Tell Nūr-Šamaš, Awēl-Adad, Sin-pilah, Sillī-Adad, and the overseer of the ten-man team: Šamaš-nāsir sends the following message: This is really a fine way of behaving! The orchardists keep breaking into the date storehouse and taking dates, and you yourselves cover it up time and again and do not report it to me.
I am sending you herewith this letter of mine; bring these men to me—after they have paid for the dates. And also the men from the town Bad-Tibira […]