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a-na LU₂ENGAR EN-ia ARAD-ka 1dPA—NUMUN—SI.SA₂ lu DI-mu a-na EN-ia dAG u dAMAR.UTU a-na EN-ia MU.AN.NA-MEŠ ma-aʾ-da-te lik-ru-bu GISKIM-MEŠ lu-u ša₂ AN-e lu ša₂ KI.TIM lu-u ša BE—iz-bi am—mar ši-na-ni a-sa-ṭar ina ba-at-ta-ta-a.a ma-har dUTU u₂-sa-ad-bi-ib-šu₂-nu ina GEŠTIN NAG-u₂ ina A-MEŠ TU₅ ina I₃-MEŠ ŠEŠ₂-MEŠ-šu₂ MUŠEN-MEŠ am-mu-te u₂-sa-ab-ši-il u₂-sa-kil-šu₂-nu LUGAL pu-u-hi ša₂ KUR—URIKI GISKIM-MEŠ it-tah-ra-an-ni i-si-si ma-a mi₃-i-nu GISKIM la-ap-tu ina ŠA₃-bi-šu LUGAL pu-u-hi tu-še-ši-ba u₃ i-da-bu-ub ma-a ina IGI LU₂ENGAR qi-i-bi ma-a ina ba-a-di ša UD x-KAM₂ ma-a GEŠTIN ni-si-ti ṭa-aʾ-ta-a-ti 1ṣal-la-a.a a-na 1dPA—u₂-ṣal-li ARAD-šu₂ it-ti-din ina ŠA₃-bi ina UGU 1dNIN.GAL—SUM-na ina UGU 1dUTU—ib-ni ina UGU 1I—dmar-duk i-sa-al ma-a ina UGU ša₂-bal-ku-te ša ma-a-ti i-du-bu-ub ma-a E₂—BAD₃-MEŠ ina bat-ta-ta-a.a ṣab-bi-ta ma-a na-aṣ-ru šu-u ina pa-an LU₂ENGAR lu-u la i-za-az ma-a a-na 1dPA—u₂-ṣal-li ARAD-šu₂ liš-u₂-lu ma-a šu-u gab-bu i-da-bu-ub

To the 'farmer,' my lord: your servant Nabû-zeru-lešir. Good health to my lord! May Nabû and Marduk bless my lord for many years!

I wrote down whatever signs there were, be they celestial, terrestrial or of malformed births, and had them recited in front of Šamaš, one after the other. They (the substitute king and queen) were treated with wine, washed with water and anointed with oil; I had those birds cooked and made them eat them. The substitute king of the land of Akkad took the signs on himself.

He cried out: "Because of what ominous sign have you enthroned a substitute king?" And he claims: "Say [in] the presence of the 'farmer': on the eve[ning of the xth, we were drinking w]ine. Ṣallaya gave b[ribes] to his servant Nabû-[uṣalli] and meanwhile he inquired about Nikkal-iddina, Šamaš-ibni, and Na'id-Marduk, speaking about upheaval of the country: 'Seize the fortified places one after another!' He is to be watched (carefully); he should no (longer) belong to the entourage of the 'farmer.' His servant Nabû-uṣalli should be questioned — he will spill everything."