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(Beginning destroyed or too fragmentary for translation) (r 3) May good news of happiness and joy like this constantly reach the king, my lo[rd]! (r 8) Let [the kin]g stay in his palace; [...] of your enemies [...] (Remainder destroyed or too fragmentary for translation)
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(1) [To the king], my lord: [your servant] Marduk-šakin-šumi. [Good hea]lth to the king, my lord! May Nabû and Marduk bless the king, my lord! May [Aššur], Sin, Šamaš, Bel, Nabû, Nergal, Ištar of Nineveh and Ištar of Arbe[la] call vigour, health, [hap]piness, [physical well-being and la]sting days [for the king, my lord]! [May they s]ate [the king, my lord, with old age and fullness of li]fe! (Break) (r 2) [...] will receive stones [......]. (r 4) Let [the king] give an order [to DN-d]a''inanni: he should come [whi]le [...] is (still) here and they should do [the work]. (r 9) [We shall…