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CDLI Literary 000540 (Letter from Shulgi to Aradmu about Apillasha) composite (P473728)
Literary letter and letter-prayer, Old Babylonian, Susa · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000540 (Letter from Shulgi to Aradmu about Apillasha) composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P473728 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary letter and letter-prayer |
| Find spot | Susa (mod. Shush) |
| Coordinates | 32.1895, 48.2569 |
Transliteration (ATF)
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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) |
|---|---|---|
| surface a | ||
| 1 | {disz}ARAD2-gu10-ra u3-na-a-du11 | I said to my servant: |
| 2 | {disz}{d}szul-gi lugal-zu na-ab-be2-a | Šulgi, your king, should not say: |
| 3 | lu2 in-szi-gi4-in-na-zu lu2 szul-a-zu in-nu-u3 | (Sum) The one who has redeemed you, the one who is rejoicing (Akk) The man who has given you a remission |
| 4 | szu-zu-ta-am3 a2 ag2-ga2 szu la-ba-ra-ab-te-ge26-e | “If he does not hand over the command of your hand, |
| 5 | a-na-asz-am3 nig2 a-na an-ga-am3 bi2-in-ak-a-ni ur5 i3-me-a nu-e-zu | “Why did he not know what he had done? |
| 6 | ge26-e nig2 ge26-e-gin7-nam ma-da gi-ne2-de3 | “I, like you, should return to the land. |
| 7 | ug3 si sa2-sa2-e-de3 gu3 tesz2-a se3-ge5-de3 | In order to make the people sound, in order to scream together |
| 8 | iri{ki} ma-da u4 te-ge26-de3-en-na-zu umusz-bi zu-zu-a | When you are to approach the land of the city, you know its structure. |
| 9 | lu2 gal-gal-be2-ne inim-bi zu-a | The great men know this matter. |
| 10 | za-pa-ag2-gu10 kur-kur-ra he2-ri | May my utterance spread over all the lands. |
| 11 | a2 kal-ga a2 nam-ur-sag-ga2-gu10 kur-kur-ra he2-en-szub-szub | May my strong arm, my heroism, fall upon all the lands. |
| 12 | u18-lu-gu10 kalam-ma he2-eb-dul | My storm covered the land. |
| 13 | PA-PA edin-na lib4-lib4 a-sza3-ga u2-gu de2-ni-ib | ... in the steppe, the heart of the field, may he curse him! |
| 14 | en-na a-pi-il-la-sza gal-zu unken-na-gu10 sa2 an-ne-en | As long as she is alive, you are wise in my assembly. |
| 15 | igi-zu e3-ni-ib igi-zu he2-en-szi-ku4 | May he look at your face, may he enter your face. |
| 16 | a2-sze3 mu-e-da-a-ag2 | I gave to him as a gift. |
| 17 | a-na-asz-am3 ga2-a-gin7-nam nu-un-ak | Why do you not act as if you were me? |
| 18 | tukum-bi gal-zu unken-na-gu10 ga2-a-gin7-nam nu-ub-gur4-re | If you are wise, do not turn away from my assembly like me! |
| 19 | {gesz}gu-za bara2 {tug2}szutur-e ri-a nu-ub-tusz | The throne, the dais, and the šutur-garment did not sit in prayer. |
| 20 | {gesz}giri3-gub ku3-sig17-ka giri3-ni nu-ub-gar | He did not put his foot on the gold throne |
| 21 | ensi2 nam-ensi2-ta | from the governorship of governorship |
| 22 | lu2-garza2 garza2-ta | from Lu-garza, the chief of garza |
| 23 | ni2-te-ni2-te-a li-bi2-in-gar u3 nu-ub-ta-gub-bu | (Sum) He did not set up a nītinitu ritual, he did not stand (Akk) He does not set out a ritual for himself and does not stand |
| 24 | lu2 nu-un-gaz igi nu-un-hul | The man did not kill, he did not destroy his eye. |
| 25 | lu2 igi bar-ra-ka-ni lu2-al li-bi2-diri | (Sum) The one who sees him is a stranger. (Akk) The man who saw him is another person. |
| 26 | a-na-gin7-nam ma-da ib2-gi-ne2 | Why does the land turn away from me like this? |
| 27 | tukum-bi ki um-mu-e-a-ag2 | If he loves it, |
| 28 | sza3-zu sza3 zu2 kesz2 ba-ra-na-ga2-ga2 | Your heart will not put an end to your knotted heart. |
| 29 | i3-gur4-re-en aga-us2-zu nu-e-zu | I will return, but you do not know your soldier. |
| 30 | nam-lu2-u18-lu-bi u3 nam-ur-sag-ni igi-zu bi2-in-zu | Its people and heroism you have known. |
| 31 | tukum-bi ama-a-tu-gu10 za-e-me-en | If you are my mother, |
| 32 | igi 2(disz)-na-zu-ne-ne im sar-ra gu3 he2-em-ta-de2-de2-e | When you have 2 eyes, may he shout in the scribal jar. |
| 33 | gu3 tesz2-a se3-ge5-NE-en-ze2-en | “Speak to me together! |
| 34 | suhusz ma-da gi-ne2-eb-ze2-en | I will give you the foundation of the land. |
| 35 | a-ma-ru-kam | It is an amaru. |
Sources & licences
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