Transliteration: um-ma a-šùr-ma-lik ša-lim-a-šur ù ì-lí-a-ma a-na ša-lim-a-šur qí-bi-ma la-ma a-šur-ša-du-e i-li-kà-ni la-ma ṭup-pí-kà ub-lá-ni ITU.2.KAM šu-be-lúm i pá-ni a-šur-ša-du-e i-li-kam-ma šu-be-lúm šu-ku-ba-am DUMU a-šur-be-el-a-wa-tim ù a-ḫi-šu iṣ-ba-at-ma a-na a-lim(ki) ir-de₈-šu-nu-ma ù né-nu a-wa-tám nu-ta-er-ma um-ma né-nu-ma a-wa-tù-šu-nu ga-am-ra a-na ša ni-iš a-lim(ki) i-tù-a-ar a-lúm(ki) dí-nam i-dí-in-ma šu-be-lúm ù DUMU.MÍ i-sú-rik₁₃ a-na šu-ku-bi-im ù a-ḫi-šu la i-tù-ru šu-ku-bu-um a-na kà-ni-iš i-lá-ak-ma i-tur₄-DINGIR ù ku-a-tí a-na šu-be-lim ú-kà-an ki-ma lu-qú-tám ip-qí-da-ku-nu-tí-ni ša a-na gám-ra-tim a-na ša ni-iš a-lim(ki) i-tù-ra-ku-ni ta-lá-kam-ma a-dí MU.1.ŠÈ a-wa-tám a-na É a-bi-kà ta-da-an SAG ITU.1.KAM be-el-té-É.GAL-lim li-mu-um e-lá-lí DUMU i-ku-nim a-pu-tum ṭup-pí-kà ší-bi₄-kà da-a-a-ni-kà ga-me-er a-wa-tí-kà ša a-na a-lim(ki) i-la-kà-ni li-li-kam ša lá i-la-kà-ni ša-sí-ḫa-a
Translation: From Aššur-malik, Šalim-Aššur and Iliya to Šalim-Aššur: Before Aššur-šadu'e arrived, before he brought your letter, Šu-Bēlum arrived two months before Aššur-šadu'e, and Šu-Bēlum seized Šu-Kūbum son of Aššur-bēl-awātim and his brother and conducted them to the City assembly, and then it was us who rebuffed the matter, saying: Their case is closed. He is reopening a matter that has been sworn by the City." The City passed a verdict, stating that Šu-Bēlum and Issu-arik's daughter must not raise claim against Šu-Kūbum and his brother. Šu-Kūbum must go to Kanesh to make you and Itūr-ilī confirm to Šu-Bēlum that he entrusted the goods to you. Since he has raised claim against you for everything that had been sworn by the City, you must come and open a case for your paternal estate within one year. Dated the beginning of the month Bēlat-ekallim, the eponymy of Elāli son of Ikūnum. Urgent! As to your tablets, your witnesses, your judges, those who settled your affair - he who will come to the City should come; he who will not come you must extradite - confirm your tablets and your witnesses! Come and give a lawsuit for your paternal estate, for if you do not come, they will take 4 talents of tin and 100 on your account. The tablets belonging to him with his witnesses have been put before the City assembly and they have entered the City Hall. They are in the City Hall. Šu-Bēlum holds a certified tablet with the king's seal, stating that you must give him a lawsuit within one year. Since the matter was concluded two months ago, when we heard the letters that Aššur-šadu'e brought, we made inquiries but we did not go back to the City assembly. Kuziziya brought 10 minas of silver; hinnaya brought 10 minas of silver, and 20 minas of silver have been deducted from your debt. Later on Šu-Bēlum came and he said to hinnaya: "I entrusted 20 minas of silver to you." Without those who know about it hinnaya informed him and said: "Yes, you entrusted (that) to me. I shall make inquiries, and if they did not bring it, I shall buy it at a merchant's house and pay you." Šu-Bēlum said: "The 10 minas that Kuziziya brought is available." hinnaya gave in in the matter and borrowed 10 minas of silver from a merchant's house and paid him. Also, hinnaya received a certified tablets stating that it will be deducted from your debt. In all, 30 minas of silver will be deducted from your debt. Send the silver to hinnaya so the interest will not make you suffer. In the matter concerning Aššur-bāni ... confronted the City assembly and ... Had you been present, would they (not) have treated his words as chaff? For the statement where you said: "May the City judge my case", you are to pay 1 mina 10 shekels of silver. Since he formally mentioned a bribe but did not prove it, had you been present, would he (not) be dead? We borrowed the silver against interest and paid it. Send silver. Urgent! Do not act superior in this matter! Come and clear it up. What can your investors do for you? You have no answer to them, except saying: "I have been extradited!" You do not consider your losses, you do not seek the face of your god! Urgent! As soon as you have heard the letter, strengthen your tablets and your witnesses, set out and come! ... An attorney ..."