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a-na LUGAL be-li₂-ia ARAD-ka 1EN—BA-ša₂ dPA dAMAR.UTU a-na MAN EN-ia₂ lik-ru-bu ARAD-MEŠ ša E₂—EN-MEŠ-ia ša LUGAL be-li₂ UD-mu an-ni-u₂ u₂-par-ri-su-u-ni 1tab-URU-a.a DUMU 1EN—KASKAL—PAB—PAB ša a-na GAL—ki-ṣir-u-tu₂ LUGAL be-li₂ u₂-še-lu-u-ni 1dPA—sa-kib ša 03.U₅-MEŠ ka-a.a-ma-nu-te LUGAL be-li₂ u₂-še-lu-u-ni 1IGI.LAL—dŠU₂ ša qur-ZAG-MEŠ LUGAL BE u₂-še-lu-u-ni 03 an-nu-te ERIM-MEŠ ša₂-ak-ra-nu-tu₂ šu₂-nu ki-ma i-šak-ki-ru LU₂ GIR₂ AN.BAR pa-an mi₃-hi-ri-šu la u₂-sa-ah-ha-ra a-bu-tu₂ ša u₂-du-u₂-ni a-na LUGAL be-li₂-ia as-sa-pa-ra LUGAL be-li₂ ki-i ša i-la-u-ni le-pu-uš

To the king, my lord: your servant Bel-iqiša. May Nabû and Marduk bless the king, my lord.

The servants of my lord's household who(se status) the king, my lord, has determined (as of) today:

Tabalayu son of Bel-Harran-ahu-uṣur, whom the king, my lord, promoted to the rank of cohort commander; Nabû-sagib, whom the king, my lord, promoted to the rank of permanent 'third man'; (and) Atamar-Marduk, whom the king, my lord, promoted to the rank of bodyguard —

these three men are drunkards. When they are drunk, none of them can turn his iron sword away from his colleague.

I have written to the king, my lord, (about) a matter that I know. The king, my lord, may do as he deems best.