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x x x x xx xx x x x x x pa-ni-ka x x x x x xx di xx x x x x xx a-na UGU o 1x x—dAMAR.UTU lu-xx x a-na mah-ri-ia ki-i il-li-ku-nu 50 mi-la-a-tu₂ ki-i il-du-du-u₂ a-di UGU-hi ša₂ a-kaš-šad-šu₂-nu-tu₂ xx o ar₂-ti-šu₂-nu ub-te-ti-qu ki-i il-li-ku ut-tir-ru en-na ki-i il-li-ku-nu 02 LU₂taš-li-ša₂-nu ša₂ LUGAL ih-tab-tu ki-i ṣi-ta taq-bu-u₂ lu-uʾ i-di u ki-i LUGAL šu-nu ib-bu-u₂ lu-u₂ i-di LUGAL be-li₂-a-ni i-qab-bi um-ma hu-bu-su-nu la ta-hab-ba-ta u₃ at-tu-nu a-na kun-nu-tu tal-la-ka-nim hu-ub-tu ul-tu ŠA₃-bi URU-i-ni ta-hab-ba-ta-aʾ ša₂ taq-bu-u₂ um-ma 1MU—MU ša₂ taš-pu-ra ni-iṣ-ṣab-tu 1MU—MU ša₂ pa-x x x x x x-u₂ ul x x x x x x x x šu x x x x x x x x rest broken away ki-i i-bu-ku in-daq-ti ha-x x x x ša₂ ina pa-ni-ka šup-ram-ma ad-x x x x

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When they came [to] me and dragged away fifty (stone) st[eps], they kept cutting off their foliage until I reached them. They went away, (but) did it again.

Now when they came (again), they carried off as booty two 'third-men' of the king. I do know that you ordered the sortie and I do know that the king had appoint[ed] them.

The king, our lord, says: "You must not take booty from them." But you are assuredly coming and taking booty from our city!

As to what you said: "We have captured Šuma-iddin about whom you wrote" — Šuma-iddin who [...]

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When [...] led away [...], they deserted.

Send to me those who are in your presence, so I [will ...].