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(Beginning destroyed) (2) [......] the letter [...] (3) [...... I wr]ote him [...] (4) ["Why have] you not [sent a reply to] (my) letter? (5) [......] anything [...] (6) [......] As I (7) [......] I said: "[...] to (8) [......] Se'-rame the [...] (9) [...... s]ent him [...] (10) [......] a Babylonian (11) [......] Send [...]! (12) [......] so th[at ...] (13) [......] he will com[e] (Rest destroyed)
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(Beginning destroyed) (1) my lord to [......] (2) of the Bab[ylon]ian(s) [......] (3) Concerning what the king, [my] lo[rd, wrote to me: "...] six [Babylon]ians to the province [......]! (6) "[Do] not [......]" (7) [g]oing [......] (8) [the ki]ng [......] (Break) (r 1) bring u[s ......] (r 2) power [......] (r 3) work as[signment ......] (Rest destroyed)
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(Beginning destroyed) (1) [Concerning ...]-ahhe [the son of Be]lšunu [about whom the king], my [l]ord, wrot[e to me]: "The royal messenger [whom] I sent to you [should bri]ng (him)" — now the[n I am sen]ding him off. (7) [... t]he ro[yal] messenger (Rest destroyed)
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(Beginning destroyed) (1) [...... t]his [...] (2) [......] (3) [......] I serve (4) [......] sheikh (5) [...... the k]ing (6) [......] (r 1) [...... i]n Chaldea (r 2) [......] (r 3) [...... helps to] escape (r 4) [......] I sent (word) (r 5) [...... d]eserters (r 6) [......] they [co]uld [not] (r 7) [...... La]nsî (Rest destroyed)
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(Beginning destroyed) (1) [I am herewith se]nding [him ...] (2) [...] Il-yadini (3) [...] of Chaldea [...] (4) [...] a bodyguard (5) [......] the brother [...] (Rest destroyed)
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(Beginning destroyed) (2) [......] Babylon (3) [......] before the Kiprê (4) [......] they used to buy (5) [......] they used to pick up all of them (6) [......] them. Later I appointed a eunuch of mine [... wi]th them; [they co]llected [...] and returned 50 camels [......]. (10) [......] corn rations (11) [...... a] messenger and cam[els] (12) [......] I opened [... (and) ...] to them (Break) (r 3) [......] they should bring him here. (r 4) [Concerning NN about whom the king], my lord, wrote to me: "[Se]nd him [......] to Guza[na with yo]ur [...]! Let them settle [the ...... f]armers,…
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(1) [T]o the k[ing, my lord: your servant NN. G]ood health t[o the king, my lord]! (4) [Co]ncerning the river T[a...] about which the king, my lord, [wrote to me], the river is all rig[ht]. I have bloc[ked it ...]. And where [there were ...s] of the It[u'eans] and of the Kipr[ê], I have captu[red them]. (Rest destroyed)
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(Beginning destroyed) (1) [w]rote to me [......] (2) [the b]oats o[n ......] (3) the boats on [......] (4) therefore [NN ......] (5) four rivers [......] (6) 1.5 leagues [......] (7) open, three [......] (8) of Bel-qate-[ṣabat .......] (9) came up [......] (10) [the pe]ople of K[unaya ......] (11) [wh]om Kunay[a ......] (12) gave [......] (13) 60 men [......] (14) crossed over [......] (15) 200 men [......] (16) with the[m ......] (17) of Cal[ah ......] (18) when [......] (19) much [......] (20) up[on ......] (21) cop[y ......] (22) the me[n ......] (23) ...[......] (r 1) [.......] (r 2) in…
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(Beginning destroyed) (1) (I swear) I have finis[hed] the wo[rk assignment ...] (3) of Nis[an (I) ...] (4) and have given him the [...] of ...[...]. (7) Now, in accordance with [what the king, my lord] wrote me, [I shall be] before the king, my lord, b[y ...]. (10) As long as the king, my lord, [...], let the king my lord summon [...] and see (for himself that) it is beyond my power, and let the king my lord support me. [I]f it is beyond my power, [the king] my lord himself should see it. (r 1) [Sho]uld I be able to finish it, [...] (r 2) [...] fish [...] (r 3) [...] ... [...] (r 4) [...] Rimu…
