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ETCSLtransliteration : c.3.1.15

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

1.	^dcu-^dsuen lugal-ju₁₀-ra u₃-na-a-dug₄
2.	car-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 kij₂-gi₄-a-ac bi₂-gi₄
4.	{igi-zu mu-e-jar-ma} {(1 ms. has instead:) igi-ni ma-an-jar-ma}
5.	mar-tu ma-da-ac mu-un-cub-cub-bu-uc
6.	bad₃ du₃-u₃-de₃ jiri₃-bi ku₅-ru-de₃
7.	^id₂idigna ^id₂buranuna-bi-da
8.	gu₂-jiri₃-bi a-cag₄-e nam-ba-e-cu₂-cu₂ {a₂-ce₃} {(1 ms. has instead:) kij₂^?-ce₃} mu-e-da-aj₂
9.	zi-zi-da-ju₁₀-ne
10.	gu₂ ^id₂ab₂-gal-ta en-na ma-da zi-mu-dar^ki-ra-ce₃
11.	[...]-bi i₃-zig₃-NE
12.	bad₃-bi 26 danna-am₃ dim₂-e-da-ju₁₀-ne
13.	dal-ba-na hur-saj 2(MIN)-a-bi-ka sa₂ di-da-ju₁₀-ne
14.	dim₂-me-ju₁₀-ce₃ mar-tu hur-saj-ga-ka ib₂-tuc-a jectug₂ mu-ci-in-ak
15.	si-mu-ur₄^ki nam-tab-ba-ni-ce₃ im-ma-da-/jen\
16.	dal-ba-na hur-saj ebih^ki-ke₄ ^jictukul sag₃-ge-de₃ im-ma-ci-jen
17.	u₃ je₂₆-e erin₂ ^gidusu i₃-il₂-il₂-ec-am₃ /igi^? nu^?\-um-mi-du₈
18.	^jictukul sag₃-ge-de₃ X-ri-ni-ce₃ ba-jen-/na^?\
19.	tukum-bi lugal-ja₂ an-na-kam
20.	lu₂ kij₂ ak-ne ha-ma-ab-tah-e a₂ ha-ma-ja₂-ja₂
21.	gun₃-a ma-da sa₂ nu-ub-da-dug₄-ga dug₄-en^?-de₃^?-en^?
22.	ma-da MURUB₄^ki-ce₃ lu₂-kij₂-gi₄-a mu-ni-gi₄
23.	ma-da dim₂-ma-bi ba-da-kur₂
24.	bad₃ du₃-u₃-de₃ nu-cub-be₂-en i₃-du₃-en u₃ ^jictukul i₃-sag₃-ge-en
25.	gal-zu unken-na im-ri-a gu-la-am₃ he₂-em-ma-da-ri
26.	dim₂-ma ma-da nu-ub-da-kur₂-ra na de₅ mu-un-e
27.	ud lu₂-kij₂-gi₄-a-ju₁₀ igi-zu-ce₃ mu-e-ci-gi₄-a-ju₁₀
28.	ejer-ra-ni-ta {^mlu₂-^dnanna} {(1 ms. has instead:) lu₂-^den-ki} ensi₂ ma-da zi-mu-dar-ra^ki-ce₃
29.	lu₂-kij₂-gi₄-a mu-ni-gi₄
30.	7200 erin₂ mu-e-ci-in-gi₄
31.	lu₂ ^gidusu ib₂-si lu₂ ^jictukul sag₃-ge bi₂-ib-tur
32.	tukum-bi lugal-ju₁₀ erin₂ kij₂ ak-de₃ du₈-u₃-bi ab-be₂
33.	u₃-cub ^jictukul ga-an-da-sag₃
34.	lu₂ gal-gal ma-da-za lu₂ in-ne-ci-in-gi₄
35.	igi-ne-ne ma-an-jar-re-ec-ma
36.	me-en-de₃ iri-iri en-nu-uj₃ nu-mu-da-ak-en-de₃-en
37.	a-na-gin₇-nam ugnim a-ra-ab-cum₂-mu
38.	lu₂-kij₂-gi₄-a-ju₁₀ mu-na-ni-in-gi₄-ec
39.	ud lugal-ju₁₀ a₂ mu-e-da-aj₂-ta
40.	ud ten ji₆-ba kij₂ im-mi-ib-gi₄-gi₄-in u₃ ^jictukul i₃-sag₃-ge-en
41.	mu inim lugal-ja₂-ke₄ i₃-gub-be₂-en ^jictukul ib₂-lah₄-lah₄-e
42.	usu nu-um-jar ^jictukul-ta nu-um-me-ge-en ud kur-kur he₂-en-dul^?
43.	lugal-ju₁₀ he₂-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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