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It is evident from the chronicle inscription that the whole 

 brunt of the short struggle against the invader fell upon 

 Belshazzar, who perished on the night of the capture of 

 Babylon. 



The inscription reads as follows : — 



INA ARKHI DUZI D.P. KU - RAS ZAL - TUV INA 



In the Month Tammuz Cyrus fighting in the 



RUTUV INA ELI 



city of Rutu upon 



NAR NI - ZA.L - LAT ANA LIBBI ZAB - NI 



the river Nizallat to the midst of the army 



D.P. AKKADI KI EBI - SU 



of Akkad. He made 



NISI D.P. AKKADI NAPALKATTA IZRUKHU 



77ie men of Akkad a revolt raised and the 



NISI TIDUI?:i YUMU XIV SIPPAR 



fighting men on tlie \^th day the city of Sippara 



BA - LA ZAL - TUV ZA - BIT 

 without fighting took. 



4. T -t]t]^ ^ m T? ^I <?}? T ^ £T <il 



NABU - NAID INNABIT YUM XVI UG - BA - RU 



Nabonidus fled (and on) the l{]th day Gohyras 



