Letter from Ibbi-Suen to Puzur-Shulgi hoping for Ishbi-Erra's downfall: composite text

Version A

¹puzur₄-^dcul-gi (2 mss. have instead: puzur₄-^dnu-muc-da) ensi₂ ka-zal-lu^ki
²u₃-na-a-dug₄
³^di-bi₂-^dsuen lugal-zu /na\-ab-be₂-a
⁴[(X)] X erin₂-ta mu-ra-suh-a-gin₇-nam ensi₂ ka-zal-lu^ki-ce₃ mu-ra-jal₂
⁵je₂₆-e-gin₇-nam erin₂-zu (1 ms. has instead: uj₃-zu) dugud-da-zu in-nu-u₃
⁶a-na-ac-am₃ [X]-gin₇ lu₂ mu-e-ci-in-gi₄
⁷^mic-bi-^der₃-ra
⁸ugu-ju₁₀-ce₃ igi-ni im-ma-ci-in-jar
⁹u₃ je₂₆-e u₃-mu-un-cub ga-am₃-jen
¹⁰en-na ic-bi-^der₃-ra kur-/re\ bi₂-in-gi₄-a a-gin₇ nu-e-zu
¹¹za-e /gir-bu\-bu ensi₂ JIRI₂-kal^ki-ke₄
¹²a-na-ac-/am₃\ erin₂ cu-zu-ce₃ /i₃\-jal₂-la igi-ni-ce₃ la-ba-an-sug₂-ge-za-na
¹³X /ki^?\-bi gi₄-gi₄-da
¹⁴a-gin₇ mi-ni-ib-cum₂-za-na
¹⁵/ud^?-da^?\ ^den-/lil₂\-le ki-en-gi hul mu-/un\-gi₄
¹⁶^ugu₂ugu₄-bi kur-bi-ta ed₃-de₃ (2 mss. have instead: ed₂-de₃)
¹⁷nam-sipad kalam-ma-ce₃ /mu\-[X]-il₂
¹⁸i₃-ne-ec₂ ^den-lil₂-le lu₂-tum₉ sa₁₀-sa₁₀ (1 ms. has instead: sag₉-sag₉) nu-luh-ha^sar (1 ms. has instead: a-da-lam ^den-lil₂-la₂ nu-luh-ha^sar sa₁₀-sa₁₀-de₃ lu₂-tum₉ nijin₂ [...])
¹⁹^mic-bi-er₃-ra numun ki-en-gi-ra nu-me-a nam-lugal-la mu-na-an-cum₂
²⁰ga-nam pu-uh₂-rum ki dijir-re-e-ne ki-en-gi sag₂ ba-ab-dug₄
²¹a-a ^den-lil₂ dug₄-ga-dug₄-ga-ni dib-be₂-da-ac
²²en-na urim₅^ki-ma lu₂ NE.RU-ca mu-un-ri-a
²³ic-bi-^der₃-ra lu₂ ma₂-ri₂^ki-ke₄ suhuc-bi ba-bur₁₂-re
²⁴ki-en-gi he₂-aj₂-e ur₅-gin₇-nam bi₂-in-dug₄
²⁵u₃ tukum-bi ensi₂ URUxA didli i₃-jar-jar-re-en-ze₂-en
²⁶inim ^den-lil₂-la₂-ta ic-bi-er₃-ra i₃-bal-e-ec-a
²⁷lu₂ tab-zu-gin₇ iri erim₂-ra ba-cum₂-mu-na-ta
²⁸u₃ za-e arad gen₆-na ce-ni-gin₇ ic-bi-er₃-ra nu-mu-un-zu-a (1 ms. has instead: /ic-bi\-er₃-ra mu-un-zu)
²⁹i₃-ne-ec₂ inim dug₃-ga gi₄-gi₄-de₃
³⁰lul tuh-tuh-u₃-da he₂-ni-ib-tum₂-tum₂-mu
³¹uj₃-ba buru₁₄-ba he₂-ak-e-de₃
³²za-e na-an-gur-ru (1 ms. has instead: na-an-gur₁₀-un) ugu-ju₁₀-ce₃ nam-ma-ci-du-un
³³cu-ni iri^ki-a nam-bi₂-ib-sa₂-sa₂
³⁴lu₂ ma₂-ri₂^ki-ke₄ jalga ur-re nam-en na-an-na-ak-e
³⁵i₃-ne-ec₂ mar-tu kur-bi-ta ^den-lil₂ a₂-tah-ju₁₀ im-ma-zig₃ (1 ms. has instead: [i₃]-ne^!-ec₂ ti-da-nu-um [...] ^den-lil₂ kur-bi-ta a₂-[...])
³⁶elam^ki ki zag mu-un-tag-ge u₃ ^dic-bi-er₃-ra mu-un-dab₅-be₂
³⁷kalam ki-bi gi₄-gi₄-de₃ nam-kalag-ga kur-kur-ra he₂-zu-zu
³⁸a-ma-ru-kam za-e nam-ba-ce-be₂-en (1 ms. has instead: nam-ba-e-ce-ba-e-de₃-en-ze₂-en)

Version B

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¹[...]-/gi₄\
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³[...] X [...] X X /DU^?\
⁴[...] X e NE [...] ba-e-sug₂-ge-de₃^?-ec
⁵[...] X kur cu /bi₂-gi₄\-a a-gin₇ nu-e-zu^!
⁶[...] X JIRI₂-kal^ki-a-ke₄
⁷[...] in-jal₂-le-ec igi-ni^?-ce₃^? la-ba-an-sug₂-/de₃^?\-ec
⁸[...] X-da a-gin₇ mi-ni-ib₂-cum₂-mu-za-na
⁹[...]-/gi\ hul ba-an-gig
¹⁰[...]-/de₃\
¹¹nam-sipad kalam-ma <mu>-un^?-il₂-la
¹²[...] nu-ha-ra^sar
¹³[...]-me-a nam-lugal-la mu-na-cum₂
¹⁴[...]-/gi^? sag₂\ u₃-bi₂-in-/dug₄\
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¹⁸[...] X [...]-/re\
¹⁹[...] /bi₂-in-dug₄^?\
²⁰[...] X X X X-e-NE
²¹[...] X-/er₃-ra\ i₃-bal-e
²²[...] X [...] /erim₂-ce₃^?\ ba-ra-an-cum₂-ma-ta
²³[...] X [...]-/er₃\-ra ni₂-bi mu-un-zu-a
²⁴[...]-ze₂^?-me-en
²⁵[...]-e-ci-hul
²⁶[...]-a-kam
²⁷[...] X-ur₂ A.KAL ba-ni-bal-e
²⁸[...] X-gi₄-gi₄
²⁹[...] KA CU jal₂-la-ja₂
³⁰[...] jectug₂-ga mu-de₅
³¹[...] X X X silim-ma im-ma-an-jar
³²[...] X da^? X X BU ba-da^?^!-dirig u₃-mu-ni-ak
³³[...]-/be₂\-e cu-ja₂ ba-ni-in-dab₅-be₂ KA JIC BI RA RA
³⁴[...] BI ke₄ UD CU ed₂-de₃ BA KI ba-nu₂-de₃
³⁵[...] X
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