1-2 - Say to my lord: this is what Aradgu, your servant, says:

3-8 - You instructed me, as I was taking the direct route to Subir, to secure your provincial taxes, to inform myself precisely as to the state of the territory, and to ensure its obedience by taking counsel with (?) Apillaca, the 'Sage of the Assembly', so that he could thus return the people of Subir to their customary way of speaking (?).

9-11 - But when I arrived at the palace gate, no one enquired after the well-being of my lord. No one rose from their seat before me, or bowed down. They intimidated me.

12-18 - When I came nearer carries -- well, your wayside hostel where carding-combs (?) and lances inlaid with gold, silver, cornelian and lapis lazuli have been set up, covers an area of one hectare! Apillaca himself is decked out in gold and lapis lazuli lapis lazuli, gold, silver and cornelian , and he sits on a raised throne furnished with a rich raiment. His feet rest upon a golden footstool. He would not remove his feet in my presence!

19-21 - To his right and left he had soldiers (?) stationed, five thousand at each side. He placed at their disposal six fattened oxen and 60 20 fattened sheep rams for a meal. He assumed the right to perform my lord's lustration rites.

22-25 - After a close interrogation at the gate, nobody even bade me enter. When I finally entered, someone brought me a throne with studs plated with red gold and told me: 'Sit down!' I replied: 'I am here to present the instructions of my king. Therefore I will not sit down!"'

26-28 - They brought (?) me two fattened oxen one fattened ox and 20 6 fattened sheep to my table. Then because, without , my lord's soldiers overturned my table, I became frightened and my flesh crept.

29-34 - In the month Ezen-Ninazu, after the 15th day five days had passed , my lord gave me his instructions. By the first day after one day had passed of the month U-bigu, I sent to you I sent to my lord a messenger. Now it is midday mid-month the day did not , approached. May my lord know!