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(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Urad-Gula. The best of health to the king, my lord! May Nabû and Marduk very greatly bless the king, my lord! (6) Concerning the (periodic) rites of the month Ab (V) about which the king, my lord, said: "Perform them!" — we shall perform them exactly on schedule. The man who runs according to the word of his master — the gods [will give] him a good genie, and a safe road will be guided to him. (12) [...] the king, his favour [...] (Break) (r 1) We [a]re not wor[ried]; however, an order should be given to the effect that we are allowed to enter regularly.…
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(Beginning lost) (1) May they give [...], vigour, happiness and physical well-being to the king, my lord, like the king, my lord, has remembered his servant. (5) Concerning what the king, my lord, wrote to me, it was indeed not well read, I did not read well. (10) The king, my lord, knows that Nabû-gamil and Inurta-ahu-iddina are busy and Sumaya son of Nabû-zeru-lešir is ill. If it is acceptable the king, my lord, let them commission Balassu son of Nabû-ahu-iddina. (r 7) [Also t]o the crown-prince [...] (Rest broken away)
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