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(1) To the king, my lord: your servant, Urdu-Nabû. Good health to the king, my lord. May Aššur, Sin, Šamaš, Marduk, Zarpanitu, Nabû, Tašmetu, Ištar of Nineveh, and Ištar of Arbela — these great gods who love your kingship — allow the king, my lord, to live 100 years. May they grant the king, my lord, the satisfaction of old age, extreme old age. May they appoint a guardian of health and vigor (to be) with the king, my lord. (r 1) On the 6th day Aššur and Sin will descend to the garden below the terrace. There is a ritual, and it will be performed. Offerings for the king will be made. Adad-of-P…
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(1) [To] the king, my lord: yo[ur servant], Urdu-Nabû. Good health to the king, my lord. May Aššur and Šamaš bless the king, my lord. (6) On the 28th day we will clear the temple, and I will bring in the wooden ladders. On the 29th, we will draw the curtain, take down all the jewelry of Ištar and [rem]ove Ištar from the lion. (14) [...] the king [...]. (r 1) On the 29th, if the (moon) god is seen, we will fill the (ritual) bath.
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