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(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Nabû-šumu-ka''in, the scribe. Good health to the king, my lord! May Nabû and Marduk bless my lord. (6) There was an earthquake on the 21st of Elul (VI). The outer town in its entirety was damaged (lit. "scratched") but the whole wall of the outer city was saved; (only a stretch of) 30.5 cubits was torn out of it and fell into the centre of the city. (15) The House of God in its entirety was dam[ag]ed and cracked, but all the gods of the king are well. (19) The architrave of the window-opening of the House of God (and) [the ... of] Nabû (and) Adad…
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(Beginning destroyed) (4) the chi[ef ......] (5) together with [......] (Break) (r 1) May [the king, my lord], ask the chief [...]. The king [...]. (r 3) When the city wall [...] (r 4) was damaged [...] (r 5) to fal[l ...] (r 6) the door-beams [...] (r 7) I will do as the kin[g, my lord, commands]. (e. 1) [The king, my lord], can be glad [in]deed.
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