The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature

ETCSLtransliteration : c.3.1.17

Letter from Išbi-Erra to Ibbi-Suen about the purchase of grain

1.	^di-bi₂-^dsuen lugal-ju₁₀-ra u₃-na-a-dug₄
2.	^mic-bi-er₃-ra arad-zu na-ab-be₂-a
3.	kaskal i₃-si-in^ki ka-zal-lu^ki-ce₃
4.	ce sa₁₀-sa₁₀-de₃ {a₂-ce₃ mu-e-da-a-aj₂} {(1 ms. has instead:) im-/kur₉^?-re^?-en\}
5.	ganba 1 ce gur-ta-am₃ ce sa₂ di
6.	20 gun₂ kug-babbar ce {sa₁₀-sa₁₀-de₃} {(2 mss. have instead:) SAM₂-re-de₃} ba-an-jar
7.	inim mar-tu lu₂-kur₂-ra cag₄ ma-da-zu kur₉-ra jic bi₂-tuku
8.	72000(CAR₂xMAN) ce gur ce du₃-[a]-/bi^? cag₄ i₃-si-in^ki\-na-ke₄ {ba-an-kur₉-re-en} {(1 ms. has instead:) ba-an-/ku₄-ur\}
9.	a-da-al-la-bi mar-tu du₃-du₃-a-bi cag₄ kalam-ma-ce₃ ba-an-kur₉-re-en
10.	bad₃^? gal-gal dili-dili-bi im-mi-in-dab₅-dab₅
11.	mu mar-tu ce-ba sag₃-ge {nu-mu-e-da-cum₂-mu} {(2 mss. have instead:) [...]-mu-un-da-ak-e}
12.	ugu-ju₁₀ mu-ta-ni-kalag i₃-tuc-u₃^?-de₃-en
13.	lugal-ju₁₀ 600 {^jicma₂-gur₈} {(2 mss. have instead:) ma₂} 120 gur-ta-am₃ he₂-em-du₈-e
14.	^jicma₂ 72 kalag-ga 20 ^jicZA /PI X\ 30 X X GAN
15.	50 ^jicX 60^? ^jicig /ma₂ ugu ma₂^? ja₂-ja₂\
16.	u₃ ^jicma₂ du₃-a-bi he₂-X
17.	id₂^?-da ^id₂^?kur-ra ^id₂pa-li-ic-tum-ta
18.	du₆ sal-la-/ce₃\ {he₂-em-ta-ed₃^?-de₃-ec^!} {(1 ms. has instead:) [...]-/bi₂^?-ib-ed₂-de₃\}
19.	u₃ je₂₆-e igi-ni-ce₃ {ga-am₃-ma-ci-jen^?} {(1 ms. has instead:) ga-am₃-/ta^?-e₃\}
20.	ki^? ^jicma₂ kar-bi ugu-ja₂ e-tuku
21.	HI-HI ce du₃-a-bi he₂-ja₂-ja₂ he₂-e-/sa₂^?\
22.	tukum-bi ce ba-an-tur-re-en
23.	je₂₆-e ce ga-mu-ra-kur₉
24.	lugal-ju₁₀ elam-ma^ki cen-cen-na zi ba-an-ir
25.	ce-ba-ni ul₄-la-bi al-til-la
26.	lirum-lirum na-an-tah^?-en
27.	nam-arad-da-ni-ce₃ saj-zu na-an-cum₂-mu-un
28.	u₃ ejer-ra-ni-ce₃ na-an-du-un
29.	ce mu 15-ta-am₃ cag₄-gal e₂-gal-zu
30.	u₃ iri {du₃-a-bi} {(1 ms. has instead:) du₃-a-zu} cu-ju₁₀-ta i₃-jal₂
31.	{(1 ms. adds:) iri} i₃-si-in^ki nibru^ki-a {en-nu-uj₃ ha-ra-ab-ak-e} {(2 mss. have instead:) en-nu-uj₃ ak-de₃}
32.	{ugu-ja₂ he₂-tuku} {(1 ms. has instead:) lugal-ju₁₀ ugu-ja₂ e-tuku}
33.	lugal-ju₁₀ /he₂\-en-zu (end of shorter version)
34.	lugal-ju₁₀ ni₂ nu-te ni₂ nu-gid₂-i cag₄-ba je₂₆-e nu-/te\-BU
35.	dijir dili-dili-bi igi^? he₂-ni-ib₂-kij₂-kij₂-e ki-bi he₂-kij₂-/kij₂\
36.	uj₃ dajal-bi nam-lu₂-ulu₃-/bi^!\ [...] X BI mah
37.	he₂-silim-me-/ec\ numun zid-da {he₂-/en-gal-le\-ec} {(1 ms. has instead:) [...]-/kal\-le-ec}
38.	urim₂^ki /iri\ kug-zu an ki-/da mu₂\-a
39.	nun gal-me-e GAG [(X)] X saj-ki-bi kal-la
40.	me cum₂-mu uc^? jic-/hur ge\-en-gen₆-ne₂ sig igi-nim-ma
41.	cu-ta he₂-kar-re /KA^?\ [(X)] X-bi he₂-eb₂-be₂
42.	e₂-kic-nu-jal₂ ec₃ an ki cu₂-cu₂ X X X nu-tuku
43.	elam^ki ur-idim lu₂ nij₂ ha-lam-ma-ke₄
44.	cu pe^!-el nu-ma-ak-e ^dlamma-bi nu-si-/il\
45.	lugal-ju₁₀ KA sig₁₀-sig₁₀ gal-gal dub₃-tuku mu-/un-kar^?\
46.	^mi-bi-^dsuen-ka cag₄-ta-am₃ ki /aj₂\-me-ec
47.	an ^den-lil₂ ^den^!-ki igi zid hu-mu-un-ci-bar-re-e-ne
48.	[X X] X (X) RU E X X X he₂-en-jar igi-bi he₂-eb₂-[gi₄]-gi₄
49.	[(X)] X abula^! urim₂^ki-ma jal₂ da₁₃^!-da₁₃^!-da a-a
50.	X he₂-ni^!-ib-be₂ a-ba-am₃ lugal-ju₁₀-e-ce
51.	/lugal\ ^den-/lil₂\ [(X)] X gaba-ri nu-tuku-me-/en\
52.	[X] X X X [...] cag₄-zu na-an-gig-/ga\
53.	[X] cu mu-/un\-gi suhuc-bi mu-ri-in-ge-en
54.	[X] X numun-bi-a cag₄-zu he₂-en-dug₃-ge
55.	/en\-na lugal-ju₁₀ al-til₃-la nam-lugal urim₂^ki mu-un-ak-e
56.	nij₂ na-me lugal-ju₁₀ kij₂ mu-na-ni-ib₂-gi₄
57.	a-ma-ru-kam nam-ba-e-cub-de₃-en-ze₂-en
58.	/igi\ ^dutu-kam ka-ju₁₀ nu-bal-e

