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a-na LU₂ENGAR be-li₂-ni ARAD-MEŠ-ka 1dIM—MU—PAB 1dAMAR.UTU—GAR—MU lu-u DI-mu a-na be-li₂-ni dPA u dAMAR.UTU a-na be-li₂-ni lik-ru-bu ina UGU UD 15- ša be-li₂-ni iq-bu-u-ni ma-a LUGAL—pu-u-hi a-na šim-ti lil-li-ki ma-a ana-ku UD 16- ki-i ša IGI-tim-ma dul-li le-pu-uš UD 16- DUG₃.GA a-na e-pa-a-še ki-i ša AD-MEŠ-ni a-na EN-MEŠ-šu₂-nu e-pa-šu₂-u-ni u₃ LU₂ENGAR ma-la 02-šu₂ e-pu-šu₂-u-ni dEN u dAG DI-mu iš-ka-nu-ni u₂-ma-a ki-i ha-an-nim-ma ne₂-pu-uš ki ma-ṣi-ma la-a ṭa-bu-u-ni a-ta-a ni-kat₃-tir u₃ ki-i ša LU₂TUR-MEŠ-im-ma iq-bu-u-ni ma-a a-na MI₂ŠE ina ŠA₃ GURUN—EN—ar-hi ša₂-ṭir a-ni-nu ki-i an-nim-ma ina qa-ti-ni nu-ka-a-la id—da-a-ti UD 16- ina ŠA₃ UD-MEŠ DUG₃.GA-MEŠ ṭa-a-ba UD 17- NU DUG₃.GA

To [the 'farmer,' our lord]: your servants [Adad-šumu-uṣur] and Marduk-šakin-šumi. [Good] health to our lord! [May Nabû and] Marduk [bles]s our lord!

Concerning the 15th day [about which our lord] said: "Let the substitute [kin]g [g]o to his fate and let me perform my ritual on the 16th day as before" — the 16th is a good day to perform (the ritual).

As our fathers did for their lords, and (as) the 'farmer' has already done once and twice, (while) Bel and Nabû provided well-being, just so let us also do now. Why should we wait as if it were not auspicious?

And as even the apprentices say: "It is recorded as favourable in Inbu bēl arhi," just so we shall keep it. Hence the 16th day is among the good days and is good, (whereas) the 17th day is not good.