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SAA 12 039. Fragment of Aššur-etel-ilani Grant (NARGD 20)
(Beginning destroyed) (r 1) [NN, king of Assyri]a, e[xempted (from taxes) and] sealed [with his royal seal, which is not to be altered], and gave it [to NN, cohort commander of the chief eun]uch, the son of Babilayu. (r 4) The corn taxes [of these fields, ... and people shall not be collected, the straw taxe]s shall not be gathered. [These people] shall not be called up [for labour and corvée service or for the le]vy of the land; [they] are free [from quay, crossing and gate dues] on land or water; (r 8) [in all the temples ......]; [they are] fr[ee from "boat and cr]ossbar"; (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 12 040. Fragment of Aššur-etel-ilani Grant (NARGD 21+)
(Beginning destroyed) (r 2) [These people shall not be called up for labour and c]orvée service or for the le[vy of the land; they are free from] quay, cr[ossing and gate due]s [on la]nd or w[ater]; (r 5) [in] all [the temple]s [......]; [they are free from] "boat and cr[ossbar"]; [the tax on] his [oxe]n, [sheep and goats shall not be collected]; (r 8) [at the conclusion a business vent]ure he shall not [have to turn over anythin]g of his ear[nings]. (r 9) [A fut]ure [prince among the king]s, [my] sons, [whom A]ššur and Ištar nominate [t]o rule the land and the people: respect [(the oath) by Aššur, Enl]il, Adad, Be[r and the Ass]yrian [Ištar] an[d do not alter the wording of thi]s [tablet. The great gods] will hea[r you]r [prayer]. (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 12 041. Fragment of Aššur-etel-ilani Grant (NARGD 22)
(Beginning destroyed) (r 1) [A future prince among the kings, my sons, whom Aššur] and Ištar nomi[nate to rule the land and the people]: [re]spect [(the oath) by Aššur, Enlil, Adad, Ber and the Assyrian Ištar] and do [not] alter [the wording of this tablet. The great gods] will hear [your prayer]. (r 7) [Month ..., xth day, eponym year of ..., pre]fect of Que.
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SAA 12 042. Fragment of Aššur-etel-ilani Grant
(Beginning destroyed) (r 1) [The great gods will hea]r [your prayer]. (r 2) [Month ..., xth day, eponym year of ..., prefect of Q]ue.
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SAA 12 043. Fragment of Aššur-etel-ilani Grant (NARGD 26)
(1) [Aššur-etel-ilani, mighty king, king of the world, ki]ng of Assyria, overseer; [son of Assurbanipal, king of the world, king of Assyri]a, overseer; [son of Esarhaddon, king of the world, king of Assyri]a, likewise overseer; [son of Sargon (II), king of the world, king of Sumer] and Akkad. (seal space) (Break) (r 1) [Month ..., xth day, eponym year of ..., prefect of Q]ue.
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SAA 12 044. Fragment of Aššur-etel-ilani Grant (NARGD 25)
(1) [Aššur-etel-ilani, mighty king, king of the world], king [of Assyria; son of Assurbanipal, ki]ng of the world, king of Assy[ria, overseer; son of Esarhaddon, king of the world, king of Assyria, likewise overseer; son of Sargon (II), king of the world], king of Sumer and [Akkad]. (royal seal impression) (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 12 045. Fragment of Land Grant (NARGD 17)
(Beginning destroyed) (1) [...... x+]10 hectares of fi[eld], (2) [...... x] hundred and sixty hectares of fi[eld], (3) [......]... 20 hectares [of field], (4) [......]... 30 hectares [of field], (5) [...] ... [...] 50 he[ctares of field], (6) [......]... 100 hectares [of field], (7) [......]... 20 hectares [of field], (8) [......] zarri[...] (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 12 046. Fragment of Land Grant (NARGD 23)
(1) [NN, ......, king of Assyria, overseer, son of NN, ......], king of As[syria, overseer, son of NN, ......], king of Assy[ria, likewise overseer]. (one royal seal impression preserved) (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 12 047. Fragment of Land Grant (NARGD 24)
