Plain text of Letter from Shulgi to Puzur-Shulgi about waterways
1-2 Say to Puzur-Culgi, commander of the fortress Igi-hursaja: this is what Culgi, your lord, says:
3-5 Where (1 ms. has instead: when) I had built the great fortress Igi-hursaja, the ...... not come out. The ...... cannot drink water, because of a breach in the Tigris and Euphrates (1 ms. has instead: ...... together with the Euphrates).
6-9 In order that ...... should lie down, in order that ...... should be absolutely clean, in order that ...... should be put ......,
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10-14 I will make ...... change ....... After sending you back ......, I instructed you ....... I have built there ....... They returned .......
15-16 May ...... be taken up. May he rebuild .......
17-22 ...... is sending to me ....... I will ask you ....... ...... of Zimudar shall indeed come to you .......
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...... was taken.
23-28 ...... be sent. I know very well ....... ...... abandon you. Should ...... take ......, you both ....... It is urgent!