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~670 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 10
SAA 10 273. A Matter of Professional Etiquette (ABL 0057) [from exorcists]
(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Nabû-nadin-šumi. Good health to the king, my lord! May Nabû and Marduk greatly bless the king, my lord! (7) [The king], my [lord] sent me (saying): "Go and perform a ritual for Šadditu!" — I did so, (but) I could not perform the rest of the ritual (because) I had to leave for the treaty. Why on earth did Šumaya hurry up from Calah and say to Šadditu: "I shall prepare and perform this [...] ritual for you!" (r 1) He should [...] have asked me! (r 2) [......] ritual (r 4) I would have performed [......] (r 5) [...] performed [...] (r 6) I would have seen…
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