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(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Šarru-emuranni. Good health to the king, my lord! The fort is well. (5) Concerning the horses about which the king, my lord, wrote to me: "They should go to Qudanati" — I have equipped ten lone horses and sent a cohort commander with them. There are many Babylonians and Borsippans who pass there; should they take hold of them? As the king, my lord, commands. (r 1) As to the rec[ruitment officers] about whom the king, my lord, wr[ote to me]: "Why have they left their w[ork] and r[un away]?" — they have certainly not run a[way]. When the king, my lord, set…
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(1) [To the kin]g, my lord: [your servant] Šarru-emuranni. [Good hea]lth to the king, my [lord]! (4) Bel-iqiša [brought in] his [hand]s (a letter sealed with) the golden [signet ring] of the king, saying: "If you [are] at ease, [co]me!" (10) [No]w then (Break) (r 3) [I have ap]pointed [a gu]ard [wi]th him, [and c]ome.
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