(Beginning destroyed) (royal seal impression) (Rest destroyed)
LawEconomySAA 12 048. Part of Land Grant for Temple Offerings (STT 044)
(Beginning destroyed) (2) [...] the command of [......] (4) When this [......] town [...] (5) Zababa and Babu, the gr[eat] lords [......] (6) to [...] Sin (dwelling) in Harra[n ...] (7) I saw [the ... of] his power [and ...] the fear of his divinity. (8) In the month of Tishri (VII), I took the šigūšu-plant in my hand [and] cele[brated] a festival on the 8th day of Tishri amidst sweet music. (10) At that time — 23 rams, 2 bulls and 2 calves to be used as burnt-offerings on braziers morning and evening, 20 altars furnished with emmer wheat, 6 homers of wine, 6 seahs of wine for the drinking…
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SAA 12 049. Fragment of Land Grant? (NARGD 38)
(Beginning destroyed) (2) [......] Assyria (3) [......] (4) [......] its people (5) [...... labour-duty and cor]vée work (6) [......] as a favour (7) [......]... (8) [......]... (9) [...... th]eir [...] I established. (10) [......]... (11) [......]... (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 12 050. Assurbanipal Type Schedule to Land Grant (ADD 0742)
(1) [x hectares of fie]ld in Horse-Trainer Town; Tuqunu-ereš, farmer, and his people; Ahu-iddina, farmer, and [his people]. (2) [x hectares] of field in Darraska; Didî, farmer, and his people; (3) [...]-Nabû, farmer, and his people; Kinanni-Issar, farmer, and [his] people. (4) [x hec]tares of field in Bet-Urbiru; Tuqunu-ereš, farmer, and his people Ahu-iddina, farmer, and his people; (5) Šamaš-remanni and his people; Nabû'a, farmer, and his people; Bel-dipari, farmer, and his people; (6) Sinqi-Issar, farmer, and his people. 20 hectares of field in Asayati; Belet-na'dat, farmer, and his…
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SAA 12 051. Fragment of Aššur-etel-ilani Type Land Grant (ADD 0743)
(Beginning destroyed) (1) [......, Ṣi]l-[...] 1 vineyard, 3 hectares [of field ......] (2) [......] Labudi; 50 hectares of field in Liṣ[..., ......] (3) [......] Nargi; 20 hectares of field in the village of Šumma-šarru, [x] hectares of field in [..., ......] (4) [...... in ...]hini, 20 hectares of field in Ṭu'yati, 40 hectares [of field in ..., ......] (5) [...... in] its entirety in Que. Nabû-naṣir and [his] people, [......], (6) [......, Be]l-Harran-isse'a ditto, Tabni-Issar ditto, [......], (7) [......, ...]-Nanaya ditto and his brothers, Na[... ......], (8) [......, ...]huru ditto,…
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SAA 12 052. Fragment of Land Grant or Schedule (ADD 0745)
(Beginning destroyed) (1) [......, N]N ditto; [NN ......]; (2) [......]; Saka-il [......]; (3) [......; NN], farmer, ditto; Igilî [......]; (4) [......; NN], farmer, ditto; Sa[... ......]; (Rest destroyed)
LawEconomySAA 12 053. Fragment of Aššur-etel-ilani Type Land Grant (ADD 0752)
(Beginning destroyed) (1) [A]ttar-hu[tni, ......]; (2) 1 vine[yard, ......]; (3) 2 veg[etable] gardens; [......]; (4) 1 village in [its] en[tirety; ......]; (5) 100 (hectares) of field i[n ......]. (6) Abbâ and [his people, ......], (7) Abu-nuri and [his] peo[ple, ......], (8) Urda-Belet and [his] people, [......], (9) Samsi-nuri and [his] people, [......], (10) Han[un]u and his people, [......], (11) P[i]laqqu and h[is] people, [......], (12) Hašanu and [his] people, [......], (13) Remanni-Aššur and his people, [......], (14) Ṭab-ahhe and his people, [......], (15) Urdu and his people,…
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SAA 12 054. Fragment of Aššur-etel-ilani Type Land Grant (ADD 0750)
(Beginning destroyed) (2) [...... ...]...ru [and his people, ......] (3) [......], Ahû'a-amur a[nd his people, ......] (4) [......], Adda-sagab a[nd his people, ......] (5) [......], Ṣibit-ali a[nd his people, ......] (6) [......], Šamaš-le'i a[nd his people, ......] (7) [......, ...]bu an[d his people, ......] (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 12 055. Fragment of Aššur-etel-ilani Type Land Grant (ZA 73 04)
