CDLI Literary 000540 (Letter from Shulgi to Aradmu about Apillasha) composite (P473728)

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

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Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Susa (mod. Shush)

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Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary > Literary letter and letter-prayer (ETCSL 3.01.02 Letter from Šulgi to Aradmu about Apillasha (composite))

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Sumerian

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1. {disz}ARAD2-gu10-ra u3-na-a-du11
2. {disz}{d}szul-gi lugal-zu na-ab-be2-a
3. lu2 in-szi-gi4-in-na-zu lu2 szul-a-zu in-nu-u3
4. szu-zu-ta-am3 a2 ag2-ga2 szu la-ba-ra-ab-te-ge26-e
5. a-na-asz-am3 nig2 a-na an-ga-am3 bi2-in-ak-a-ni ur5 i3-me-a nu-e-zu
6. ge26-e nig2 ge26-e-gin7-nam ma-da gi-ne2-de3
7. ug3 si sa2-sa2-e-de3 gu3 tesz2-a se3-ge5-de3
8. iri{ki} ma-da u4 te-ge26-de3-en-na-zu umusz-bi zu-zu-a
9. lu2 gal-gal-be2-ne inim-bi zu-a
10. za-pa-ag2-gu10 kur-kur-ra he2-ri
11. a2 kal-ga a2 nam-ur-sag-ga2-gu10 kur-kur-ra he2-en-szub-szub
12. u18-lu-gu10 kalam-ma he2-eb-dul
13. PA-PA edin-na lib4-lib4 a-sza3-ga u2-gu de2-ni-ib
14. en-na a-pi-il-la-sza gal-zu unken-na-gu10 sa2 an-ne-en
15. igi-zu e3-ni-ib igi-zu he2-en-szi-ku4
16. a2-sze3 mu-e-da-a-ag2
17. a-na-asz-am3 ga2-a-gin7-nam nu-un-ak
18. tukum-bi gal-zu unken-na-gu10 ga2-a-gin7-nam nu-ub-gur4-re
19. {gesz}gu-za bara2 {tug2}szutur-e ri-a nu-ub-tusz
20. {gesz}giri3-gub ku3-sig17-ka giri3-ni nu-ub-gar
21. ensi2 nam-ensi2-ta
22. lu2-garza2 garza2-ta
23. ni2-te-ni2-te-a li-bi2-in-gar u3 nu-ub-ta-gub-bu
24. lu2 nu-un-gaz igi nu-un-hul
25. lu2 igi bar-ra-ka-ni lu2-al li-bi2-diri
26. a-na-gin7-nam ma-da ib2-gi-ne2
27. tukum-bi ki um-mu-e-a-ag2
28. sza3-zu sza3 zu2 kesz2 ba-ra-na-ga2-ga2
29. i3-gur4-re-en aga-us2-zu nu-e-zu
30. nam-lu2-u18-lu-bi u3 nam-ur-sag-ni igi-zu bi2-in-zu
31. tukum-bi ama-a-tu-gu10 za-e-me-en
32. igi 2(disz)-na-zu-ne-ne im sar-ra gu3 he2-em-ta-de2-de2-e
33. gu3 tesz2-a se3-ge5-NE-en-ze2-en
34. suhusz ma-da gi-ne2-eb-ze2-en
35. a-ma-ru-kam

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Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
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    composite text

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    composite text

  • history: Attinger, Pascal (s. PDF version at ‟View commentary”)

    [AttingerViewCommentary] Attinger, Pascal. n.d.

  • history: ETCSL, 3.01.02 Letter from Shulgi to Aradgu about Apillasha

    [BlackETCSL] Black, Jeremy A. 1998-2006. “Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature.” https://etcsl.orinst.ox.ac.uk. 1998-2006.

  • Composite No.: Q000540
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  • Provenience: Susa (mod. Shush)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-15 at 13:33:04 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-07 at 13:32:34 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-07 at 13:24:18 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2020-03-27 at 11:39:06 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2019-06-22 at 10:59:53 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2018-05-17 at 15:36:43 Englund, Robert K. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2016-04-23 at 16:27:20 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-12-17 at 12:21:38 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2015-01-24 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Peterson, Jeremiah CDLI approved View

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This artifact is a composite text. View the score of CDLI Literary 000540 (Letter from Shulgi to Aradmu about Apillasha) composite. See below for a list of its witness(es):

Witness Period Provenience
CDLI Literary 000540, ex. 001 (P369835) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Susa (mod. Shush)
CDLI Literary 000540, ex. 002 (P369836) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Susa (mod. Shush)
CDLI Literary 000540, ex. 003 (P345257) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000540, ex. 004 (P345267) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000540, ex. 005 (P346266) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
CDLI Literary 000540, ex. 006 (P343261) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000540, ex. 007 (P255303) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000540, ex. 008 (P264085) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000540, ex. 009 (P247917) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Tutub (mod. Khafaje)
CDLI Literary 000540, ex. 010 (P343800) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000540, ex. 011 (P356172) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000540, ex. 012 (P357288) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) uncertain (mod. uncertain)
CDLI Literary 000540, ex. 013 & 000546, ex. 009 (P343446) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000540 (Letter from Shulgi to Aradmu about Apillasha) Composite Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 15, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P473728.
CDLI Literary 000540 (Letter from Shulgi to Aradmu about Apillasha) composite artifact entry (No. P473728). (2024, July 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P473728 (Original work published 2015)
CDLI Literary 000540 (Letter from Shulgi to Aradmu about Apillasha) composite artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P473728 (Accessed: September 13, 2024).
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