Words of the prayer which Nabonidus, king of the land of Babylon, the great king, prayed when he was afflicted by a malignant inflammation, by decree of the God Most High, in Teiman. I, Nabonidus, was afflicted by a malignant inflammation for seven years, and was banished far from men, until I prayed to the God Most High and an exorcist forgave my sin. He was a Jew from the exiles, who said to me: «Make a proclamation in writing, so that glory, exaltation and honour be given to the name of the God Most High». And I wrote as follows: «When I was afflicted by a malignant inflammation ... in Teiman, by decree of the God Most High, I prayed for seven years to all the gods of silver and gold, of bronze and iron, 8 of wood, of stone and of clay, because I thought that they were gods ...[1]
... apart from them. I was healed ... from it he caused to pass. The peace of ... my friends. I could not ... how are you like ...