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~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 11

SAA 11 213. Census Tablet (ADB 04)

(Beginning destroyed) (ii 1) [......] 1 woman. [Total, in the town ...]huri, [near the city] of Harran. (ii 4) [NN, f]armer; [...; 1] woman; 1 house. [Total, ... city] of Balihu. (ii 7) [NN], farmer; [...]; 1 woman. [Total, in the] village of Urdi [near the city of Balih]u. (Break) (iii 1) [NN], fa[rmer ...]; [Sa]msi-idri, hatt[er]; [H]innî: [...]a'ulâ; [...] Risâ; [x] women. [Total, ...] city Harran. (iii 8) [I]dranu, farmer; his brother; one son; 3 women; 20 hectares of ara[ble land; 1] house; 1 threshing-floor; 1 garden. [Total, in the to]wn Badan[i], near Harran. (iii 13) Adad-lukidi,…

Economy

~700 BCE

·Neo-Assyrian

SAA 11

SAA 11 214. Fragment of Census Tablet (ADB 21)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) 250 sh[eep ...] in the town of Til-l[ini]; Bel-Harran-idri, [farmer]; 2 sons; 5 women; (4) 20 hec[tares of arable land] in the village Naga[...], near the village Qarihi. (7) 10 hectares of arable land in the town of Gadisê. (8) Il-idri, gardener; 2 women. 6,000 stalks of vine. [......] (Break) (e. 1) [......] many [......]

Economy

~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 11

SAA 11 215. Fragment of Census Tablet (ADB 15)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [... 1] house, and barnyard; [...] (2) [...] 1 vegetable garden, [...] (3) [...] in the town Bir-nari, [...] (4) [...] in the district of the town Balihu [...] (Rest destroyed)

Economy

~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 11

SAA 11 216. Fragment of Census Tablet (ADD 1064)

(Beginning destroyed) (2') 6 cattle [......] (3') 10 cattle [......] (4') 100 (hectares) [of land ......] (5') 60 ...[...] (6') 4 ...[...] (Rest destroyed or uninscribed)

Economy

~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 11

SAA 11 217. Fragment of Census Tablet (ADB 17)

(Beginning destroyed) (i 1) [...] vegetable [garden; ......]sâ; [... in all], 3. (Break) (ii 1) [x hectares] of arable land [...], [x hectares] under cultivation [therein]. (ii 3) [... vegetable] garden [......] (ii 5) Se['-......]; (ii 6) Di[......]; (ii 7) 20 hectares [of arable land ...], in the town of Me[h...]. (ii 9) [A]šira, ditto [...] (Rest destroyed)

Economy

~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 11

SAA 11 218. Fragment of Census Tablet (ADB 20)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [...] 1, of 3 spans' height[...]; [...]s: in all 10 people [...]. (3) [...]s, 100[+x hectares of arable land], [x] hectares of land under cultivation the[rein]. (5) [x] houses, 1 thr[eshing floor ...]. (6) Mannu-lemin, guardian of [groves]; (7) Zer-Issar, his son, of 4 spans' height; Ahunu, [his] son [...]; (8) Aktur-la-Našuh, his son [...]; 1 woman; 1 daughter, of 4 spans' height: in all [6 people]. (10) 1 grove of pop[lars ...]. Šer-ila'i, [...]; (12) shepherd [...]; (13) [...]...[...] (Rest destroyed)

Economy

~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 11

SAA 11 219. Census Tablet (ADB 05)

(Beginning destroyed) (i 1) Ahu-nuri, son of Gabri-il; (i 2) Ṭabî, his son, adolescent; (i 3) Našuh-qatar, of 4 spans' height; (i 4) Se'-sakâ, adolescent, son of Alla-Daddi. Total, 4 people. (i 6) 20 hectares, ditto, ditto, chief cupbearer; (i 7) 3 hectares, ditto, ditto, ditto, palace herald; 1 house. (i 8) Ili-gabri, son of Nabû-ladi, ditto; Našuh-dalâ, his son of 5 spans' height; (i 10) 20 hectares, ditto, ditto, chief cupbearer; (i 11) 3 hectares, ditto, ditto, ditto, palace herald; 1 house. (i 12) Ahu-nuri, son of Se'-iababa, ditto; (i 13) Našuh-gabri, his son, adolescent; (i 14) 20…

