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Letter from Culgi to Puzur-Culgi about waterways

1-2. Say to Puzur-Culgi, commander of the fortress Igi-hursaja: this is what Culgi, your lord, says:

3-5. {Where} {(1 ms. has instead:) when} I had built the great fortress Igi-hursaja, the ...... not come out. The ...... cannot drink water, {because of a breach (?) in (?) the Tigris and Euphrates} {(1 ms. has instead:) ...... together with the Euphrates}.

6-9. In order that ...... should lie down, in order that ...... should be absolutely clean, in order that ...... should be put (?) ......,
1 line missing

10-14. I will make ...... change ....... After sending you back ......, I (?) instructed you ....... I (?) have built there (?) ....... They returned (?) .......

15-16. May ...... be taken up. May he rebuild .......

17-22. ...... is sending to me ....... I will ask you (?) ....... ...... of Zimudar shall indeed come to you .......
1 line fragmentary ...... was taken (?).

23-28. ...... be sent. I (?) know very well ....... ...... abandon you (?). Should ...... take ......, you both ....... It is urgent!



Revision history

26.iv.2001-27.iv.2001: EFH, editor: adapting translation
28.vii.2001: JAB, editor: proofreading
03.viii.2001: GZ, editor: SGML tagging
14.ix.2001: ER, editor: proofreading SGML
14.ix.2001: ER, editor: web publication
01.vi.2003: GC/JE, editor/technical developer: XML/TEI conversion

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