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1. This is what Ur-nigar 2. says: 3. to my master 4. speak — 5. Concerning the fish that were promised (lit. 'spoken of') 6. to the wife of Al-il'aba: 7. the oil(?), the first-rate(?), 8. has not been given to me. 9. In the house 10. there is nothing whatsoever. 11. The [...] of wood (geš-ab-[...]) 12. — let him keep his hand upon it. 13. As for the door-bolt of Ur-nim(?), 14. one man of Durum(?) (Lu-durum) 15. has wrecked the house.
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1. [...] ... 2. 5 male lambs, 6 female lambs, with fleece, 3. male(s); 4. [n+]20 minus 3 (= 17) ewes, [n+]23 breeding rams: 5. [Ur]-En[ki]. 6. 52 ewes, 24 breeding rams, 7. 2 male lambs, 2 female lambs with fleece, at the fore (igi-še), 8. 34 ewes: Azuzu; 9. Ur-abzu. 10. 82 [+n] ewes, 40 [+n breeding rams], 11. 3? [...] 12. Total: [...] 1,565 [+n] ewes, [n] male lambs [...], plucked (of their wool) [and?] inspected. 13. [Tablet set in or]der [...].
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