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To the king, our lord: your servants Adad-šuma-uṣur and Marduk-šākin-šumi. May there be well-being for the king, our lord. May Nabû and Marduk bless the king, our lord. Concerning the people about whom the king, our lord, wrote to us — saying: 'Is it not you who have [held] them back?' — those who have already come out to report to us, and the others who have not yet performed [their duties]: let them come out tomorrow and let them perform [them]. The king, our lord, knows which ones have performed [their duties] and which ones have not performed [them]. As for us — what do we know of this?…
Daily LifeEconomy
(1) When I was sent to the Inner City, I made my observations, came back and report[ed] to the king: "The loin is not being offered to Aššur." (4) The king, my lord, got angry and said: "They should resume offering it." (5) Last year I wrote to the king, [my] lord, and told (them): "The king, my lord, gave me the order (personally)." Afterwards they wrote to the Go[ver]nor: "Write down the words of Akkull[anu] and those (with him); they are lyi[ng]." (9) [The k]ing, my lord, did not decide (the matter). [What is it] that the king says now? (r 1) [To]night the moon was surrounded by a halo,…
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