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CDLI Literary 000541 (Aradmu to Shulgi about Apillasha) composite (P479857)
Literary letter and letter-prayer, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000541 (Aradmu to Shulgi about Apillasha) composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P479857 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary letter and letter-prayer |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 | lugal-gu10-ra u3-na-a-du11 | I said to my king: |
| 2 | {disz}arad-gu10 arad-zu na-ab-be2-a | My Barad, your servant, should not say: |
| 3 | lugal-gu10 nig2 na-me-sze3 a2-sze mu-e-da-a-ag2 | My king, whatever it is, you will give to me. |
| 4 | a-ab-ba kur dilmun{ki}-na-ta | from the Sea, the land of Dilmun |
| 5 | a mun4 gaba kur mar-tu{ki}-ta | water from the marshland of Amurru, |
| 6 | da? si-mu-ur-ru-um ma-da x{ki}-sze3 | next to Simurrum, to the land of |
| 7 | iri{ki} dili-dili-bi ma-da-ma-da-bi | The cities that have been plundered, their settlements |
| 8 | i7 a-sza3 a-gar3-bi u3 eg2 pa5-bi | The canal, the field, its meadows and ditches, |
| 9 | igi x IN x x DU en sza3? x x | ... the lord |
| 10 | iri{ki}-iri{ki} gesz tuku lugal-gu10 | My king who listens to the cities |
| 11 | ki x x x BI x x x ur2 x x x x | ... the base ... |
| 12 | bad3?-bi en-nu-ug3 kal?-ga bi2-gub | Its wall stood in a mighty guard |
| 13 | ugnim-bi gu2 gesz bi2-gar-gar | Its army was encamped on the bank. |
| 14 | x sig? x x x x NE x x | below? ... |
| 15 | a-gar3 a gar-ra-bi a-ta im-ta-e3 | Its irrigated meadows have come out from the water. |
| 16 | x eg2 zal-la-bi x bi2-ak | ... did its passing. |
| 17 | x x a-sza3-bi gesz-gi x-ra | ... its field, a reed fence ... |
| 18 | [...] x-ke4? sag sag3-ge x-bi | ... the one who is to be struck(?) |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
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