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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 1

SAA 01 135. Dividing an Inheritance (ABL 0179)

(1) [To the ki]ng, my lord: your [servant] Amar-ili. [Good he]alth to the king, my lord! (4) As to the house of Mardû of which the king my lord told (me): "You and the governor of Arbela, divide it evenly between the sons of Mardû and give (each his share)!" (12) We did indeed find a writing-board inside (the house), [just as the king my lord had w]ritten; I sealed it and put it inside (...). (r 7) Now I am sending it to the king, my lord. What are the king my lord's instructions?

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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 2

Sargon II 117

(i 1) The god Aššur, great lord, king of all the [Igīgū] god[s and] Anunnakū gods, lord of the lan[ds] ... [...], Aššur ... [...]; (i 5) the god Marduk, lord of all, who provides all [people] with food (and) grants [...]; the god Sîn, lord of heaven and [netherworld], exalted one, divine li[gh]t [of the gods]; the god Šamaš, bright ... [...] (i 10) ... the fo[e ...] ... [...] ... [...] ... [...] ... [...] (i 15) [Great god]s, ma[nagers of heaven and netherworld, who]se [attack means] battle and [strife, who nam]ed Sargon (II), ki[ng ...] ... [in accordance with] your heart’s desire: (i 19b)…

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SAA 01 135. Dividing an Inheritance (ABL 0179)

Sargon II 117

SAA 06 001. Mušallim-Issar Purchases Slaves (742-XI-26) (ADD 0075)

SAA 06 002. Musallim-Issar Purchases 5 Slaves (737-II-9) (ADD 0320)

SAA 06 003. Mušallim-Issar Buys a Slave (ADD 0492)

SAA 06 004. Mušallim-Issar Buys Slaves (ADD 0497)

SAA 06 005. Mušallim-Issar Buys a Servant (729-III-3) (ADD 0195)

SAA 06 006. Mušallim-Issar Buys 7 Slaves (713-III-3) (ADD 0248)

SAA 06 007. Mušallim-Issar Buys a Slave (ADD 0180)

SAA 06 008. Mušallim-Issar Buys Slaves (ADD 0480)

SAA 06 009. Mušallim-Issar Buys Slaves (ADD 0486)

SAA 06 010. Inurta-ila’i Buys Land (717-XI-16) (ADD 0391)

SAA 06 012. Inurta-ila’i Buys More Land (715)

SAA 06 013. Inurta-ila’i Sells the Land he Bought 7 Years Before (710) (ADD 0392)

SAA 06 015. Inurta-ila’i Buys Land from Uquwa and Ahu'a-eriba (ADD 0405)

SAA 06 016. Fragment of a Purchase Document of Inurta-ila'i (ADD 0518)

SAA 06 017. Aššur-šallim-ahhe Buys a Threshing Floor (747-II-4) (ADD 0412)

SAA 06 019. Šumu-lešir, Recruitment Officer, Buys an Estate (734-IX-26) (ADD 0415)

SAA 06 020. Fragment of a Legal Document of Šumu-lešir (ADD 0303+)

SAA 06 021. A Building Contract (734) (ADD 0090)

SAA 06 022. Muaddi Buys 12 Hectares of Land (729-X) (ADD 1176+)

SAA 06 024. A Fragmentary Sale of Land (723) (ADD 0395)

SAA 06 026. Zazi Loans 20 Minas of Silver (711-I-21) (ADD 0005)

SAA 06 027. Zazi Buys 23 Hectares of Land (ADD 0434)

SAA 06 028. Purchase of Land (710-I-28) (ADD 1164)

SAA 06 029. 5 Men Borrow Money against Land from Madayu (710-X-17) (ADD 1246)

SAA 06 030. Paršidu Sells an Estate (710-XII-15) (ADD 0416)

SAA 06 032. Gazilu Buys a Building Plot (707-VI-15) (ADD 0350)

SAA 06 033. Purchase of Land (706-X) (ADD 0484)

SAA 06 034. Šumma-ilani, Chariot Driver, Buys Three Slaves (709-V-20) (ADD 0234)

SAA 06 035. Restitution of Damages to Šumma-ilani (700) (ADD 0112)

SAA 06 036. Šumma-ilani Loans Silver for 50 Percent Interest (695-I-12) (ADD 0034)

SAA 06 037. Šumma-ilani Buys a Vineyard from Il-amar (694-VII-l) (ADD 0427)

SAA 06 038. Šumma-ilani Buys People from Il-amar (694?) (ADD 0508)

SAA 06 039. Šumma-ilani Buys Numerous Slaves from Bel-Harran-isse'a (694-I) (ADD 0239)

SAA 06 040. Šumma-ilani Buys 15 Slaves from Bel-Harran-isse'a ( 693-I) (ADD 0238)

SAA 06 041. Šumma-ilani Buys 7 Slaves from Bel-Harran-isse’a (693-I) (ADD 0240)

SAA 06 042. Šumma-ilani Buys a House (692-II-10) (ADD 0326)

SAA 06 043. Šumma-ilani Loans Three Minas of Silver (684-I-10) (ADD 0019)

SAA 06 044. Envelope of the Preceding Text (684) (ADD 0020)

SAA 06 045. Šumma-ilani Buys a Maid (682) (ADD 0222)

SAA 06 046. Note of 1,200 Litres of Oil Owed to Šumma-ilani (681-V-21) (ADD 0127)

SAA 06 048. Šumma-ilani Buys a Maid (680) (ADD 0212)

SAA 06 049. Duplicate of the Preceding Text (ADD 0226)

SAA 06 050. Šumma-ilani Buys 50 Hectares of Land and 9 People (ADD 0422)

SAA 06 051. Duplicate of the Preceding Text (ADD 0423)

SAA 06 052. Šumma-ilani Buys 13 People (ADD 0246)

SAA 06 053. Šumma-Ilani Buys Two Slaves (ADD 0236)

SAA 06 054. Šumma-ilani Buys 5 Slaves (ADD 0725)

SAA 06 055. Šumma-ilani Buys a Donkey Driver (ADD 0196)