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a-na LUGAL KUR.KUR EN-ia₂ ARAD-ka 1dU.GUR—ib-ni dAMAR.UTU u₃ dzar-pa-ni-tum a-na LUGAL KUR.KUR EN-ia₂ lik-ru-bu 1am—mi₃-ni—DINGIR LU₂DAM.QAR te-ma-a.a ul-tu a-ga-a a-na pa-an LUGAL TIN.TIRKI il-lak i-na KA₂ URU ša₂ URUUD.KIB.NUNKI ṣa-ab-ta u₃ URUBAD₃—LUGAL-uk-ki ina UD.KA.BAR-MEŠ na-di li-bu-ku-niš-šum-ma liš-ʾa-al-lu-šu₂ ul-tu a-ga-a man-na x xxšu₂ u₃ LUGAL la i-qab-bi um-ma mi-nam-ma dib-bi a-ga-a la aš₂-me 1dAG—GAL₂-ši LU₂HAL LU₂ha-ta-aš₂-ši o LU₂ša₂—IGI—E₂.GAL u₃ LU₂GAL-MEŠ a-na UGU-hi-ia₂ ul-tam-hi-iṣ x x x ši-pir-ti ina UGU-hi a-na LUGAL EN-ia₂ al-ta-par LUGAL SAG-su liš-ši li-bu-ku-niš-šu la i-pes-sin x x x xx a-ba-ʾi-i x x x x x x DUMU-MEŠ-šu₂ a-na pa-an x x x x x xxra u₃ 1dUTU—A₂.GAL₂ x x x x xxšu₂ ina pa-an LUGAL TIN.TIRKI x x x x ša₂ a-na UGU-hi x x x xx u₃ URUbi-ra-a-ta x x x x LUGAL liš-ʾa-al-šu₂ um-ma x x a-na e-ka-na o taš-pur x x x x x-ši ina xx x lip-qid xx xx x x x x x i-qab-bi SPACER xx a x x x x x x x-aš₂ x x x x x x x x xxlu-šu₂ x x x x x x x x x-te x x x x x x x x x x-a x x x x x x x x x x-hi us-x x x x x x x x xx x xx x x x x x x x xx a-na xx x x x x x x-ši 05 ITI-MEŠ a-ga-a x x x xx EN a-de-e ša₂ LUGAL a-na-ku a-na a-mat bab-ba-ni-ti a-na pa-an at-tal-ka am—mi₃-ni 07 ITI-MEŠ a-ga-a LU₂kal-la-bi šil-ta-hu na-ši UGU-ia₂ u₂-šu-uz o xx x x x x x a-na UGU-hi x x x x x x x x x up to four lines may be broken away

To the king of the lands, [my] lo[rd]: your [serva]nt, Nergal-ibni. May [M]arduk and Z[a]rpanitu bless the king of the lands, m[y] lord.

Ammini-ilu, a merch[a]nt from Tema, [wa]s going from here to the king of Babylon. [He was arr]ested at the city gate of Sippar, and is in fetters in Dur-Šarrukku. Let them fetch him and [qu]estion him. [No]b[o]dy from here [knows] him, and the king should not say: "[W]hy didn't I hear these things?"

[Nabû-ušab]ši, the haruspex, has incited the ..., [the] palace [supervisor], and the magnate[s ag]ainst me. [I ha]ve [s]ent [...] a letter [about i]t to the king, my lord. The king should summon him and [have] him [brought i]n. He must not conceal [...].

[...] ...

[...] his [so]ns to

[...] and Šamaš-le'i

[...] in the presence of the king of Babylon

[...] against

[...] and Birati [...]

The king should ask him, "[W]here did you send [...]?"

[H]e should appoint [...] in [...].

[Perhaps the king, my lord], will say: "[...]"

(Break)

for th[ese] five months [......].

I am a treaty partner of the king. I have come forward for a good cause. Why has an outrider carrying an arrow been standing over me for (all) these seven months?

[......] against

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