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(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Gabbu-ana-Aššur. (3) All the straw in my country is reserved for Dur-Šarruken, and my recruitment officers are now running after me (because) there is no straw for the pack animals. (9) Now, what are the king my lord's instructions?
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(1) [To the king], my [lo]rd: your [serva]nt Gabbu-ana-Aššur. (3) Whatever reed there is in our country, the royal bodyguard is ...ing over it. (8) [Let] them leave me the booty of the (depot) tower. There are no reeds for my tower.