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(1) [To the king, my lord: your servant NN. Good health to the king], my [lo]rd! (4) Concer[ning the ...] of the city and his boats which [the king, my lord], sent to me: (6) [...] on the borde[r] (Rest destroyed)
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(Beginning destroyed) (2) [......]... him (3) [......] Eṭiru said, t[o] (4) [... h]im along with his camel (5) [...] of Cutha (6) [...] sprinkled [up]on him (7) [......] Labasi (8) [inquired and invest]igated (r 1) [......] he asked (r 2) [...] a 'daughter' of Cutha (r 3) [...]...s the king, my lord, (r 4) [......] ... of gold (r 5) [......] the king, my lord, (r 6) [......] lions (Rest destroyed)
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(Beginning destroyed) (2) [...] the lady Barsip[itu ...] (3) [...] letter [...] (4) [...] has sen[t ...] (5) [...] as in [...] (6) [......] is sa[id ...] (Rest destroyed)
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(Beginning destroyed) (1) before [......] (2) horse t[rainer .......] (3) to [......] (4) the Ki[ssikeans ......] (5) And [......] (6) aft[er ......] (7) to [......] (8) [......] (r 1) the king [my] lo[rd ......] (r 2) in Nippur [......] (r 3) to Borsi[ppa ......] (r 4) the king ...[......] (r 5) Nippur [......] (r 6) all [......] (Rest destroyed)
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(Beginning destroyed) (2) [I/he brou]ght them in [......] (3) [...] pours [......] (4) [Now th]en I am send[ing my] messenger [......] (6) [...] Nippur [......] (Rest destroyed)
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(Beginning destroyed) (2) [......]s pas[sed ...] (3) [...... i]lku dues [...] (4) [......] the troops of As[syr]ia (5) [......] in Sippar [...] (6) [......] found out [...] (7) [......] Nabû-balliṭann[i ...] (8) [......] Uruk [...] (Break) (r 2) [......]eans [...] (r 3) [... who dwe]lt [...] (r 4) [......] 506 [...] (r 5) [......]s from [...] (r 6) [...... i]n the can[ebreak ...] (Rest destroyed)
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(1) [To the kin]g, [my lord: yo]ur [servant NN. Go]od health t[o the king, my lord]! (4) The Bit-Amu[kaneans] about whom the king, my lord, wrote [to his servant]: "Let them drag [......]" — (8) [fr]om her[e ......] (9) [t]o the brothers [......] (10) [th]ey hoist[ed ......] (11) [th]ey are comin[g ......] (Break) (r 1) [...] the town [GN ...] (r 2) [...] 70 hectares [......] (r 3) [o]f Bit-Za[bidaya ......] (r 4) any myrtle [......] (r 5) have [no]t given to me [......] (r 6) [I shall] sue them. Let them [......] (r 7) [and g]ive to me [......]
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(Beginning destroyed) (1) [...] s[ervants] of the king, my [lo]rd, both Assyrians and Tabaleans who have been sold here for money — (even) those who brought (only) 4 or 5 shekels have been sold — (9) I have brought forth (a total of) 180 'souls,' Assyrian and Tabalean, from the villages and from Sadiru, and am herewith sending them in charge of my messenger to the ki[ng, my lord].
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(Beginning destroyed) (2) they have brought [their ...] into Sadiru. (3) I have [no]w asked them: "Why are [...] staying [in] Sadiru?" (4) They said: "[We have m]ade peace [...]. Since [we have given] our word to [the king ......]" (Rest destroyed)
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(Beginning destroyed) (r 1) [...] La[...] (r 2) [has s]eized [......] (r 3) [......] his face [...] Eṭiru (r 4) saying, "Why does Bel-iddina stand [...]?" (r 5) Now t[hen I am] no[t giving] the prebend to anybody until the king, my lord, comes to [...] and settles the matter between [us].