(Beginning destroyed) (1) [NN a]nd [his] people (2) [NN] and [his] people (3) [NN] and [his] people (4) [NN an]d [his] people (5) [NN an]d [his] peo[ple] (6) [NN an]d [his people] (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 12 056. Fragment of Land Grant or Schedule? (ADD 0726)
(Beginning destroyed) (1) [...... and their] people (Break) (r 1) [......] and their people (r 2) [......] containing [...]. (r 3) [......], house, threshing-floor, garden, (r 4) [......] containing [...] (r 5) [...... ...]-epuš, [...] (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 12 057. Fragment of Land Grant or Schedule? (ADD 0721)
(Beginning destroyed) (1) [......]...[......; an estate of] 2 decares of field [......] (2) [......] and his people [......] (3) [......] in [its] entirety [......] (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 12 058. Fragment of Aššur-etel-ilani Type Land Grant (ADD 0736)
(Beginning destroyed) (1) [...... of fie]ld, 1 barnyard in the t[own ...], (2) [......] of field in the town [...], (3) [......] field in Šabarme [...], (4) [...... of fiel]d in Issete, Harmaku [and his people], (5) [Ib]ni-šarru an[d his people], (6) [...]-šalhi an[d his people], (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 12 059. Fragment of Land Grant or Schedule (ADD 0887)
(Beginning destroyed) (1) [......] ditto [his] peo[ple], (2) [......] ditto, (3) [......]-šamê ditto, (4) [......] lower ditto, (5) [......] ditto, (6) [......]... ditto, (7) [......] his [...], (8) [...... the to]wn of Abattê ditto, (9) [......] estate farmer of the town of [...], (10) [......] and his people, (11) [...... the town of T]ina ditto, (12) [...... es]tate farmer of the town of Bi[...], (13) [...... Q]atar-il, [(...)], (14) [...... esta]te farmer of [...], (15) [...... the tow]n of Ad[...], (16) [......] Cala[h ...], (17) [......] Harihumba, (18) [......] Nineveh, (19) [......] Badû'a, (20) [......] Ya[...] (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 12 060. Fragment of Assurbanipal Type Schedule (ADD 0746)
(Beginning destroyed) (1) 40 [hectares of field, ......], (2) in all [......]; (3) total in the town of [.... ......] (4) and [his] people [......], (5) [...]-šulmu, [......], (6) Ṣid[..., ......] (7) [......] (8) [NN] and his people, [......] (9) [...] and his people, [......] (10) Ahu-le'i and his people, [NN ......], (11) in Barihtu, [......], (12) in Samhara, [......] (13) 2 vineyards, [......]; (14) 40 hectares of field, Adda-sagab, [NN, ......]; (15) total in Tillê. 70 hectares of fi[eld, NN, NN, NN], (16) in all 3 farmers; [......]. (17) 40 hectares of field, Past[î, ......]; (18)…
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SAA 12 061. Probably Part of No. 60 (ADD 0747)
(Beginning destroyed) (1) [......, NN] and [his] people, (2) [......, NN] and his people, (3) [......, NN] and his people, (4) [......, NN] and his people, (5) [......], Tattî and his people, (6) [...... ...]abû and his people, (7) [......, NN, ...]ša, in all 2 farmers and their people, (8) [......, NN] and his people in Naṣapina. (9) [......, NN] and his people in Bu[...]. (10) [......, NN, NN] and their people in [...]. (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 12 062. Possibly Part of No. 60 (ADD 0748)
(Beginning destroyed) (3) [......] in the town of Diati; [......] (4) [......] in Til-harrapin[a; ......] (5) [......], fields and people in Kar-Is[sar; ......] (6) [...... x hectares of fi]eld, 1 viney[ard, ......] (7) [...... in] the town of [...]; ... [......] (8) [...... x he]ctares of field in Šarru-iddin[a; ......] (9) [......] ... Diqukin[a ......] (10) [......] 2 tillers [......] (11) [......] ... [......] (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 12 063. Fragment of Assurbanipal Type Schedule (ZA 73 05)
