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~715 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 15
SAA 15 156. Waiting for the King; Merodach-baladan in his Country (ABL 0503+)
(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Il-yada'. Good health to the king, my lord! The land and the forts of the king my lord are well. The king, my lord, can be glad. (7) Concerning what the king, my lord, wrote to me: "For these two months, be attentive and keep your guard strong, until I come!" — the troops and horses are arrayed together to stand guard in the district of the king, my lord, (and) [I] myself am constantly monitoring my guard. (15) The gods of the king, my lord, have provided peace: ever since the king, my lord, went to the country of the enemy, there have been no enemy…
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