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Letter from Ishbi-Erra to Ibbi-Suen about the purchase of grain: composite text

1di-bi2-dsuen lugal-ju10-ra u3-na-a-dug4
2mic-bi-er3-ra arad-zu na-ab-be2-a
3kaskal i3-si-inki ka-zal-luki-ce3
4ce sa10-sa10-de3 a2-ce3 mu-e-da-a-aj2 (1 ms. has instead: im-/kur9?-re?-en\)
5ganba 1 ce gur-ta-am3 ce sa2 di
620 gun2 kug-babbar ce sa10-sa10-de3 (2 mss. have instead: SAM2-re-de3) ba-an-jar
7inim mar-tu lu2 kur2-ra cag4 ma-da-zu kur9-ra jic bi2-tuku
8CAR2x30 ce gur ce du3-[a]-/bi? cag4 i3-si-inki\-na-ke4 ba-an-kur9-re-en (1 ms. has instead: ba-an-/ku4-ur\)
9a-da-al-la-bi mar-tu du3-du3-a-bi cag4 kalam-ma-ce3 ba-an-kur9-re-en
10bad3? gal-gal didli-bi im-mi-in-dab5-dab5
11mu mar-tu ce-ba sig3-ge nu-mu-e-da-cum2-mu (2 mss. have instead: [...]-mu-un-da-ak-e)
12ugu-ju10 mu-ta-ni-kalag i3-tuc-u3?-de3-en
13lugal-ju10 jic2-u jicma2-gur8 (2 mss. have instead: ma2) 120 gur-ta-am3 he2-em-du8-e
14jicma2 72 kalag-ga 20 jicZA /PI X\ 30 X X GAN
1550 jicX 60? jicig /ma2 ugu ma2?! ja2-ja2\
16u3 jicma2 du3-a-bi he2-X
17id2?-da id2? kur-ra id2 pa-li-ic-tum-ta
18dul sal-la-/ce3\ he2-em-ta-ed3?-de3-ec! (1 ms. has instead: [...]-/bi2?-ib-ed2-de3\)
19u3 je26-e igi-ni-ce3 ga-am3-ma-ci-jen? (1 ms. has instead: ga-am3-/ta?!-ed2\)
20ki? jicma2 kar-bi ugu-ja2 e-tuku
21CAR2.CAR2 ce du3-a-bi he2-ja2-ja2 he2-e-/sa2?\
22tukum-bi ce ba-an-tur-re-en
23je26-e ce ga-mu-ra-kur9
24lugal-ju10 elam-maki cen-cen-na zi ba-an-ir
25ce-ba-ni ul4-la-bi al-til-la
26lirum-lirum na-an-tah?-en
27nam-arad-da-ni-ce3 saj-zu na-an-cum2-mu-un
28u3 ejer-ra-ni-ce3 na-an-du-un
29ce mu 15-ta-am3 cag4-gal e2-gal-zu
30u3 iri du3-a-bi (1 ms. has instead: du3-a-zu) cu-ju10-ta i3-jal2
31 (1 ms. adds: iri) i3-si-inki nibruki-a en-nu-uj3 ha-ra-ab-ak-e (2 mss. have instead: en-nu-uj3 ak-de3)
32ugu-ja2 he2-tuku (1 ms. has instead: lugal-ju10 ugu-ja2 e-tuku)
33lugal-ju10 /he2\-en-zu

(end of shorter version)

34lugal-ju10 ni2 nu-tej3 ni2 nu-gid2-i cag4-ba je26-e nu-/te\-BU
35dijir didli-bi igi? he2-ni-ib2-kij2-kij2-e ki-bi he2-kij2-/kij2\
36uj3 dajal-bi nam-lu2-ulu3-/bi!\ [...] X BI mah
37he2-silim-me-/ec\ numun zid-da he2-/en-gal-le\-ec (1 ms. has instead: [...]-/kal\-le-ec)
38urim2ki /iri\ kug-zu an ki-/da mu2\-a
39nun gal-me-e DU3 [(X)] X saj-ki-bi kal-la
40me cum2-mu uc? jic-/hur ge\-en-gen6-ne2 sig igi-nim-ma
41cu-ta he2-kar-re /KA?\ [(X)] X-bi he2-eb2-be2
42e2-kic-nu-jal2 ec3 an ki cu2-cu2 X X X nu-tuku
43elamki ur-idim lu2 nij2-ha-lam-ma-ke4
44cu pe!-el nu-ma-ak-e dlama-bi nu-si-/il\
45lugal-ju10 KA sig10-sig10 gal-gal dug3-tuku mu-/un-kar?\
46mi-bi-dsuen-ka cag4-ta-am3 ki /aj2\-me-ec
47an 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 abul! urim2ki-ma jal2 da13!-da13!-da a-a
50X 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 urim2ki mu-un-ak-e
56nij2 na-me lugal-ju10 kij2 mu-na-ni-ib2-gi4
57a-ma-ru-kam nam-ba-e-cub-de3-en-ze2-en
58/igi\ dutu-kam inim-ju10 nu-bal-e


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