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ETCSLtransliteration : c.3.1.15

Letter from Šarrum-bāni to Šu-Suen about keeping the Martu at bay

1.	^dšu-^dsuen lugal-ĝu₁₀-ra u₃-na-a-dug₄
2.	šar-ru-um-ba-ni gal-zu unken-na arad-zu na-ab-be₂-a
3.	bad₃ gal mu-ri-iq-tidnim-e dim₂-me-de₃ kiĝ₂-gi₄-a-aš bi₂-gi₄
4.	{igi-zu mu-e-ĝar-ma} {(1 ms. has instead:) igi-ni ma-an-ĝar-ma}
5.	mar-tu ma-da-aš mu-un-šub-šub-bu-uš
6.	bad₃ du₃-u₃-de₃ ĝiri₃-bi ku₅-ru-de₃
7.	^id₂idigna ^id₂buranuna-bi-da
8.	gu₂-ĝiri₃-bi a-šag₄-e nam-ba-e-šu₂-šu₂ {a₂-še₃} {(1 ms. has instead:) kiĝ₂^?-še₃} mu-e-da-aĝ₂
9.	zi-zi-da-ĝu₁₀-ne
10.	gu₂ ^id₂ab₂-gal-ta en-na ma-da zi-mu-dar^ki-ra-še₃
11.	[…]-bi i₃-zig₃-NE
12.	bad₃-bi 26 danna-am₃ dim₂-e-da-ĝu₁₀-ne
13.	dal-ba-na ḫur-saĝ 2(MIN)-a-bi-ka sa₂ di-da-ĝu₁₀-ne
14.	dim₂-me-ĝu₁₀-še₃ mar-tu ḫur-saĝ-ga-ka ib₂-tuš-a ĝeštug₂ mu-ši-in-ak
15.	si-mu-ur₄^ki nam-tab-ba-ni-še₃ im-ma-da-/ĝen\
16.	dal-ba-na ḫur-saĝ ebiḫ^ki-ke₄ ^ĝištukul sag₃-ge-de₃ im-ma-ši-ĝen
17.	u₃ ĝe₂₆-e erin₂ ^gidusu i₃-il₂-il₂-eš-am₃ /igi^? nu^?\-um-mi-du₈
18.	^ĝištukul sag₃-ge-de₃ X-ri-ni-še₃ ba-ĝen-/na^?\
19.	tukum-bi lugal-ĝa₂ an-na-kam
20.	lu₂ kiĝ₂ ak-ne ḫa-ma-ab-taḫ-e a₂ ḫa-ma-ĝa₂-ĝa₂
21.	gun₃-a ma-da sa₂ nu-ub-da-dug₄-ga dug₄-en^?-de₃^?-en^?
22.	ma-da MURUB₄^ki-še₃ lu₂-kiĝ₂-gi₄-a mu-ni-gi₄
23.	ma-da dim₂-ma-bi ba-da-kur₂
24.	bad₃ du₃-u₃-de₃ nu-šub-be₂-en i₃-du₃-en u₃ ^ĝištukul i₃-sag₃-ge-en
25.	gal-zu unken-na im-ri-a gu-la-am₃ ḫe₂-em-ma-da-ri
26.	dim₂-ma ma-da nu-ub-da-kur₂-ra na de₅ mu-un-e
27.	ud lu₂-kiĝ₂-gi₄-a-ĝu₁₀ igi-zu-še₃ mu-e-ši-gi₄-a-ĝu₁₀
28.	eĝer-ra-ni-ta {^mlu₂-^dnanna} {(1 ms. has instead:) lu₂-^den-ki} ensi₂ ma-da zi-mu-dar-ra^ki-še₃
29.	lu₂-kiĝ₂-gi₄-a mu-ni-gi₄
30.	7200 erin₂ mu-e-ši-in-gi₄
31.	lu₂ ^gidusu ib₂-si lu₂ ^ĝištukul sag₃-ge bi₂-ib-tur
32.	tukum-bi lugal-ĝu₁₀ erin₂ kiĝ₂ ak-de₃ du₈-u₃-bi ab-be₂
33.	u₃-šub ^ĝištukul ga-an-da-sag₃
34.	lu₂ gal-gal ma-da-za lu₂ in-ne-ši-in-gi₄
35.	igi-ne-ne ma-an-ĝar-re-eš-ma
36.	me-en-de₃ iri-iri en-nu-uĝ₃ nu-mu-da-ak-en-de₃-en
37.	a-na-gin₇-nam ugnim a-ra-ab-šum₂-mu
38.	lu₂-kiĝ₂-gi₄-a-ĝu₁₀ mu-na-ni-in-gi₄-eš
39.	ud lugal-ĝu₁₀ a₂ mu-e-da-aĝ₂-ta
40.	ud ten ĝi₆-ba kiĝ₂ im-mi-ib-gi₄-gi₄-in u₃ ^ĝištukul i₃-sag₃-ge-en
41.	mu inim lugal-ĝa₂-ke₄ i₃-gub-be₂-en ^ĝištukul ib₂-laḫ₄-laḫ₄-e
42.	usu nu-um-ĝar ^ĝištukul-ta nu-um-me-ge-en ud kur-kur ḫe₂-en-dul^?
43.	lugal-ĝu₁₀ ḫe₂-en-zu

Print sources

Barnett 1963, p. 20-21: translation, commentary (ll. 1-16)

Cavigneaux 1996, p. 57-58: commentary, score transliteration, handcopy (incipit in Catalogue W 17259 an (= no. 112) obv. 4)

Huber 1998, p. 4, 8, 10-11, and fn. 39, 19, 20 (ll. 30-31), 33, 37 (ll. 4, 35), 39 (ll. 4, 16, 34), 41 (ll. 8, 30, 32, 39), 46, 48, 52, 54ff., 67-68 (l. 28), 69, 72, 81ff., 84, 88, 91-92: composite text, translation, commentary

Lieberman 1969, p. 60: commentary

Michalowski 1976, p. 224-233, 86-87, 112ff.: composite text, score transliteration, translation, commentary

Michalowski 1980-83, p. 54 (§3.3): commentary

van Dijk 1989, p. 443, 444: commentary, score transliteration (incipit in Catalogue W 17259 an obv. 4)

Wilcke 1969b, p. 7-8: score transliteration, translation, commentary (Transliteration of sources B and C)

Electronic sources

Krecher 1996b: composite text, translation

Cuneiform sources

YBC 7149; lines in composite: 1-43 (S. Lieberman, JCS 22 (1969) 60, fn. 60)

Ni 3083 (ISET 2 115 = Orientalia 22 pl. 40) i 1-3; lines in composite: 1-5

U 16885 (UET 6/2 183); lines in composite: 1-16, 20-24(?)

YBC 4672; lines in composite: "22"-43 (S. Lieberman, JCS 22 (1069) 60, fn. 60)

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