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(1) [To the king, my lord: your servant Il-yada'. Good health] to [the king, my lord! The land] and [the forts of the king my lord are well. The king, my lord, can] be [glad]. (6) News of Merodach-Baladan: [he has departed] from Cutha on the 5th of [...] and entered [... on the xth], before the dra[fts ...]. (11) ... [......] (12) wrote to me [......] (13) ... [......] (14) Now then [NN ...], (15) [wh]om the king, my lord, [......] (Break) (r 2) "Merodac[h-Baladan ...] (r 3) "[... i]n Cut[ha ...] (r 4) "from Cut[ha ...] (r 5) "t[o] the river [......] (r 6) "[I shall k]eep watch [......] (r 7)…
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(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Il-yada'. Good health to the king, my lord! The land and the forts of the king my lord are well. The king, my lord, can be glad. (7) Concerning what the king, my lord, wrote to me: "For these two months, be attentive and keep your guard strong, until I come!" — the troops and horses are arrayed together to stand guard in the district of the king, my lord, (and) [I] myself am constantly monitoring my guard. (15) The gods of the king, my lord, have provided peace: ever since the king, my lord, went to the country of the enemy, there have been no enemy…
Daily LifeEconomy