII-19) (ADD 1251)

SAA 06 023. A Eunuch Buys Land in Meze (727-X-7) (ADD 1156)

SAA 06 031. Nabu-kabti-ahhešu, Scribe of Sargon, Buys Land (709-VIII-13) (TCL 9 58)

SAA 06 047. Note of Silver Owed to Šumma-ilani (681-VII-4) (ADD 0030)

SAA 06 057. Nabu-šumu-iškun, Sennacherib's Chariot Driver, Buys 20 Slaves (ADD 0253)

SAA 06 064. Note of 7 Minas of Copper Owed to Bahianu (693) (ADD 0029)

SAA 06 067. Note of 23 Homers of Barley Owed to Bahianu (688-IV-23) (ADD 0133)

SAA 06 068. Duplicate of the Previous Text (688-IV-23) (ADD 0145)

SAA 06 069. Bahianu Loans 10 Homers of Barley (688-X-6) (ADD 1213+)

SAA 06 070. Bahianu Loans 4 Homers of Barley (686-VI-29) (ADD 0134)

SAA 06 073. Bahianu Loans 10 Homers of Barley (684-III-21) (ADD 0142)

SAA 06 087. The Governess of the Central City Harem Buys Slaves (ADD 0263)

SAA 06 093. Ahi-ṭalli, Governess of the Central City Harem, Buys an Estate (ADD 0643)

SAA 06 094. The Governess of the Central City Harem [Releases] 31 People (ADD 1163)

SAA 06 103. Aplaya, 'Third Man' of the Crown Prince, Buys a Slave (694-VII-12) (ADD 0201)

SAA 06 105. Aplaya Buys an Estate of 30 Hectares (690-XII-9) (ADD 1152)

SAA 06 108. Aplaya Loans 1/2 Mina of Silver (683-I-25) (ADD 0051)

SAA 06 112. Se’-madi, Village Manager, Buys 6 Persons and an Estate (ADD 0455)

SAA 06 147. (no title) (690-I-14) (Iraq 32 13)

SAA 06 148. Fragment of a Slave Sale (690-III-2) (Iraq 32 14)

SAA 06 149. A Broken Real Estate Sale (689) (ADD 0432)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

SAA 06 205. (no title) (ADD 0588)

SAA 06 209. Sale of a House, Field and Threshing-Floor (ADD 0617)

SAA 06 215. Pledging Gabbu-Adad to Mannu-ki-Arbail (676-XI-10) (ADD 0167)

SAA 06 219. Mannu-ki-Arbail Buys a Servant (ADD 1157)

SAA 06 222. Note of Sheep Owed to Silim-Aššur (680-III) (ADD 0119)

SAA 06 224. Duplicate of the Previous Text (679) (ADD 0084)

SAA 06 227. Silim-Aššur Buys a Boy (675-XII-l) (ADD 0186)

SAA 06 236. Silim-Aššur Loans 10 Shekels of Silver (670-II-10) (ADD 0099)

SAA 06 238. A Court Decision Regarding an Estate of Silim-Aššur (ADD 0168)

SAA 06 247. Note of a Mule Owed to the Governess of the Kilizi Harem (679-VIII) (ADD 1188)

SAA 06 254. Fragmentary Purchase Document of Issar-duri (ADD 0507)

SAA 06 257. A Servant of a Prince Buys a Slave (680-I-10) (ADD 1194)

SAA 06 259. Edu-šallim Borrows Silver (680-II-16) (ADD 0074)

SAA 06 262. Sangu-Issar Loans Silver (680-VII-21) (ADD 0026)

SAA 06 268. Pledge of a Field (679-X-1) (ADD 1154)

SAA 06 269. Purchase of Land and People (679) (ADD 0462)

SAA 06 270. Fragment of a Legal Document (679) (ADD 0534)