Letter from Puzur-Šulgi to Ibbi-Suen about Išbi-Erra's claim on Isin
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⌈?⌉i-bi2-{d}suen lugal-ĝu10-ra
Say to Ibbi-Suen, my lord: this is what Puzur-Šulgi, the governor of Kazallu, your servant, says:
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u3-na-a-dug4
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{m}puzur4-{d}⌈šul⌉-gi ensi2 ka-zal-lu{ki} arad-zu na-ab-be2-a
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lu2-kiĝ2-gi4-a {d}iš-bi-er3-ra ugu-ĝu10 i-im-ĝen
A messenger of Išbi-Erra came to me. He presented himself before me announcing: Išbi-Erra, my lord, sends you a message:
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igi-ni ma-an-ĝar-ma
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{d}iš-bi-er3-ra lugal-ĝu10 ugu-zu-še3 kiĝ2-gi4-a im-mi-in-⌈gi4⌉
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{d}en-lil2 lugal-ĝu10 nam-sipad kalam-ma KA-KA-ni ba-an-SUM
Enlil, my lord, has …… the shepherdship of the land. Enlil has told me to bring before Ninisina the cities, deities and troops of the region of the Tigris, Euphrates, Ab-gal and Me-Enlila watercourses, from the province of Ḫamazi to the sea of Magan and from the …… of Magan , so as to make Isin the storehouse of Enlil, to make it famous, and to make those regions its spoils of war and to make Isin's citizens occupy their cities to make Isin's citizens occupy the cities as spoils of war.
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gu2 {id2}idigna gu2 {id2}buranuna gu2 {id2}ab2-gal u3 gu2 {id2}me-{d}en-lil2-la2
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iri{ki}-be2-e-ne diĝir-be2-e-ne u3 ugnim-be2-e-ne
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ma-da ḫa-ma-zi{ki}-ta en-na a-ab-ba ma2-gan-na{ki}-še3 X A ma2-gan-an-na{ki}-ta
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igi {d}nin-isin2si-na-ka-⌈še3⌉ ku4-ku4-de3
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i3-si-in{ki} nam-ĝa2-nun {d}en-lil2-la2-še3 ĝa2-ĝa2-da mu-še3 tuku-tuku-de3
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nam-ra-ak-ne-ne-a ak-de3 iri{ki}-iri{ki}-bi tuš-tuš-u3-de3 nam-ra-ak-ne-ne iri{ki}-iri{ki} tuš-tuš-u3-de3
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{d}en-lil2-le ĝa2-a-ra ma-an-dug4
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a-na-aš-am3 gu2 mu-da-ak-e
Why do you oppose (?) me? I swear by the name of my lord Enlil and by Dagan, my personal god I swear by the name of Dagan, my personal god , that I will indeed get hold of Kazallu!
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mu {d}en-lil2 lugal-ĝu10 u3 {d}da-gan diĝir-ĝu10 i3-pad3 ⌈mu⌉ {d}da-gan diĝir-ĝa2 i3-pad3
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ka-zal-lu{ki} šu-ĝa2 sa2 ḫe2-eb-be2
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iri ma-da {d}en-lil2-le ma-an-dug4-ga
The cities and the province which Enlil has promised me I want to build up I want to place within Isin in their ……. I want to perform at their ešeš festivals. I want to install my statues, my emblems, my en priests and lumaḫ priests and nindiĝir priestesses in their ĝipar shrines. Before Enlil, within the E-kur, before Nanna, within the E-kiš-nu-ĝal, the …… shall speak their prayers.
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šag4 i3-si-in{ki}-na-ka ⌈?-?⌉ X-ne-ne-a ga-bi2-ib-du3-du3 ga-⌈bi2⌉-ib-ĝar
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eš3-eš3-a-ne-ne-a ga-am3-ak
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alan-ĝu10 šu-nir-ĝu10 en lu2-maḫ nin-diĝir-ĝu10-?-?
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ĝi6-par4-ra-ne-ne-a ga-bi2-ib-dur2-ru-durun
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igi {d}en-lil2-la2-še3 šag4 e2-kur-ra
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igi {d}nanna-še3 šag4 e2-kiš-nu-ĝal2-[la]
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TUR-TUR-?-ke4 sizkur2-bi ḫe2-eb-be2
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u3 za-e lu2 ĝiškim-til3-zu-um
And as for you, I want to remove …… eradicate from within his country the man in whom you placed your trust! I want to rebuild the fortification of Isin and name it Īdil-pāšunu!
