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berosus_n and_o megasthenes_n ¶_o the_o first_o monarchy_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 1._o ninus_n the_o son_n of_o 〈◊〉_d belus_n the_o first_o emperor_n of_o assiâ—…ia_n reign_v 〈◊〉_d year_n 2._o 〈◊〉_d wife_n of_o the_o sayo_z ninus_n 〈◊〉_d year_n 3_z 〈◊〉_d nineas_n other_o wise_a call_v lead_v 〈◊〉_d son_n of_o the_o foresay_a ninus_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d year_n 4_o artus_n thirty_o year_n 5_o aralius_n xl_o year_n 6_o baleus_n 〈◊〉_d thirty_o year_n 7_o 〈◊〉_d xxxulii_fw-la year_n 8_o belothus_n the_o priest_n of_o baal_n xxxv_o year_n 9_o baleus_n lii_o year_n 10_o 〈◊〉_d xxxii_o year_n 11_o mamytus_fw-la thirty_o year_n 12_o manealeus_fw-la thirty_o year_n 13_o sterus_n or_o pherus_n xx_o year_n 14_o 〈◊〉_d thirty_o year_n 15_o 〈◊〉_d xl_o year_n 16_o ascatade_n xl_o year_n 17_o 〈◊〉_d xlv_o year_n 18_o belothus_n twenty-five_o year_n 19_o bellopare_v thirty_o year_n 20_o lamprydes_n xxxii_o year_n 21_o sosares_n xx_o year_n 22_o lampare_v thirty_o year_n 23_o 〈◊〉_d fourteen_o year_n 24_o 〈◊〉_d nineteeen_o 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