TC 1 28
First word: um-ma (umma)
Translation: From Aššur-bāni and Šalim-Aššur to Pūšu-kēn:
First word: šu-ma-a-bi-a (Šuma-abiya)
Translation: Šuma-abiya and Mannum-bālum-Aššur arrived
First word: ma-na (manā)
Translation: They brought 8 1/2 minas of silver.
First word: ni-is-ḫa-sú (nisḫāssu)
Translation: The excise-tax was not added.
First word: a (a-)
Translation: According to your instructions, we ... the silver (in) the house of the merchant and made purchases for you.
First word: ANŠE.ḪI.A (emārū)
Translation: 3 donkeys (loaded with) kutānum-textiles, 1 donkey (loaded with) tin and its wrappings are yours. A donkey belonging to the merchant, and separately 1/2 donkey(load) of tin and one donkey (loaded with) kutānum-textiles--all this, purchases made, Šuma-abiya departed five days after Kiliya.
First word: ANŠE.ḪI.A (emārū)
Translation: (There are) donkeys belonging to the merchant, and separately 1/2 donkey(load) of tin and one donkey (loaded with)
First word: mì-ma (mimma)
Translation: All this, purchases made, Šuma-abiya departed five days after Kiliya.
First word: ap-kà ()
Translation: Your silver has not yet come.
First word: ma-nu-um-ba-lúm-a-šur (Mannum-bālum-Aššur)
Translation: We will dispatch Mannum-bālum-Aššur with the next travellers.
First word: a-šu-mì (aššumi)
Translation: Concerning the matter of the merchant about which you wrote to us, you said, "Let him raise about 1/2 mina silver for my
First word: ra-du-am (radduam)
Translation: He does not want to raise the money.
First word: ma-na (manā)
Translation: We borrowed 1 1/2 minas silver and we wrote 3 minas silver with the investors from the assets of the ebuttum-loan in a tablet under the name of the merchant.
First word: ku-lu (kulu)
Translation: All the merchants gave each 4 minas of silver to him.
First word: šu-ma (šumma)
Translation: If you desire, you yourself add 1 mina of silver to him.
First word: ma-na (manā)
Translation: Send the 1 1/2 minas of silver which we owe immediately.
First word: lu (lu)
Translation: We will return it.
First word: um-ma (umma)
Translation: From Šalim-Aššur: My dear brother, when Kiliya arrived I enrolled him for service and then dispatched him.
First word: a-ma-kam (ammākam)
Translation: There, they are informed about the man.
First word: a-pu-tum (apputtum)
Translation: Please, assist him so that (he does) according to his instructions.
First word: ù (u)
Translation: Now take heed concerning the matter of Azua.
First word: a-pu-tum (apputtum)
Translation: Urgent! Do not set him for dishonesty(?) so that it grieves me here.
First word: a-ḫi (aḫī)
Translation: My dear brother, keep your eye on Erra-bāni your son so that he does not act high-handedly.