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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10
SAA 10 340. Kettledrum Performance Before Mars and Saturn (ABL 0612) [from lamentation priests]
(1) [To the king, my lord: your servant Urad-Ea. Good health to the king, my lord]! May [Nabû], Marduk, [Sin and] Nik[kal] bless [the king], my lord! (9) On the 25th day, at night, the kettledrum will be placed before [Ne]rg[al] upon the garments of the king. At the same time we shall perform the (chants) of Saturn. The god will [bless] the king, my lord, on account of the [pr]aise. (Rest destroyed)
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