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| | Zinda 7 June 2004 |
 | | I am Tiglath-Ramsin Malik, senior Akkadian scribe to Ashuruballit II, the King of Assyria, who himself is the mighty warrior, king of the four corners of the earth, beloved of the patron god, Sin of Harran. |
 | | Assyria placed great value on its trade routes throughout Mesopotamia, and consistently sought to protect those arteries of international commerce from bandits. |
 | | The namesake of our current King, Ashuruballit I, for example, assured the Egyptians thousands of years ago that the Suteans, who were harrying trade between the two kings, "were taken" and "restrained." |
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