(Beginning destroyed) (1) [......; N]N, [...]; ...[...]; (2) [......, in all x] fullers; [...]-ahu-iddina, hatter; (3) [......, ...]maku, Nabû-reṣuwa, king's guard, Šarru-metu-uballiṭ, (4) [......], Turrukšu-iṣah, Amurrî, in all 6 escorts; (5) [......]; Nabû-...-..., cupbearer; Lipit-Issar, 1 person; (6) [......]; Aššur-balliṭ, Parnu'a, 2 persons; [...]gadiâ, (7) [......; Mu]llissu-šazizinni, [NN], ...[...]-Issar, weav[er]; (8) [......, i]n all 2 farmers. 40 hectares of field in [...], over[seer of the household]; (9) [......, NN and] his [peo]ple; Našuh-i[dri, x] persons; ...[...]. (10)…
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SAA 12 064. Fragment of Land Grant or Schedule? (ADD 1116)
(Beginning destroyed) (1) [......] 60 hectares [...], (2) [......] 20 hectares in [...], (3) [...... x hectares in ...]nû'a, 40 hectares in [...], (4) [...... x hectares in] Adian, 20 hectares in [...], (5) [...... in] Raṣappa, 100 hectares the town of Ta[...], (6) [...... x] hectares in the town of Aššur-eṭir, [...] (7) [... x hect]ares alongside Aqu[...]. (8) [......], in all 600 [...] (9) [......] (10) [......] Inurta-[... ......] (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 12 065. Fragment of Assurbanipal Type Schedule? (ADD 0775)
(Beginning destroyed) (2) [...]ti Issar-emuqiya, [......], (3) Kê-lamši, painter, N[N, ...] (4) Tabalayu, dyer, Ahu-immî, N[N, ...] (5) La-dagil-ili, Nabû-šezibanni, in all 4 oil-pressers; [NN, NN, NN], (6) Kubabu-ubri, Urad-Issar, Gabbu-amur, in all 6 [...; NN, NN], (7) Raši-ili, Rehtu-ana-Marduk, Dagan-abi, [..., NN, NN], (8) Ahu'a-eriba, Giri-Ba'al, Šumma-us[sezib, NN], (9) [NN], in all 12 skin-raft boatmen ...[......] (10) [...]-Sin Angulu, Ispiṭṭi-[..., ......] (11) [...] Mariddi, Ilu-[...], ...[......] (Rest destroyed or uninscribed)
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SAA 12 066. Fragment of Assurbanipal Type Schedule?
(Beginning destroyed) (r 1) [......; NN and] his people; Rem[anni-... ......] (r 2) [......]. An estate of 40 hectares [of field in ......] (r 3) [......]; Eriba-[... ......] (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 12 067. Fragment of Aššur-etel-ilani Type Land Grant?
(Beginning destroyed) (2) [...... x] vine[yards, ......] (3) [......] in ...[...; ......] (4) [......] 1 [vine]yard [......] (5) [...... x viney]ar[ds ......] (Rest destroyed)
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(1) [...... Šarrat]-nipha (2) [...... Šarrat]-nipha (3) [...] All t[his is the ... of Šarrat-nip]ha: (4) [x litres of ...], 1 litre [of ... ... the pries]t of the bēt ēqi; (5) [......] great ...; (6) [......] the palace of the crown prince of the succession palace; (7) 1 litre of [...] bread [...] the baker; (8) 1 litre of [...] bread [...] the sons of the 'coiffured women.' (9) The cons[tan]t sheep offerings of the 5th day, the 7th day and the 15th day that are performed for Šarrat-nipha: [The priest] of Šarrat-nipha and the priest of the bēt ēqi [take] a breast, a shoulder, roasted meat;…
LawEconomySAA 12 069. Decree of Expenditures for Various Ceremonies in the Aššur Temple (NARGD 42)
(1) Adad-nerari (III), [representative of Enlil], overseer, son of Šamši-Adad (V), [representative of Enlil], overseer, son of Shalmaneser (III), [representative of Enlil], likewise overseer. (4) When Adad-nerari (III), king of Assyria, instituted [the expenditures] of oil and honey for the temple of Aššur and the sanctuaries of [... fo]r Shebat (XI) and for Tishri (VII) and for five days of intercalary Adar (XIIa), and entrusted them to Šamaš-naṣir, the treasurer of Aššur — (Blank seal space) (7) The expenditures for the pandugāni ceremony of the king: The confectioner takes 8 litres of…
LawEconomySAA 12 070. Unplaced Fragment of the Text of No. 69 (NARGD 45)
