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(1) [To the king, my lord: your servant Urad-Gula. The best of health to] the king, my lord! May [Marduk and Zarpani]tu, Nabû and Tašmetu, [Ištar of Nineveh] and Ištar of Arbela, Ninu[rta and Gula, Nergal and L]aṣ, [the go]ds of all the sacred cities [of Assyria and Babylonia] very gr]eatly bless the king, [my] lord and his sons! [May they sate] the king, my lord with long days (of life), ever[lasting years], happiness and extreme [old] age! (10) [Concerning ...] (-) Ištar — does the king, my lord, not kn[ow that ......]? The eyes of the king, [my lo]rd, [......] (Break) (14) [......who] is…
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(1) [To the king, my lord: your servant Urad-Gula]. [The best of health to the king, my lord]! May Marduk and [Zarpanitu, Nabû and Tašmetu, Ištar of Nineveh and Ištar] of Arbe[la, Ninurta and Gula, Nergal and Laṣ] very greatly bless [the king my lord, the jus]t one! May they bestow [long days and everlasting years] upon the king, my lord! (6) [May the great gods of Heaven and Earth] constantly bless your kingship, [may they love the pure] sacrifices you offer and [appreci]ate your priesthood, may they guard your steps [and straighten your path], may they defeat your enemies, slay your foes,…
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