471 B
471 B
Letters were delivered by the hand of couriers
"Couriers hand-delivered the letters" or "Courtiers gave the letters directly"
Letters
You may need to use a word for written instructions that is more general than "letter" so that the reader does not think that these documents were about only personal matters.
annihilate, kill, and destroy
"completely destroy"
thirteenth day of the twelfth month
"day thirteen of month twelve"
plunder
steal by force