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Letter from Shulgi to Puzur-Shulgi about waterways: translation

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

3-5Where (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).

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

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

15-16May ...... 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!


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Revision history

26.iv.2001-27.iv.2001 : EFH : adapting translation
28.vii.2001 : JAB : proofreading
03.viii.2001: GZ : SGML tagging
14.ix.2001 : ER : proofreading SGML
14.ix.2001 : ER : converting to HTML 4.0