Economy

~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 11

SAA 11 220. Census Tablet (ADB 07)

(Beginning destroyed) (i 1) [Na]šuh-ma[...]; (i 2) Misu [...]; (i 3) Il-lasu [...]; (i 4) Huniṣâ [...]; (i 5) Garidâ [...]: (i 6) in all 7 br[onze]smiths; 1 of 4 spans' height; 1 3 sp[ans' height]; 5 ...[...] (i 9) Idnaya [...]; (i 10) Ululayu [...], 2 sons [...]; (i 12) Dala['-...]; (i 13) Se'-[...]; (i 14) Se'-[...]; (i 15) Našu[h-...]; (i 16) in all 4 [...]. (i 17) Ahu-nagi [...]; (i 18) Al-Na[šuh-milki]: (i 19) in all 2 [...]. (i 20) Ilu-nagi [...]; (Break) (i 29) [...]... (Break) (ii 1) Se'-[...]; son of Ha[...]; (ii 3) Kenî; Il-[...]. (ii 4) Yamanayu, 3 sons of his; (ii 5) in all 4…

Economy

~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 11

SAA 11 221. Schedule of Estates Assigned to Officials (ADD 0675)

(1) An estate of Adad-dan, sartinnu: 8 people, 20 hectares of land, 150 sheep, in the ditto town of the Daughter of the King. (5) An estate of Nuranu, vizier: a house, people, field, and sheep, in the region of Barhalzi. (8) An estate of Issaran-musallim, chief eunuch: the house is assigned to Šumma-ta(še)zib, doorman; (10) 40 hectares of land are assigned to Marduk-eṭir. (11) An estate of Nabû-belu-uṣur, deputy treasurer: assigned to Sin-[...] (13) [An estate] of Nabû-šallim [...]: (Break) (1') [...] field [...]; in the town of Šabi[rišu], [...]...[...] (4') An estate of Nabû-ahu-[..., ...],…

Economy

~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 11

SAA 11 223. List of Inherited Land (ADD 0773)

(1) Sown :: fallow. (2) 20 hectares :: 20 hectares — the village of Kuṣur; (3) 20 hectares :: 20 hectares — the town of Yahu[ṭu]; (4) 20 hectares :: 20 hectares — the village of Qiq[î]; (5) 10 hectares :: 10 hectares — the town of Bambuki; (6) 15 hectares :: 15 hectares — the town of Harbina; (7) 7 hectares :: 7 hectares — the town of Gilsanu. (r 1) 92 hectares sown, 92 hectares fallow; 2 vineyards; (r 3) he also took (his) portion of silver from his paternal estate.

Economy

~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 11

SAA 11 224. List of Leased Land (ADD 0755)

(1) 20 hectares of land of Barak[i-...], (2) 20 hectares of land of Aššur-bani-[...]; (3) 10 hectares of land of Ṭurî; (4) [10] hectares of land of Hannî; (5) [10 he]ctares of land, prebend: (6) [in all], 70 hectares of land in the village Bisê. (7) [20] hectares of land of Dari-Bel; (8) 40 hectares of land, prebend : (r 1) in all, 60 hectares of land in the village of the Farmer. (r 2) 40 hectares of land in the town of Lu'amma; (r 3) 40 hectares of land in the village of Akkullanu. (r 4) Total of 210 hectares of land in Halahhu: (r 5) Ahiya-qamu will enjoy (the usufruct) in Halahhu.

