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a-na LUGAL EN-ia ARAD-ka 1dPA—PAB-MEŠ—SU lu DI-mu a-na LUGAL EN-ia dPA dAMAR.UTU a-na LUGAL EN-ia lik-ru-bu ša a-na LUGAL EN-ia iš-pur-an-ni ma-a MULdil-bat nam-rat ina ITIŠE nam-rat LU₂qal-lu-lu LU₂sa-ku-ku LU₂par-ri-ṣu šu-u₂ ša a-na LUGAL EN-ia iš-pur-an-ni ma-a MULdil-bat ina ŠA₃ MULLU₂HUN.GA₂ x x KUR-ma la-a ket-tu₂ ši-i MULdil-bat u₂-di-na la in-na-mar a-ta-a a-ke-e la ket-tu₂ an-ni-tu₂ a-na LUGAL EN-ia i-šap-pa-ra MULdil-bat ina še-re-e-ti i-kun a-na ša₂—še-ra-a-ti i-qab-bi šum-ma x x x x x x i-qab-bi u₂-ma-a MULdil-bat la in-na-mar man-nu šu-tu ša a-ke-e la ket-tu₂ di-ib-bi an-nu-ti a-na LUGAL EN-ia i-šap-par-u-ni ina ši-a-ri ina ŠA₃ IGI.2-ia lu-še-ti-iq-u₂-neš-šu₂-nu am—mar šu-nu—u-ni ša LUGAL be-li₂ iš-pur-an-ni ma-a ITI an-ni-u mi₃-i-nu tu-kal-la ITI an-ni-u₂ ITIŠE nu-ka-a-la UD-mu an-ni-u UD 27- ITI ša er-rab-an-ni ITIBARAG a-ta-a man-nu ina UGU i-sa-na-al-li o i-pa-ah-hi-iz o šum-ma la u₂-da lu qa-a-la LUGAL be-li₂ la i-nar₃-ru-ṭu ar₂-hiš lu-rab-bi-iš MULdil-bat u₂-di-na la in-na-mar

[To the king, my lord: your servant Nabû-ahhe-eriba. Good health] to the king, my lord! May [Nabû and Marduk] bless the king, my [lord]!

[He who] wrote to the king, my lord, "The planet Venus is visible, it is visible [in the month Ad]ar (XII)," is a vile man, an ignoramus, a cheat! [And he who] wrote to the king, my lord, "Venus is [...] rising in the constellation A[ries]," [does] not [speak] the truth (either). Venus is [not] yet visible!

Why does one so [deceitf]ully send such (a report) to the ki[ng, my lo]rd? "Venus is stable in the mor[ning]": (this) signifies "morningtime." If [...], it signif[ies ...]. (But) [Venus is not] vis[ible at p]resent.

Who is this person [that] so deceit[fully] se[nds] such reports to the king, my lord? [Tom]orrow they should let me scrutinize th[em], every single one of them.

[As to wh]at the king, my lord, wrote to me: "What do you take the present month to be?" — we take the present month to be Adar (XII), and the present [day] is the 27[th]; the coming [month] is Nisan (I).

Why does someone tell lies and boast about it? [I]f he does not know, [he should] keep his mouth shut. The [kin]g, my lord, should not hesitate (but) promote him [at once]!

Venus is [not] yet [vis]ible.