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ETCSLtransliteration : c.3.1.20

Letter from Ibbi-Suen to Puzur-Šulgi hoping for Išbi-Erra's downfall


	Version A
1.	{puzur₄-^dšul-gi} {(2 mss. have instead:) puzur₄-^dnu-muš-da} ensi₂ ka-zal-lu^ki
2.	u₃-na-a-dug₄
3.	^di-bi₂-^dsuen lugal-zu /na\-ab-be₂-a
4.	[(X)] X erin₂-ta mu-ra-suḫ-a-gin₇-nam ensi₂ ka-zal-lu^ki-še₃ mu-ra-ĝal₂
5.	ĝe₂₆-e-gin₇-nam {erin₂-zu} {(1 ms. has instead:) uĝ₃-zu} dugud-da-zu in-nu-u₃
6.	a-na-aš-am₃ [X]-gin₇ lu₂ mu-e-ši-in-gi₄
7.	^miš-bi-^der₃-ra
8.	ugu-ĝu₁₀-še₃ igi-ni im-ma-ši-in-ĝar
9.	u₃ ĝe₂₆-e u₃-mu-un-šub ga-am₃-ĝen
10.	en-na iš-bi-^der₃-ra kur-/re\ bi₂-in-gi₄-a a-gin₇ nu-e-zu
11.	za-e /gir-bu\-bu ensi₂ ĜIR₂-kal^ki-ke₄
12.	a-na-aš-/am₃\ erin₂ šu-zu-še₃ /i₃\-ĝal₂-la igi-ni-še₃ la-ba-an-sug₂-ge-za-na
13.	X /ki^?\-bi gi₄-gi₄-da
14.	a-gin₇ mi-ni-ib-šum₂-za-na
15.	/ud^?-da^?\ ^den-/lil₂\-le ki-en-gi ḫul mu-/un\-gi₄
16.	^ugu₂ugu₄-bi kur-bi-ta {ed₃-de₃} {(2 mss. have instead:) ed₂-de₃}
17.	nam-sipad kalam-ma-še₃ /mu\-[X]-il₂
18.	{i₃-ne-eš₂ ^den-lil₂-le lu₂-IM {sa₁₀-sa₁₀} {(1 ms. has instead:) sag₉-sag₉} nu-luḫ-ḫa^sar} {(1 ms. has instead:) a-da-lam ^den-lil₂-la₂ nu-luḫ-ḫa^sar sa₁₀-sa₁₀-de₃ lu₂-IM niĝin₂ […]}
19.	^miš-bi-er₃-ra numun ki-en-gi-ra nu-me-a nam-lugal-la mu-na-an-šum₂
20.	ga-nam pu-uḫ₂-rum ki diĝir-re-e-ne ki-en-gi sag₂ ba-ab-dug₄
21.	a-a ^den-lil₂ dug₄-ga-dug₄-ga-ni dib-be₂-da-aš
22.	en-na urim₅^ki-ma lu₂-erim₂-ša mu-un-ri-a
23.	iš-bi-^der₃-ra lu₂ ma₂-ri₂^ki-ke₄ suḫuš-bi ba-bur₁₂-re
24.	ki-en-gi ḫe₂-aĝ₂-e ur₅-gin₇-nam bi₂-in-dug₄
25.	u₃ tukum-bi ensi₂ URU×A dili-dili i₃-ĝar-ĝar-re-en-ze₂-en
26.	inim ^den-lil₂-la₂-ta iš-bi-er₃-ra i₃-bal-e-eš-a
27.	^lu₂tab-zu-gin₇ iri erim₂-ra ba-šum₂-mu-na-ta
28.	u₃ za-e arad gen₆-na še-ni-gin₇ {iš-bi-er₃-ra nu-mu-un-zu-a} {(1 ms. has instead:) /iš-bi\-er₃-ra mu-un-zu}
29.	i₃-ne-eš₂ inim dug₃-ga gi₄-gi₄-de₃
30.	lul du₈-du₈-u₃-da ḫe₂-ni-ib-tum₂-tum₂-mu
31.	uĝ₃-ba buru₁₄-ba ḫe₂-ak-e-de₃
32.	za-e {na-an-gur-ru} {(1 ms. has instead:) na-an-gur₁₀-un} ugu-ĝu₁₀-še₃ nam-ma-ši-du-un
33.	šu-ni iri^ki-a nam-bi₂-ib-sa₂-sa₂
34.	lu₂ ma₂-ri₂^ki-ke₄ ĝalga ur-re nam-en na-an-na-ak-e
35.	{i₃-ne-eš₂ mar-tu kur-bi-ta ^den-lil₂ a₂-taḫ-ĝu₁₀ im-ma-zig₃} {(1 ms. has instead:) [i₃]-ne^!-eš₂ ti-da-nu-um […] ^den-lil₂ kur-bi-ta a₂ […]}
36.	elam^ki ki zag mu-un-tag-ge u₃ ^diš-bi-er₃-ra mu-un-dab₅-be₂
37.	kalam ki-bi gi₄-gi₄-de₃ nam-kalag-ga kur-kur-ra ḫe₂-zu-zu
38.	a-ma-ru-kam za-e {nam-ba-še-be₂-en} {(1 ms. has instead:) nam-ba-e-še-ba-e-de₃-en-ze₂-en}

