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The Neo-Assyrian physician Nabû-tabni-uṣurseems once upon a time for reasons we may never know to have fallen out of favour with the court. Unlike his colleagues, he no longer received compensation for his work. Payments promised by the court never materialised. Concern for his financial well-being and his position in the court snowballed into fear. Gripped by anxiety, he penned – or, rather, impressed – this letter to the king.
“To the king, my lord, your servant Nabû-tabni-uṣur. Good health to the king, my lord!
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If the king, my lord, knows a fault made by me, let the king not keep my alive!