Section: Obv.
His majesty, etc. . . . Saṃghila submits that he is about to go on a mission to Khotan. One express horse was to be given him there from the state. You did not provide a horse from the state (but) Saṃghila received a horse for hire. The cost of hire ought to have been provided there from the state. The cozbo Ṣamas̱ena was security. When this sealed wedge-tablet reached you, forthwith thereupon you must carefully inquire with oath and witness, whether it is really so and however much the cost of hire was decided to be, (so much) must be collected by Larsu and sent here. A decision is to be made according to the Law of the kingdom, etc. . . .

Note: Read na for 1 (U.O. 3). Read paḍ́uvaǵa "security" for paṭanaǵa. The variants are mentioned in the notes to the text.