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(Beginning destroyed) (1) Those who [..., ... i]n Šubr[ia but] those who [..., will] not [...] in the land of the ki[ng, my lord]. (r 1) The chief cupb[earer ...] (r 2) with the troops [of ...] (r 3) I and Nashur-Be[l ...] (r 4) with the troops o[f ...] (r 5) we were unite[d] with one anoth[er ...] (r 7) opposite him [...] (r 8) we shall do [...] (Rest destroyed)
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(1) To the king, m[y] lord: your servant Nabû-belu-ka''in. The very best of he[al]th to the king, my lord! (5) As to what the kin[g], my lord, wrote to me: "Harass the road stations which have your horses, and come!" (9) The horses [...] accordingly (10) [......] early (Break) (r 1) ...... (r 2) they are hungry, [...] was/were not given (to them) in Durtunu. (r 4) The caravans before me are taken, the Babylonian merchants have been delayed by one stage [...]. (r 8) Bel-le'i and about 90 mares of M[u]šeṣi are eating in the presence of [Ašš]ur-da''inanni. I did not see him and his son is (not) c…
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