(Beginning destroyed) (r 1) [...... x] litres of honey [......] (r 2) [...... to be hea]ted, of [......] (r 3) [......] the confectioner [takes] (r 4) [......] 7 seahs 4 litres of chick-peas, 3 seahs of lent[ils ...] (r 5) [...... refi]ned, 3 seahs of chick-peas, 3 litres of ordin[ary] lentils. (r 6) [......] second dipper, 2 litres of honey, 2 litres of [...] (r 7) [......] 1 litre ditto, 1 litre for [...]-flour (r 8) [...... they gi]ve. Total: 1 seah 7 litres of honey, 1 seah 7 lit[res of ......] divid[ed] with dippers [...]. (r 10) [...... t]o be heated. One litre of honey, 1 litre of…
LawEconomySAA 12 071. Decree of Regular Offerings for the Aššur Temple by Adad-nerari III (NARGD 46)
(1) [Adad-nerari (III)], representative of Enlil, [overseer]; [son of Šamši-Adad (V)], representative of Enlil, [overseer]; [son of Shalmaneser (III)], representative of Enlil, [overseer]. (4) [When Adad-nerari (III)] instituted the regular offerings of Aššur, (and) [entrusted] them to [NN, the ...]; from the towns of the county of Burali, the county of Arbela, the count[y of ...] — (6) [The chief ...]: 50 carrying-sticks of pomegranates, 1 sheep for the kimru (offering) before [..., ......, x] wineskins, 4 shovels with their 'donkeys' [...], [x cups o]f oil for the provisions of the boatmen…
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(Beginning destroyed) (2) [The ... of] Buralli gives [......] of the wineskin rafts, [......] wineskin rafts sailing downstream, [...... si]x seahs of flour for the boatmen [......]. (6) [The ...] gives [......] the boatmen [......]. (8) [...... that the]y give (9) [...... to]wns (10) [......] establishes. (11) [......] the palace herald (12) [......] my [...] (13) [...... pa]lace (14) [......] the servants of the palace herald (15) [...... al]so give (r 1) [...... the coun]ty of Arbela. (r 2) [......] 7 seahs, the town Dunabu-Illil; (r 3) [......] 2 seahs, the town Tanat; (r 4) [......] of…
LawEconomySAA 12 073. Prism Fragment Containing Part of the Text of No.71 (NARGD 48)
(Beginning destroyed) (1) [......] the chief of [......] (blank space) (2) [......] oil for the boatm[en ......] (3) [......] one ...-sheep, 12 ...[...]-sheep [......] (4) [......]s 4 cups of oil [......] (5) [......] ... [......] (6) [......] ... [......] (7) [......] Ši[...] River [......] (8) [......] rope [......] (Rest destroyed)
LawEconomySAA 12 074. Fragment of Decree of Adad-nerari III (KAH 116)
(1) Adad-nerari (III), [......, overseer], son of Šamši-Adad (V) [......, overseer], son of Shalmaneser (III), [......, likewise overseer]. (Blank seal space) (4) Ten talents 15 min[as of ......] (5) labour dues [......] (6) under [......] (7) of [......] (Break) (r 1) Month [..., xth day], eponym year of [......]
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SAA 12 075. Fragment of a Decree of Tiglath-Pileser III (NARGD 31)
(Beginning destroyed) (r 1) [Tiglath]-Pileser (III), [king of Assyria, ...] (r 2) [...] couch, wild bulls, house [......] (r 3) [...] this [obl]iga[tion] for [...-Inurta, Mutakkil-Aššur] (r 4) [and] T[uqu]n-mati, his daughter [......] (r 5) [......] he has establi[shed ......] (r 6) [...] wi[ne] until dis[tant] days [...] (r 7) [...]-Inurta, Mutakkil-Aššur, Tuqu[n-mati, their children and their d]escendants ...[...]. (r 9) Let [a futu]re [prince] among my sons whom Aššur nomi[nates (for kingship)] a[dd to] this [obli]gation; [may he not] take [away from it]. (r 11) By Aššur, [..., ..., Enli]l and the Ass[yrian] Ištar, [a future prince] shall not cast aside the wording of this docu[ment]. [The great gods] will he[ar] his [pra]yer. (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 12 077. Collection of Decrees from Various Reigns (NARGD 54)
(Beginning destroyed) (i 1) 20 — the [......] (i 2) Total: 360 [......]. (i 3) The chief fuller of [the palace] gives 1 litre of oil, 1 litre of [...]. (i 6) The ploughmaster of the [palace] giv[es] one glass of car[damom ...]. (i 9) Total that Shalman[eser (IV)] establis[hed]. (i 11) The garde[ner] of the palace [gives] 5 ...-plants. (i 14) Total that was added by [...]. (i 15) [The wine master] gives 1 litre of wine. Total that was ad[ded] by Tiglath-Pil[eser (III)]. (i 18) The rab qaqqulāti gives 2 seahs of bread, 1 litre of so[up], 1 seah 4 litres of beer, and 2 litres of maṣhatu-flour.…
