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(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Nabû-dammiq. Good health to the king! (9) I have imposed on the (people) of Nemed-Ištar 2,350 bundles of apple trees and 450 bundles of medlar trees, in all 2,[800] bundles; on the [...]th of Šebat (XI) I returned ... to Dur-Šarruken. (13) [Na]nî and the (ruler) of Suhu [have come] to me; Ahu-illika and [Zab]ina-Il are with them. They are collecting saplings of almond, quince and plum trees and transporting them to Dur-Šarruken. (r 6) The Suhaean and the local people are also bringing saplings from the country of Laqê — 1,000 bundles of apple trees; their…
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(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Nabû-dammiq. Good health to the king, my lord! (4) As to what the king, my lord, wrote [to me]: "Go straight away to Nemed-Ištar, and when the time is right for extracting cedar and cypress saplings, [let] the Chief Confectioner [...... (Break) (r 1) [Adad-ib]ni has made the seeds ready, and he has also equipped the men. (r 3) Now, if the king my lord commands, I will come and perform the ablution ritual, so when the Chief Confectioner comes, I (can) go with him, and we shall pull up and bring the cedars and cypresses. Whatever the king my lord commands.…
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