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(Beginning destroyed) (2) [......]... the m[en] (3) [......] we [...] (4) [...... we] kil[l]ed him (5) [......] we returned their [...] (6) [......] their [...] and their equipment (7) [......] they [le]ft (8) [......] of Qirbit (Break) (r 1) [......] in [...] (r 2) [......] six caval[rymen] (r 3) [......] thirty she-ca[mel]s (r 4) [...... a]re setting out (r 5) [...... no]w then [...] (r 6) [......]... (r 7) [......] six priests of theirs (r 8) [......] there (r 9) [......] ... (r 10) [......] cuts (r 11) [......] the king, my lord (Rest destroyed)
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(Beginning destroyed) (1) Now then [......] to [...] (2) in the middle of the land of Sik[ris ...] (3) We departed from there [......] (4) We entered [...]. Paukku [...] (5) was brought to meet us [...] (6) He was running, saying: "[...] (7) of Karkar[hundir] (Break) (r 3) wooden wall [......] (r 4) what[(ever) ......] (r 5) we appointed [......] (r 6) afr[aid ......]
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(Beginning destroyed) (1) [...... o]f the t[own ...] (2) [...... the town] Ugar-Nabû (3) [......]... the king (4) [......] himself a [...]-man (5) [......] to the land of Ak[kad] (Remainder too broken for translation)
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(Beginning destroyed) (2) [... Aši]pâ to [...] (3) [...] an exempt [...] (4) [...]s and men [...] (5) [...-rap]a' the [...] (6) [... to] decide [...] (7) [...] work [...] (8) [...] you do not [...] (9) [... Na]bû-belu-k[a''in ...] (10) [...] water [...] (11) [... Y]ou kno[w that ...]
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(Beginning destroyed) (1) [... o]f the king (2) [...] you did not send [... to] his lord (3) [... when] he entered [my presence] (4) [...] they d[o ... i]n Der (5) [......] ... [...] (6) [......] he wrot[e] (7) [......] as i[f] (8) [...... he c]ame (9) [...... wh]en you sa[id] (10) [...] there is [... in the Pa]lace (11) [did I not s]end [...] to you? (12) [... who/which] goes [...] (13) [...... wh]en you sa[id] (14) [......] whom (Break) (r 2) [......] king [...] (r 3) [......]... (r 4) [... c]ame [...]. When we were staying [......] (r 6) [......] they returned (r 7) [......] with reference…
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(Beginning destroyed) (1) [...] which I [......] (2) [...] the chief merchant ... (3) [...] who incites his equal (4) [...] you [...] this matter (5) [...] is not [...] for me and my Palace (Remainder too broken for translation)
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(Beginning destroyed) (2) [...] not [...] upon it (3) [...] governors [...] (4) [...] I fetched [...]. As to (5) [...] did I not tell you [yo]ur [...]? (6) [...] I discharged [yo]ur [...] (7) [... m]any [...] (Rest destroyed)
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(Beginning destroyed) (1) [......] until the doors (2) [......] you bring forth the letters (3) [......] of Bel-Harran-belu-uṣur (4) [......] he [esc]aped [...... in f]ear. (5) And the silver from the camel[s which] he spoke about [...... and] which [...]ed him fears, send it likewise [... to M]arduk! (9) [I have s]ent [...; ...] to [him] with Marduk-iddin[a] (Rest destroyed)
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(Beginning destroyed) (1) [As to ... concerning which the king], my lo[rd], wrote to me: "[Provi]de [all the Sam]arians [in] your charge (with work) in Dur-Šarrukin" — I subsequently [sent (word) to] the sheikhs, [say]ing: "Collect [all] the carpenters and potters; let them come and [direc]t the deportees [who are in D]ur-Šarrukin," but they did not agree to send them. (11) [Sure]ly, [should I have sen]t [...] letters to the sheikhs, saying: "[If indeed you do not se]nd me craftsmen to work [for] me, [al]l [the people who are] here [......] upon you, [...] upon [...]," [they would have]…
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(Beginning destroyed) (4) I shall not cut off my visits (lit., 'foot') [to Dur-Š]arrukin. (6) [Let me] measure [...] (7) [...] his presence (r 1) [... Concerning the s]heikh [about whom the king, my lord], told me: "[O]n the day [when ... go]es [to Du]r-Šarrukin (Rest destroyed)
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(Beginning destroyed) (1) in [......] (2) of the [......] (3) [......] (4) "the [......] (5) "I did not [......] (6) to [......] (7) the king, my lord, [......] (8) When [PN ......] (9) produc[es .......] (10) the work [......] (Break) (r 3) which we [......] (r 4) 12 cu[bits ......] (r 5) today [......] (r 6) another [......] (r 7) the ground [......] (r 8) On the 3rd day [......] (r 9) we se[t to work ......] (r 10) the work [......]
