CDLI Literary 000555 (Letter from Sharrum-bani to Shu-Suen about Martu) composite (P478840)

Literary letter and letter-prayer artifact excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period

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1. {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-gu10-ra u3-na-a-du11
2. szar-ru-um-ba-ni gal-zu ukken-na ARAD2-zu na-ab-be2-a
3. bad3 gal mu-ri-iq-tidnim-e dim2-me-de3 kin2-gi4-a-asz bi2-gi4
4. igi-zu mu-e-gar-ma
5. mar-tu ma-da-asz mu-un-szub-szub-bu-usz
6. bad3 du3-u3-de3 giri3-bi ku5-ru-de3
7. {i7}idigna {i7}buranun-bi-da
8. gu2-giri3-bi a-sza3-e nam-ba-e-szu2-szu2 a2-sze3 mu-e-da-ag2
9. zi-zi-da-gu10-ne
10. gu2 {i7}ab2-gal-ta en-na ma-da zi-mu-dar{ki}-ra-sze3
11. [...]-bi i3-zi-NE
12. bad3-bi 2(u) 6(disz) danna-am3 dim2-e-da-gu10-ne
13. dal-ba-na hur-sag 2(disz)
14. dim2-me-gu10-sze3 mar-tu hur-sag-ga-ka ib2-tusz-a gesztu2 mu-szi-in-ak
15. si-mu-ur4{ki} nam-tab-ba-ni-sze3 im-ma-da-gen
16. dal-ba-na hur-sag {ebih}ki-ke4 {gesz}tukul sag3-ge-de3 im-ma-szi-gen
17. u3 ge26-e erin2 {gi}dusu i3-il2-il2-esz-am3 igi? nu?-um-mi-du8
18. {gesz}tukul sag3-ge-de3 x-ri-ni-sze3 ba-gen-na?
19. tukum-bi lugal-ga2 an-na-kam
20. lu2 kin2 ak-ne ha-ma-ab-tah-e a2 ha-ma-ga2-ga2
21. gun3-a ma-da sa2 nu-ub-da-du11-ga du11-en?-de3?-en?
22. ma-da {muru2}ki-sze3 lu2-kin2-gi4-a mu-ni-gi4
23. ma-da dim2-ma-bi ba-da-kur2
24. bad3 du3-u3-de3 nu-szub-be2-en i3-du3-en u3 {gesz}tukul i3-sag3-ge-en
25. gal-zu ukken-na im-ri-a gu-la-am3 he2-em-ma-da-ri
26. dim2-ma ma-da nu-ub-da-kur2-ra na de5 mu-un-e
27. u4 lu2-kin2-gi4-a-gu10 igi-zu-sze3 mu-e-szi-gi4-a-gu10
28. egir-ra-ni-ta {disz}lu2-{d}nanna ensi2 ma-da zi-mu-dar-ra{ki}-sze3
29. lu2-kin2-gi4-a mu-ni-gi4
30. 2(szar2) erin2 mu-e-szi-in-gi4
31. lu2 {gi}dusu ib2-si lu2 {gesz}tukul sag3-ge bi2-ib-tur
32. tukum-bi lugal-gu10 erin2 kin2 ak-de3 du8-u3-bi ab-be2
33. u3-szub {gesz}tukul ga-an-da-sag3
34. lu2 gal-gal ma-da-za lu2 in-ne-szi-in-gi4
35. igi-ne-ne ma-an-gar-re-esz-ma
36. me-en-de3 iri-iri en-nu-ug3 nu-mu-da-ak-en-de3-en
37. a-na-gin7-nam ugnim a-ra-ab-szum2-mu
38. lu2-kin2-gi4-a-gu10 mu-na-ni-in-gi4-esz
39. u4 lugal-gu10 a2 mu-e-da-ag2-ta
40. u4 te ge6-ba kin2 im-mi-ib-gi4-gi4-in u3 {gesz}tukul i3-sag3-ge-en
41. mu inim lugal-ga2-ke4 i3-gub-be2-en {gesz}tukul ib2-lah4-lah4-e
42. usu nu-um-gar {gesz}tukul-ta nu-um-me-ge-en u4 kur-kur he2-en-dul?
43. lugal-gu10 he2-en-zu