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~710 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 17
SAA 17 084. King of Assyria About to Enter Babylon (ABL 0588)
(Beginning destroyed) (1) [The ...] will return 20 [...]. "The troops of the king of Akkad and the king of Elam did not stand up before the king of Assyria." (5) And if he goes to Babylon, let my brother not tarry entering and be not negligent but care for the future and enter Babylon quickly. When he has entered Babylon, he will have set foot on the centre of the lands. And after it, he will achieve his objective. (r 3) All the people of Bit-Dakuri have left the cities and gone into the marshes. Countless barley and dates have been left back. Horses should go and stay (there) because of this.
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