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(Beginning destroyed) (3) [One bull c]olossus at the gate [...] (4) [the house] of the king before the stone [...] (5) [... is] about to be finished. (6) [One b]ull colossus at the gate [...] (7) [... wi]th the corridor is f[inished]. (8) [... he]wn [...]s, (and) the bull col[ossus] (9) [...] which is before the royal residence [...] (10) [One bull co]lossus [of] the house [...] (11) [......] one at [...] (12) [...... are] now [finished]. (13) [The bull co]lossus o]f the house [...] (14) [...] is [n]ot fin[ished ...] (Rest destroyed)
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(Beginning destroyed) (1) [......] I asked (2) [......] to Assyria (3) [......] are transporting (4) [......] Ubru-Nabû (5) [... about which] the king, my lord, w[rote to me] (6) [......] which to [...] (7) [......] (8) [......] (9) [...... gu]ard [...] (10) [......] of the k[ing] (11) [......] not [...] (r 1) [......] I ...[...] (r 2) [......] Kum[me] (r 3) [......] did not pas[s] (r 4) [......] to Si[...] (Rest destroyed)
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(Beginning destroyed) (1) [...] desert[ed ...] (2) [...] Urzuhina [...] (3) [...] with the magnates to [...] (4) [...] Now [he] ran away from [...], ca[me here, and as]cended [to ...], saying: "The ch[ief ...] (7) [Ya]sumu the [...] (Rest destroyed)
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(Beginning destroyed) (2) [...... t]o the kin[g, my lord] (3) [......] and [...] (4) [......] the harvest [...] (5) [......] is good. The land of Ha[u ...] (6) [......] their harvest [...] (7) [...... th]is alone [...] (8) [......] alongside the mountain [...] (9) [......] has been done. The front agai[nst ...] (10) [......] everybody [is] in [his ...] (11) [...] the whole land of [H]au is ...[...] (12) [The k]ing, my lord, [can] be glad. [...] (13) [...]-iddina has collected [...] (14) [...] ..., millet, k[udimmu salt] (15) [...] they will join [...] (16) [......], saying: "...[...] (17)…
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(Beginning destroyed) (2) [......] Urzuhina (3) [......] days (4) [......] (5) [......] (6) my [......] (7) [...... col]lects (Rest destroyed)
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(1) To the deputy (governor), my lord: your servant Aššur-reṣiwa. Good health to my lord! (4) Why is my lord silent (while) I wag my tail and run about like a dog? I have sent three letters to my lord. Why does my lord not consent to send an answer to (my) letter? Let my lord return me to my office. As much as I served your father, so let me now serve you! (r 1) Even if my ... ..., may my lord do this! (r 3) Now then I have written to my lord. Let my lord quickly send an answer to (my) letter!
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(1) [To] the king, [my lord]: yo[ur servant] Nadin[...]. (3) As to the foundation stone [about which I wrote] to the king, my lord, [in] one side of it [...] (Break) (r 2) [...] Now th[en] (r 3) [...] iron [sw]ords [...] (r 4) [...] ... Perhaps (r 5) [the king], my lord, will say: (r 6) "Why did you bring out [...]?" (Break) (r 10) Do [......] (r 11) I guard [...] (r 12) before [...] (r 13) In the days of [...] (r 14) [a]t 1.5 shekels [...] (r 15) [......] (r 16) [let] him not [...] (e. 1) [......] lands [...]
