Home Region: Mesopotamia (Southwest Asia)

Second Dynasty of Isin

1153 BCE 1027 BCE

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EQ 2020 iq_isin_dynasty2 / IqIsin2

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1595 BCE 1150 BCE Kassite Babylonia (iq_babylonia_2) [None]

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General Description

The peak date of this polity is considered to be around 1119 BCE-1098 BCE when the king Nebuchadnezzar I ruled, and the Elamite threat had been removed from the territories. ^[1]
There were four main settlement types during this period: the capital city of Babylon, secondary provincial cities, smaller towns, and villages. ^[2]
Although all settlements were joined under the king, political and economic crisis led to all major cities running their own affairs and so they held some level of autonomy. ^[3] Temples acted as the centres of resources, policy and activity in each area and the sanga / shangum (chief priest) was an administrative as well as religious role. As a confederated state there were around twenty provinces that were ruled by a governor who had an administrative role in the more urban northern provinces. The smaller provinces along the border were more likely to be run by the military while the governor had a personal relationship with the king and their role was more honorary than administrative. ^[4]
Goods were transported by water and traded through exchange, with the main commodities being silver and grains. ^[5]
Written records, scripts, poems, religious texts and ‘scientific’ literature increased during this period. ^[6]

[1]: (Liverani 2014, 462) Liverani, Mario. Tabatabai, Soraia trans. 2014. The Ancient Near East: History, Society and Economy. London: Routledge. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/items/itemKey/7DRZQS5Q/q/liverani.

[2]: (Liverani 2014, 364-370) Liverani, Mario. Tabatabai, Soraia trans. 2014. The Ancient Near East: History, Society and Economy. London: Routledge. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/items/itemKey/7DRZQS5Q/q/liverani.

[3]: (Liverani 2014, 462-463) Liverani, Mario. Tabatabai, Soraia trans. 2014. The Ancient Near East: History, Society and Economy. London: Routledge. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/items/itemKey/7DRZQS5Q/q/liverani.

[4]: (McIntosh 2005: 206) McIntosh, J. 2005. Ancient Mesopotamia: New Perspective. Santa Barbara: ABC Clio. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/items/itemKey/KK2E3KMD.

[5]: (McIntosh 2005: 132) McIntosh, J. 2005. Ancient Mesopotamia: New Perspective. Santa Barbara: ABC Clio. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/items/itemKey/KK2E3KMD.

[6]: (McIntosh 2005: 291) McIntosh, J. 2005. Ancient Mesopotamia: New Perspective. Santa Barbara: ABC Clio. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/items/itemKey/KK2E3KMD.

General Variables

Identity and Location

1 Utm Zone

1 Capital

Temporal Bounds

1 Peak Years

1 Duration

Political and Cultural Relations

1 Suprapolity Relations

1 Succeeding Entity

1 Polity Succession

1 Degree of Centralization

Language

1 Linguistic Family

1 Language Genus

1 Language

Religion

1 Religious Tradition

Social Complexity Variables

Social Scale

Hierarchical Complexity

1 Settlement Hierarchy

1 Religious Level

1 Administrative Level

Professions

1 Professional Priesthood

Bureaucracy Characteristics

1 Specialized Government Building

1 Merit Promotion

1 Full Time Bureaucrat

1 Examination System

Law

1 Professional Lawyer

1 Judge

1 Formal Legal Code

Specialized Buildings: polity owned

1 Market

1 Irrigation System

Transport Infrastructure

1 Road

1 Canal

1 Bridge

Special-purpose Sites

Information / Writing System

1 Written Record

1 Script

1 Phonetic Alphabetic Writing

1 Non Phonetic Writing

Information / Kinds of Written Documents

1 Scientific Literature

1 Sacred Text

1 Religious Literature

1 Practical Literature

1 Philosophy

1 Lists Tables and Classification

1 History

1 Fiction

1 Calendar

Information / Money

1 Token

1 Precious Metal

1 Paper Currency

1 Indigenous Coin

1 Foreign Coin

1 Article

Information / Postal System

Information / Measurement System

Warfare Variables (Military Technologies)

Fortifications

1 Wooden Palisade

1 Stone Walls Non Mortared

1 Stone Walls Mortared

1 Settlements in a Defensive Position

1 Modern Fortification

1 Moat

1 Fortified Camp

1 Earth Rampart

1 Ditch

1 Complex Fortification

Military use of Metals

1 Steel

1 Iron

1 Copper

1 Bronze

Projectiles

1 Sling

1 Handheld Firearm

1 Gunpowder Siege Artillery

1 Crossbow

1 Composite Bow

Handheld weapons

1 Sword

1 Spear

1 Dagger

1 Battle Axe

Animals used in warfare

1 Horse

1 Elephant

1 Donkey

1 Camel

Armor

1 Wood Bark Etc

1 Shield

1 Scaled Armor

1 Plate Armor

1 Leather Cloth

1 Laminar Armor

1 Helmet

1 Chainmail

Naval technology

Economy Variables (Luxury Goods) Coding in Progress.

