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(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Aššur-belu-da''in. Good health to the king, my lord! (4) The mule stable attendant whom I brought forth in search of the runaway people of the country has brought forth men from my neighbourhood and given them to me. All Halziatbareans have run away in great numbers and are (scattered) all over the countries. The mule stable attendant is desperate, saying: "It is an impasse." (15) Now Nabû'a, the mule stable attendant who was appointed in charge of the Chaldeans, has brought me 380 persons; a number of them remain in Yasumu and in Bit-Zamani. (r 7) Let th…
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(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Aššur-belu-da''in. Good health to the king, my lord! (4) The forts and the [ga]rrison of the king, my lord, are well. (7) The work on the fort [i]n the centre of the town [...]. Two men [......] (Break) (r 1) [...... the ... of] the king [ke]ep [the watch]. The Chaldeans are building their houses. (r 5) On the 20th of Elul (VI) I started working on the bricks.
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