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The biggest part of these administrative documents are //ardu//-letters. //ardu//-letters are reports by lower ranking officials to higher ranking officials. They begin with the form of address and greeting formula ÚRDU-//ka// NN //a-na di-na-an be-lí-ia lu-ul/lul-li-ik/lik.// | The biggest part of these administrative documents are //ardu//-letters. //ardu//-letters are reports by lower ranking officials to higher ranking officials. They begin with the form of address and greeting formula ÚRDU-//ka// NN //a-na di-na-an be-lí-ia lu-ul/lul-li-ik/lik.// |
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In a number of //aḫu//-letters the governors of the provinces, who were equal in rank, exchanged letters as well, addressing each other as “brothers”. The form of address is usually //a-na// NN //qí-bí-ma um-ma// NN ŠEŠ ///a-ḫu-ka-ma,// sometimes with an additional //ša a-ra-a-mu//. Additionally the greeting formulas //a-na ka-ša lu(-ú) šu-ul-mu// or DINGIR.MEŠ //ša// ON //nap-ša-tik-ka lu(-ú) šu-ul-mu// are used. | In a number of //aḫu//-letters the governors of the provinces, who were equal in rank, exchanged letters as well, addressing each other as “brothers”. The form of address is usually //a-na// NN //qí-bí-ma um-ma// NN ŠEŠ ///a-ḫu-ka-ma,// sometimes with an additional //ša a-ra-a-mu//. Additionally the greeting formulas //a-na ka-ša lu(-ú) šu-ul-mu// or DINGIR.MEŠ //ša// ON //nap-ša-tik-ka li-(iṣ)-ṣu-ru// are used. |
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There are also //bēlu//-letters, which contain orders by higher ranking officials to lower ranking officials as well as a small number of //šarru//-letters sent by the king. | There are also //bēlu//-letters, which contain orders by higher ranking officials to lower ranking officials as well as a small number of //šarru//-letters sent by the king. |