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Letter from Puzur-Šulgi to Ibbi-Suen about Išbi-Erra's claim on Isin (Q000559)
Literary, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | Letter from Puzur-Šulgi to Ibbi-Suen about Išbi-Erra's claim on Isin |
|---|---|
| ID | Q000559 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Nippur |
| Coordinates | 32.1271, 45.2300 |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618)
Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | {d}i-bi₂-{d}suen lugal-ŋu₁₀-ra | for Ibbi-Sîn, the king |
| 2 | u₃-na-a-dug₄ | he did praise for him. |
| 3 | {m}puzur₄-{d}šul-gi ensi₂ ka-zal-lu{ki} arad-zu na-ab-be₂-a | Puzur-Šulgi governor of Kazallu your servant says: |
| 4 | lu₂-kiŋ₂-gi₄-a {d}iš-bi-er₃-ra ugu-ŋu₁₀ i-im-ŋen | I am the messenger of Išbi-Erra |
| 5 | igi-ni ma-an-ŋar-ma | before Manbar, |
| 6 | {d}iš-bi-er₃-ra lugal-ŋu₁₀ ugu-zu-še₃ kiŋ₂-gi₄-a im-mi-in-gi₄ | Išbi-Erra, the king, returned to your place. |
| 7 | {d}en-lil₂ lugal-ŋu₁₀ nam-sipad kalam-ma KA-KA-ni ba-an-SUM | Enlil, his master, the shepherdship of the land, he gave. |
| 8 | gu₂ {id₂}idigna gu₂ {id₂}buranuna gu₂ {id₂}ab₂-gal u₃ gu₂ {id₂}me-{d}en-lil₂-la₂ | the bank of the Tigris, the bank (of) the Euphrates, the banks of the Great Oval and the bank(s) of Me-Enlil |
| 9 | iri{ki}-be₂-e-ne diŋir-be₂-e-ne u₃ ugnim-be₂-e-ne | The judges and troops of their cities |
| ma-da ha-ma-zi{ki}-ta en-na a-ab-ba ma₂-gan-na{ki}-še₃ X A ma₂-gan-an-na{ki}-ta | from the land of Hamazi to the sea of Magan ... Maganana | |
| 11 | igi {d}nin-isin₂{si}-na-ka-še₃ ku₄-ku₄-de₃ | to enter before Nininsina |
| 12 | i₃-si-in{ki} nam-ŋa₂-nun {d}en-lil₂-la₂-še₃ ŋa₂-ŋa₂-da mu-še₃ tuku-tuku-de₃ | In order to acquire the princeship of Enlil in Isin, |
| 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 | In order to do their work, in order to dwell in their cities, (i.e., in) order to live in their towns, | |
| 14 | {d}en-lil₂-le ŋa₂-a-ra ma-an-dug₄ | Enlil has said to me: |
| 15 | a-na-aš-am₃ gu₂ mu-da-ak-e | Why do you tremble? |
| mu {d}en-lil₂ lugal-ŋu₁₀ u₃ {d}da-gan diŋir-ŋu₁₀ i₃-pad₃ mu {d}da-gan diŋir-ŋa₂ i₃-pad₃ | year: “Enlil, the king, and Dagan of the Diŋirbu temple he erected,—‘year’ (of the gods) Dagan (of) the di<Birbu temple] he [erected]. | |
| 17 | ka-zal-lu{ki} šu-ŋa₂ sa₂ he₂-eb-be₂ | Kazallu shall be placed in my hand. |
| 18 | iri ma-da {d}en-lil₂-le ma-an-dug₄-ga | Enlil has made the cities of the land happy. |
| šag₄ i₃-si-in{ki}-na-ka zag-us₂ X-ne-ne-a ga-bi₂-ib-du₃-du₃ ga-bi₂-ib-ŋar | In the midst of Isin, I want to build a throne for their ... | |
| 20 | eš₃-eš₃-a-ne-ne-a ga-am₃-ak | I want to do the ešeş of them |
| alan-ŋu₁₀ šu-nir-ŋu₁₀ en nin-diŋir-ŋu₁₀-ne-ne lu₂-mah | A statue of Šunirbu, lord of the Nindibirbûs, lumaḫ | |
| 22 | ŋi₆-par₄-ra-ne-ne-a ga-bi₂-ib-dur₂-ru-durun | I want to dwell in their ipars |
| 23 | igi {d}en-lil₂-la₂-še₃ šag₄ e₂-kur-ra | before Enlil, in the Ekur |
