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(Beginning destroyed) (1) [May ......] Ma[rduk, .......], lord [of ...], [Zarpani]tu, Nabû, and Tašmetu greatly bless [the king, my lord]. May they lengthen [the days of the ki]ng, my lord. May [Nabû in Ezid]a and Bel in Esaggil show [prosperity] to the king, my lord. (8) [Concerning the lay]ing of the gate(s) in Babylon, [about which the king, my lo]rd, wrote to me, saying: "Go lay it," [it has been laid]. The gate of the temple of Ea [has been l]aid too, and we will lay those of the perimeter of Esaggil [and of ...]. (12) Furthermore, it is [ti]me to (begin) work [on the foundations] of the…
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(1) [To the king, my lord: your servant, Ur]du-ahhešu. [Good he]alth to the king, my lord. May [Aš]šur and Ešarra bless the king, my [lor]d. May Marduk, Zarpanitu, Nabû, Tašmetu, Nanaya, and all the gods who dwell in Esaggil lengthen the days of the king, my lord. May they firmly establish the throne of the king, my lord. May they grant happiness and physical well-being to the king, my lord. (13) 138 cedars have been brought here this year from the magazine [of] Carchemish. Of these 30 large cedars [... for] the outer cella of Bel; [x+]2 cedars we fastened on top of [...] (20) [... up]on the…
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