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(gods in bluemixed-breed demigods in teal)

          [To the people of Babylon], privileged [people], members of the expert professions,         those who are knowledgeable (and) wise, […] … merchants (lit. “those who carry money-bags”)         (and) commercial agents, (all) those of Babylon, (both) great and small, say (the following):           “[Thus (says) Nebuchadnezzar], viceroy for the god Enlil, a descendant of (a native family of) Babylon, the king your lord:           ‘[The following] (is to be used) for the stela:           [(…) With regard to the great lord, the god Marduk, who] has been angry with all the cult centres for a long time,         […] you should know (that) he [has relented and] taken [pity] on Babylon.         [He summoned me to Esagila] (Marduk’s ziggurat / residence in Banylon), the awe-inspiring sanctuary,         [and] he gave me a magnificent commission.         He told me to go by road (and) path [on campaign to the land of] Elam.           Anxiously, I concerned myself [with the command of the great lord, the god Marduk].  (Enlil, Utu, & Msrduk)         I assembled the troops of the gods Enlil, Šamaš (Shamash / Utu), and Marduk         and […] had them take the road [to the land of] Elam.         They [traveled] distant [paths] (and) traversed waterless routes by night (and) d[ay].           [… at the Ul]āia [River], the wicked enemy, the Elamite, kept guard over the watering places. […] troo[ps … trav]ersed.         I did not give (them) water to drink or allow them (time) to recover from their fatigue. … […]         I hastened to go forth against him.         The weapons […] for war.         By the strength (granted me) by the god Enl[il …] could not have […]; the king of the land of Elam held back.         His defeat was accomplished; [his …] were scattered; (and) his assembled (forces) were dispersed.         He abandoned his troops and [crossed] his rivers.         He was benumbed […] I destroyed his country.         [He] abandoned his strong cities [(…)] (and) disappeared.           (Marduk, lord over Babylon & Egypt)           I hastened on and […] saw the god Marduk, the exalted hero of the gods.         Moreover, the gods of the land [… who] had ordered […], were seen with him.         I took heart […] I was [awe-str]uck. I let forth uncontrolled wailing.         [I grasped] the hand of the great lord, [the god Marduk,         and] caused him to take the road towards his (own) country.           The property of the temple, the dwelling […] extensive.         Moreover, … […] I saw. … […] countless […] was [indeed] weighty and … […] road          … […] … his face … […] his property … […] the god Bēl … as delight … gold, the property of Babylon,         … […] to [(…)] Esagila (rev. 10) […] … food-offerings in the future. […] you should return (it) to its place.         […] … set up a (commemorative) tablet! […] do not destroy their …!         […] revere their pos[ition]! (rev. 15) […] … quickly … […] … to go …         […] may he put an end to his life!’”           […] message which he sent from the land of Elam to the people of Babylon.