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SAA 12 078. Fragment of a Decree Concerning Distribution of Meat (NARGD 52)
(1) [NN, ..., mighty king, king of the world, king of Assyria, overseer]; [son of NN, mighty king, king of the world], king of [As]s[yria, overseer]; [son of NN, mighty king, king of the world], king of Assyr[ia, likewise overseer]. (4) [......, the chos]en one of En[lil ...]. (Space with royal seal impressions) (5) [......] from the sheep offerings of the fi[fth] day. (6) [......] its head, its belly, [its] liver. (7) [......] complete[ly] (8) [......]s of the go[d ...] (Rest destroyed)
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SAA 12 079. Fragment of a Decree? (NARGD 53)
(1) [NN, ..., mighty king, king of the world, king of Assyria, overseer]; [son of NN, mighty king], king [of the world, king of Assyria, overseer]; [son of NN, migh]ty [king], king [of the world, king of Assyria, likewise overseer]. (4) [......], the chosen one [of Enlil ...]. (Space with a royal seal impression) (Rest destroyed)
LawEconomySAA 12 080. Schedule of Wine Offerings by the Magnates to the Aššur Temple (KAV 079)
(1) Wine that the magnates give to the Aššur Temple — (2) 40 homers (from) Habruri, a golden pot per day; (3) 25 homers, Calah; (4) 35 homers, the wine master; (5) 40 homers, Dur-Šarruken, 2 pots per day; (6) 10 homers from Izalla, the wine master, 3 litres per day; (7) 12 jugs, first fruits, for the whole year, 1 per month. (8) Total 140 homers 8 seahs, 12 jugs. (9) All this is for the whole year. (10) 15 jugs from Izalla, first fruits, each month. (11) 74 wineskins, first fruits of Ti[shri (VII)]. (12) [x+]20 homers, the commander-in-chief; (13) [......], the chief cupbearer; (Break) (r 1)…
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(Beginning destroyed) (i 1) [..., ...], ..., the inner cuts, left (thigh), bladebone, 2 joints of the backbone, 4 ribs: all for the 'House of Many Kings.' (i 8) A haunch: the mausoleum of Ešarra-hamat. (i 10) The right thigh: the high priest. (i 12) 4 ribs: the second priest. (i 13) 4 ... coverings of thighs, 4 joints of the backbone: the priest of Ea-šarri. (i 16) The neck: the lamentation chanter. (i 17) A shoulder: the temple scribe. (Break) (ii 2) 2 [......], (ii 3) the stomach, [...], (ii 4) the hide, sinews, [...]: the hig[h] priest (ii 6) the front part of the neck, the heart, a lower…
LawEconomySAA 12 082. Edict Appointing Nergal-apil-kumu’a (ARRIM 1, 13)
(1) [NN, overseer, son of NN], overse[er, son of NN, likewise overseer.] (2) [Whoever tries to contest a craftsman whom NN, king of Assyria, has given] to Nergal-a[pil-kum]u'a, (3) [be it a ..., a ..., a s]ervant or a ...[..., or a baker, or a brewer, or a confectioner, or sons of the cupbearers, or a ..., or a ...], or a wainwright, [or an architect, or a scribe, or a d]iviner, or an exorcist, or a physician, [or a smith, or a goldsmith, or a coppersmith, o]r an ironsmith, or a [...] (Break) (8) or the chief physician, [or] the chief singer, or [the chief ......] (9) [who tries to exercise…
LawEconomySAA 12 083. Edict Appointing Nergal-apil-kumu’a (BaM24 239+)
(Beginning destroyed) (3) [he g]ives. If the ki[ng or a future king se]nds into exile or [...s a ..., a ..., or an 'enterer'], (5) the k[ing] may not say [......]; (6) they belong to Aššur. The [palace] mana[ger responsible for ......] (7) among the travelling zarriqus [...... o]f [his] province (8) [......]s or the zarriqus (9) [......] he himself (10) will [.... The towns, fields and orchards of ...] the king's sons (11) [...... of C]alah that are in his province (12) that [...... he shall return] and not give them [t]o their governor. (13) He himself shall apportion the [......], clothing…
LawEconomySAA 12 084. Text Duplicating No. 83 (CTN 4 256)