Print sources

Ali 1964, p. 13, fn. 9: composite text (transliteration of short recension)

Attinger 2000: score transliteration, translation

Barnett 1963, p. 21-22: translation, commentary (ll. 1-31)

Cavigneaux 1996, p. 58: score transliteration, commentary, handcopy (incipit in Catalogue W 17259 an (= no. 112) obv. 6 ?)

Edzard 1957, p. 45-46, and fn. 202: translation, commentary (ll. 1-13)

Gurney and Kramer 1976, p. 17-18, 8, nos. 28-29 (pp. 84-87: score transliteration, handcopy, commentary, composite text, translation (long recension)

Huber 1998, p. 3, 9, 11, 19-20, 27 (ll. 3-6), 28 (ll. 9-10, 42-44), 29, 32, 37 (ll. 12, 20, 32), 38 (l. 7), 40 (ll. 6-8, 25-26, 31), 41 (ll. 4, 22), 46, 48, 50-52, 88, 93: composite text, translation, commentary

Jacobsen 1970b, p. 175-176, 411-413: composite text, translation, commentary, score transliteration (ll. 1-13)

Kramer 1963a, p. 333: translation (no. 4, short recension)

Kutscher 1982, p. 586: commentary

Michalowski 1976, p. 243-251, 87ff.: composite text, score transliteration, translation, commentary (short recension)

Michalowski 1978, p. 344: commentary

Michalowski 1980-83, p. 54-55 (section 3.5), 57 (section 7.2): commentary

Römer 1984, p. 344-346: commentary, translation (short recension, commentary on long recension)

Robson 2001, p. 57-59: commentary (archaeological context)

van Dijk 1959, p. 12, 7, no. 6: commentary, handcopy

van Dijk 1989, p. 443: score transliteration, commentary, handcopy (incipit in Catalogue W 17259 an obv. 6 ?)

Wilcke 1969b, p. 12-13: composite text, score transliteration, translation, commentary (ll. 7-12)

Electronic sources

Krecher 1996b: composite text, translation

Cuneiform sources

CBS 2272 (PBS 13 9); lines in composite: 1-14

Ni 3045+Ni 4093+Ni 4489 (ISET 2 121); lines in composite: 1-15, 25(?)-33

3N-T306 = A 30207

Ni 3083 (ISET 2 115 = Orientalia 22 pl. 40) ii 1-6; lines in composite: 18-25

IM 44134 (TIM 9 40 = Sumer 15, pl. 7 no. 6); lines in composite: 1-32

OIM A 7475 (long recension)

Ash 1922-167 (OECT 5 29); lines in composite: 31-58 (long recension collated by EFH)

Ash 1930-581 (OECT 5 28); lines in composite: 31-58 (long recension collated by EFH)

Revision history

25.v.2001-31.v.2001: EFH, editor: standardisation
07.vi.2001-03.vii.2001: EFH, editor: collation
20.x.2001: JAB, editor: proofreading
24.x.2001: GC, editor: SGML tagging
02.xi.2001: ER, editor: proofreading SGML
02.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