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~665 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 13
SAA 13 059. Preparing a Statue of Ištar for a Festival (ABL 1094)
(1) [To] the king, my lord: yo[ur servant], Urdu-Nabû. Good health to the king, my lord. May Aššur and Šamaš bless the king, my lord. (6) On the 28th day we will clear the temple, and I will bring in the wooden ladders. On the 29th, we will draw the curtain, take down all the jewelry of Ištar and [rem]ove Ištar from the lion. (14) [...] the king [...]. (r 1) On the 29th, if the (moon) god is seen, we will fill the (ritual) bath.
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