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Say to Icbi-Erra: this is what Culgi, your lord, says: You have made me so happy with the news and everything. Who could give me a house-born slave such as you are? Who has such a capable man, so beneficial to his lord? Now, no sign can confirm (?) anything of what I have been sending to you, but I have sent it to you anyway (?). I had Babati ......, the ...... official -- who is to me a grandfather, an advisor of longstanding, who knows how to give advice -- send you 600 talents of silver and 600 talents of gold, which I had delivered (?) to you because (?) of the taking of ...... from my tro…