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(Beginning destroyed) (1) [As to what the king, my lord], wrote to m[e]: (2) [......] an auspicious day (3) [......] outside (4) [......] all the [s]cholars (5) [......] (6) [......] ... (7) [......] at daybreak (Break) (r 5) [... The king], my lord, [should give o]rders [to ...]: (r 7) [After] the [...] have passed, they [should g]o [to ...]
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(1) [To the king, my lord: your servant PN. Good health to the king, my lord! May] N[abû and Marduk bless] the k[ing, my lord]. (6) Concerning wh[at the king, my lord], wrote to me, I have examined [...; ... is] very [...] that [...]. (10) I have g[iven] orders that [...] be [...ed]. (12) He will go dow[n] to the river [...]. (13) [To]mo[rro]w [...] (Break) (r 2) I will prepa[re the ritual] on [...]. (r 4) He will perform it tomorrow evening.