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(1) [To] the king, my lord: your [servant] Nergal-belu-uṣur. [Good] health to the king, my lord! (4) [O]n the day the wine master ca[me] to me, on the third day [of ... I departed] from the city [... and went] where the king [......]. (9) From [......] (Rest destroyed)
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(1) [To the k]ing, [my] lo[rd: your servant] Nergal-[...]. (3) [Good] health to the king, [my lord]! (4) [Th]e chariots [are in] my charge in Arzuhina. Those which [...] (6) (Break) (9) runaway[s ......] (10) of A[rzuhina ...] (Rest destroyed)
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(1) [To the king], my lord: [your servant Šamaš-r]e'uwa. [Good health to] the king, my lord! (4) [Concerning what the king, my lord, wrote] to his servant: "Akkadayu [has pe]titioned me [about ... The ...] (and) the document of his lawsuit [are] at your disposal [...]. Are the [...] really [...]?" — (10) [......] this case (11) [......] Nabû-killan[ni] (12) [......] contracted (13) [......] his [do]cuments (Rest destroyed)
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(1) To the king, my lord: your servant Šamaš-taklak. Good health to the king, my lord! (3) Concerning what the king, my lord, wrote to me: "Write down the number of your horses by [...] and by deserters, and [sen]d it to me" — [I have (already) given] over to the king, my lord, the horse(s) of the deserters [of las]t year. [This] year seven horses [have deserted to m]e. (11) And concerning what the king, my lord, [wrote to me: "...] your men [...... h]orses" — [... the re]cruitment officers of my country (Break) (18) [the ...] are in [his] cha[rge, and the horse]s are in charge of the…
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(1) To the ki[ng, my lord]: your servant [NN]. Good heal[th to] the king, [my] lord! (4) The son of Abu-i[l]a'i, about whom the king, my lord, wrote to me: "Do justice to him!" — his adversary went to the ordeal [but turned back from the ord]eal. (r 1) [The ...] set a [fine ...] but he did not pay it, so the son of Abu-ila'i seized his share and his people.
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(Beginning destroyed) (1) Man[nu-ki-...] (2) the bod[yguard ...] (3) Hagal[......] (4) Now the[n I am sending them] to the king, [my lord ......] (6) the bod[yguard ...] (Rest destroyed)
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(Beginning destroyed) (1) [Now then] my [messenger] is taking him [to the king] my lord's [presence]. Let him speak [be]fore the king, my lord, [whatever ...]. (2) [...] his acquisition (3) [...] he has entrusted in my care (4) [...] on account of it I [...] (5) [...] I shall return [...] (Rest destroyed)
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(Beginning destroyed) (2) [...] ... in [...] (3) [...] throw [...] (4) [Now th]en I am sending him [to the king, my lord], in char[ge of my messenger]. (Break) (r 1) [... about which the k]ing, my lord, w[rote to me], (r 2) [...]...[...] (r 3) [...]...[...] (r 4) [...]...[...] (r 5) [......] I entru[sted] the work (r 6) [...] I [...] the work (Rest destroyed)
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(Beginning destroyed) (2) [... which] I s[ent t]o him (3) [......]... I (am) [...] (4) [......] I got afraid of [...] (5) [......] ... the day [...] (6) [......] a prefect of the [...] (7) [...... f]or 10 minas of sil[ver ...] (8) [......] Now then [...] (9) [... N]N, the ... who [...] (10) [NN, the ... o]f Calah, of the banque[t ...] (11) [...... are] in my presence, arrest[ed]. (12) I [am sending them] to the king, my [lo]rd [......]. (13) [......] the messenger of the gove[rnor] (14) [... has not c]ome [......] (Rest destroyed)
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(Beginning destroyed) (r 1) [...] the king [...] (r 2) [...] come d[own ...] (r 3) [...] his men are coming down and living [with] his people. [I]f the king, my lord, commands, [I will fe]tch them (and) release him [to] his [...]. (r 8) [... who] do [...] (r 9) [...] will [cer]tainly run aw[ay ...] (r 10) [... one of] my king's [men] ...[...] (r 11) [...] he got afraid [...] (r 12) [...] he watched [...] (r 13) [...] com[es down wit]h her [...] (r 14) [...] com[es down ...] (Rest destroyed)
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(Beginning destroyed) (r 2) I shall speak with [him]: "Go to the Palace!" (r 4) Now then I am sending him to the Palace.
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(Beginning destroyed) (2) [...] to my eunuch (3) [...] ... they sent to me: (4) "[... peop]le from among us (5) "[...] to the Palace (Break) (r 2) "[...]. W[e are] the king's [servants]." (r 3) [Now then] they are on their way [to the king], my [lo]rd. (r 4) [Whatever] their [......] (r 5) [...... let] them speak (r 6) [......] their people (Rest destroyed)
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(Beginning destroyed) (1) [......]bi (and) his people, (2) [NN ...] (and) her daughter, (3) [...... M]ar-suri, (4) [...... Ada]d-immi, (5) [......] whom the king (Rest destroyed)
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