VS 26 67 (VAT 9244)
First word: a-na (ana)
Translation: To Pūšu-kēn, Innāya, and Kilya the yellow one(?) from Šū-Kūbum:
First word: mì-šu (miššu)
Translation: Why is it that you write to me as if I were marked for death and your full report has not come to me for two years?
First word: i (i-)
Translation: Previously you wrote to me.
First word: um-ma (umma)
Translation: “We received the silver of Apatanānum and since the terms of your merchants draw close, we will give him for interest. We will say, 'Let us send the silver all at once with Šamaš-tappa’ī.'"
First word: u₄-mu (ūmū)
Translation: The terms of my merchant turned to me already (?).
First word: ma (mā)
Translation: Indeed, you did send me the silver of Appatanānum with Kiliya.
First word: KÙ.BABBAR (kaspam)
Translation: (But) you did not send the silver of my merchant!
First word: a-ša-me-ma (ašammema)
Translation: I hear that my textiles from the
First word: a-na-kam (annākam)
Translation: He told me here that they sold the textiles in his presence.
First word: a (a-)
Translation: Why did you not send the silver?
First word: a-ḫu-ú-a (aḫḫūa)
Translation: My dear brothers, take heed to send a detailed message about my assets(?) on credit, in cash, and in my account by express messenger.
First word: áš-pu-ra-ku-nu-tí (aspurakkunūti)
Translation: I wrote to you (pl.).
First word: um-ma (umma)
Translation: I said, "Dispatch my servants as soon as they arrive."
First word: a-tù-nu (attunu)
Translation: But you (pl.), squandered Maṣi-bēlī and Išar-lu-ballaṭ.
First word: šu-ma (šumma)
Translation: If you are truly my brothers, dispatch Šamaš-tappāʾī, Mannu-kī-abiya and Ataya to me immediately.
First word: šu-ma (šumma)
Translation: Besides them, there is no one to by grain for me.
First word: šu-ma (šumma)
Translation: If you do not dispatch them to me immediately, you will make as angry as if you had lost a talent of silver of mine.
First word: i-na (ina)
Translation: Send me as much as they balanced me at accountings.
First word: iḫ-da-ma (iḫdāma)
Translation: Take care to deposit my share.
First word: ma-lá (mala)
Translation: Will you take pains to make me fear?