| 24 | igi {d}nanna-še₃ šag₄ e₂-kiš-nu-ŋal₂-la | before Nanna, in charge of the Ekišnubala |
| 25 | TUR-TUR-ma-ke₄ sizkur₂-bi he₂-eb-be₂ | May the little ones utter their prayers. |
| 26 | u₃ za-e lu₂ ŋiškim-til₃-zu-um | and you, the man of the “Assignment of Life"(?) |
| šag₄ ma-da-ni-ta ga-am₃-ta-gub-bu x-ab-ta-an-bur₁₂ | I want to stand in the field of his land | |
| 28 | i₃-si-in{ki}-na bad₃-bi ga-am₃-du₃ | I want to build the wall of Isin. |
| 29 | i-di-il-pa-šu-nu mu-še₃ ga-an-sa₄ | I want to call out to Idilpašunu |
| 30 | bi₂-in-dug₄-ga-gin₇-nam | as if it had been good |
| 31 | i₃-si-in{ki}-na bad₃-bi ba-an-du₃ | In Isin the wall was built. |
| 32 | i-di-il-pa-šu-nu mu-še₃ ba-an-sa₄ | He named it Idilpašunu. |
| nibru{ki} ba-an-dab₅ en-nu-ŋa₂-ni ba-an-ŋar en-uŋ₃-ŋa₂ lu₂ ba-an-ŋar | Nippur was seized, his guard was taken away, the guards were taken away. | |
| u₃ {m}niŋ₂-dug₄-ga-ni saŋŋa nibru{ki} ba-an-dab₅ nibru{ki}-a | and Nippur-dugāni, the sa-official of Nibru, seized. In Nibru | |
| {m}zi-in-nu-um ensi₂ su-bir₄{ki} šaŋa-a i-ni-in-dab₅ kiš{ki} i-ni-in-ak | Zīnum the governor of Subir took in charge and Kiš he did. | |
| 36 | ha-ma-zi{ki} nam-ra-aš im-mi-in-ak | Ḫamazi he made into booty. |
| {m}nu-ur₂-a-hi ensi₂ eš₃-nun-na{ki} {m}nu-ur₂-e₂-a | Nur-ahi governor of Ešnunna: Nur-ea | |
| 38 | šu-{d}en-lil₂ ensi₂ kiš{ki}-a | Šū-Enlil, ruler of Kish |
| u₃ {m}puzur₄-{d}tu-tu ensi₂ bad₃-zi-ab-ba{ki} puzur₄-{d}marduk | and Puzur-Tutu governor of Dur-Ziabba Puzri-Marduk | |
| 40 | ki-ni-še₃ ba-an-gur-ru-uš | he turned back to his place |
| 41 | za-pa-aŋ₂-ŋa₂-ni-ta ma-da X X-gin₇ i₃-dul | He covered the land like a ... net. |
| 42 | {d}iš-bi-er₃-ra igi erin₂-na-še₃ i₃-|DU.DU| | Išbi-Erra went before the troops |
| 43 | bi₂-in-dug₄-ga-gin₇-nam | as if it had been good |
| 44 | gu₂ {id₂}idigna gu₂ {id₂}buranuna gu₂ {id₂}ab₂-gal u₃ gu₂ {id₂}me-{d}en-lil₂-la₂ ba-an-dab₅ | The bank of the Tigris, the bank of Euphrates, the banks of the Great Oval and the bank(s) of the Enlil Canal were seized. |
| 45 | {m}i-din ma₃-al-gi₄-a{ki}-a ba-ni-in-kur₉ | Iddin of Malgium turned away. |
| 46 | {m}gir-bu-bu ensi₂ GIR₂-kal{ki}-ke₄ | Girbubu, governor of Šep-kal |
| gu₂ in-da-ak-e {kuš}gur₂₁-ni ba-an-kud u₃ e-ne ba-an-dab₅ gu₂ im-da-bar-re-ma guru₇-ni ba-an-sud | He shook his neck, he cut off his sandals, and he seized him. He stretched out his neck and sank his silo. | |
| za-pa-aŋ₂-ŋa₂-ni im-ma-an-dugud x mu-še₃ ba-an-sa₄ | He weighed out his ... and named it ... | |
| 49 | ugu-ŋu₁₀-uš igi-ni ma-an-ŋar | He looked at us with his eyes |
| 50 | {lu₂}tab-ba nu-tuku lu₂ nu-mu-un-da-sa₂-e | The one who does not have a partner, no one compares with him |
| 51 | šu-ni sa₂ nu-mu-un-da-ab-dug₄-ga-ta | After his hand was not good |
| 52 | u₃-mu-un-šub ga-am₃-ma-ŋen | I want to speak to the lord |
| 53 | lugal-ŋu₁₀ he₂-en-zu | may he be your king! |
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