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UD-mu-us-su x ša₂ x x x LU₂ŠA₃.TAM x x xx x x x x LU₂A—KIN-šu₂ a-na pa-ni LUGAL TIN.TIRKI i-šap-par i-na ITIBARAG LU₂A—KIN ša₂ LUGAL TIN.TIRKI a-na pa-ni-šu₂ it-tal-ka GUD ina pa-ni-šu₂ in-da-ha-aṣ dhum-hum il-tal-la um-ma šul-lum a-na LUGAL be-li₂-ia E₂—NA₄KIŠIB ša₂ dhum-hum ša₂ ina ŠA₃-bi un-qu ša₂ 1daš-šur—ŠEŠ—MU 1kit-ru-šu₂ i-ka-ku ip-te-ti-ma 01 GU₂.UN 20 MA.NA KUG.GI 01 GU₂.UN sa-a-du ina ŠU.2 LU₂A—KIN a-na LUGAL TIN.TIRKI ul-te-bi-la UD-mu-us-su 1dAG—GAL₂-ši ba-ru-u₂ ṭe₃-e-mu ša₂ E₂.GAL i-he-ri-iṣ-ṣu a-na 1NIG₂.GUB i-šap-par 02 DUMU-MEŠ-šu₂ 30 ERIM-MEŠ ina ŠU.2-šu₂-nu iṣ-ṣa-bat a-na pa-ni LUGAL TIN.TIRKI it-tal-ka LUGAL lu-u-ba-ʾi ERIM-MEŠ ša₂ dib-bi x x x it-ti-šu₂ ša₂ MU E x x x xx x x x-ir x x x x x x xx rest broken away

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[NN], the prela[te of Dur-Šarrukku], daily sends his messenger to the king of Babylon. In Nisan (I), the messenger of the king of Babylon came to him. He slaughtered a bull in his presence (and) carried off Humh[u]m, saying: "Safekeeping for the king, my lord!" He opened the seal(ed storehouse) of Humhum, which Kitrušu had sealed1 with the signet ring of Esarhaddon, [and] sent one talent twenty minas of gold (and) one talent of gold alloy to the king of Babylon with the messenger.

1 Or ‘which he was summoning to his aid’.

Nabû-ušabši, the haruspex, daily finds out and sends the news of the palace to Kudurru. He has taken his two sons (and) thirty men under their control and gone to the king of Babylon. May the king search (for them); [they are] men who ... affairs with him [......]

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