“May all the gods whom I settled in their sacred centers ask …”

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“May all the gods whom I settled in their sacred centers ask daily of Bêl and Nâbu that my days be long and may they intercede for my welfare. ... The people of Babylon blessed my kingship, and I settled all the lands in peaceful abodes.”

— Cyrus the Great

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Title: Wikiquote: Cyrus the Great
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Great, Cyrus the. (n.d.). Wikiquote: Cyrus the Great. https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Cyrus_the_Great

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