Economy

~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 11

SAA 11 225. List of Estates in Various Provinces (ADD 0774)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [x hectares in] the town [...]u in the province of Barhalza. (2) [x he]ctares in the town of Zinbanu; (3) [x] hectares in the town of Gulsunu; (4) [1] vineyard in the town of Hubaba; (5) [in all], 80 hectares of land, 1 vineyard in the province of Si'im[mê]. (6) 200 (hectares) — the town of Napissu; (7) 50 hectares — the town Bel-iqbi: (8) in all, 250 hectares of land in the province of Lahiru. (9) [1 vi]neyard in the town of Ebirnê in the region of [...] (10) [x+]400 [hectares] of land; 2 vineyar[ds]: (11) [to]tal, the prefect of [...] (Rest destroyed)

Economy

~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 11

SAA 11 226. Report on Fifty Hectares of Sown Land (ADD 0972)

(1) [3]0 hectares of sown land in the village of Kans[i]-Issar; (3) 20 hectares of sown land in the town of Lu'ama. (r 1) In all, 50 hectares of sown land in the district [o]f the city Arrapha.

Economy

~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 11

SAA 11 227. Report on Sown Land

(1) Of Aššur-šumu-iddina: 30 (hectares) sown land in the desert, 60 (hectares) sown land in the town of Gamuzanu. (4) Of Šamaš-deni-amur: 70 (hectares) sown land in the desert of the province of Raṣappa, 30 (hectares) sown land between the provinces. (8) 60 (hectares) sown land, of Kiṣir-Aššur.

Economy

~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 11

SAA 11 228. Schedule of Estate Assignments (ADD 0918)

(Beginning destroyed) (i 3) [x (hectares) of land in the city of Naṣib]ina, (i 4) [...]... (i 5) [...] took; (i 6) [assigned to NN] son of Danî. (i 7) [x hectares in the town of ...]pû (Break) (ii 1) 1 farmer [...]; (ii 2) Asqudu [...], (ii 3) [...]. (ii 4) 40 hectares of land in the town of Ṣelâ, assigned to Kalhayu, the ša šepi guard(sman). (ii 7) 40 hectares of land in the town of Apiani, assigned to Barbiri, the Gurrean [...]. (ii 10) [x+]20 [hectares of land in the town ...] (Rest destroyed)

Economy

~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 11

SAA 11 230. Fragmentary Schedule of Land (ADD 1084)

(Beginning destroyed) (3) 400 hectare[s of land ...], (4) 10 orch[ards ...] in the village of [...]; (6) [x or]chard[s ...] in the village of Ka[r-....] (7) in (the district of) the town of Sa[rugi] (r 1) 20 hectares [of land ...], (r 2) 2 orch[ards ...], in the town of Šu[...]. (r 4) 80 hectares of s[own land ...], (r 5) 20 ..., 20 [...] ...... (Rest destroyed)

Economy

~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 11

SAA 11 231. List of Groves (ADD 0778)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [1 grove of the to]wn of Kar-N[N]; (2) [1 grove] of the town of Halz[i...]; (3) [1 grove] which is beneath the town of Bar[...]. (4) [in all, x] groves assigned to Kiṣ[ir-...], which the king (himself) bequeath[ed]. (6) 1 grove of the town Karmê [...]; (7) 1 grove of the Gardener[s] Town, in the farmland of the town Sa[...]; (9) [1] grove of the town of Dun[ni-Šamaš], in the farmland of the town of Sa[lli]; (11) [1 g]rove of the brook [...] in the farmland of the town [...]. (13) [1] grove of the town A[...]; (14) [1 grove] of [...] (Rest destroyed)

Economy

~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 11

SAA 11 232. Ten Hectares of Exempted Land (ADD 0825)

(1) [Urd]a-Nabû, [his wife, x so]n(s) of his; (3) [Ana]-kaša-atkal, his wife, 3 sons of his; (5) Nabû-dur-beliya; (6) Nabû-apil-kumu'a, his wife, a son of his. (8) An estate of 10 hectares of land, cornland under cultivation, in the town of Til-bu[...] — (tax-)exempt [...]. (r 1) Nabû-tešû-balliṭ, his wife, 3 sons of his: in all 5 people; (r 4) Ana-mini-allak, his wife: in all 7.