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šag4 ma-da-ni-⌈ta⌉ ga-am3-ta-gub-bu […]-⌈ab⌉-ta-an-bur12
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i3-si-in{ki}-na bad3-bi ga-am3-du3
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i-di-il-pa-šu-nu mu-še3 ga-an-sa4
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bi2-in-dug4-ga-gin7-nam
Just as he said he would, he has rebuilt the fortification of Isin and named it Īdil-pāšunu.
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i3-si-in{ki}-na bad3-bi ba-an-du3
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i-di-il-pa-šu-nu mu-še3 ba-an-⌈sa4⌉
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nibru{ki} ba-an-dab5 en-nu-ĝa2-ni ba-an-ĝar en-uĝ3-ĝa2 lu2 ba-an-ĝar
He has captured Nibru and installed his garrison set guards there. Also he has captured Niĝdugani, the chief administrator of Nibru at Nibru .
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u3 {m}niĝ2-dug4-ga-ni saĝĝa nibru{ki} nibru{ki}-a
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{m}zi-in-nu-um ensi2 su-bir4{ki} ⌈kiš⌉{ki} šaĝa-a i-ni-in-dab5 i-ni-in-ak
He has imprisoned made a prisoner of Zinnum, the governor of Subir of Kiš . He has plundered Ḫamazi.
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ḫa-ma-zi{ki} nam-ra-aš im-mi-in-ak
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{m}nu-ur2-a-ḫi {m}nu-ur2-e2-a ensi2 eš3-nun-na{ki}
He has made Nūr-aḫī Nūr-Ea , the governor of Ešnunna, Šu-Enlil, the governor of Kiš, and Puzur-Tutu Puzur-Marduk , the governor of Bad-ziaba, return to their posts. At his cry of victory the land …… is covered (?) like a ……. Išbi-Erra is constantly at the head of (?) his soldiers!
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šu-{d}en-lil2 ensi2 kiš{ki}-a
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u3 {m}puzur4-{d}tu-tu puzur4-{d}marduk ensi2 bad3-zi-ab-ba{ki}
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ki-ni-še3 ba-an-gur-ru-uš
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za-pa-aĝ2-ĝa2-ni-ta ma-da [(…)] X-gin7 i3-⌈?⌉
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{d}iš-bi-er3-ra igi erin2-na-še3 i3-DU.DU
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bi2-in-dug4-ga-gin7-nam
Just as he said he would, he has captured the regions of the Tigris, Euphrates, Ab-gal and Me-Enlila watercourses. He has made Iddin enter Malgium (?). Opposing hating Girbubu, the governor of Ĝirikal, he cut off his strap he removed his barley stores (?) and captured him. His cry of victory lies heavily upon us (?) …… he named …… .
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gu2 {id2}idigna gu2 {id2}buranuna gu2 {id2}ab2-gal u3 gu2 {id2}me-{d}en-lil2-la2 ba-an-dab5
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{m}i-din ma3-al-gi4-a{ki}-a ba-ni-in-kur9
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{m}gir-bu-bu ensi2 ĜIR2-kal{ki}-ke4
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gu2 in-da-ak-e gu2 im-⌈da⌉-bar-re-ma {kuš}gur21-ni ba-an-kud guru7-ni ba-an-sud u3 e-ne ba-an-dab5
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za-pa-aĝ2-ĝa2-ni im-ma-an-dugud [… mu-še3] ⌈ba⌉-an-sa4
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ugu-ĝu10-uš igi-ni ma-an-ĝar
Now Išbi-Erra is looking in my direction. I have no ally, nobody with whom I can align myself. Since he has not yet been able to get me in his grasp, let me come to you when he falls upon me. My lord should know this!
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{lu2}tab-ba nu-tuku lu2 nu-mu-un-da-sa2-e
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šu-ni sa2 nu-mu-un-da-ab-dug4-ga-ta
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u3-mu-un-šub ga-am3-ma-ĝen
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lugal-ĝu10 ḫe2-en-zu
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