CDLI Literary 000542 (Letter from Aradmu to Shulgi about Country) composite (P491663)

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

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Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

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Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

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Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary > Literary letter and letter-prayer (ETCSL 3.01.04 Letter from Aradmu to Šulgi about Country (composite))

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Sumerian

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Composite

object composite text
surface a
m=segment A
1. lugal-gu10-ra u3-na-a-du11
2. {disz}arad-gu10 ARAD2-zu na-ab-be2-a
3. lugal-gu10 ma-da dagal-la nig2 nam-ra-asz mu-ra-an-szum2-ma-a
4. gu3 tesz2-a se3-ge5 dim2-ma-bi 1(asz)-am3
5. ug3 u2-gin7 lu-lu {d}szul-gi-ra sipa inim? gi-na-bi
6. nam-lu2-ulu3 sig igi-nim-ma dingir-bi za-e-me-en
7. igi-bi ma-ra-szi-gal2
8. ug3 dagal-la u2-gin7 lu-lu a mah {i7}idigna {i7}buranun-na-ta
9. [...] x {i7}idigna-sze3 lugal-gu10 silim-ma ab-du11-ga
10. [...] x ib2-zi-zi
11. [...] ba?-da?-an-gar
12. [...] x-ak-en
13. [...]-kal-la-bi
14. [...] x u3-bi2-si
15. [...] x
  rest broken
m=segment B
1. [...] x
2. [...]-an-tuku-a
3. [...] x-me-en
4. [...] x x x
5. [...] dumu ma-da gu-tu-u2-um{ki}
6. [...]{ki} ma-ri2{ki} u3 ra-pi2-qum{ki}
7. lu2 gesz tuku-tuku-ne igi-ga2 i3-gal2
8. nig2 lugal-gu10 ab-be2-na ga-ab-ak

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

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  • Composite No.: Q000542
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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
2015-11-27 at 00:00:00 CDLI artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000542 (Letter from Aradmu to Shulgi about Country) Composite Artifact Entry.” 2015. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 27, 2015. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P491663.
CDLI Literary 000542 (Letter from Aradmu to Shulgi about Country) composite artifact entry (No. P491663). (2015, November 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P491663
CDLI Literary 000542 (Letter from Aradmu to Shulgi about Country) composite artifact entry (2015) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P491663 (Accessed: September 25, 2023).
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	year = {2015},
	month = {nov 27},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000542 ({Letter} from {Aradmu} to {Shulgi} about {Country}) composite artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P491663},
}

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