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(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Adad-šumu-uṣur. May Nabû and Marduk bless the king, my lord! (6) Concerning what the king, my lord, wrote to me, we are working sleeplessly and unremittingly. If we did not work sleeplessly (now), what other work would there be for us to do? As far as this is concerned, the king, my lord, can be happy.
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(1) An order of the 'farmer' [to] Adad-šumu-uṣur and Marduk-šakin-šumi: I am [we]ll. (5) Speak again with the comman[der-in]-chief (as follows): "Will you assume the responsibility fot the eclipse of the sun? Perhaps ..." (10) Surely there will be an eclipse of the sun? Send me definite word!
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