Economy

~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 11

SAA 11 233. Fragmentary List of Land and People (ADD 0717)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) [...... the woman] Adrahate, the woman Am-[... ......] (3) [......]... Nergal-abu-[... ......] (4) [...... x] vegetable [garden]s [......] (Rest destroyed)

SAA 11 213. Census Tablet (ADB 04)

SAA 11 214. Fragment of Census Tablet (ADB 21)

SAA 11 215. Fragment of Census Tablet (ADB 15)

SAA 11 216. Fragment of Census Tablet (ADD 1064)

SAA 11 217. Fragment of Census Tablet (ADB 17)

SAA 11 218. Fragment of Census Tablet (ADB 20)

SAA 11 219. Census Tablet (ADB 05)

SAA 11 220. Census Tablet (ADB 07)

SAA 11 221. Schedule of Estates Assigned to Officials (ADD 0675)

SAA 11 223. List of Inherited Land (ADD 0773)

SAA 11 224. List of Leased Land (ADD 0755)

SAA 11 225. List of Estates in Various Provinces (ADD 0774)

SAA 11 226. Report on Fifty Hectares of Sown Land (ADD 0972)

SAA 11 227. Report on Sown Land

SAA 11 228. Schedule of Estate Assignments (ADD 0918)

SAA 11 230. Fragmentary Schedule of Land (ADD 1084)

SAA 11 231. List of Groves (ADD 0778)

SAA 11 232. Ten Hectares of Exempted Land (ADD 0825)

SAA 11 233. Fragmentary List of Land and People (ADD 0717)

SAA 12 006. Adad-nerari III Grants a Field to a Eunuch (NARGD 02)

SAA 12 007. Adad-nerari III Acquires Land in Bet-šašširi for a Grant (NARGD 05)

SAA 12 008. Adad-nerari III Grants Land and Tax Exemption to a Eunuch (NARGD 18)

SAA 12 009. Adad-nerari III Makes a Grant to Abi-ul-idi, High Priest (NARGD 41)

SAA 12 010. Adad-nerari III Makes a Grant (NARGD 01)

SAA 12 011. Fragment of Adad-nerari III Grant (NARGD 03)

SAA 12 012. Fragment of Adad-nerari III Grant (NARGD 04)

SAA 12 013. Land Grant Mentioning the Names of Adad-nerari and Tiglath-Pileser (NARGD 06)

SAA 12 014. Fragment of Tiglath-Pileser III Land Grant (NARGD 07)

SAA 12 015. Fragment of Tiglath-Pileser III Land Grant (ADD 0885+)

SAA 12 016. Fragment of Land Grant, Possibly Part of No. 15 (ADD 0861)

SAA 12 017. Fragment of Land Grant, Possibly Part of No. 15

SAA 12 018. Fragment of Land Grant (NARGD 19)

SAA 12 019. Sargon Renews a Land Grant of Adad-nerari to Provide Offerings for Aššur (NARGD 32)

SAA 12 020. Fragment of Sennacherib Land Grant (NARGD 33)

SAA 12 021. Fragment of Land Grant of Sennacherib (NARGD 34)

SAA 12 022. Possibly Part of No. 21 (NARGD 36)

SAA 12 023. Possibly Part of No. 21 (NARGD 35)

SAA 12 025. Assurbanipal Exempts Balṭaya, Chief of Fodder Supplies, from Taxes (NARGD 09)

SAA 12 026. Assurbanipal Exempts Nabu-šarru-uṣur, Chief Eunuch, from Taxes (NARGD 10)

SAA 12 029. Assurbanipal Exempts a Eunuch from Taxes (NARGD 11)

SAA 12 030. Assurbanipal Exempts a Chamberlain from Taxes (SAAB 02 104)

SAA 12 031. Fragment of Assurbanipal Grant (NARGD 12+)

SAA 12 032. Fragment of Assurbanipal Grant

SAA 12 033. Fragment of Assurbanipal Grant

SAA 12 034. Fragment of Assurbanipal Grant

SAA 12 035. Aššur-etel-ilani Exempts Ṭab-šar-papahi from Taxes (NARGD 13+)

SAA 12 037. Fragment of Aššur-etel-ilani Grant (Or 42 442)

SAA 12 038. Fragment of Aššur-etel-ilani Grant (NARGD 16)

SAA 12 039. Fragment of Aššur-etel-ilani Grant (NARGD 20)

SAA 12 040. Fragment of Aššur-etel-ilani Grant (NARGD 21+)