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(Beginning destroyed) (1) [...] great [...] (2) [...] ... knowing, the army [...] (3) [... I] shall send [the ar]my [to you ...]" (4) [...] to the king, my lord, [...] (5) [... the ar]my to Bab-bit[qi ...] (6) [...] he and the chief [...] (7) [...] are afraid [...] (8) [...] many from [...] (9) [... f]rom Babylon to [me] (10) [...] are defecting. The Babylo[nians ...] (11) [...] Merodach-Baladan from [...] (12) [... are f]leeing. Now [...] (13) [...] of the defeat of the enemy [...] (14) [...] a[s ...] (Rest destroyed)
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(1) [To the king, my lord]: your servant [Bel-ibni. May] Nabû and [Marduk bless the king, my lord]! (4) After [...] had been mobilized and we had thrown (ourselves) against [..., ...] (8) [...] will come and [...] (9) and [...] every [...] (10) Merodach-Ba[ladan ...] (11) to crus[h ...] (12) in accordance with the wi[sh ...] (13) the hem [...] (14) and [NN...] (15) the stone for [...] (Break) (e. 1) [...] will hear [...; may I see] a reply [to my] letter! (e. 2) [After we] had unbound [the ...] of Merodach-Baladan, we sent him [to ...].
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