TC 2 3
First word: um-ma (umma)
Translation: From Šalim-aḫum to Lā-qēpum and Pūšu-kēn
First word: ta-áš-pu-ra-nim (tašpurānem)
Translation: You (pl.) wrote me.
First word: um-ma (umma)
Translation: You said, "From the merchandise of Ilī-ašranni's transport, 6 1/3 minas tin and 1/2 textile are with Ilabrat-bāni."
First word: e-ta-lu-tám (etalluttam)
Translation: He acted on his own authority and opened my package and took my tin!
First word: a-pu-ùḫ (appuḫ)
Translation: Instead of some random thief, he took my tin!
First word: a-na (ana)
Translation: Cause him to pay a six shekel rate for my tin!
First word: a-ša-me-ma (ašammema)
Translation: I read that Iddin-abum s. Iddin-Ištar owes 19! 1/2 minas [silver] (for) tin from those very same goods, (paying) 1/2 mina silver (per kutānum textile) and a 7 shekel rate (for tin).
First word: a-na (ana)
Translation: He will not pay less than a 6 shekel rate for the tin!
First word: IGI (maḫar)
Translation: In the presence of Enlil-bāni and Puzur-Aššur son of Elāli, he drove my goods and their goods together from here and the thief (i.e. Ilabrat-bāni) broke up 1 or 2 ‘talents’ (i.e. sacks) of tin in addition to the hand tin which I gave to them.
First word: a (a-)
Translation: In this way they who were there ‘informed’ the man so that he took from mine while they took away their merchandise intact.
First word: ILLAT-at (ellat)
Translation: As for the caravan of Lā-qēpum, they charged feed (expenses of) 45 shekels each.
First word: mì-šu (miššu)
Translation: How is it that they took it out of my own merchandise?
First word: lu (lu)
Translation: Did he take (anything) from their tin or did he take (anything) from their textiles?
First word: ú-dí-du-šu-ma (uddidūšuma)
Translation: They 'informed' him and he took from mine, and he returned their textiles and tin intact!
First word: a-pu-tí-a-ma (apputtiama)
Translation: Urgent! I shall not lose out!
First word: iš-tí-in (ištên)
Translation: Let one or two of them stay and do whatever is appropriate.
First word: šu-ma (šumma)
Translation: If they speak harsh words, [go] to the colony.