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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-^dcul-gi} {(2 mss. have instead:) puzur₄-^dnu-muc-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-suh-a-gin₇-nam ensi₂ ka-zal-lu^ki-ce₃ mu-ra-jal₂
5.	je₂₆-e-gin₇-nam {erin₂-zu} {(1 ms. has instead:) uj₃-zu} dugud-da-zu in-nu-u₃
6.	a-na-ac-am₃ [X]-gin₇ lu₂ mu-e-ci-in-gi₄
7.	^mic-bi-^der₃-ra
8.	ugu-ju₁₀-ce₃ igi-ni im-ma-ci-in-jar
9.	u₃ je₂₆-e u₃-mu-un-cub ga-am₃-jen
10.	en-na ic-bi-^der₃-ra kur-/re\ bi₂-in-gi₄-a a-gin₇ nu-e-zu
11.	za-e /gir-bu\-bu ensi₂ JIR₂-kal^ki-ke₄
12.	a-na-ac-/am₃\ erin₂ cu-zu-ce₃ /i₃\-jal₂-la igi-ni-ce₃ la-ba-an-sug₂-ge-za-na
13.	X /ki^?\-bi gi₄-gi₄-da
14.	a-gin₇ mi-ni-ib-cum₂-za-na
15.	/ud^?-da^?\ ^den-/lil₂\-le ki-en-gi hul mu-/un\-gi₄
16.	^ugu₂ugu₄-bi kur-bi-ta {ed₃-de₃} {(2 mss. have instead:) ed₂-de₃}
17.	nam-sipad kalam-ma-ce₃ /mu\-[X]-il₂
18.	{i₃-ne-ec₂ ^den-lil₂-le lu₂-IM {sa₁₀-sa₁₀} {(1 ms. has instead:) sag₉-sag₉} nu-luh-ha^sar} {(1 ms. has instead:) a-da-lam ^den-lil₂-la₂ nu-luh-ha^sar sa₁₀-sa₁₀-de₃ lu₂-IM nijin₂ [...]}
19.	^mic-bi-er₃-ra numun ki-en-gi-ra nu-me-a nam-lugal-la mu-na-an-cum₂
20.	ga-nam pu-uh₂-rum ki dijir-re-e-ne ki-en-gi sag₂ ba-ab-dug₄
21.	a-a ^den-lil₂ dug₄-ga-dug₄-ga-ni dib-be₂-da-ac
22.	en-na urim₅^ki-ma lu₂-erim₂-ca mu-un-ri-a
23.	ic-bi-^der₃-ra lu₂ ma₂-ri₂^ki-ke₄ suhuc-bi ba-bur₁₂-re
24.	ki-en-gi he₂-aj₂-e ur₅-gin₇-nam bi₂-in-dug₄
25.	u₃ tukum-bi ensi₂ URUxA dili-dili i₃-jar-jar-re-en-ze₂-en
26.	inim ^den-lil₂-la₂-ta ic-bi-er₃-ra i₃-bal-e-ec-a
27.	^lu₂tab-zu-gin₇ iri erim₂-ra ba-cum₂-mu-na-ta
28.	u₃ za-e arad gen₆-na ce-ni-gin₇ {ic-bi-er₃-ra nu-mu-un-zu-a} {(1 ms. has instead:) /ic-bi\-er₃-ra mu-un-zu}
29.	i₃-ne-ec₂ inim dug₃-ga gi₄-gi₄-de₃
30.	lul du₈-du₈-u₃-da he₂-ni-ib-tum₂-tum₂-mu
31.	uj₃-ba buru₁₄-ba he₂-ak-e-de₃
32.	za-e {na-an-gur-ru} {(1 ms. has instead:) na-an-gur₁₀-un} ugu-ju₁₀-ce₃ nam-ma-ci-du-un
33.	cu-ni iri^ki-a nam-bi₂-ib-sa₂-sa₂
34.	lu₂ ma₂-ri₂^ki-ke₄ jalga ur-re nam-en na-an-na-ak-e
35.	{i₃-ne-ec₂ mar-tu kur-bi-ta ^den-lil₂ a₂-tah-ju₁₀ im-ma-zig₃} {(1 ms. has instead:) [i₃]-ne^!-ec₂ ti-da-nu-um [...] ^den-lil₂ kur-bi-ta a₂ [...]}
36.	elam^ki ki zag mu-un-tag-ge u₃ ^dic-bi-er₃-ra mu-un-dab₅-be₂
37.	kalam ki-bi gi₄-gi₄-de₃ nam-kalag-ga kur-kur-ra he₂-zu-zu
38.	a-ma-ru-kam za-e {nam-ba-ce-be₂-en} {(1 ms. has instead:) nam-ba-e-ce-ba-e-de₃-en-ze₂-en}

	Version B
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1.	[...] /gi₄\
	1 line missing
3.	[...] X [...] X X /DU^?\
4.	[...] X E NE [...] ba-e-sug₂-ge-de₃^?-ec
5.	[...] X kur cu /bi₂-gi₄\-a a-gin₇ nu-e-zu^!
6.	[...] X JIR₂-kal^ki-a-ke₄
7.	[...] in-jal₂-le-ec igi-ni^?-ce₃^? la-ba-an-sug₂-/de₃^?\-ec
8.	[...] X-da a-gin₇ mi-ni-ib₂-cum₂-mu-za-na
9.	[...] /gi\ hul ba-an-gig
10.	[...]-/de₃\
11.	nam-sipad kalam-ma <mu>-un^?-il₂-la
12.	[...] nu-ha-ra^sar
13.	[...]-me-a nam-lugal-la mu-na-cum₂
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-ce₃^?\ ba-ra-an-cum₂-ma-ta
23.	[...] X [...]-/er₃\-ra ni₂-bi mu-un-zu-a
24.	[...]-ze₂^?-me-en
25.	[...]-e-ci-hul
26.	[...]-a-kam
27.	[...] X-ur₂ illu ba-ni-bal-e
28.	[...] X-gi₄-gi₄
29.	[...] KA CU jal₂-la-ja₂
30.	[...] jectug₂-ga mu-de₅
31.	[...] X X X silim-ma im-ma-an-jar
32.	[...] X DA^? X X BU ba-da^?-dirig u₃-mu-ni-ak
33.	[...]-/be₂\-e cu-ja₂ ba-ni-in-dab₅-be₂ KA JIC BI RA-RA
34.	[...] BI KID UD CU 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