Religion Variables Coding in Progress.

Crisis Consequence Cases Coding in Progress.

Power Transitions Coding in Progress.

Instability Events

3 Instability Event

NGA Settlements:

Year Range	Second Dynasty of Isin (iq_isin_dynasty2) was in:
(1153 BCE 1027 BCE)	Southern Mesopotamia

Home NGA: Southern Mesopotamia

General Variables

Identity and Location Second Dynasty of Isin (iq_isin_dynasty2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Utm Zone	38 S	1153 BCE 1027 BCE
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Capital	Babylon	1153 BCE 1027 BCE
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Temporal Bounds Second Dynasty of Isin (iq_isin_dynasty2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)	See More
Peak Years	[1119 BCE ➜ 1098 BCE]
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Duration	[1153 BCE ➜ 1027 BCE]
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Political and Cultural Relations Second Dynasty of Isin (iq_isin_dynasty2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Suprapolity Relations	none	1153 BCE 1027 BCE
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Succeeding Entity	Second Sealand Dynasty	1153 BCE 1027 BCE
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Preceding Entity 1595 BCE 1150 BCE	Kassite Babylonia (iq_babylonia_2) [None]
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Degree of Centralization	confederated state	1153 BCE 1027 BCE
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Language Second Dynasty of Isin (iq_isin_dynasty2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Linguistic Family	Semitic	1153 BCE 1027 BCE
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Language Genus	Afro-Asiatic	1153 BCE 1027 BCE
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Language	Akkadian	1153 BCE 1027 BCE
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Religion Second Dynasty of Isin (iq_isin_dynasty2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Religious Tradition	Mesopotamian Religions	1153 BCE 1027 BCE
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Social Complexity Variables

Social Scale Second Dynasty of Isin (iq_isin_dynasty2)

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Hierarchical Complexity Second Dynasty of Isin (iq_isin_dynasty2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Settlement Hierarchy	4	1153 BCE 1027 BCE
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Religious Level	[3 to 4]	1153 BCE 1027 BCE
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Administrative Level	[3 to 4]	1153 BCE 1027 BCE
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Professions Second Dynasty of Isin (iq_isin_dynasty2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Professional Priesthood	Present	1153 BCE 1027 BCE
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Bureaucracy Characteristics Second Dynasty of Isin (iq_isin_dynasty2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Specialized Government Building	Absent	1153 BCE 1027 BCE
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Merit Promotion	Absent Inferred	1153 BCE 1027 BCE
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Full Time Bureaucrat	Present	1153 BCE 1027 BCE
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Examination System	Absent Inferred	1153 BCE 1027 BCE
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Law Second Dynasty of Isin (iq_isin_dynasty2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Professional Lawyer	Absent Inferred	1153 BCE 1027 BCE
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Judge	Present Inferred	1153 BCE 1027 BCE
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Formal Legal Code	Present Inferred	1153 BCE 1027 BCE
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Specialized Buildings: polity owned Second Dynasty of Isin (iq_isin_dynasty2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Market	Present	1153 BCE 1027 BCE
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Irrigation System	Present	1153 BCE 1027 BCE
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Transport Infrastructure Second Dynasty of Isin (iq_isin_dynasty2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Road	Present Inferred	1153 BCE 1027 BCE
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Canal	Present Inferred	1153 BCE 1027 BCE
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Bridge	Present Inferred	1153 BCE 1027 BCE
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Special-purpose Sites Second Dynasty of Isin (iq_isin_dynasty2)

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Information / Writing System Second Dynasty of Isin (iq_isin_dynasty2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Written Record	Present	1153 BCE 1027 BCE
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Script	Present	1153 BCE 1027 BCE
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Phonetic Alphabetic Writing	Present	1153 BCE 1027 BCE
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Non Phonetic Writing	Absent	1153 BCE 1027 BCE
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Information / Kinds of Written Documents Second Dynasty of Isin (iq_isin_dynasty2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Scientific Literature	Present	1153 BCE 1027 BCE
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Sacred Text	Present	1153 BCE 1027 BCE
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Religious Literature	Present	1153 BCE 1027 BCE
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Practical Literature	Present Inferred	1153 BCE 1027 BCE
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Philosophy	Present Inferred	1153 BCE 1027 BCE
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Lists Tables and Classification	Present	1153 BCE 1027 BCE
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History	Present	1153 BCE 1027 BCE
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Fiction	Present	1153 BCE 1027 BCE
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Calendar	Present Inferred	1153 BCE 1027 BCE
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Information / Money Second Dynasty of Isin (iq_isin_dynasty2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Token	Present	1153 BCE 1027 BCE
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Precious Metal	Present	1153 BCE 1027 BCE
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Paper Currency	Absent	1153 BCE 1027 BCE
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Indigenous Coin	Absent	1153 BCE 1027 BCE
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Foreign Coin	Absent	1153 BCE 1027 BCE
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Article	Present	1153 BCE 1027 BCE
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Information / Postal System Second Dynasty of Isin (iq_isin_dynasty2)

