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

¹^di-bi₂-^dsuen lugal-ju₁₀-ra u₃-na-a-dug₄
²^mic-bi-er₃-ra arad-zu na-ab-be₂-a
³kaskal i₃-si-in^ki ka-zal-lu^ki-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-in^ki\-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
¹⁴^jicma₂ 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-ma^ki 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-in^ki nibru^ki-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

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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)
³⁸urim₂^ki /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
⁴³elam^ki 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^?\
⁴⁶^mi-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^! urim₂^ki-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 urim₂^ki 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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