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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 4
SAA 04 084. Should Esarhaddon Go to Egypt and Wage War against Taharka? (AGS 068) [military and political]
(1) [Šamaš, great lord], give me a firm positive answer [to what] I am asking you! (2) [Should Esarhaddon, king of] Assyria, strive and plan? [Should he take the road] with his army and camp, and go to the [dis]trict of Egypt, as [he wis]hes? (4) [Should he wage] war [against Taharka], king of Cush, [and the troops which] he has? (5) [If he go]es, will he [engage in battle] with [Taharka, k]ing of Cush and his army? (6) In waging [this war, will the weapo]ns of Esa[rhad]don, ki[ng of Assyria, and his army, prevail ov]er the weapons of T[aharka], king of Cush, and the troops w[hich he has]?…
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