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Letter from Sîn-iddinam to the god Utu about the distress of Larsa: composite text

1dutu lugal-ju10-ur2 di-kud /mah\ an ki
2saj /en3\ tar kalam-ma ka-ac mu-/un\-bar-bar-re
3dijir zid lu2 til3-le-de3 ki aj2 a-ra-zu jic tuku
4arhuc sud /cag4 gur-ru?\ mu-un-[...]-zu-[...]
5nij2-si-sa2 ki aj2 nij2-zid [bar] /tam\-me NE [...] /u3\ [...] dug4
6sun4 mu2 /dumu\ dnin-gal sun4 na4za-gin3 X X X [...]
7taka4 la2 jic!si-jar an ki (1 ms. has instead: taka4 si-jar) ku10-ku10 zalag /ja2-ja2\
8en saj-kal AC-a-ni pa ed2-a nam-mah-a-ni zag nu-sa2
9ur-saj dumu dnin-gal-e tud-da me saj KEC2 ur4-ur4
10dijir zid nun! nam tar-tar-re a-a saj gig2-ga lugal-ju10-ur2 u2-na-de3-tah
11mdsuen-i-din-nam lugal larsaki-ma arad-zu na-ab-be2-a
12iri-zu larsaki-ma cag4-ge pad3-da-zu nij2-gig-ga im-ma-an-ak
13sila dajal ecemen ud zal-zal-la sig9-ga im-ma-an-sig9 (1 ms. has instead: [...]-jar)
14erin2! sag9-ga-zu gu2 jar-jar-ra gi gi-sig?-ga-gin7 si-il-si-le-de3 /ba\-an-/til?\-le-ec
15juruc!-zu ce ud a2-ba-gin7 ab-gur10 ba-an-sab-ec gurun? gibil?-gin7 mu-X-/dub2\-uc
16uj3-ja2 alan im-gin7 im-ma-an-gul-lu-uc ni2-bi-a ba-an-/til\-[...]
17di4-di4-la2 ur2? ama-bi-ne-ta ud hul ba-an-da-/kar\-[(X X)]
18uj3-ja2 jectug! HUR-re muc3-bi ba-an-kur2 X [...]
19erin2 ga-an-ca-ca /cu\ bar-ra-am3 kalam zid2-gin7 KAxCU /ed2?\ [...]
20cul dutu iri-/za\ larsaki-ma lu2 kur2-gin7 bar-ta ba-da-gub
21kur elamki-ma Xmucen-gin7 mah-/bi\ lu2 uc2-a nu-jal2-la
22su-bir4ki muru9 dugud-da dijir-re-e-ne ni2 tej3-ja2 nu-/zu\-a
23ma-da-bi nu-ub-ta-BA /ud-bi\ nu-jal2-la
24cimacki-e ki dijir-re-e-ne-ke4 nu-gig lukur nu-mu-da-/il2\-e (1 ms. has instead: cimacki dijir-ra-ni nu-gig lukur-bi il2-la nu-mu-un-zu-a) (1 other ms. has instead: cimacki ki dijir-re-e-[...] nu-gig nu-bar!-e nu-[...])
25erin2-a-ni u2-gin7 lu-lu-a numun-a-ni dajal-la (1 ms. has instead: he2-mah)
26za-lam-jar til3-la ki dijir-re-e-ne-ke4 nu-mu-un-zu-a
27u2-ma-am-gin7-/nam\ u5-/a\ zid2-/eca?\ sizkur2 (1 ms. has instead: zid2 sizkur2 il2-la) nu-mu-un-zu-a
28nam-tar hul-jal2 a2-sag3 nij2-gig-ga nu-mu-/un\-na-tum3? (1 ms. has instead: nu-mu-na-tej3)
29lu2 mu dijir sal-la-bi nij2-gig-ga i3-/gu7\-e ugnim-bi silim-ma
30mu 7-kam-ma-/ta\ iri-ja2 me3 /cen-cen la\-ba-an-tuku uc2 da-/bi\ nu-ja2-ja2 (1 ms. has instead: mu 5-/kam\-ma-ta /iriki\-ja2! cen-cen-na la-ba-tuh nam-uc2-a a2-bi nu-ja2-ja2)
31edin-na ur-mah-e lu2 gu7-e nu-mu-ni-ib-la2-X (1 ms. has instead: nu-mu-ni-il2-la2)
32dijir inim sag9-sag9-/ge\-de3 nu-zu-a je26-e im-ma-an-AK-[(X)] (1 ms. has instead: im!-ma-da-/KEC2?\)
33dijir gal-gal-e-ne sizkur2 ud cu2-uc-e al-gub-be2-en inim sag9-sag9-ge-ju10 mah-/am3\
34cul dutu nam-bi-ce3 iri-zu larsaki-ma igi zid bar-mu-un-ci-ib
35/a\ iri-zu dug4-ga-ba-ab
36a ec2 X X dug4-/ga-ab\
37arhuc /sud\ /larsaki\-ma cu te-ba-ab
38nij2-gig-ga ak-bi en3 tar-bi-ma
39[X (X)] X larsaki ed2-ni-ib
40[...] X nij2-gig-ga cag4-bi zig3-ab-ta (1 ms. has instead: /cag4\ /larsa\[ki-ma] [...])
41[X] /huc?\-a /cag4\ /larsa\ki-ma-ka /cu?\ X [...]
42X taka4-a cu nam-uc2-ta ba-e-cub-bu-de3
43X-til-le-ec numun-bi he2-mah
44/a2?\ taka4-a ka-tar-/zu\ he2-si-il-le
45u3 je26-e /ni2 tej3\-je26-ju10-uc nam-til3 cum2-mu-na-ab
46zi su3-ud-jal2 nij2-ba-e-ec2 ba-mu-na-ab


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