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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15
SAA 15 133. The Messenger Should not Tarry (CT 53 285)
(1) [To] the governor, my l[ord: your servant Nabû-duru-uṣur. Good he]alth to [my] lord! [The city of Der and] the fort are [well]. (Break) (r 2) [...... it has] rained; the wat[er ...] (r 3) [I have written] to the [governor], my [lo]rd; let my lord do as [the gover]nor, my lord, finds [acceptab]le. The messenger should not tarry; let my lord [quickly] give him orders, [and let him] come here. (r 8) Pe[rhaps] my [lord] will say: "[...] are covered" — (r 10) the servant[s ...] (r 11) [w]hat their work [...] (r 12) cattle [...]
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