	Version B
	unknown no. of lines missing
1.	[…] /gi₄\
	1 line missing
3.	[…] X […] X X /DU^?\
4.	[…] X E NE […] ba-e-sug₂-ge-de₃^?-eš
5.	[…] X kur šu /bi₂-gi₄\-a a-gin₇ nu-e-zu^!
6.	[…] X ĜIR₂-kal^ki-a-ke₄
7.	[…] in-ĝal₂-le-eš igi-ni^?-še₃^? la-ba-an-sug₂-/de₃^?\-eš
8.	[…] X-da a-gin₇ mi-ni-ib₂-šum₂-mu-za-na
9.	[…] /gi\ ḫul ba-an-gig
10.	[…]-/de₃\
11.	nam-sipad kalam-ma <mu>-un^?-il₂-la
12.	[…] nu-ḫa-ra^sar
13.	[…]-me-a nam-lugal-la mu-na-šum₂
14.	[…] /gi^? sag₂\ u₃-bi₂-in-/dug₄\
	3 lines missing
18.	[…] X […] /RI\
19.	[…] /bi₂-in-dug₄^?\
20.	[…] X X X X E NE
21.	[…] [X]-X-/er₃-ra\ i₃-bal-e
22.	[…] X […] /erim₂-še₃^?\ ba-ra-an-šum₂-ma-ta
23.	[…] X […]-/er₃\-ra ni₂-bi mu-un-zu-a
24.	[…]-ze₂^?-me-en
25.	[…]-e-ši-ḫul
26.	[…]-a-kam
27.	[…] X-ur₂ illu ba-ni-bal-e
28.	[…] X-gi₄-gi₄
29.	[…] KA ŠU ĝal₂-la-ĝa₂
30.	[…] ĝeštug₂-ga mu-de₅
31.	[…] X X X silim-ma im-ma-an-ĝar
32.	[…] X DA^? X X BU ba-da^?-dirig u₃-mu-ni-ak
33.	[…]-/be₂\-e šu-ĝa₂ ba-ni-in-dab₅-be₂ KA ĜIŠ BI RA-RA
34.	[…] BI KID UD ŠU ed₂-de₃ BA KI ba-nu₂-de₃
35.	[…] X
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Print sources

Attinger 2000: score transliteration, translation

Cavigneaux 1996, p. 58: score transliteration, handcopy, commentary (incipit in Catalogue W 17259 an (= no. 112) obv. 8 ?)

Edzard 1957, p. 47-49, 59-60: commentary, translation (ll. 25-28, 35-36, Version A)

Falkenstein 1950a, p. 59-79: composite text, score transliteration, translation, commentary (Version A)

Huber 1998, p. 3, 7, 9, 11, 12, 20ff., 24, 29, 33, 37 (l. 32), 39 (l. 6), 40 (l. 26), 41 (l. 6), 42 (l. 19), 43 (l. 33), 46, 47, 50, 51-52, 63ff., 72, 88, 89, 92-93: commentary, translation, composite text (Version A)

Jacobsen 1970b, p. 181-182: commentary (l. 36, Version A)

Kramer 1963a, p. 334-335: translation (no. 6)

Kramer 1969a, p. 480-481: translation, commentary

Landsberger 1967, p. 179: commentary, translation, composite text (l. 18)

Michalowski 1976, p. 87ff.: commentary

Michalowski 1980-83, p. 55 (section 3.6), 57 (section 7.2): commentary (Versions A and B)

Pettinato 1992a, p. 299: translation, commentary (ll. 15-19)

Römer 1984, p. 351-353: commentary, translation (Version A)

Sjöberg 1993, p. 211: commentary, translation, composite text (ll. 21-23, 34-37, Version A)

Wilcke 1969b, p. 14, 23: commentary, score transliteration, translation (l. 35, Version A)

Wilcke 1970a, p. 60-61: translation, commentary (ll. 15-28, Version A)

Wilcke 1993, p. 64-65: translation, commentary (ll. 15-24, 34, Version A)

Electronic sources

Krecher 1996b: composite text, translation

Cuneiform sources

CBS 14224 (PBS 13 3); lines in composite: 1-21

CBS 14230 (PBS 13 6); lines in composite: 15-38

CBS 7772 (MBI 9, photo pl. XXXVIII); lines in composite: 21-38

PRAK II C 10; lines in composite: 11-12, 17-19

Ni 4061 + Ni 4188 (both ISET 2 118-119) rev. ii; lines in composite: 16-34

Si 557

OIM A 7475 iii-iv (Version B (long recension))

CBS 7787 iii-iv

N 1210-27

MM 1039 (Molina, Böck, AulOr. 15 36, photo p. 40); lines in composite: 1-35 (Version B (long recension))

Revision history

18.vi.2001-22.vi.2001: EFH, editor: standardisation
12.xi.2001: JAB, editor: proofreading
15.xi.2001: GC, editor: SGML tagging
16.xi.2001: ER, editor: proofreading SGML
16.xi.2001: ER, editor: web publication
01.vi.2003: GC/JE, editor/technical developer: XML/TEI conversion
30.iii.2005: GC/JE, senior editor/technical developer: lemmatised version published