(Beginning destroyed or too broken for translation) (5) [......] the Halzeans [......] (6) [......]. If the king or [a future] king s[ends into exile or ...s a ..., a ..., or an] 'enterer,' [...] (8) [......] ... goodness to him [...] (9) [......; they belong to Aššur]. The palace manager res[ponsible for ...] (10) [......] he shall place. The [...] (11) [......] palace manager or [travelling] zarriqus (12) [...... he him]self shall .... The towns, fields and orchar[ds] (13) [of ... the king's sons, or the ...] ... or 'enterers' of the province of [Calah], (14) [who are in his province…
LawEconomySAA 12 085. Adad-nerari Adds the Land of Hindanu to the Territory of Raṣappa (AAA 20 105+)
(1) [Adad-nerari (III)], [gre]at [king], mighty king, king of the world, king of [Assyria]; [son of Šamš]i-Adad (V), mighty king, king of the [world, ki]ng of [Assyria]; [son of Shal]maneser (III), king of the four quarters; (4) has assigned the [...] of the land of Hindanu to Pal[il-ereš], governor of Raṣappa, and [has ...ed (it)] to him. (6) No one shall change (anything) concerning (this) [......]. (7) The governor of Raṣappa shall rule the pref[ect of Hindanu]; he is his lord; he is [his ...; the prefect] is his agent. (9) No one [at any time in the future shall make any] claim against…
LawEconomySAA 12 086. Sennacherib Dedicates Personnel to his Newly-built Akitu Temple (PKTA 27)
(1) The se[al of] Aššur, king of the gods; the seal of God the King, not to be contested. (2) I am Sennacherib, king of the world, king of Assyria, circumspect monarch, the perfecter of the forgotten cult of Ešarra according to the oracular command of Šamaš and Adad, the enlarger of their purificatory cult, the restorer of the protective deity of Ešarra, which had ceased to function, [to] its place. (Blank seal space) (5) In Nisan (I), when at the New Year's Festival, on account of chaos and anarchy, [A]ššur was going to the festival banquet in a garden within the city; (7) at that time,…
LawEconomySAA 12 087. Sennacherib Dedicates Personnel to the Temple of Zababa and Babu (KAV 039)
(Beginning destroyed) (1) [Concerning] Za[ba]ba I performed an oracular query and asked Šamaš and Adad. Šamaš and Adad announced to me "Zababa is the son of Aššur" in the oracle. I made the sta[tue of] Zababa and Babu conforming with his dignity, [...], and built a [(...) temple for th]em before the Tabira Gate. (r 1) Bel-ubal[lit, ...]-kenu, his adolescent son, 2 daughters, total of 5 people. (r 2) Nabû-šezib, [his] wife, [1] adolescent [son], 1 weaned son, 3 daughters, total of 7 people. (r 3) Nabû-šumu-ka''in, his wife, 1 weaned son, total 3. (r 4) Nabû-rešu-išši, 1 adolescent son, 1…
LawEconomySAA 12 088. Gift of Sennacherib for Esarhaddon (ABL 1452)
(1) Sennacherib, king of the world, king of Assyria — golden bracelets inlaid with ivory, a golden crown, a golden necklace, rings for the upper arm; all these pieces of jewellery, inlaid with agate, ..., and chalcedony, weighing 1 1/2 minas and 2 1/2 shekels, I gave to Esarhaddon, my son, who henceforth shall be called Aššur-etellu-mukin-apli, as a token of love. (r 4) (From) the booty of Bit-Amukani. (r 5) Let the one who trusts in you not come to shame, O Nabû.
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SAA 12 089. Royal Votive Gift for Ištar of Arbela (IAsb pl.50)
(Beginning destroyed) (1) [......], Raṣappa, Bit-Zam[ani] (2) [......] ... of the province of Upu[mu] (3) [......], a gardener, bakers, cooks, br[ewers] (4) [......]s I handed over to Ištar residing in Arbela, my lady. (5) [......] those sheep which I donated, (6) [......] 2 litres of wine daily, 10 sheep month[ly]. (7) [For the preservation of m]y [life], the lengthening of my days, the longevity of my kingship, and the destruction of my enemies, (8) [... I ...ed] and in Egašankalamma until distant days I [established]. (9) [The decrees of the king]s, my fathers, I added to and confirmed.…
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