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(1) [To the king], my [lord]: your servant [Nabû]-nadin-šumi. [Good health] to the king, my lord! May Nabû and Marduk bless the king, my lord! May they give long-lasting days, ever-lasting years, happiness and physical well-being to the king, my lord! As heaven and earth last for ever, may the name of the king, my lord, last for ever in the land of Assyria! (8) There is much [hatred] in the presence of the king, my lord; let the king, my lord, heed the message of this letter! (10) [The king, my lord, is] a great [benef]actor and lover [of his people]. As Urad-Nanaya [......], the king, my…
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(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Nabû-[nadin]-šumi. Good health to the king, m[y lord]! May Nabû and Marduk very gr[eatly bless the king, my lord]! (Break) (r 1) [I]f he has become troublesome, may that gracious face [of the king], my lord, tur[n] away from him! And inasmuch as Ištar of N[ineveh] and Ištar of Arbela have said: "We shall root out from Assyria those who are not loyal to the king, our lord!" he should really be banished from Assyria! (r 10) May Aššur, Šamaš, Bel and Nabû feel concern over the health of the king, my lord!
Daily LifeEconomy