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Information / Measurement System Second Dynasty of Isin (iq_isin_dynasty2)

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Warfare Variables (Military Technologies)

Fortifications Second Dynasty of Isin (iq_isin_dynasty2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Wooden Palisade	Present Inferred	1153 BCE 1027 BCE
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Stone Walls Non Mortared	Present Inferred	1153 BCE 1027 BCE
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Stone Walls Mortared	Unknown Suspected	1153 BCE 1027 BCE
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Settlements in a Defensive Position	Unknown Suspected	1153 BCE 1027 BCE
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Modern Fortification	Absent	1153 BCE 1027 BCE
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Moat	Present	1153 BCE 1027 BCE
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Fortified Camp	Unknown Suspected	1153 BCE 1027 BCE
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Earth Rampart	Present Inferred	1153 BCE 1027 BCE
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Ditch	Unknown Suspected	1153 BCE 1027 BCE
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Complex Fortification	Unknown Suspected	1153 BCE 1027 BCE
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Military use of Metals Second Dynasty of Isin (iq_isin_dynasty2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Steel	Absent	1153 BCE 1027 BCE
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Iron	Absent	1153 BCE 1027 BCE
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Copper	Absent	1153 BCE 1027 BCE
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Bronze	Present	1153 BCE 1027 BCE
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Projectiles Second Dynasty of Isin (iq_isin_dynasty2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Sling	Present Inferred	1153 BCE 1027 BCE
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Handheld Firearm	Absent	1153 BCE 1027 BCE
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Gunpowder Siege Artillery	Absent	1153 BCE 1027 BCE
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Crossbow	Absent	1153 BCE 1027 BCE
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Composite Bow	Present	1153 BCE 1027 BCE
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Handheld weapons Second Dynasty of Isin (iq_isin_dynasty2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Sword	Absent	1153 BCE 1027 BCE
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Spear	Present	1153 BCE 1027 BCE
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Dagger	Present	1153 BCE 1027 BCE
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Battle Axe	Present	1153 BCE 1027 BCE
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Animals used in warfare Second Dynasty of Isin (iq_isin_dynasty2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Horse	Present	1153 BCE 1027 BCE
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Elephant	Absent	1153 BCE 1027 BCE
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Donkey	Absent Inferred	1153 BCE 1027 BCE
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Camel	Absent	1153 BCE 1027 BCE
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Armor Second Dynasty of Isin (iq_isin_dynasty2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Wood Bark Etc	Absent	1153 BCE 1027 BCE
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Shield	Present Inferred	1153 BCE 1027 BCE
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Scaled Armor	Absent	1153 BCE 1027 BCE
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Plate Armor	Absent	1153 BCE 1027 BCE
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Leather Cloth	Present	1153 BCE 1027 BCE
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Laminar Armor	Absent	1153 BCE 1027 BCE
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Helmet	Present Inferred	1153 BCE 1027 BCE
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Chainmail	Absent	1153 BCE 1027 BCE
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Naval technology Second Dynasty of Isin (iq_isin_dynasty2)

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Economy Variables (Luxury Goods)

Religion Variables

Moralizing Supernatural Punishment and Reward Second Dynasty of Isin (iq_isin_dynasty2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Moralizing Enforcement is Broad	Present	1153 BCE 1027 BCE
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Moralizing Supernatural Concern is Primary	Absent	1153 BCE 1027 BCE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Agentic	Present	1153 BCE 1027 BCE
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Moralizing Enforcement in This Life	Present	1153 BCE 1027 BCE
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Moralizing Supernatural Punishment And Reward	Present	1153 BCE 1027 BCE
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Moralizing Religion Adopted by Commoners	Present	1153 BCE 1027 BCE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Targeted	Present	1153 BCE 1027 BCE
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Moralizing Religion Adopted by Elites	Present	1153 BCE 1027 BCE
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Moralizing Enforcement of Rulers	Present	1153 BCE 1027 BCE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Certain	Absent	1153 BCE 1027 BCE
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Human Sacrifice Second Dynasty of Isin (iq_isin_dynasty2)

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