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(Beginning destroyed) (1) [As to ... concerning which the king], my lo[rd], wrote to me: "[Provi]de [all the Sam]arians [in] your charge (with work) in Dur-Šarrukin" — I subsequently [sent (word) to] the sheikhs, [say]ing: "Collect [all] the carpenters and potters; let them come and [direc]t the deportees [who are in D]ur-Šarrukin," but they did not agree to send them. (11) [Sure]ly, [should I have sen]t [...] letters to the sheikhs, saying: "[If indeed you do not se]nd me craftsmen to work [for] me, [al]l [the people who are] here [......] upon you, [...] upon [...]," [they would have]…
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(Beginning destroyed) (4) I shall not cut off my visits (lit., 'foot') [to Dur-Š]arrukin. (6) [Let me] measure [...] (7) [...] his presence (r 1) [... Concerning the s]heikh [about whom the king, my lord], told me: "[O]n the day [when ... go]es [to Du]r-Šarrukin (Rest destroyed)
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