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(1) To the king, [my lo]rd: your servant Akkull[anu]. Good health to the king, my lord! May Nabû and Marduk bless the king, my lord! (7) Tomorrow evening there will be a (cultic) bath in the city of Tarbiṣu, and sacrifices of the king will be performed. Shall I go? (Break) (r 1) If I had n[ot] reminded (the king) [today], wouldn't the king, my lord, get furious and say: "Why did you not remind me?"
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(1) To the king, [my lo]rd: your servant Akkul[lanu]. Good health to the king, my lord! May Nabû and Marduk bless the king, my lord! May I hear (about) the king, my lord's health and well-being in the answer to my letter. (10) Concerning the observation of the moon and the sun, [her]e is the relevant interpretation: (12) If on the 14th of Tebet (X) [the moon] is not seen [with the s]un: [there will be deaths], and the god will eat. (r 1) [If on the 15th day the moon and the sun are seen together: a strong enemy will raise his weapons against the country, and the enemy] will demolish [the city…
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